,LETT]S TO ,FRE$OM ON ,PRIMITIVISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,CRITIQUE ( ,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,BULLET9 NO4 #a 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,I WAS DISAPPO9T$ 9 ! FIR/ ! 0,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,BULLET940 ,?IS IS NOT BECAUSE ,I AM AGA9/ ,FRE$OM COV]+ ECOLOGICAL ISSUES4 ,NO1 F> FROM IT4 ,A REGUL> COLUMN ON GRE5 ISSUES W\LD B5EFIT ,FRE$OM IMM5SELY4 ,I KN[ ?AT AN>*ISM & ECOLOGY >E 9T]TW9$ & ?AT ANY RELEVANT & DEC5T =M ( AN>*ISM MU/ BE ROOT$ 9 AN ECOLOGICAL P]SPECTIVE4 

,NO1 ! REASON ,I HAVE RES]VATIONS AB\T ?IS ,BULLET9 IS TWO FOLD4 ,FIR/LY1 IT PROCLAIMS IT WILL BE A 0PRIMITIVI/0 COLUMN1 ?US EXCLUD+ MO/ =MS ( ECOLOGICAL AN>*ISM4 ,TO SUGGE/ ?AT AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS 0'GRE5 AN>*ISM0 IS BL9K]$1 NOT TO M5TION SECT>IAN & D[NRI<T FALSE4 ,SECONDLY1 ! FIR/ BULLET9 DOES NOT 5FUSE ME ) CONFID5CE ?AT ! COLUMN WILL HAVE ANY?+ POSITIVE TO SAY AB\T ECO-AN>*ISM OR1 9DE$1 AN>*ISM4 ,I KN[ IT IS E>LY DAYS1 BUT TO />T (F ATTACK+ O!R AN>*I/S AS BE+ 0RE=MI/0 & PROCLAIM+ IT IS A CASE ( 0AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM V]SUS AN>*ISM0 DOES NOT BODE WELL = ! FUTURE4 

,AS AN EXAMPLE1 ,MOORE ASS]TS ?AT 0CLASSICAL AN>*ISM0 SIMPLY WANTS TO 0REWORK0 MOD]N SOCIETY & 0REMOVE ITS WOR/ ABUSES & OPPRESSIONS0 LEAV+ 0#i#i.0 ( LIFE 444 UN*ANG$40 ,SO ! 0WOR/ ABUSES & OPPRESSIONS0 ( CAPITALISM ACC\NT = JU/ #a.0 ( LIFE6 ,:I* S\NDS LIKE ! COMM5T AN APOLOGI/ ( CAPITALISM W\LD MAKE4 ,HE ALSO HAS LITTLE BELIEF 9 ! CREATIVE ABILITIES ( ! BULK ( ! POPULATION4 ,HE SEEMS TO ?9K ?AT PEOPLE :O W5T TO ! TR\BLE ( SMA%+ ! /ATE & KICK+ ! BOSSES \T W\LD /OP !RE1 LEAV+ 9DU/RY & TE*NOLOGY UN*ANG$ & ?AT WORK]S WILL CONT9UE DO+ ! SAME SORT ( WORK1 9 ! SAME WAY1 US+ ! SAME ME?ODS6 ,9 O!R WORDS1 IT IS NOT 5\< TO GET RID ( ! BOSS1 AL?\< ?IS IS A NECESS>Y FIR/ /EP6 

,SO1 0CLASSICAL AN>*I/S0 D\BT ?AT MANY ( ! WORK]S :O USE TE*NOLOGY & WORK 9 9DU/RY WILL LEAVE EI!R UN*ANG$ 7SEE1 = EXAMPLE1 ,KROPOTK9'S ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD74 ,RA!R1 !Y WILL SEEK TO LIB]ATE ! TE*NOLOGY !Y USE FROM ! DI/ORT+ 9FLU5CES ( CAPITALISM1 JU/ AS !Y LIB]AT$ !MSELVES4 ,?IS WILL TAKE TIME1 ( C\RSE1 & BE AN IMP]FECT PROCESS 7BUT1 !N AGA91 PRIMITIVI/S SEEM SOME:AT IMPATI5T1 SUBSCRIB+ TO :AT ,KROPOTK9 RI<TLY DISMISS$ AS A H>MFUL FALLACY1 NAMELY ! IDEA ( A ONE-DAY REVOLUTION74 ,MOORE SIMPLY DI/ORTS ! IDEAS ( 0CLASSICAL AN>*ISM0 BY HIS ASS]TIONS4 

,ON A DIFF]5T ISSUE1 LOOK+ AT ! >GUM5TS 9 ! BULLET9 ,I AM /RUCK BY H[ VAGUE 0AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM0 IS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,JOHN ,MOORE /ATES ?AT ! 0K9D ( WORLD 5VISAG$ BY AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS ONE UNPREC$5T$ 9 HUMAN EXP]I5CE0 & ?AT 0!RE >E NO H>D-&-FA/ RULES0 9 GETT+ !RE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 WE DON'T KN[ :AT WE WANT NOR H[ WE GET !RE6 ,EV5 WORSE1 HE /ATES ?AT 0!RE CAN'T BE ANY LIMITS ON ! =MS ( RESI/ANCE & 9SURG5CY ?AT MI<T DEVELOP40 ,:ATEV] HAPP5$ TO ! AN>*I/ PR9CIPLE ?AT MEANS %APE ! 5DS8 ,?AT MEANS !RE >E 0LIMITS0 ON TACTICS1 AS SOME TACTICS >E NOT & CAN NEV] BE LIB]T>IAN4 ,MORE ON ?IS LAT]4 

,& ,I CANNOT HELP ?9K+ ?AT ALL ?IS TALK ( 0,CIVILIZATION0 LETS ! RUL+ CLASS (F ! HOOK = \R & ! PLANET'S PROBLEMS1 AS IT IS 0TE*NOLOGY0 & 0MASS SOCIETY0 :I* IS BLAM$ 7! CAPITALI/ CLASS CAN RE/ EASY -- 9JU/ICE1 AU?ORITY1 OPPRESSION1 ECOCIDE1 ETC4 >E NOT !IR FAULT1 !Y >E SIMPLY ! 9EVITABLE RESULT ( 0MASS SOCIETY0674 ,RA!R ?AN SEE+ P[] ORIG9AT+ 9 SOCIO-ECONOMIC RELATION%IPS1 IT IS ROOT$ 9 0! MA*9E40 ,:I*1 IRONICALLY1 IS ! MIRROR IMAGE ( ,5GELS' >GUM5T 9 0,ON ,AU?ORITY40 ,= ,5GELS1 TE*NOLOGY MEANT FRE$OM WAS IMPOSSIBLE DUR+ PRODUCTION4 ,HE WANT$ TO KEEP TE*NOLOGY & DUMP AUTONOMY4 ,PRIMITIVI/S WANT TO DUMP TE*NOLOGY1 SUGGE/+ ?AT ! COMM5TS ON WORK]S' CONTROL BE+ 0WORK]S' SELF-EXPLOITATION0 HAVE MORE 9 COMMON 9 CLASSICAL ,M>XISM ?AN CLASSICAL AN>*ISM4 

,?IS IS NOT ! ONLY CONV]G5CE ) ,M>XISM1 S9CE PRIMITIVISM SEEMS TO %>E ) ,L59ISM AN OBJECTIVI/ VISION ( SOCIAL *ANGE4 ,= ,L59I/S1 IT IS ! ECONOMIC CRISIS ?AT PUTS 0SOCIALISM0 7I4E4 /ATE CAPITALISM7 ON ! AG5DA1 SIMIL>LY = ! PRIMITIVI/S IT IS :5 0CIVILIZATION COLLAPSES0 ?R\< 0ITS [N VOLITION40 ,P]HAPS ?IS IS BECAUSE !Y KN[ ?AT ! MASS ( PEOPLE :O1 QUITE RI<TLY1 VIEW !IR UTOPIA ) HORROR4 ,AFT] ALL1 ,MOORE DOES NOT EXPLA9 H[ ! ,U,K C\LD FE$ NE>LY #f MILLION PEOPLE BY PRIMITIVI/ 7I4E4 HUNT+ & GA!R+7 MEANS 7& LET US NOT =GET ONE ( ! $ITORS ( ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ DID SAY !Y W\LD PREF] 0MASS />VATION0 TO 0MASS GOV]NM5T10 I4E4 EXI/+ -- 0MASS0 -- SOCIETY74 ,P]HAPS ?IS EXPLA9S :Y1 ACCORD+ TO ,MOORE1 PRIMITIVISM DOES NOT 0SEEK TO 444 W9 CONV]TS40 ,:Y BO!R1 :5 SOCIETY WILL COLLAPSE & PEOPLE WILL NOT HAVE A *OICE8 ,! IDEA ( AN>*ISM AS BE+ CREAT$ FROM BEL[1 BY ! CONSCI\S DESIRES ( ! OPPRESS$ = FRE$OM & JU/ICE IS MISS+4 

,:AT ( ,MOORE'S COMM5TS ?AT CIVILIZATION MAY1 P]HAPS1 COLLAPSE 0?R\< \R [N EF=TS0 & ?AT ONLY 0WIDESPREAD REFUSAL 444CAN ABOLI% CIVILIZATION08 ,HE DOES NOT EXPLA9 H[ ?IS CAN BE A*IEV$1 IF Y\ DO NOT SEEK 0CONV]TS0 7I4E4 CONV9CE PEOPLE ( Y\R IDEAS74 ,GIV5 ?AT HE >GUES ?AT 0DAILY LIFE0 IS M>K$ BY 09T]NALIZ$ PATT]NS ( OB$I5CE10 IT SUGGE/S ?AT BY 0\R0 HE MEANS PRIMITIVI/S1 NOT ! CLASSICAL AN>*I/ IDEA ( A REVOLT BY ! PEOPLE4 ,HE TALKS ( 0COMMUNITIES ( RESI/ANCE10 YET DOES NOT ROOT !M 9 ! WORKPLACE OR ! NEI<BORHOOD & SO ! PRACTICAL CONC]NS ( MO/ PEOPLE4 ,WILDFIRE CONCURS1 DISMISS+ 0WORK]S' C\NCILS1 COMMITTEES0 \T ( H& :ILE1 APP>5TLY1 SUBSCRIB+ TO ,MOORE'S IDEA ( 09T]DEP5D5T0 COMMUNITIES4 ,H[ SU* COMMUNITIES W\LD COMMUNICATE1 NEV] M9D WORK TOGE!R1 )\T F$]AL ORGANIZATIONS IS LEFT UNASK$1 NEV] M9D UNANSW]$6 

,SO DISMISS+ ! MASS ( ! POPULATION 7I4E4 ! WORK+ CLASS7 AS AN AG5T ( *ANGE LEAVES PRIMITIVISM ) TWO OPTIONS4 ,EI!R WAIT = ! 09EVITABLE COLLAPSE ( CIVILIZATION0 7& WILE-AWAY ! H\RS SLAGG+ O!R AN>*I/S (F AS RE=MI/S7 OR EMBRACE ECO-VANGU>DISM & CELEBRATE ANY =M ( 0RESI/ANCE0 :I* MAY BR+ ! GLORI\S DAY =W>D4 ,?IS REA*$ IS LOGICAL CONCLUSION :5 0,GRE5 ,AN>*I/0 SUPPORT$ ! ACTIONS & IDEAS ( ! 7NON-AN>*I/7 ,UNABOMB] & PUBLI%$ AN >TICLE /AT+ ?AT ! 0! ,OKLAHOMA BOMB]S HAD ! RI<T IDEA4 ,! PITY WAS ?AT !Y DID NOT BLA/ ANY MORE GOV]NM5T (FICES444,! ,TOKYO S>9 CULT HAD ! RI<T IDEA4 ,! PITY WAS ?AT 9 TE/+ ! GAS A YE> PRIOR TO ! ATTACK !Y GAVE !MSELVES AWAY40 ,A SUBSEQU5T EX*ANGE ( LETT]S 9 ,AN>*Y MAGAZ9E SAW ONE 0,GRE5 ,AN>*I/0 $ITOR JU/IFY ?IS SICK1 AU?ORIT>IAN NONS5SE AS SIMPLY EXAMPLES ( 0UNM$IAT$ RESI/ANCE0 CONDUCT$ 0UND] CONDITIONS ( EXTREME REPRESSION40 ,:I* MAKES Y\ ASK 0RESI/ANCE0 TO :AT1 EXACTLY8 ,WORK+ PEOPLE8 ,>E !Y ! 5EMY8 ,P]HAPS1 GIV5 ,MOORE'S COMM5TS AB\T ! MASS ( PEOPLE 9T]NALIZ+ OB$I5CE4 

,AS ,I SAID ABOVE1 NO AN>*I/ CAN TALK AB\T 0ANY0 MEANS ( 0RESI/ANCE & 9SURG5CY0 BE+ VALID4 ,LIB]T>IAN 5DS REQUIRE LIB]T>IAN MEANS4 ,P]HAPS ,I AM READ+ TOO MU* 9TO ! REPR9T+ ( ,MOORE'S >TICLE1 BUT GIV5 ! LEGACY ( ITS ORIG9AL PUBLICATION PLACE 7,GRE5 ,AN>*I/7 IT SUGGE/S A FATAL UNWILL+NESS TO LE>N FROM ! MI/AKES ( ! PA/ & AN EQUALLY FATAL UNWILL+NESS TO DEVELOP AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ !ORY 9 A WAY TO AVOID !SE AU?ORIT>IAN PITFALLS 0,GRE5 ,AN>*I/0 SO HELPFULLY & UN9T5TIONALLY EXPOS$ 9 IT4 ,P]HAPS FUTURE 0,GRE5 & ,BLACK0 ,BULLET9'S WILL ADDRESS ! K9DS ( ISSUES ,I'VE RAIS$ H]E1 :ILE OP5+ ITSELF UP TO CONTRIBUTIONS FROM O!R K9DS ( ECO-AN>*I/S4 ,I HOPE SO1 BUT WE WILL SEE4 

Y\RS 9 SOLID>ITY1 

,IA9 

,CRITIQUE ( ,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,BULLET9 NO4 #b 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,I'M NOT SURPRIS$ ?AT ! >TICLE 0,MASS ,SOCIETY0 WAS NOT SIGN$ BY ! MEMB] ( ! 0,WILDFIRE ,COLLECTIVE0 :O P5N$ IT4 ,I1 TOO1 W\LD BE A%AM$ ( PUTT+ MY NAME TO SU* NONS5SE4 ,/RONG WORDS1 ,I KN[1 BUT JU/IFI$ GIV5 ! SELF-CONTRADICTORY & SUP]FICIAL >GUM5TS ?IS >TICLE 9FLICTS ON ITS READ]S4 

,\R ANONYM\S COMRADE 7:OM ,I WILL CALL ,W,F7 SEEMS TO HAVE TAK5 ALL ! TRADITIONAL >GUM5TS AGA9/ AN>*ISM & TURN$ !M 9TO >GUM5TS = 0PRIMITIVISM40 0,AN>*ISM CANNOT WORK 9 COMPLEX SOCIETIES08 ,CORRECT4 0,ORGANIZATION EQUALS GOV]NM5T08 ,( C\RSE4 0,SOCIETY EQUALS ! /ATE08 ,Y\ BET6 0,MOD]N SOCIETY REQUIRES BUREAUCRACY40 ,9DE$4 0,NO ONE WILL WORK08 ,RI<T6 ,H[ DEPRESS+ READ+ AN AN>*I/ CONFIRM ALL ! COMMON PREJUDICES AGA9/ AN>*ISM4 

,& ! ALT]NATIVE8 ,?AT IS NOT DEF9$ BUT 9 ! 0IMM$IATE T]M0 WE GET 0SMALL SCALE L&-BAS$ CULTURE10 BAS$ ON ! SMALLE/ GR\P POSSIBLE4 ,I D\BT MANY PEOPLE 9 ! ,WE/ WILL EMBRACE ?IS RETURN TO PEASANT LIFE4 ,RA!R1 !Y W\LD EMBRACE ! 9EQUALITIES & OPPRESSION ( CAPITALISM & /ATISM1 GIV5 ! ALT]NATIVE4 ,) 5EMIES LIKE !SE1 ! CURR5T SY/EM REALLY DOES NOT NE$ FRI5DS6 

,!N !RE IS ! 9CR$IBLE LEVEL ( SELF-CONTRADICTION4 ,W,F OP9ES ?AT 0:Y %\LD PEOPLE'S ACTIONS BE DEF9$ BY ! RES\RCES !Y LIVE NE>0 YET FAILS TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ! SMALL-SCALE GR\PS !Y FAVOR WILL1 BY NECESSITY1 BE DEF9$ SO4 ,IT IS ASS]T$ ?AT 0NO COMMUNITY W\LD BE BEHOLD5 TO ANY O!R0 :ILE TALK+ AB\T 0\R %>$ FUTURE WORLD40 ,BUT SU* GR\PS NE$ NOT %>E ANY?+1 UNLESS !Y HAVE SOME?+ 0DEF9$ BY ! RES\RCES !Y LIVE NE>0 :I* O!RS DO NOT4 ,!N !Y W\LD 0BE BEHOLD5 TO AN EXT]NAL NE$10 :I* IS BAD4 ,& ,W,F TALKS AB\T 0E/ABLI%+ A TRULY GLOBAL CLASSLESS HUMAN RELATIONS0 :ILE MAK+ COMMUNICATION BEYOND A FEW DAYS WALK IMPOSSIBLE6 ,:I* MAKES !IR OPPOSITION TO 0CULTURAL ,PANGEA0 QUITE IRONIC3 !IR 0SMALL GR\PS0 WILL ONLY SEE ! FEW 0CULTURES0 NE>E/ !M4 

,!N !RE IS !IR WOND]+ ( 0:O'S GO+ D[N ! M9E40 ,!Y ANSW] 0,ME8 ,NO ?ANKS60 ,IRONICALLY1 ,W,F DOES NOT (F] ?AT OPTION TO ?OSE :O DO NOT WI% TO LIVE 9 SELF-SUFFICI5T SMALL GR\PS4 ,EV5 MORE IRONICALLY ,W,F REFUSES ?OSE 9 ! 0GLOBAL S\?0 ANY *OICE 9 :AT K9D ( SOCIETY !Y WANT :ILE ALSO >GU+ ?AT O!R AN>*I/S SEEK A SIMIL> BL& GLOBALIZ$ WORLD AS CAPITALISM & CANNOT SEE BEYOND ! 0WE/]N MODEL40 ,9DE$1 A SUCCESSFUL AN>*I/ REVOLUTION 9 ! WE/ W\LD BE IMP]IALI/1 0EXPORT.<+ 'CIVILIZATION'.> TO !SE D5I$ ITS 'WOND]S4'0 ,BUT P]HAPS ?IS EXPOSES AN AW>5ESS ?AT PEOPLE 9 ! 0MAJORITY WORLD0 DO NOT P>TICUL>LY LIKE MANY ASPECTS ( !IR LIVES & SEEK IMPROVEM5TS 7E4G4 CLEAN WAT] & BASIC M$IC9ES7 9 !IR LIV+ CONDITIONS8 ,AS = ! LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY & 9DU/RY !Y W\LD LIKE1 WELL1 ,I ?9K TRUE AN>*I/S %\LD LET !M DECIDE ?AT !MSELVES RA!R ?AN SEEK+ TO IMPOSE PRIMITIVI/ FANTASIES ONTO !M4 

,SO ,W,FS VISION ( ! FUTURE IS AS CONTRADICTORY AS IT IS UNAPPEAL+4 ,:AT ( !IR CRITIQUE ( TRADITIONAL AN>*ISM8 ,?AT1 TOO1 IS LACK+4 ,TALK+ ( ,LONDON1 ,W,F >GUES ?AT 0IF ! CITY /AYS0 !N IT 0CANNOT & WILL NOT BE AN>*I/0 DUE TO ! SIZE ( ! POPULATION & ! RES\RCES & ORGANIZATION REQUIR$4 ,9 RETURN1 ,I ASK1 H[ WILL ,W,F GET RID ( ,LONDON8 ,W,F CLAIMS ?AT ORGANIZ+ A CITY ! SIZE ( ,LONDON W\LD BE 0A FUCK+ NI<TM>E0 YET S+UL>LY FAILS TO TALK AB\T ! REAL FUCK+ NI<TM>E ( :AT WILL HAPP5 TO !SE #h MILLION PEOPLE8 ,:Y %\LD !Y LEAVE ! CITY8 ,H[8 ,:]E TO8 ,CAN ALL #h MILLION1 NEV] M9D ! O!R #e MILLION1 ATTEMPT TO LIVE ! LIFE 0PRIMITIVISM0 ASS]TS IS 9 !IR 9T]E/S TO LIVE ON !SE ISL&S8 

,IF ,LONDON 0/AYS0 ,W,F WOND]S IF 0?OSE 9 ! 'C\NTRYSIDE' /ILL HAVE TO PROVIDE FOOD = ! BEA/08 ,BY 0! BEA/0 ,I ASSUME ,W,F MEANS ! #h MILLION PEOPLE ( ,LONDON4 ,SO1 = ,W,F1 IS ! 5EMY ! MASS ( ! POPULATION8 ,APP>5TLY SO4 ,& ,I WOND] H[ 0?OSE 9 ! 'C\NTRYSIDE'0 W\LD APPRECIATE A MASS 9FLUX ( MILLIONS ( />V+ CITY FOLK1 DRIV5 FROM ! CITY BY :O KN[S :AT8 ,BUT :Y LET LITTLE ISSUES LIKE MASS />VATION & :AT PEOPLE WANT & DESIRE GET 9 ! WAY ( ! PRIMITIVI/ UTOPIA8 

,:AT ( ,W,F'S >GUM5T ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ORGANIZE A CITY ! SIZE ( ,LONDON 9 A LIB]T>IAN FA%ION8 ,HE WOND]S :]E ALL ! DELEGATES W\LD MEET4 ,BUT :Y ASSUME ?AT ALL ! DELEGATES W\LD HAVE TO MEET OR DISCUSS ALL ! MANY ISSUES ( ! POPULATION4 ,MANY ISSUES W\LD BE 9 ! H&S ( ?OSE MO/ AFFECT$ & NOT REQUIRE WID] DISCUSSION4 ,MO/ COMMUNICATION ( NE$S W\LD BE DIRECT4 ,A COMMUNITY W\LD CONTACT WORKPLACE ,A = SUPPLIES1 :I* W\LD CONTACT WORKPLACE ,B TO >RANGE 9PUTS1 & SO =?4 ,= CO-ORD9ATION ( WID] ACTIVITY1 !RE W\LD BE DELEGATES ( F$]ATIONS SO CUTT+ D[N ON ! NUMB] HAV+ TO MEET SUB/ANTIALLY4 ,& AS = ,F,C'S POND]+ ( H[ 0?OSE 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR? .<CAN.> COMMUNICATE LET ALONE CONV9CE A COMMUNITY 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?0 NOT TO 0H>NESS NUCLE> 5]GY10 HAVE !Y NOT HE>D ( E-MAIL1 TELEPHONES1 LETT]S1 PETITIONS1 S5D+ DELEGATES BY PLANE8 ,OR =MS ( DIRECT ACTION AS ! BOYCOTT1 ! /RIKE8 ,OR EV5 PROTE/ M>*ES8 ,OR RAIS+ A PROTE/ MOTION AT ! APPROPRIATE F$]ATION CONGRESS8 

,SO H[ W\LD \R 0COMMUNITY'S VOICE .<BE.> HE>D08 ,9 ! SAME WAY AS ! RE/1 BY AN ELECT$1 M&AT$ & RECALLABLE DELEGATE4 ,IMPOSSIBLE8 ,IT WORK$ DUR+ ! ,FR5* & ,SPANI% REVOLUTIONS & 9 ! REC5T REVOLT 9 ,>G5T9A & W\LD1 ,I SUGGE/1 WORK F> BETT] ?AN ANY PRIMITIVI/ ALT]NATIVE4 ,SU* A SY/EM WILL 9VOLVE REA*+ AGREEM5TS ) O!RS & SO COMPROMISE1 BUT FRE$OM IS NOT SOME IMMATURE DESIRE TO ALWAYS GET Y\R WAY4 ,?AT IS ! ATOMIZ$1 N>R[ & SELF-DEFEAT+ 9DIVIDUALISM PROMOT$ BY CAPITALISM1 NOT ! SOCIAL FRE$OM DESIR$ BY LIB]T>IANS4 

,POPUL> SELF-MANAGEM5T W\LD APPLY 9 9DU/RY TOO4 ,W,F /ATES ?AT 0WORK]S CONTROL0 MEANS 0PLAC+ TE*NOLOGIES & SKILLS 9 ! H&S ( ! FEW40 ,ACTUALLY1 IT MEANS ! OPPOSITE1 I4E4 WORK]S' CONTROLL+ ! TE*NOLOGIES & SKILLS !Y USE RA!R ?AN LETT+ BOSSES 7! FEW7 DO SO4 ,AS = IT BE+ 05=C$ DIVID$ LABOR0 & 0WORK]S SELF-EXPLOITATION0 ,W,F IS REALLY ABUS+ ! MEAN+ ( WORDS4 ,YES1 ?+S WILL NE$ TO BE PRODUC$ & DIFF]5T TASKS WILL 9VOLVE DIFF]5T WORK BUT IF ?IS IS 05=C$ DIVID$ LABOR0 !N SO IS ALL PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY1 9CLUD+ ?AT 9 ,W,F'S 0SMALL-SCALE0 GR\PS4 ,OR P]HAPS ! WORK REQUIR$ TO GET FOOD IS NOT 05=C$0 AS ! ALT]NATIVE IS />VATION8 ,IF SO1 !N SAY HELLO TO ! USUAL CAPITALI/ DEF5SE ( WAGE SLAV]Y6 

,NON-PRIMITIVI/ AN>*I/S KN[ ?AT PRODUCTION 0WILL CONT9UE TO NE$ RAW RES\RCES TO BE BUILT40 ,YES1 ?IS WILL CAUSE ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION4 ,BUT SO WILL ! ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION CAUS$ BY ! BREAKD[N ( CIVILIZATION ,W,F DESIRES3 NUCLE> MELTD[NS1 TOXIC WA/E & OIL SLICKS CAUS$ BY AB&ON$ 9DU/RY1 ALL ! O!R LEGACIES ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 :I* 7LIKE ! RUL+ CLASS7 WILL NOT JU/ DISAPPE>4 ,WE WILL NE$ TO H&LE SU* PROBLEMS :ILE TRANS=M+ SOCIETY4 ,& ?IS IS :]E ! 09DU/RIAL PROGRESSION0 ,W,F DISMISSES \T ( H& COMES 9TO PLAY4 ,!Y CANNOT SEE ?AT TE*NOLOGY CAN BE US$ BY ?OSE :O WORK TO MAKE IT EASI] & R$UCE_/ELIM9ATE ! MO/ UNPLEASANT ASPECTS ( IT4 ,PEOPLE CAN SEE ! IMPACT ( !IR ACTIVITY & W\LD *ANGE ?+S TO M9IMIZE IT4 ,YES1 SOL> PANELS WILL USE RES\RCES BUT !Y >E LESS ECOLOGICALLY DE/RUCTIVE ?AN COAL FIRES 9 EV]Y HOME4 ,:I* IS1 ( C\RSE1 0PROGRESS04 ,W\LD ,W,F1 AS A TRUE BELIEV] 9 ANTI-PROGRESS1 OPPOSE DEVELOPM5TS :I* SAVE RES\RCES & R$UCE POLLUTION8 

,:I* EXPOSES ANO!R PROBLEM ) PRIMITIVISM4 ,IT IS ! MIRROR IMAGE CAPITALI/ WOR%IP ( PROGRESS 7= ONE IT'S GOOD1 ! O!R EVIL74 ,!Y >E TWO-SIDES ( ! SAME1 ANTI-HUMAN1 CO94 ,AN>*I/S SEE PROGRESS 9 A MORE COMPLEX LI<T4 ,IT IS SURELY A TRUISM ?AT 0PROGRESS0 UND] A HI]>*ICAL SOCIETY WILL BE %AP$ BY ! EQUALITIES ( P[] 9 IT4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT PROGRESS IS NOT AS NEUTRAL AS EI!R CAPITALI/S OR TE*NOPHOBES LIKE TO SUGGE/4 ,RA!R ?AN ! QUASI-RELIGI\S OPPOSITION TO 0PROGRESS0 WE %\LD BE US+ \R M9DS1 EVALUAT+ ! CO/S & B5EFITS ( SPECIFIC CONCRETE =MS ( TE*NOLOGY & PRODUCTION1 SEEK+ WAYS ( IMPROV+ & *ANG+ !M &1 P]HAPS1 GETT+ RID ( SOME ( !M TOTALLY4 ,SOME?+ AN>*I/S HAVE LONG >GU$ PEOPLE :O >E CREAT+ & LIV+ 9 A FREE SOCIETY W\LD DO4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ,W,F EXPOSES ! CORE PROBLEM ) PRIMITIVISM4 ,= !M1 TE*NOLOGY1 0MASS SOCIETY0 & 0CIVILIZATION0 >E NEUTRAL4 ,= ! PRIMITIVI/1 ALL !SE ?+S >E 9H]5TLY 0BAD0 & SO 9DEP5D5T ( ! DESIRES ( ! PEOPLE AFFECT$ BY !M & ! SY/EM !Y >E P>T (4 ,H[EV]1 ONCE WE REALIZE ?AT !SE ?+S >E NOT NEUTRAL WE CAN SEE ! WAY \T4 ,WE CAN SEE ?AT WORK]S' CONTROL IS NOT 0SELF-EXPLOITATION0 BUT RA!R ! FIR/ /EP 9 MODIFY+ TE*NOLOGY & PRODUCTION TO ECOLOGISE & HUMANIZE IT4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ! SELF-ORGANIZATION & MASS P>TICIPATION REQUIR$ BY SOCIAL /RUGGLE & REVOLUTION >E ! FIR/ /EPS 9 HUMANIZ+ SOCIETY & CIVILIZ+ A 0CIVILIZATION0 DI/ORT$ BY ! B>B>ISM ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,& ?IS NEW SOCIETY W\LD BE TAKE ! BE/ ( EXI/+ CULTURES1 TE*NOLOGIES & SKILLS TO HELP PRODUCE A WORLD ( UNIQUE 9DIVIDUALS :O LIVE 9 DIV]SE COMMUNITIES & EXP]I5CE DIV]SE CULTURES & IDEAS4 

,TO 5D1 ,W,F COMPLA9S ?AT 0! LEFT CLAIM !SE PRIMITIVI/S WANT ,MAD ,MAX DY/OPIAS40 ,ON ! EVID5CE ( ?IS >TICLE1 ,I CAN ONLY SURMISE ?AT 0! LEFT0 IS RI<T ON ?IS ONE4 

,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,REPLY TO ! ,WILDFIRE ,REPLY 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,! LETT]S BY BO? MEMB]S ( ! 0,WILDFIRE ,COLLECTIVE0 7,W,C7 JU/ RE9=CES ! POV]TY ( PRIMITIVISM4 ,RA!R ?AN ADDRESS ! ISSUES ,I RAIS$1 !Y PREF] P]SONAL ATTACKS & DI/ORTION :ILE HAV+ ! *EEK TO ACCUSE ME ( 0VITRIOL1 LIES & HALF-TRU?S06 ,IGNOR+ ! 9SULTS1 9V5TIONS1 EVASIONS & SELF-CONTRADICTIONS1 !IR LETT]S ACTUALLY HAVE LITTLE TO SAY4 ,MO/ ( IT IS SIMPLY 7& OBVI\SLY7 GROSS DI/ORTIONS ( :AT ,I HAD >GU$4 

0,WILDFIRE #a0 7,W,F#a7 COMPLA9S ?AT BY 0ASS]T.<+.> !SE TWO .<( #e6.> POSITIONS TO US1 9 9V5T$ COMMAS 7AS IF LIFT$ FROM ! TEXT70 ,I AM BE+ 0DI%ONE/ & MISREPRES5TATIVE40 ,YET ! CONTEXT ( MY LETT] MAKES IT CLE> ,I WAS NOT QUOT+ FROM ! TEXT & ANY READ] ( ! ORIG9AL >TICLE WILL KN[ ?AT ,I WAS NOT4 

,LOOK+ AT ! ASS]TION ?AT 0ORGANIZATION EQUALS GOV]NM5T0 ,I CANNOT SEE :AT HE IS COMPLA9+ AB\T4 ,! SECOND BULLET9 OBVI\SLY ASSUMES ?IS4 ,?IS IS MORE ?AN CONFIRM$ BY HIS SUGGE/ION ?AT ,I HAVE 0ALL MY HOPES RE/+ 9 BECOM+ ONE ( Y\R ILLUSION>Y 'RECALLABLE' POLITICIANS ( ! FUTURE40 ,& H]E IS ! P]SON :O TAKES (F5SE TO MY 0ASS]TION0 ?AT HE EQUATES ORGANIZATION ) GOV]NM5T6 ,H[ IRONIC4 ,!N !RE IS HIS COMRADE'S LETT]1 :I* CALLS 0RECALLABLE DELEGATES 444 ANO!R =M ( GOV]NANCE10 EV5 DISMISS+ COLLECTIVE DECISION MAK+ AS ! 9DIVIDUAL BE+ 0CRU%$ UND] ! WEI<T ( 'WORK]S' DEMOCRACY4'0 ,:E!R 9 ! WORKPLACE OR 9 A 0SMALL-SCALE0 COMMUNITY1 ORGANIZATION MEANS REQUIRES DECISIONS TO REA*$ & !SE WILL R>ELY MAKE EV]YONE HAPPY4 ,IF EV]Y DECISION REQUIRES #a.0 AGREEM5T !N ! OP9ION ( ! #i#i.0 O!R MEMB]S >E 0CRU%$0 BY ! 0LONE VOICE40 ,IT SUGGE/S A SOME:AT AUTOCRATIC APPROA* TO COOP]ATION1 NAMELY ! EXPECTATION ?AT EV]YONE MU/ DO EXACTLY :AT Y\ WANT O!RWISE Y\ >E OPPRESS$4 ,?US MY 0ASS]TION01 RA!R ?AN BE+ 0DI%ONE/01 WAS CORRECT4 

,W,F#a SAYS ,I PROPOSE 0AN 'IMP]IALI/' PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION ON ! MAJORITY WORLD40 ,REALLY1 ,W,F#a1 DO Y\ ?9K ! READ]S ( ,FRE$OM >E /UPID8 ,!Y READ MY REPLY & KN[ ,I SAID NO SU* ?+4 ,! 0QUOTE0 Y\ PROVIDE WAS MY REPEAT+ Y\R /RAW MAN >GUM5T AGA9/ 0TRADITIONAL0 AN>*ISM & MO/ DEF9ITELY NOT SUGGE/+ AGREEM5T ) Y\R DI%ONE/ COMM5TS6 ,! CONTEXT MAKES IT CLE> ?AT ?IS WAS ! CASE1 AS CAN BE SE5 BY ,W,F#a DOCTOR+ ! QUOTE TO REMOVE ! QUOTATION M>KS :]E ,I 9DICAT$ ! SECOND BULLET9'S WORDS4 ,H[ DI%ONE/ CAN Y\ GET8 

,AS REG>DS ,W,F#a'S PU]ILE COMM5TS 9 RESPONSE TO HIS [N 9V5TIONS1 IT IS H>DLY WOR? REPLY+4 ,I WILL NOTE ?AT ,I FULLY SUPPORT 0,ZAPITI/AS :O DON'T WANT DAMS0 & O!RS :O REJECT ! DEM&S ( CAPITALI/ PROGRESS4 ,AS ,I MADE CLE>1 0PROGRESS0 UND] CAPITALISM IS %AP$ BY 9EQUALITIES ( P[] & WEAL?4 ,I OBVI\SLY DO NOT WOR%IP IT1 ,I JU/ DON'T REJECT ALL PROGRESS AS 9H]5TLY BAD4 ,IT'S NOT ?AT H>D TO UND]/&4 ,& ,I ?9K IT IRONIC ?AT SOMEONE :O WANTS ! :OLE WORLD TO BE 0PRIMITIVI/0 HAS ! *EEK TO CALL ME AN 0IMP]IALI/0 & 0AU?ORIT>IAN10 P>TICUL>LY GIV5 ?AT ,I SAID 0,AS = ! LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY & 9DU/RY !Y .<9 ! ',GLOBAL ,S\?'.> W\LD LIKE1 WELL1 ,I ?9K TRUE AN>*I/S %\LD LET !M DECIDE ?AT !MSELVES RA!R ?AN SEEK+ TO IMPOSE PRIMITIVI/ FANTASIES ONTO !M0 7I4E4 ! SAME POSITION ,I HOLD = ! 0,GLOBAL ,NOR?074 

,I DO F9D IT FUNNY ,W,F#a M5TION+ ,I WANT TO 0ORGANIZE /RIKES AGA9/ ?OSE :O REFUSE ! 'PROGRESS ( ! WE/4'0 ,I ASSUME ?AT ?IS IS 9 RESPONSE TO MY SUGGE/IONS ON HIS QUE/ION ( H[ 0?OSE 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR? .<CAN.> COMMUNICATE LET ALONE CONV9CE A COMMUNITY 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?0 NOT TO 0H>NESS NUCLE> 5]GY40 ,:I* IS A TOTAL DI/ORTION ( MY >GUM5T AS WELL AS BE+ DEEPLY IRONIC4 ,!RE ,I WAS EXPLA9+ H[ WE C\LD CONV9CE PEOPLE NOT TO FOLL[ \R MI/AKES & ,W,F#a TURNS IT ON ITS HEAD6 

,HIS COMRADE GETS ANNOY$ BY ?IS AS WELL1 COMPLA9+ ?AT DIRECT ACTION W\LD BE US$ AGA9/ A 0GR\P ( WORK]S .<?AT.> DOESN'T WANT TO PLAY0 9 ORD] TO 0=CE PEOPLE TO DO :AT ! MAJORITY WANT40 ,?IS IS IRONIC4 ,IS HE N[ SUGGE/+ ?AT WE %\LD LET PEOPLE 0H>NESS NUCLE> 5]GY0 AS IT W\LD BE OPPRESSIVE TO TRY & CONV9CE !M NOT TO8 ,I WI% HE W\LD MAKE HIS M9D UP6 ,HE !N 5DS ?IS SELF-CONTRADICTORY P>AGRAPH ) AN ASS]TION ?AT 0:5 ! BOYCOTTS FAIL0 ,I W\LD 0BE \T %OOT+ ALL !SE 'ANTI-WORK' TYPES HIS ,SPANI% CIVIL W> H]OES0 DID4 ,I NOTICE HE PROVID$ NO EVID5CE = ?IS S]I\S CLAIM4 ,I *ECK$ ! MO/ OBVI\S S\RCE = SU* AN ACCUSATION 7,SEIDM5'S 0,WORK]S ,AGA9/ ,WORK07 & F\ND NO?+4 ,P]HAPS HE W\LD FURNI% A REF]5CE8 

,!N !RE IS ,W,F#a'S DI/ORTION ON MY H&L+ ECOLOGICALLY DE/RUCTIVE TE*NOLOGY4 ,HE AGA9 PRODUCES A DOCTOR$1 \T ( CONTEXT1 QUOTE 9 ORD] TO LAUN* 9TO A TIRADE ON H[ ,I ?9K 0! FUTURE IS AN EI!R OR SC5>IO4 ,EI!R WE EMBRACE ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION OR FACE ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION40 ,P]HAPS ,I %\LD /RESS ?AT BY 0ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION0 ,I ASSUM$ ,W,C MEANT ! USE ( NATURAL RES\RCES BY HUMANS 7?IS IS CLE> FROM MY LETT]74 ,GIV5 ! CONTEXT !Y US$ ! T]M1 ,I FEEL JU/IFI$ 9 ?IS4 ,YES1 PRODUC+ ANY PRODUCT1 EV5 ECOLOGICAL ONES1 WILL RESULT 9 RES\RCE USE1 POLLUTION1 & SO ON 7I4E4 BE DE/RUCTIVE ( ! NATURAL 5VIRONM5T74 ,?IS APPLIES TO 0PRIMITIVI/0 SOCIETY AS WELL4 ,CUTT+ D[N TREES = HOMES1 HEAT+ & F>M L& CAUSES 0ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION40 ,MY />T+ PO9T IS H[ DO WE 9T]ACT ) ! 5VIRONM5T TO M9IMIZE \R IMPACT :ILE MA9TA9+ A DEC5T /&>D ( LIV+4 ,AS ,I MADE CLE> 9 MY LETT]1 AS ,W,F#a KN[S4 

,W,C CLE>LY REJECT ?IS SOLUTION4 ,I CAN SEE :Y ,W,F#a DI/ORTS MY POSITION AS IT ALL[S HIM TO IGNORE MY PO9T1 :I* WAS ?AT 0! BREAKD[N ( CIVILIZATION ,W,F DESIRES0 WILL FACE ! 0LEGACIES ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 :I* 7LIKE ! RUL+ CLASS7 WILL NOT JU/ DISAPPE>40 ,PRESUMABLY ,W,F#a REJECTS ?IS & ?9KS ?AT NUCLE> P[] /ATIONS %\LD JU/ BE ALL[$ TO MELT D[N & ! TOXIC WA/ES ( DECAY+ 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY JU/ SEEP 9TO ! WAT] TABLE & SOIL8 ,BUT NO1 HE >GUES ?AT 0WE CAN SAFELY DEACTIVATE & SECURE 'TOXIC' PROCESSES DUR+ A REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION1 )\T HAV+ TO CONT9UE !IR PRODUCTION PO/-REVOLUTION40 ,:Y DIDN'T ,I ?9K ( ?AT8 ,NO1 WAIT1 ,I DID6 ,I WROTE ?AT 0WE WILL NE$ TO H&LE SU* PROBLEMS :ILE TRANS=M+ SOCIETY0 AS WELL AS 0EVALUAT+ ! CO/S & B5EFITS ( SPECIFIC CONCRETE =MS ( TE*NOLOGY & PRODUCTION1 SEEK+ WAYS ( IMPROV+ & *ANG+ !M &1 P]HAPS1 GETT+ RID ( SOME ( !M TOTALLY40 ,W,F#a SIMPLY REPEATS MY PO9T AGA9/ ME4 ,H[ DI%ONE/ CAN Y\ GET8 

,/RANGELY1 ,W,F#a DOES NOT EXPLA9 H[ ?IS DEACTIVATION W\LD OCCUR4 ,AS HE DISMISSES WORK]S' CONTROL1 ,I CANNOT SEE H[ IT WILL BE DONE4 ,! ISSUE IS SIMPLE4 ,IF ,W,C ?9K 0PRIMITIVI/0 SOCIETY WILL EXI/ IMM$IATELY1 !N !Y MU/ ACKN[L$GE ?AT MILLIONS WILL DIE ( />VATION SO ?AT ! 0LUCKY0 FEW ?AT SURVIVE CAN RAISE *ICK5S FREE FROM SU* TYRANNIES AS HOSPITALS1 BOOKS & ELECTRICITY4 ,IF1 H[EV]1 !Y ?9K IT WILL BE CREAT$ OV] TIME1 ) ! S5SIBLE DEACTIVATION ( 9DU/RY & ! VOLUNT>Y DISMANTL+ ( CITIES LIKE ,LONDON !N LET !M EXPLA9 H[ ?IS WILL BE DONE )\T ! WORK]S' CONTROL1 9T]NATIONAL L9KS & ! SELF-ORGANIZATION ( ! POPULATION !Y ATTACK$ ME = ADVOCAT+4 ,& IF ! TRANSITION IS SL[1 !N :Y CAN WE NOT JUDGE :I* TE*NOLOGY TO KEEP_/MODIFY_/REJECT RA!R ?AN JU/ DUMP IT ALL8 

,BUT ?AT ISN'T AN OPTION = ,W,C1 :O D5\NC$ ME = SUGGE/+ IT4 ,!Y MADE IT CLE> ?AT IT WAS A CASE ( :5 0CIVILIZATION COLLAPSES0 RA!R ?AN PROGRESSIVE *ANGE OV] TIME4 ,GIV5 ?IS1 !Y MU/ EXPLA9 :Y SU* A SUDD5 BREAKD[N WILL NOT LEAD TO ! DEA? & ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION ON A MASSIVE SCALE4 ,IF !Y CLAIM1 AGA9/ ALL LOGIC1 !Y DO NOT WANT SU* AN ABRUPT *ANGE1 !N :Y DO !IR BULLET9S SO OBVI\SLY SUGGE/ !Y DO8 

,BUT LOGIC DOES NOT SEEM TO BE !IR /RONG PO9T4 ,W,F#a'S COMRADE /ATES ?AT ! BULLET9 IS NOT 0A BLUE PR9T = ! FUTURE40 ,SO :5 IT >GU$ = 0SMALL SCALE L&-BAS$ CULTURE0 IT WAS NOT PROPOS+ ANY IDEAS = ! FUTURE8 ,HE ASS]TS ?AT PRIMITIVISM REJECTS 0?AT MODELS ( SOCIAL 9T]ACTION BE IMPOS$ ON ANYONE0 YET FAILS TO DISCUSS H[ TO GET TO HIS PRIMITIVI/ UTOPIA4 ,HE WANTS TO GET RID ( ! CITY1 YET MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 H[ NOR :AT WILL HAPP5 TO ,LONDON'S #h MILLION 9HABITANTS4 ,GIV5 ?AT NEI!R PRIMITIVI/ BO!R$ TO ANSW] ! QUE/ION ( H[ ! ,U,K WILL SUPPORT #eh MILLION PEOPLE US+ SU* A CULTURE1 ,I HAVE WOND] :Y ,W,F#a COMPLA9S ?AT IT IS FALSE TO SAY HE 0PROPOSE.<S.> 'MASS />VATION' AS A SOLUTION06 ,MAY ,I REM9D ,W,C ( !IR FIR/ BULLET9'S COMM5T AB\T :5 0CIVILIZATION COLLAPSES08 ,:AT CONCLUSION %\LD WE DRAW8 

,UNTIL ,W,C ANSW]S SU* QUE/IONS1 NO ONE WILL TAKE !M S]I\SLY4 ,! FACT ?AT !Y REFUS$ TO TAKE ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO IS SIGNIFICANT4 ,WILL !Y FAIL TO ANSW] ! EQUALLY SIMPLE QUE/ION ( H[ !Y PLAN TO DEACTIVATE 9DU/RY SAFELY & AVOID MASS />VATION )\T ! WORK]S' CONTROL1 9T]NATIONAL L9KS & F$]AL ORGANIZATION !Y DISMISS \T ( H& AS NEW =MS ( 0GOV]NANCE08 

,IT IS SIMPLE4 ,WE >E FAC$ ) ! FACT ?AT A REVOLUTION WILL />T 9 SOCIETY AS IT IS4 ,AN>*ISM RECOGNIZES ?IS & SUGGE/S A MEANS ( TRANS=M+ IT4 ,PRIMITIVISM %IES AWAY FROM SU* M9OR PROBLEMS4 ,9 SPITE ( EXTREMI/ S\ND+ RHETORIC1 IT HAS NO REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE AT ALL &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 LITTLE TO RECOMM5D IT4 

,F9ALLY1 ,I HAD TO LAU< :5 ,W,F#a SAID MY 0LONG/&+ BATTLE ) 'PRIMITIVISM' HAS BE5 WELL DOCUM5T$40 ,HE /ATES ?AT ! 0LETT] PAGES ( PA/ ISSUES ( ,BLACK ,FLAG & ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S >E LITT]$ ) 'CALLS & RESPONSES' SIMIL> TO !SE40 ,CLE>LY ,W,F#a IS AS BAD AT DOCUM5TATION AS HE IS ) HONE/ DEBATE OR GETT+ QUOTES RI<T4 ,I HAVE NEV] WRITT5 A LETT] TO ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ NOR A WORD 9 ,BLACK ,FLAG AB\T PRIMITIVISM4 

,BUT :Y LET ! TRU? GET 9 ! WAY8 ,IT HASN'T SO F>4 ,W,F#a /ATES ?AT ,I HAVE 0EXPOS$ .<MY.> POT5TIAL TO MISREPRES5T & LIE TO SECURE SOME OBSCURE 'IDEOLOGICAL' BATTLE40 ,GIV5 HIS UTT] DI/ORTION ( MY >GUM5TS & HIS SEEM+ 9ABILITY TO GET EV5 SIMPLE QUOTES CORRECT1 ,I KN[ :O HAS BE5 EXPOS$ AS ! LI>4 ,I WILL NOT HOLD MY BREA? WAIT+ = AN APOLOGY = HIS DI/ORTIONS & LIES4 ,BUT AT LEA/ ,W,C HAVE %[N ?AT !Y HAVE NO CONC]N = ! TRU? OR DISCUSS+ ! PROBLEMS A SOCIAL REVOLUTION WILL FACE4 ,OR1 MORE IMPORTANTLY1 ! FATE ( ! #eh MILLION PEOPLE ( ! ,U,K UND] 0PRIMITIVISM40 

,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,ANO!R LETT] TO ,FRE$OM ON ,PRIMITIVISM 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,K>5 ,GOAMAN'S SUMM>Y ( MY IDEAS 7ISSUE #a_/#a_/#d7 IS AT SU* ODDS TO :AT ,I ACTUALLY WROTE ,I DON'T KN[ :]E TO BEG94 ,P]HAPS IT IS JU/ ME1 BUT IT (T5 SEEMS ?AT SUPPORT]S ( PRIMITIVISM SPEAK A DIFF]5T LANGUAGE TO ! RE/ ( US4 ,AFT] ALL1 ,I SAID 9 MY FIR/ REPLY ?AT ,I D\BT$ ?AT PEOPLE :O W5T TO ! TR\BLE ( HAV+ A REVOLUTION W\LD LEAVE EV]Y?+ PRETTY MU* ! SAME AS BE=E 7AS ASS]T$ 9 ! FIR/ 0,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,BULLET9074 ,BUT1 NO1 APP>5TLY BY ?IS ,I MEANT ! OPPOSITE6 ,SO :5 %E LABELS ME A LOV] ( 0MOD]N 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY0 %E IS DI/ORT+ MY POSITION SLI<TLY4 

,!N !RE IS ! :OLE 0PRIMITIVI/0 RHETORIC ITSELF4 ,! FIR/ ,BULLET9 /RESS$ PRIMITIVISM WAS 0NOT POS+ ! ,/ONE ,AGE AS A MODEL = \R ,UTOPIA40 ,N[ ,K>5 PO9TS TO 0ONLY #a#e1 YE>S ( \R [N PRE-HI/ORY0 AS 0MODELS & EXAMPLES06 ,%E /RESSES ?AT ! 0SMALL-SCALE L&-BAS$ CULTURES0 PRIMITIVISM WANTS >E NOT PEASANT COMMUNITIES 7AL?\< %E ALSO SAYS ?AT 0PEASANTS & SMALL F>M]S0 W]E :AT 0! ,WILDFIRE WRIT]S >GUE =0671 :I* LEAVES US ) ! 0GA!R+ & HUNT+0 TRIBES ! FIR/ ,BULLET9 REJECT$4 ,SO TO RECAP4 ,PRIMITIVI/S DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO ! ,/ONE ,AGE1 !Y JU/ IMPLY !Y DO4 ,!Y ALSO CONSID] PEASANT LIFE A 0RETURN TO A LIFE ( DRUDG]Y10 BUT ALSO 0>GUE =0 IT4 ,:I*1 ,I SUPPOSE1 %[S ?AT ,Z]ZAN WAS RI<T TO COMBAT ! EVILS ( LANGUAGE6 

,!N !RE IS ! :OLE ISSUE ( 7TO QUOTE ! FIR/ 0,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,BULLET907 :5 0CIVILIZATION COLLAPSES0 ?R\< 0ITS [N VOLITION40 ,N[1 ?AT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE ?+4 ,IT MEANS ! DE/RUCTION ( LIFE AS WE KN[ IT 9 A %ORT P]IOD ( TIME1 :E!R WE WANT IT OR NOT4 ,PRIMITIVI/S1 :5 PRESS$1 SEEM TO SAY ?AT !Y DON'T MEAN 9/ANT *AOS & MASS />VATION BY ?AT EXPRESSION BUT ?AT IS :AT IT S\NDS LIKE4 ,& !Y GET HUFFY :5 Y\ PO9T IT \T6 

,K>5 %[S ?IS CONTRADICTION BETWE5 ! RHETORIC & REALITY4 ,%E SAYS ,I RAISE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE 0( H[ PEOPLE C\LD MANAGE NUCLE> & TOXIC WA/E CAUS$ BY DECADES ( MILIT>Y & 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION40 ,%E SUGGE/S 0SKILL$ PEOPLE TO CONTA9 ! LEGACY ( 9DU/RIALISM OR TO ALL[ !M TO DEGRADE AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE 9 >EAS ?AT PEOPLE CAN AVOID40 ,SO1 TO GET ?IS RI<T1 NO ONE WILL WANT TO WORK 9 A M9E OR 9 A FACTORY BUT !Y WILL WANT TO LOOK AFT] TOXIC & NUCLE> WA/E8 ,& H[ WILL !Y DO ?AT8 ,BO? BULLET9S REJECT$ WORK]S' CONTROL \T ( H&4 ,& IT WILL REQUIRE TE*NOLOGY & 9DU/RY TO PROVIDE ! MEANS ( CONTA9M5T1 BUT ?AT IS 7YET AGA97 REJECT$ \T ( H&4 ,SO1 H[ WILL ?IS TASK BE DONE8 ,AS = DUMP+ IT 9TO ONE >EA1 SURELY ,K>5 KN[S ?AT ! 5VIRONM5T CANNOT BE SUBDIVID$ 9 ?IS WAY4 ,! EFFECTS ( A ROTT+ PILE ( 9DU/RIAL WA/E WILL NOT /OP AT HUMAN MADE B>RI]S4 

,! KEY PROBLEM ) ,K>5'S REPLY IS ?AT IT DOES NOT ADDRESS ! PRETTY BASIC QUE/ION ( H[ WE GET TO H] PRIMITIVI/ UTOPIA4 ,%E TALKS AB\T 0SMALL-SCALE L&-BAS$ CULTURES0 YET DOES NOT EXPLA9 H[ ! ,U,K WILL SUPPORT #eh MILLION PEOPLE LIV+ LIKE ?AT4 ,NOR H[ WE GET !RE4 ,! V]Y CRUX ( MY CRITIQUE1 9CID5TALLY4 ,& :I* NONE ( ! 0PRIMITIVI/S0 HAVE BO!R$ TO ACKN[L$GE1 NEV] M9D ADDRESS4 

,GIV5 ?AT PRIMITIVI/S REJECT WORK]S' CONTROL1 F$]ALISM1 ! 0CONT9UATION ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY0 7EV5 TEMPOR>ILY71 & SO =?1 ,I FAIL TO SEE H[ IT WILL EV] HAPP5 )\T />VATION & MIS]Y ON A MASSIVE SCALE4 ,P]HAPS 0PRIMITIVISM0 WILL BE AS WOND]FUL AS ,K>5 SAYS IT WILL BE BUT UNTIL %E & H] FELL[S ACTUALLY DISCUSS H[ TO GET !RE1 ,I'LL BE UNABLE TO SIGN UP TO IT4 ,P]HAPS ! REASON :Y !Y DON'T DO ?IS IS BECAUSE !Y KN[ ?AT IT WILL 9VOLVE ALL ! ?+S !Y SLAG (F 0TRADITIONAL0 AN>*I/S =4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 A PROCESS ( TRANSITION 9VOLV+ WORK]S' CONTROL1 F$]ALISM & ! USE ( 9DU/RY4 ,ALSO1 IF !Y ADMIT TO ?AT !Y W\LD ALSO HAVE TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT 0TRADITIONAL0 AN>*I/S DO NOT WANT ! 0CONT9UATION ( 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY0 AT ALL BUT RA!R A TOTAL TRANS=MATION ( H[ WE LIVE4 ,WE JU/ RECOGNIZE ?IS CANNOT BE DONE OV]NI<T NOR NE$ 9VOLVE ! ELIM9ATION ( ALL =MS ( 9DU/RY_/TE*NOLOGY4 

,I'M GLAD %E SAYS ,I MAY BE 0HAPPI] & MORE SATISFI$ LIV+0 9 H] UTOPIA1 AFT] ALL %E DOES NOT GIVE ME ANY O!R OPTIONS TO *OOSE FROM4 ,! IDEA ?AT WE CAN *OOSE ! LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY WE WANT IS DISMISS$ \T ( H&4 ,)\T IRONY1 %E SAYS ?AT IT IS 09DU/RIALISM0 ?AT 0REMOVES ! *OICE = PEOPLE TO DECIDE H[ TO LIVE0 & SO CONDEMNS US ALL TO LIVE UND] PRIMITIVISM4 ,SAY+ ?AT !RE IS NO ALT]NATIVE DOES SEEM A LITTLE BIT AU?ORIT>IAN TO ME1 SORRY4 ,P>TICUL>LY :5 ! USE ( APPROPRIATE TE*NOLOGY %[S IT'S NOT TRUE4 

,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,LA/ LETT] TO ,FRE$OM ON ,PRIMITIVISM 

,DE> ,FRE$OM 

,I CANNOT SAY ?AT ,I WAS TOO HE>T-BROK5 TO SEE ?AT ! ,WILDFIRE ,COLLECTIVE 7,W,C7 HAS DECID$ TO /OP SUBMITT+ ITS BULLET9 TO ,FRE$OM4 ,I DID ?9K ( LETT+ ! LA/ BULLET9 GO )\T COMM5T1 BUT ! NATURE ( !IR LA/ CONTRIBUTION PROVOK$ ME TO WRITE4 

,:Y HAVE !Y DECID$ TO /OP8 ,!Y >E VAGUE ON ?IS1 SO IMPLY+ SO SORT ( CONSPIRACY BY ! NEW ,FRE$OM $ITORS TO SIL5CE !M4 ,APP>5TLY 0$ITORIAL-9FANTILISM0 BY 0JUNIOR $ITORS0 SEEK+ 0TO /AMP !IR [N AG5DA ON ! PAP]0 IS TO BLAME & HAV+ MADE 0CONSI/5T ATTEMPTS TO SABOTAGE ! PAGE HAVE SUCCE$$ 9 \R )DRAWAL40 

,H[EV]1 !IR SPECIFIC REASONS SEEM TO SMACK ( ! 09FANTILISM0 !Y ACCUSE ! $ITORS (4 ,AFT] ALL1 :AT DO !Y OBJECT TO8 ,C5SOR%IP8 ,NO1 !Y DID NOT LIKE ! 0LAY\T0 ( !IR LA/ >TICLE4 ,& :Y DID ! $ITORS ( ,FRE$OM LAY IT \T8 ,BECAUSE NOT ONLY W]E ! ,W,C UNABLE TO WRITE ANY?+ NEW1 !Y C\LD NOT BE BO!R$ TO LAY IT \T EI!R4 ,& H[ DID ! LAY\T 0SABOTAGE0 IT4 ,BY 9CLUD+ A PICTURE ( ! WORLD'S MO/ FAM\S 7FICTIONAL7 B>B>IAN TO ILLU/RATE AN >TICLE :I* URG$ ! B>B>IANS TO 0BREAK LOOSE08 ,OR WAS IT ! HUMOR\S CAPTION B5EA? IT8 ,OR ! WORD 0,HMMM4440 9 ! SUBTITLE8 

,IS ! 0PRIMITIVI/0 MESSAGE REALLY SO WEAK ?AT IT CANNOT SURVIVE !SE M9OR ADDITIONS8 ,& DOES IT MEAN ?AT IF ! ,FRE$OM $ITORS HAD 9CLUD$ A PICTURE (1 SAY1 ,G5<IS ,KHAN1 & REMOV$ 0,HMMM44440 WE W\LD /ILL BE GETT+ ! ,BULLET98 ,= SOME REASON ,I D\BT IT4 

,& :AT ( !IR LA/ BULLET98 ,DID !Y TAKE ! OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SOME ( ! CONC]NS RAIS$ BY READ]S ( ,FRE$OM AB\T !IR IDEAS8 ,NO1 !Y DID NOT4 ,= ALL !IR TALK ( DEBATE1 ,W,C CONSI/5TLY REFUS$ TO P>TAKE 9 ANY4 ,!Y NEV] ONCE ANSW]$ ! 0WELL->GU$ CRITICISM0 !Y SAID !Y RECEIV$4 ,WE DID1 ( C\RSE1 GET TWO LETT]S1 CRAMM$ ) ! 0VITRIOLIC ATTACKS0 !Y ACCUSE !IR OPPON5TS ( & :I* S+UL>LY FAIL$ TO ANSW] ! S]I\S CRITICISMS MADE BY O!RS 79CLUD+ MYSELF74 ,AFT] ?AT1 SIL5CE4 ,SO C\LD !IR DECISION TO /OP BE RELAT$ TO ?IS1 !IR 9ABILITY TO ANSW] ! TELL+ CRITICISMS ( !IR FLAW$ IDEOLOGY8 

,AS SU*1 IT IS PROBABLY WISE ?AT !Y PROCLAIM$ ?AT !Y DID NOT SEEK 0CONV]T0 O!R AN>*I/S1 BUT RA!R TO 0CAUSE A /IR & *ALL5GE0 ?OSE ) IDEAS FROM 0#a#i#c'S AN>*O-COMMUNISM40 ,:ILE ,I DO F9D IT FUNNY :5 0PRIMITIVI/S0 ACCUSE O!RS ( LIV+ 9 ! PA/1 IT SAYS A LOT AB\T !IR POLITICS ?AT !Y ADMIT ?AT !Y DID NOT ?9K !Y C\LD CONV9CE O!R AN>*I/S ( ITS VALIDITY4 ,GIV5 ! LACK ( RESPONSE BY ,W,C TO CRITICISM1 IT SEEMS OBVI\S TO CONCLUDE ?AT :ILE 0DIEH>D R$ & BLACK]S0 C\LD MEET ! 0*ALL5GE0 ( 0PRIMITIVISM10 ! 0PRIMITIVI/S0 C\LD NOT MEET ! *ALL5GE ( AN>*O-COMMUNI/ CRITIQUES4 

,:I* PROBABLY EXPLA9S !IR QUICKNESS TO SME> !IR OPPON5TS4 ,I'M NOT SURPRIS$ ?AT !Y ACCUS$ ! $ITORS ( HAV+ 7S9I/] S\ND+7 0$ITORIAL AMBITIONS40 ,ACCUS+ O!R AN>*I/S ( P[] SEEK+ IS A COMMON REFRA9 BY !M 7!Y ACCUS$ ME ( WANT+ TO BECOME A 0POLITICIAN0 BECAUSE ,I SUPPORT$ TRADITIONAL LIB]T>IAN ORGANIZATION74 ,F> EASI] TO BESMIR* ! 9T5TIONS ( O!RS ?AN ADDRESS !IR CRITICISMS4 

,ALL 9 ALL1 ,W,C PROV$ TO BE A DI/9CT DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,I HAD HOP$ = A *ANCE TO DEBATE 7! LIMITATIONS (7 0PRIMITIVISM0 BUT1 SADLY1 !Y AVOID$ ?AT LIKE ! PLAGUE4 ,I DO HOPE ?AT ! 0,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,BULLET90 WILL CONT9UE )\T ,W,C4 ,AS ,I SAID FROM ! />T1 NO MOD]N =M ( AN>*ISM IS COMPLETE )\T BE+ GRE54 ,FRE$OM MU/ COV] ECOLOGICAL ISSUES & /RUGGLES & ! ,BULLET9 C\LD BE ! MEANS ( DO+ ?AT 9 DEP?4 ,FRE$ FROM ! DOGMA ( 0PRIMITIVISM0 IT C\LD BECOME A VALUABLE FEATURE ( ,FRE$OM4 ,I HOPE SO4 

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