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,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,MOORE 

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,AN IMPORTANT ESSAYI/ & AU?OR ( F\R %ORT BOOKS -- ,AN>*Y & ,EC/ASY1 ,! ,PRIMITIVI/ ,PRIM]1 ,LOVEBITE & ,BOOK ( ,LEVEL+ -- ,JOHN ,MOORE /&S \T = HIS OBS]VATIONS ON PRIMITIVISM AS SOCIAL !ORY4 ,?\< HIS BOOKS UN=TUNATELY SEE LITTLE DI/RIBUTION 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 ,JOHN'S EXCELL5T WRIT+S FREQU5TLY APPE> 9 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/1 7,B,C,M #a#g#a#e1 ,LONDON1 ,W,C#a,N #c,X,X1 ,U4,K474 

,C\LD Y\ GIVE A BASIC DEF9ITION ( 0PRIMITIVISM40 

,9 ',A ,PRIMITIVI/ ,PRIM]' ,I DEF9E PRIMITIVISM AS 'A %OR?& T]M = A RADICAL CURR5T ?AT CRITIQUES ! TOTALITY ( CIVILIZATION FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE1 & SEEKS TO 9ITIATE A COMPREH5SIVE TRANS=MATION ( HUMAN LIFE'1 & AS 'A CONV5I5T LABEL US$ TO *>ACT]IZE DIV]SE 9DIVIDUALS ) A COMMON PROJECT3 ! ABOLITION ( ALL P[] RELATIONS -- E4G41 ! /RUCTURES ( CONTROL1 CO]CION1 DOM9ATION1 & EXPLOITATION -- & ! CREATION ( A =M ( COMMUNITY ?AT EXCLUDES ALL SU* RELATIONS'4 ,I'M NOT SURE N[ :E!R 'CURR5T' IS ! RI<T WORD4 ,C]TA9LY PRIMITIVISM IS A POSITION )9 ! BROAD SPECTRUM ( AN>*ISM4 ,I'M ALSO MORE CRITICAL ( US+ ! CONCEPT 'COMMUNITY' N[4 ,BUT !SE CAVEATS ASIDE1 ,I'M HAPPY 5\< ) MY =MULATION4 

,H[ COM=TABLE >E PRIMITIVI/S 9 G5]AL ) ! T]M & LABEL 0PRIMITIVI/80 

,I'VE NO IDEA4 ,I CAN ONLY SPEAK = MYSELF4 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I F9D IT V]Y RE/RICTIVE & !SE DAYS TRY TO AVOID US+ IT :5EV] POSSIBLE1 = A NUMB] ( REASONS4 ,FIR/1 IT'S A V]Y AMBIGU\S T]M BECAUSE -- LIKE ITS C\NT]P>T1 CIVILIZATION -- IT HAS MANY MEAN+S1 & AS A RESULT IT'S EASILY MISUND]/OOD OR C>ICATUR$4 ,SECOND1 !RE'S ALWAYS ! DANG] -- AS WITNESS$ REC5TLY 9 ,FIF? ,E/ATE1 = EXAMPLE -- :]E HO/ILE COMM5TATORS CAN TWI/ Y\R WORDS SO ?AT IT LOOKS AS IF Y\ >E CON/RUCT+ A PRIMITIVI/ IDEOLOGY & SETT+ UP A PRIMITIVI/ POLITICAL MOVEM5T1 EV5 :5 Y\ /ATE EXACTLY ! CONTR>Y4 

,AS ,I SAID JU/ N[1 9 ! ',PRIM]' ,I REF] TO ! WORD 'PRIMITIVISM' AS 'A %OR?& T]M' & 'A CONV5I5T LABEL'1 & TO ME ?AT'S ALL IT EV] CAN BE4 ,!RE'S A C]TA9 IDEALISM FLOAT+ >\ND ?AT MAKES A FETI% \T ( AVOID+ LABELS1 & ( C\RSE IF WE LIV$ 9 AN IDEAL WORLD SU* LABELS MI<T BE MEAN+LESS4 ,BUT WE DON'T LIVE 9 AN IDEAL WORLD 7ASSUM+ ?AT IT'S DESIRABLE TO WANT TO DO SO674 ,! SITUATIONI/ POSITION ON ?IS ISSUE SEEMS TO ME MU* MORE S5SIBLE4 ,ASK$ :Y !Y CONSID]$ IT NECESS>Y TO CALL !MSELVES SITUATIONI/S1 !Y REPLI$3 ',9 ! EXI/+ ORD]1 :]E ?+S HAVE TAK5 ! PLACE ( PEOPLE1 ANY LABEL IS COMPROMIS+ 444 ,= ! MOM5T1 H[EV] RIDICUL\S A LABEL MAY BE1 \RS HAS ! M]IT ( TR5*ANTLY DRAW+ A L9E BETWE5 ! PREVI\S 9COH]5CE & A NEW RIGOR\SNESS4 ,:AT ?\<T HAS LACK$ ABOVE ALL OV] ! LA/ FEW DECADES IS PRECISELY ?IS TR5*ANCY'4 ,US+ LABELS UN=TUNATELY EXCLUDES SOME PEOPLE & CLOSES SOME PA?S1 BUT REFUS+ TO USE LABELS TO DEF9E POSITIONS LEADS TO FUZZ9ESS & CONFUSION -- 9 O!R WORDS1 JU/ ?OSE CONDITIONS :]E RE=MI/S CAN UND]M9E AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE4 

,IT'S IMPORTANT ?AT PEOPLE DON'T GET HUNG UP ON LABELS1 BUT RECOGNIZE !M = :AT !Y >E -- TOOLS = CREAT+ CL>ITY -- & !N MOVE ON TO =W>D+ AN>*I/ PROJECTS4 ,9 ! ',PRIM]' ,I SAID ?AT 'PRIMITIVISM' IS M]ELY A CONV5I5T LABEL4 ,BUT = ME1 ANYWAY1 IT HAS LO/ ITS CONV5I5CE3 NOT ?AT IT HAS BECOME 9CONV5I5T1 BUT RA!R ?AT IT N[ /RIKES ME AS A DIS5ABL+ RA!R ?AN AN 5ABL+ T]M4 ,9 A REC5T ISSUE ( ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM ,I HAVE TRI$ TO \TL9E MY CURR5T P]SPECTIVES 9 AN ESSAY 5TITL$ ',MAXIMALI/ ,AN>*ISM_/,AN>*I/ ,MAXIMALISM'4 ,I AM NOT RECANT+ ON PRIMITIVI/ OR ANTI-CIVILIZATION POSITIONS1 BUT ATTEMPT+ TO RECA/ !M 9 A DIFF]5T & MORE EXPLICITLY 9SURRECTIONALI/ T]M9OLOGY & SET ( REF]5CES4 ,& ONE ?AT HOPEFULLY AVOIDS ! RE/RICTIONS & FAILURES ( 'PRIMITIVISM'4 

,H[ W\LD Y\ CONTRA/ PRIMITIVISM ) 5VIRONM5TALISM8 

,5VIRONM5TALISM HAS A S+LE FOCUS3 ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,FROM ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 SOCIAL CRITIQUES ( V>Y+ DEGREES >E LAUN*$4 ,(T5 !SE CRITIQUES >E P>TIAL CRITIQUES & NOT NECESS>ILY EI!R AN>*I/ OR REVOLUTION>Y4 ,9 CONTRA/1 'PRIMITIVISM' 7= WANT ( A BETT] WORD7 CRITIQUES ! TOTALITY ( CIVILIZATION FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE & SEEKS ! ABOLITION ( ALL P[] RELATIONS4 ,?IS IS A MASSIVE CONTRA/4 ,FUR!R1 LIKE LEFTI/S :O WOR%IP ! AB/RACTION CALL$ '! PROLET>IAT'1 5VIRONM5TALI/S (T5 SUBORD9ATE !MSELVES TO ! AB/RACTION CALL$ '! E>?'4 ,! NAME ( ! GR\P ,E>? ,FIR/6 ILLU/RATES ?IS PO9T P]FECTLY4 ,SU* A P]SPECTIVE REMA9S ALI5 TO A PROJECT SEEK+ ! DISMANTLEM5T ( :AT ,I CALL ! CONTROL COMPLEX4 ,! HI/ORICAL AG5T 9 ! REVOLUTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE CAN ONLY BE ! IMPASSION$ FREE 9DIVIDUAL1 GR\ND$ FIRMLY 9 HIS_/H] WILL TO REBELLION1 NOT SOME VAGUE & POT5TIALLY TOTALIT>IAN AB/RACTION SU* AS '! E>?'4 

,TO :AT EXT5T DO Y\ FEEL PRIMITIVI/S SEEK A LIT]AL RETURN TO PRIMITIVE LIFEWAYS1 VIS-A-VIS ! EXT5T TO :I* EXAMPLES ( PRIMITIVE LIFE >E SIMPLY A TOOL = SOCIAL CRITIQUE8 

,A DIFFICULT QUE/ION TO ANSW]4 ,I AM SURE !RE >E PEOPLE :O SEEK A LIT]AL RETURN TO PRIMITIVE LIFEWAYS4 ,I AM NOT ONE ( !M4 ,9 FACT1 ,I AM NOT 9T]E/$ 9 A RETURN TO ANY?+4 ,MY S5SE IS ?AT ! FUTURE :I* MI<T EM]GE FROM ! ANTI-CIVILIZATION AN>*I/ PROJECT W\LD BE SUI G5]IS4 ,I AM NOT 9T]E/$ 9 PREC$5TS4 ,( C\RSE ONE MI<T SEE PREMONITIONS ( ! FUTURE 9 MOM5TS ( REBELLION SU* AS ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION OR ,MAY #a#i#f#h1 OR 9 SOME PRIMITIVE LIFEWAYS4 ,BUT ! WORLD ,I 5VISAGE AS EM]G+ 9 AN AN>*I/ PO/-CIVILIZATION SITUATION IS1 ,I ?9K1 L>GELY UNIMAG9ABLE1 PRECISELY BECAUSE ( ! UNPREC$5T$ SCOPE ( ITS ABOLITION ( P[] RELATIONS4 

,:AT DO Y\ FEEL >E ! SEM9AL PRIMITIVI/ TEXTS8 

,= ME P]SONALLY1 EV]Y?+ FOLL[S FROM ,P]LMAN'S ,AGA9/ ,HIS-/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN64 ,EV]Y TIME ,I RE-READ IT ,I F9D SOME?+ NEW 9 IT -- IT'S JU/ SP>KL+ ) 9SI<TS4 ,BUT ?IS ISN'T TO SAY ?AT ,I REG>D IT AS HOLY SCRIPTURE4 ,IT HAS ITS FLAWS & FAULTS1 LIKE EV]Y PIECE ( WRIT+4 ,FUR!R1 SOCIAL PROCESSES HAVE MOV$ ON S9CE IT WAS WRITT51 AS HAS ! PROJECT ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! TOTALITY1 & SO LIKE ANY TEXT -- H[EV] 9SPIRATIONAL IT MI<T BE -- IT CANNOT BE ! LA/ WORD4 

,ONE APP>5T DIVISION )9 PRIMITIVISM 9VOLVES ! C5T] ( CRITIQUE4 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN & O!RS DISP>AGE CIVILIZATION1 CONTRA/+ IT ) ! VITALITY & SPONTANEITY ( PRIMITIVE CULTURES4 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 H[EV]1 GOES FUR!R & CRITIQUES CULTURE AS SU*1 ) ITS CON/ITU5TS >T1 LANGUAGE1 & NUMB]4 ,) RESPECT = BO? SIDES1 H[ SEP>ATE DO Y\ SEE ?IS DIVISION8 

,WELL1 PRIMITIVISM -- IF ?AT'S A USEFUL OR VALID WORD TO USE 9 ?IS CONTEXT -- ISN'T A UNIT>Y PROJECT ) A SET IDEOLOGY OR 'L9E'4 ,IF PEOPLE 9SI/ ON US+ ! WORD1 !N IT MI<T BE MORE USEFUL TO SPEAK ( PRIMITIVISMS RA!R ?AN PRIMITIVISM AS SU*4 ,IF AN>*ISM CONTA9S A SPECTRUM ( POSITIONS1 SO DOES 'PRIMITIVISM'4 ,M>%ALL ,MC,LUHAN -- SOMEONE :O'S DEF9ITELY NOT A PRIMITIVI/6 -- ONCE SAID ?AT HIS TEXTS DIDN'T AIM TO PROVIDE ANSW]S1 BUT RA!R TO ACT AS PROBES4 ,& ,I ?9K IT MI<T BE APPROPRIATE TO ?9K ( ! WORK ( ?9K]S LIKE ,P]LMAN & ,Z]ZAN 9 ?IS WAY TOO4 ,I LIKE TO ?9K ( MY WORK AS AN>*I/ SPECULATIONS1 :I* ,I SEE AS A SYNONYM = PROBES 9 ,MC,LUHAN'S S5SE ( ! T]M4 ,IF WE ?9K ( WRIT]S )9 ! 'PRIMITIVI/' OR ANTI-CIVILIZATION ORBIT 9 ?IS LI<T1 ! APP>5T DIVISION TO :I* Y\ REF] !N APPE> TO BE M]ELY %IFTS 9 EMPHASIS OR P]SPECTIVE1 OR AS PROPOSALS ?R[N \T = O!RS TO CONSID]1 REF9E1 REVISE & ACT UPON1 RA!R ?AN ABSOLUTE TRU?S4 

,9 :AT C\NTRIES OR P>TS ( ! WORLD DOES !RE APPE> TO BE ! GREATE/ 9T]E/ 9 PRIMITIVISM8 

,AT PRES5T1 AT LEA/1 ! GREATE/ 9T]E/ SEEMS TO BE 9 ,BRITA9 & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,! COLLISION BETWE5 ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN 'PRIMITIVISM' & CONT95TAL ,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM -- :I* SEEMS TO ME TO BE BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY IMM95T -- IS LIKELY TO ?R[ UP SOME /RANGE & BEAUTIFUL MUTATIONS4 ,IF 'PRIMITIVISM' CAT*ES ON 9 O!R P>TS ( ! WORLD1 ! \TCOMES >E LIKELY TO BE EV5 MORE 9TRIGU+4 

,9 RESPONSE TO AN ESSAY ( Y\RS PUBLI%$ 9 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM1 ,NOAM ,*OMSKY WRITES1 0,! IDEA ?AT SC>CITY IS A SOCIAL CATEGORY IS ( C\RSE TRUE1 BUT NOT RELEVANT TO ! REAL WORLD1 9 MY OP9ION40 ,& LAT]1 HE ADDS1 0,I CAN'T SP5D MY TIME >GU+ AB\T ?+S ?AT SEEM TO ME HOPELESSLY AB/RACT$ FROM HUMAN EXI/5CE1 N[ OR 9 ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE40 ,DO Y\ FEEL ?AT ,*OMSKY'S [N EF=TS >E SOMEH[ MORE RELEVANT TO HUMAN EXI/5CE ?AN ! P]SPECTIVES ( PRIMITIVISM8 

,IF ,*OMSKY'S BOOKS & ! ,MANUFACTUR+ ,CONS5T FILM >E 9DICATIVE ( HIS 'EF=TS'1 !N C]TA9LY NOT4 ,*OMSKY IS BASICALLY A WEAL?Y1 MASS M$IA /> :O ADDRESSES ! CONC]NS ( ,AM]ICAN B\RGEOIS LIB]ALS 9 TYPICAL RE=MI/ RHETORIC & MASS =MATS4 ,HE IS COMPLETELY \T ( T\* ) ! TRAJECTORIES ( CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ PRACTICE1 :I* IS H>DLY SURPRIS+ GIV51 ,I UND]/&1 HIS FAILURE TO 9HABIT -- OR SITUATE HIS DAILY PRACTICE 9 -- AN AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,*OMSKY'S COMM5T1 9 ! ITEM TO :I* Y\ REF]1 ?AT ',! WORLD ,I LIVE 91 & SEE >\ND ME1 HAS NO RESEMBLANCE TO :AT ,P]LMAN WRITES AB\T444'1 SPEAKS VOLUMES TO ME AB\T HIS /ANCE4 ,P]LMAN WAS EXEMPL>Y 9 ! S5SE ( BE+ AN AN>*I/ 9TELLECTUAL :O 9HABIT$ AN AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,P]LMAN LIV$ & BREA!D 9 ?AT MILIEU1 :]EAS ,*OMSKY'S NATURAL HABITAT APPE>S TO BE ! MASS M$IA1 ! AUDITORIUM1 & ! ACADEMY4 

,*OMSKY VOICES A FAIRLY COMMON OBJECTION TO PRIMITIVISM :5 HE /ATES ?AT 0GO+ BACK TO SU* A /ATE W\LD MEAN 9/ANT MASS G5OCIDE ON AN UNIMAG9ABLE SCALE40 ,= ME1 AT LEA/1 IT IS EASY TO SEE ?AT SU* CRITICS >E IMPOS+ A TIME CON/RA9T 709/ANT10 9 ?IS CASE7 ON A TRANSITION :I* W\LD D\BTLESS TAKE G5]ATIONS TO EFFECT4 

,Y\R RESPONSE TO ,*OMSKY'S COMM5T SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME4 ,H[EV]1 IT RE/S ON ! TACIT NOTION ?AT ! TRANSITION TO A PO/-CIVILIZ$ OR PO/-CONTROL COMPLEX SITUATION CAN & %\LD BE EQUAT$ ) 'GO+ BACK'4 ,IT MAY SEEM AS IF ,I'M TRY+ TO AVOID ANSW]+ ! QUE/ION H]E1 BUT AS ,I SAID E>LI]1 ,I AM NOT 9T]E/$ 9 'GO+ BACK' TO ANY?+4 ,A TRANSITION FROM 'H]E' TO '!RE' OR FROM 'N[' TO '!N' IS NECESS>Y4 ,BUT1 = ME ANYWAY1 ?IS TRANSITION ISN'T A RETURN1 BUT A MOV+ =W>D :I* IS SIMULTANE\SLY A COM+ HOME4 ,& ?AT PROCESS IS ONE ?AT IS LIV$ BY EA* AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUAL AT EA* MOM5T4 ,! 'TRANSITION'1 ! REVOLUTION ( EV]YDAY LIFE1 IS AN ONGO+ PROCESS4 ,P[] IS P]PETUALLY VULN]ABLE BECAUSE IT HAS NO GU>ANTEE ?AT IT WILL CONT9UE FROM ONE MOM5T TO ! NEXT4 ,H5CE1 AN>*I/ SPONTANEISM4 ,!RE'S NO NE$ TO WAIT = '! HI/ORICALLY APPROPRIATE MOM5T = REVOLUTION'4 ,9DIVIDUAL & SMALL-SCALE 9SURRECTIONS TAKE PLACE ALL ! TIME4 ,:5 !Y COMB9E & CO9CIDE1 P[] IS ?REAT5$ & REVOLUTION BECOMES POSSIBLE4 ,! PRESS+ ISSUE1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 IS NOT TO SPECULATE AB/RACTLY AB\T ! TRANSITION1 BUT TO WORK \T PROJECTS :I* =W>D ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS4 

,9 ?AT SAME ESSAY ( Y\RS1 Y\ DESCRIBE ! FIR/ HI]>*Y AS BE+ BAS$ ON 0SUBJUGATION ( ! FEMALE 7& ULTIMATELY ON ! G]ONTOCRACY'S SUBJUGATION ( ! Y\NG740 ,& YET MO/ ( ! ANIMAL K+DOM T5DS TO BE EI!R MALE OR FEMALE DOM9ANT4 ,E4G41 \R MO/ SIMIL> LIV+ RELATIVE1 ! BONOBO1 IS FEMALE-DOM9ANT4 ,EV5 POSIT+ ?AT \R ANCE/ORS F\ND A HAPPY M$IUM :]E NEI!R SEX HELD SWAY1 W\LDN'T ! BEG9N+S ( A HI]>*Y :I* ULTIMATELY GAVE RISE TO CIVILIZATION HAVE F\ND A MORE LIKELY S\RCE 9 ! MOVEM5T AWAY FROM P]CEPTUAL CONSCI\SNESS & T[>DS SY/EMS ( BELIEF8 

,AGA91 ,I'M NOT TRY+ TO AVOID ANSW]+ ! QUE/ION1 BUT ?IS ISSUE NO LONG] 9T]E/S ME4 ,FIGURES SU* AS ,P]LMAN & ,Z]ZAN HAVE UND]TAK5 SOME VALUABLE WORK 9 DISC]N+ ! ORIG9S ( P[] & HI]>*Y1 & 9 NO WAY DO ,I WANT TO DISP>AGE !IR WORK4 ,I DO FEEL1 H[EV]1 ?AT ! ISSUE ( ORIG9S HAS BECOME SOME?+ ( AN OBSESSION ) SOME PEOPLE4 ,DISC]N+ ORIG9S IS IMPORTANT 9 SO F> AS ONE WI%ES TO BECOME AW>E ( ! DIM5SIONS ( P[] ?AT NE$ TO BE EXPOS$1 *ALL5G$ & ABOLI%$4 ,AFT] A C]TA9 PO9T1 H[EV]1 NO MORE CAN BE SAID AB\T ORIG9S4 ,NO D\BT SOME PEOPLE WILL CONT9UE TO WORK ON REF9+ \R UND]/&+ ( ! ORIG9S ( P[]1 BUT TO MY M9D ?AT K9D ( 9VE/IGATION %\LD N[ BE CONSID]$ P]IPH]AL TO ! MA9 CONC]N ( DEVELOP+ PROJECTS :I* FUR!RS ATTACKS ON ! CONTROL COMPLEX4 

,PRIMITIVISM DRAWS MU* ( ITS USEFUL 9SI<TS FROM OBS]VATION ( PRIMITIVE TRIBES4 ,DO Y\ FEEL ?AT WE RUN 9TO SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES 9 EV5 TRY+ TO DESCRIBE !IR WAY ( LIFE AS COMP>$ TO \RS8 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,I HAVE SE5 PRIMITIVE TRIBES DESCRIB$ AS DEMOCRATIC 9 !IR FUNCTION+4 ,BUT 9 ! MOD]N WORLD1 DEMOCRACY IS A F>CICAL T]M1 US$ BY PUNDITS FROM ALL SIDES1 :I* HAS NO DIRECT CORRELATION ) FRE$OM4 ,BUT AMONG MEMB]S ( A SMALL TRIBE1 IT CAN MEAN ACTIVE 9PUT 9TO ANY =M ( GR\P DECISION-MAK+ :I* AFFECTS ! TRIBE AS A :OLE4 

,AS Y\ RI<TLY SUGGE/1 P>T ( ! PROBLEM IS P]CEPTUAL & T]M9OLOGICAL4 ,IT'S A TRUISM ?AT DIFF]5T LANGUAGES PRODUCE DIFF]5T REALITIES1 & 9T]PRET+ PRIMITIVE PEOPLES ) H]M5EUTIC CODES D]IV$ FROM ! DISC\RSE ( CIVILIZATION IS 9EVITABLY GO+ TO RESULT 9 DI/ORT+ *>ACT]IZATIONS ( ! PRIMITIVE 7= EXAMPLE1 SEE+ SU* PEOPLES AS 'PRIMITIVE'1 ) ALL ! IDEOLOGICAL WEI<T+ ?AT SU* A WORD C>RIES74 ,BUT ! PROBLEM GOES BEYOND A PH5OM5OLOGICAL LEVEL1 ,I ?9K4 ,>*AEOLOGICAL & AN?ROPOLOGICAL 5DEAVORS >E SO PR(\NDLY IMPLICAT$ 9 IMP]IAL & CIVILIZ$ PROJECTS ( DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION ?AT ,I VIEW !M ) DEEP SUSPICION4 ,!RE IS SU* A HI< LEVEL ( M$IATION 9 SU* DISCIPL9ES ?AT ,I SOMETIMES ?9K IT IS RA!R IRONIC ?AT !IR MAT]IALS >E APPROPRIAT$ TO BOL/] A PROJECT -- 'PRIMITIVISM' -- :I* AFFIRMS ! NE$ = IMM$IACY4 

,ANO!R T]M COMMONLY US$ TO DESCRIBE PRIMITIVE TRIBES IS EGALIT>IANISM1 :I* 9 \R SOCIETY C>RIES A V5E] ( LEFTI/ SPITE & 5VY1 AS WELL AS ,*RI/IAN 9SIPIDNESS4 ,BUT AMONG PRIMITIVES IT IS M]ELY A NATURAL \TCOME ( 9DIVIDUALS SELF-ACTUALIZ+ \TSIDE ! SPECIALIZATIONS IMPOS$ BY \R >TIFICIAL WAY ( LIFE4 

,WELL1 ?AT'S ANO!R EXAMPLE ( IMPOS+ CATEGORIES ON '! PRIMITIVE' :I* >E IDEOLOGICALLY LOAD$4 ,EGALIT>IANISM IS A B\RGEOIS IDEAL BECAUSE IT M]ELY MEANS 'EQUAL BE=E ! LAW'4 ,AS AN>*ISM WANTS TO ABOLI% ! LAW & ! SOCIAL CONTRACT UPON :I* IT SUPPOS$LY RE/S1 EGALIT>IANISM HAS NO?+ TO DO ) AN>*ISM4 ,! ABOLITION ( P[] MEANS MAXIMIZ+ ! POSSIBILITIES = 9DIVIDUALS TO SELF-ACTUALIZE !MSELVES1 BUT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) MAK+ PEOPLE EQUAL OR EQUIVAL5TS -- AN IMPOSSIBLE & POT5TIALLY TOTALIT>IAN AIM1 9 ANY CASE4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ONE CAN DISC]N A R\< EQUIVAL5CE BETWE5 PRIMAL AN>*Y & PO/-CIVILIZATION AN>*Y1 BUT NO?+ MORE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 DO Y\ FEEL ?AT PRIMITIVI/S T5D TO PRES5T AN OV]LY IDYLLIC V]SION ( PRIMITIVE LIFE8 ,CANNIBALISM1 9FANTICIDE1 S5ILICIDE1 HEAD-HUNT+1 & RITUAL TORTURE >E AMONG ! MANY ATROCITIES ONCE SE5 AMONG ! PRE-CIVILIZ$ ( EV]Y CONT95T1 9CLUD+ ,EUROPE4  

,! MY? ( ! NOBLE SAVAGE IS ALWAYS A TEMPTATION = ?OSE :O SEE !MSELVES AS PRIMITIVI/S4 ,& IT'S A CONV5I5T KNEE-J]K CRITICISM = ?OSE :O >E HO/ILE TO PRIMITIVISM4 ,?AT'S ANO!R REASON :Y ,I TRY TO AVOID US+ ! T]M 'PRIMITIVISM'1 & A GOOD EXAMPLE ( :Y IT'S A DIS5ABL+ -- RA!R ?AN 5ABL+ -- T]M4 ,I GET RA!R TIR$ ( CONT9UALLY HAV+ TO HACK ?R\< ! ?ICKETS ( MISCONCEPTIONS ?AT COME ALONG ) ! WORD4 ,& AS MO/ PEOPLE SEEM TO ?9K ?AT PRIMITIVISM MEANS A DESIRE TO RETURN TO AN IDYLLIC V]SION ( PRIMITIVE LIFE1 & ?IS IS NOT MY PROJECT AT ALL1 ,I DON'T ID5TIFY MYSELF 9 ?IS WAY4 ,AS A RESULT1 ,I DON'T FEEL ! NE$ TO DEF5D ! PRACTICES ( NON-CIVILIZ$ PEOPLE4 ,IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO ME TO DEVELOP MY [N PRACTICE4 ,IF ?IS DRAWS UPON ?OSE ELEM5TS ( PRIMITIVE LIFEWAYS ?AT ,I FEEL >E SUFFICI5TLY SUB/ANTIAT$ & CONG5IAL1 !N ?AT'S MY CONC]N4 ,BUT 9 NO WAY DO ,I FEEL ! NE$ TO TAKE ON BO>D ! :OLE KIT & CABOODLE ( ?AT RANGE ( DIV]SE PRACTICES :I* >E 7RA!R CONFUS+LY7 LUMP$ TOGE!R UND] ! HEAD+ ( '! PRIMITIVE'4 

,FROM :AT QU>T]S ON ! POLITICAL SPECTRUM DO Y\ P]CEIVE ! GREATE/ HO/ILITY T[>DS PRIMITIVISM8 ,FROM :]E ! GREATE/ EMPA?Y8 

,AT PRES5T1 ANTI-CIVILIZATION AN>*ISM UN=TUNATELY REMA9S A RA!R M>G9ALIZ$ =M ( PRACTICE1 & SO HO/ILITY REMA9S LIMIT$ DUE TO IGNORANCE ( ITS EXI/5CE4 ,BUT1 AS ! MO/ ADVANC$ & RADICAL =M OR AN>*ISM1 ! 5TIRETY ( ! POLITICAL SPECTRUM IS ITS 5EMY4 ,IT IS1 TO APPROPRIATE ! 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/ SLOGAN1 ! 5EMY ( SOCIETY1 & AS SU* CAN EXPECT NO?+ BUT HO/ILITY FROM ! DOM9ANT SOCIAL ORD] ONCE ! LATT] BECOMES AW>E ( ITS EXI/5CE4 

,AT ! MOM5T1 ! GREATE/ HO/ILITY COMES FROM ?OSE :O >E AW>E ( ITS EXI/5CE & >E 9 IMM$IATE DANG] FROM IT3 I4E41 ! V>IETIES ( CLASSICAL1 WORK]I/ & LEFTI/ AN>*ISM4 ,AN>*O-LEFTISM RI<TLY FE>S ?AT ITS ANTIQUAT$ IDEOLOGIES >E BE+ SUP]S$$ BY ANTI-CIVILIZATION AN>*ISM 9 T]MS ( ITS ANALYZES & REVOLUTION>Y F]VOR1 & HOPEFULLY SOON BY ITS 9SURRECTIONALI/ 9T]V5TIONS4 

,:AT >E SOME ( Y\R UPCOM+ PROJECTS8 

,!RE IS ONLY ONE OV]:ELM+ PROJECT3 ! REVOLUTION>Y & COMPREH5SIVE TRANS=MATION ( HUMAN LIFE 9 AN AN>*I/ DIRECTION1 & ! SELF-REALIZATION ( MY 9DIVIDUALITY 9 CONJUNCTION ) G5]ALIZ$ SELF-REALIZATION ?R\< ! DE/RUCTION ( P[] & ! CON/RUCTION ( A FREE LIFE4 ,ALL ( MY P]SONAL PROJECTS >E SUBSETS ( ?IS PROJECT4 ,! ONE CLOSE/ TO MY HE>T IS DEVELOP+ MY WRIT+ ( %ORT FICTION4 ,9 !IR DIFF]5T WAYS1 ,HAKIM ,BEY & ,ALFR$O ,BONANNO HAVE DRAWN \R ATT5TION TO ! IMPORTANCE ( AN>*I/ ONTOLOGIES4 ,)9 ?IS FRAMEWORK1 ,I AM 9T]E/$ 9 FO/]+ DI/9CTIVELY AN>*I/ EPI/EMOLOGIES4 ,& ! DISC\RSES & PRACTICES ( >T1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 HAVE POT5TIAL 9 T]MS ( DEVELOP+ SU* EPI/EMOLOGIES1 & F> MORE POSSIBILITIES = =W>D+ ! AN>*I/ /RUGGLE ?AN POLITICAL DISC\RSES4 

,H[ DO WE MAKE ?IS WORLD A BETT] PLACE8 

,! %ORT ANSW] TO ?IS QUE/ION IS3 ?R\< AN>*I/ REVOLUTION4 ,BUT ! MO/ URG5T QUE/ION1 & ! ONE ) :I* ,I AM PRIM>ILY 9T]E/$1 ( H[ ?IS IS TO BR\<T AB\T IS ! ONE ?AT 'PRIMITIVI/S' HAVE /UDI\SLY IGNOR$4 ,?ANKFULLY1 H[EV]1 O!RS HAVE NOT4 ,! IDEAS & ACTIVITIES ( ,ALFR$O ,BONANNO & ! ,ITALIAN 9SURRECTIONALI/ AN>*I/S /RIKE ME AS KEY H]E4 ,/UDY+1 ADOPT+ & 9NOVAT+ PRACTICES ( ATTACK ALONG ! L9ES DEVELOP$ BY ! 9SURRECTIONALI/S1 AS WELL AS CROSS-F]TILIZ+ \R IDEAS & ACTIVITIES ) !IRS1 SEEMS TO ME ! MO/ IMPORTANT TASK N[ FAC+ ANTI-CIVILIZATION AN>*I/S1 & ONE ?AT ,I 9T5D TO PURSUE4 

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