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,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

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,DE> ,ORGANIZE6 

  

,I WI% TO TAKE ISSUE ) ! TWO ITEMS CONC]N+ AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM 9 ! ,SUMM] #aiif $ITION1 NAMELY ! REVIEW ( ,BOOK*9'S ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM & ! ESSAY 5TITL$ ,GRE5 ,POLITICS4 ,I'M AFRAID TO SAY ?AT IF !SE TWO PIECES >E REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,A,C,F'S UND]/&+ ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM1 !N !Y %[ EI!R WILLFUL IGNORANCE OR A DESIRE TO DI/ORT4 

,TO ADDRESS PO9TS MADE 9 ,GRE5 ,POLITICS FIR/4 ,I TAKE GREAT EXCEPTION TO ! ASS]TION ?AT AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS A 0GRE5 CURR5T CLAIM+ TO BE AN>*I/0 7#a#f74 ,W\LD Y\ AGREE1 !N1 ?AT AN>*O-COMMUNISM IS A LIB]T>IAN CURR5T CLAIM+ TO BE AN>*I/8 ,! PREFIX 'AN>*O-' IS NOT JU/ AN AFT]?\<T 9 EI!R CASE BUT AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! DESCRIPTIVE LABEL4 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I W\LD D5Y ?AT AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS A 'GRE5 CURR5T' AT ALL4 ,C]TA9LY1 !RE IS A PRON\NC$ ECOLOGICAL DIM5SION TO AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM BUT ?IS IS ONE /R& AMONG MANY4 ,:Y PRIVILEGE ?AT ONE AT ! EXP5SE ( O!RS 7E4G4 ITS FEM9I/1 ,SITUATIONI/ OR Z]O-WORK DIM5SIONS78 ,! FACT IS ?AT AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM DID NOT EM]GE FROM A GRE5 CONTEXT1 BUT FROM A RADICAL ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN CONTEXT1 & IS ?US FIR/ & =EMO/ AN AN>*I/ CURR5T4 ,AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM DOES NOT 'CLAIM' TO BE AN>*I/1 ANY MORE ?AN ! ,A,C,F 'CLAIM' TO BE AN>*I/4 ,BO? T5D5CIES >E AN>*I/4 ,!RE'S NO ROOM = DEBATE !RE4 

,! DEBATE COMES 9 :5 Y\ ATTEMPT TO DEF9E :AT Y\ MEAN BY 'AN>*I/'4 ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT WE CAN DISC]N TWO PHASES 9 AN>*I/ HI/ORY4 ,! FIR/1 COMMONLY KN[N AS CLASSICAL AN>*ISM1 BEGAN 9 ! E>LY #a#i? C5TURY ) FIGURES SU* AS ,GODW91 ,PR\DHON1 ,BAKUN9 ETC41 & REA*$ A CLIMACTIC F9ALE 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION 9 ! LATE #a#i#cS4 ,WOODCOCK & EV5 ,BOOK*9 W\LD AGREE ) ME SO F>4 ,AFT] ?AT1 & P>TICUL>LY FROM ! #a#i#fS ONW>DS1 AN>*ISM HAS UND]GONE A TRANS=MATION :I* R5D]S IT L>GELY UNRECOGNIZABLE 7& C]TA9LY UNPALATABLE7 TO ADH]5TS ( MORIBUND CLASSICAL AN>*ISM4 ,9 %ORT1 ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT JU/ AS FEM9I/ HI/ORIANS ACKN[L$GE A P]IODIZATION :I* SEES FIR/ WAVE FEM9ISM 7C4 #a#h#d-#a#i#b7 SUCCE$$ BY A SECOND WAVE FROM ! #a#i#fS ONW>DS1 SO AN>*I/S %\LD RECOGNIZE A FIR/ WAVE 7OR CLASSICAL7 AN>*ISM SUCCE$$ BY A SECOND WAVE :I* AS YET HAS NO LABEL1 BUT :I* IS *>ACT]IZ$1 NOT BY ! N>R[ FOCUS ON CLASS1 ! ,/ATE & CAPITALISM1 BUT BY A PROJECT :I* QUE/IONS ! TOTALITY1 :I* SEEKS ! ABOLITION ( ALL =MS ( CONTROL1 ! CONTEXT ( :I* CAN 7= %ORT-H& PURPOSE7 BE CALL$ CIVILIZATION4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ,I W\LD *>ACT]IZE SECOND-WAVE AN>*ISM 7) AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM AS A CASE 9 PO9T7 AS TYPIFI$ BY A QUANTUM LEAP BEYOND ! LIMIT$ CONC]NS ( CLASSICAL AN>*ISM4 ,& FROM SU* A P]SPECTIVE1 ,I ?9K Y\ W\LD BE H>D PRESS$ TO D5Y ?AT AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM FALLS SQU>ELY )9 ?IS DEF9ITION ( 'AN>*ISM'4 

,BOOK*9 MISNAMES 0SOCIAL AN>*ISM04 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !RE >E 7AMONG A FEW DEAD-WEI<TS HEAV$ 9 TO SME> ! O!RS7 REPRES5TATIVES ( SECOND-WAVE AN>*ISM- :AT ,BOOK*9 MI/AK5LY CALLS 0LIFE-/YLE AN>*ISM04 ,! ,A,C,F1 ) ITS COMMITM5T TO CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*ISM1 PLACES ITSELF 9 ! =M] CAMP 7DESPITE ! FACT ?AT Y\ ACKN[L$GE ?AT ,BOOK*9 0HAS LO/ ! VIEW ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS IS ! REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT ( HI/ORY01 A PO9T REIT]AT$ 9 ,GRE5 ,POLITICS1 & YET SURELY ?IS VIEW IS ! KEY PLANK 9 Y\R POSITION8674 ,IT'S A PITY ?AT Y\R REVIEW] DIDN'T M5TION ?AT ,BOOK*9'S TEXT ALSO 9CLUDES AN ESSAY 5TITL$ ,! ,LEFT ,?AT ,WAS3 ,A ,P]SONAL ,REFLECTION1 9 :I* HE GETS ALL NO/ALGIC AB\T ! HI/ORICAL ,LEFT1 ( :I* HE SEES 7CLASSICAL7 AN>*ISM AS A COMPON5T4 ,DON'T WE ALL N[ RECOGNIZE ?AT ! LEFT IS JU/1 9 ?AT QUA9T PHRASE US$ 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 ',H] ,MAJE/Y'S ,LOYAL ,OPPOSITION'1 LOYAL TO ! PR9CIPLES ( P[] & AU?ORITY1 IF NOT TO ANY P>TICUL> SOCIO-ECONOMIC SY/EM8 

,I WAS HE>T5$ BY ! COMM5TS 9 BO? ! REVIEW & ,GRE5 ,POLITICS :I* 9DICATE A C]TA9 5GAGEM5T & EV5 AGREEM5T ) AN>*O-PRIMITIVE P]SPECTIVES4 ,H[EV]1 COMRADES1 BEW>E BE+ CAU<T ON ! WRONG SIDE ( ! BATTLEFIELD :5 ! %IT HITS ! FAN4 ,I HE> ON ! GRAPEV9E ?AT ,BOOK*9 WILL %ORTLY COME UND] ATTACK FROM ALL K9DS ( ANGLES4 ,I W\LDN'T HIT* MYSELF TO HIS />1 IF ,I W]E Y\4 

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,TO SAY ?AT \R FOCUS ON CLASS1 ! /ATE & CAPITALISM IS N>R[ IS TO %[ LITTLE COMPREH5SION ( ?IS SOCIETY4 ,ALL ! OLD OPPRESSIONS ( HI]>*Y1 MILIT>ISM1 SEXISM & RACISM >E RE9=C$ & AGGRAVAT$ BY CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,( C\RSE WE'RE AGA9/ ALL =MS ( CONTROL1 BUT !SE =MS >E ALL DEF9$ BY A /ATI/1 CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,YES1 WE DID SAY ?AT ,BOOK*9 NO LONG] BELIEV$ ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS WAS ! REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT ( HI/ORY4 ,?AT'S NOT TO SAY ?AT WE ?9K ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS IS ! MESSIAH CLASS4 ,WE DON'T4 ,WE'VE /AT$ ?IS V]Y CLE>LY 9 \R NEW ,MANIFE/O ,BEYOND ,RESI/ANCE3 A ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MANIFE/O = ! ,MILL5NIUM4 ,! WORK+ CLASS IS NOT HI/ORICALLY DE/9$ TO C>RY \T A REVOLUTION4 ,:AT WE SAY IS ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS1 :I* 9CLUDES ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! WORLD POPULATION1 BY ! NATURE ( ITS OPPRESSION & CIRCUM/ANCES1 MU/ BE ! CLASS TO C>RY \T A REVOLUTION IF IT IS TO BE SUCCESSFUL4 ,?AT'S A BIG DIFF]5CE4 

,NO1 0CLASSICAL0 AN>*ISM HAS NOT BE5 SUP]S$$ BY 0SECOND WAVE0 AN>*ISM4 ,= A :ILE1 9 P>TICUL> 9 PLACES LIKE ,BRITA91 PACIFI/S & GRADUALI/S 1 ) NO CONCEPTION ( CLASS /RUGGLE OR REVOLUTION1 TOOK OV] ! 'MOVEM5T'4 ,PEOPLE LIKE ,WOODCOCK W]E ABLE TO CR[ AB\T ! 5D ( 0CLASSICAL AN>*ISM0 7AL?\< EV5 HE HAD TO REVISE HIS OP9IONS74 ,N[1 AS CIRCUM/ANCES )9 CAPITALI/ SOCIETY *ANGE1 CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*ISM IS REASS]T+ ITSELF4 ,Y\ >E V]Y MU* MI/AK5 IF Y\ ?9K ?AT :AT Y\ CALL 0CLASSICAL0 AN>*ISM HAS GIV5 UP ! <O/4 ,AS TO ,BOOK*91 WE DON'T 0HIT*0 \RSELVES TO ANYONE'S 0/>04 ,WE RECOGNIZE :AT IS VALID 9 ,BOOK*9'S ?\<T1 ) NO LOSS ( CRITICAL FACULTIES1 & )\T GIV+ 9 TO H]O WOR%IP4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! ATTACKS ON ,BOOK*9 FROM ! AN>*OPRIMITIVI/ CAMP >E P]SONALIZ$ & VITRIOLIC 7E4G4 ! SUB/ITUTION ( 0,BOOK,WORM0 = 0,BOOK*90 9 ! PAGES ( ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/74 ,WE'RE NOT 9TIMIDAT$ BY Y\R W>N+S4 ,WE WILL CONT9UE TO LOOK AT LIB]T>IAN ?9K]S 9 A DETA*$ FA%ION1 GIV+ PRAISE :]E PRAISE IS DUE & CRITICIZ+ :]E NECESS>Y4 

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