,PRIMITIVISM1 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM & ANTI-CIVILISATIONISM3 CRITICISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,&REW ,FLOOD 

,TEXT 3 

LIBCOM4ORG'S ANALYSIS & CRITICISM ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S1 :O >E OPPOS$ TO TE*NOLOGY4 ,SOME >E ALSO OPPOS$ TO MASS SOCIETY1 CIVILIZATION & LANGUAGE4 

,=EWORD 

,! C5TRAL T5ET ( PRIMITIVISM1 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM & ANTI-CIVILISATIONISM IS ! ABOLITION ( TE*NOLOGY4 ,= MO/ PEOPLE1 >GU+ AGA9/ ?IS IS COMPLETELY UNNECESS>Y1 S9CE IT IS IMM$IATELY OBVI\S ?AT IT IS A T]RIBLE IDEA4 ,EV5 GIV5 ! MO/ CURSORY GLANCE IT IS CLE> ?AT ABOLI%+ TE*NOLOGY W\LD HAVE DEVA/AT+ CONSEQU5CES = HUMANK9D & ! PLANET4 .<#a.> 

,= />T]S1 ! #e.0 .<#b.> ( ! ,U,K POPULATION :O NE$ GLASSES OR CONTACT L5SES 7:I* RISES TO #i#g.0 OV] ! AGE ( #fe .<#c.>7 W\LD SOON BE LEFT SEV]ELY IMPAIR$4 ,T5S ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE DEP5D5T ON DRUG TREATM5TS = ILLNESSES W\LD QUICKLY DIE4 ,RADIOACTIVE NUCLE> WA/E NE$S TO BE MONITOR$ & CONTROLL$ ) HI<-TE* EQUIPM5T = T5S ( ?\S&S ( YE>S4 ,)\T IT1 EV5 IF BURI$ DEEP UND]GR\ND1 CLIMATE *ANGES & TECTONIC PLATE MOVEM5TS WILL EV5TUALLY CAUSE IT TO LEAK \T & WREAK ECOLOGICAL DEVA/ATION ON ! PLANET4 ,?IS ASIDE FROM ! ALL ! O!R OBVI\SLY UNATTRACTIVE PROSPECTS ( ?IS IDEA -- NO MORE BOOKS1 RECORD$ MUSIC1 M$ICAL EQUIPM5T1 C5TRAL HEAT+1 SEWAGE SY/EMS444 -- MEANS ?AT ALMO/ EV]YONE W\LD REJECT ?IS IDEA IMM$IATELY4 ,H[EV]1 )9 & >\ND AN>*I/ CIRCLES !SE IDEAS DO HAVE SOME SUPPORT1 SO ?IS >TICLE WILL EXAM9E !M 9 MORE DETAIL4 

,9TRODUCTION 

,OV] ! LA/ DECADE A G5]ALIZ$ CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION HAS BE5 MADE BY A NUMB] ( AU?ORS1 MO/LY BAS$ 9 ! ,U,S,A4 ,SOME ( !SE HAVE *OS5 TO ID5TIFY AS AN>*I/S AL?\< ! MORE G5]AL SELF-ID5TIFICATION IS PRIMITIVI/4 ,!IR OV]ALL >GUM5T IS ?AT 'CIVILIZATION' 7I4E4 MASS1 TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY7 ITSELF IS ! PROBLEM ?AT RESULTS 9 \R FAILURE TO LIVE REW>D+ LIVES4 ,! /RUGGLE = *ANGE IS ?US A /RUGGLE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION & = AN E>? :]E TE*NOLOGY HAS BE5 ELIM9AT$4 ,?IS IS AN 9T]E/+ >GUM5T ?AT HAS SOME M]ITS AS AN 9TELLECTUAL EX]CISE4 ,BUT ! PROBLEM IS ?AT SOME ( ITS ADH]5TS HAVE US$ PRIMITIVISM AS A BASE FROM :I* TO ATTACK ALL O!R PROPOSALS = *ANG+ SOCIETY4 ,FAC+ ?IS *ALL5GE AN>*I/S NE$ TO FIR/ LOOK TO SEE IF PRIMITIVISM (F]S ANY SORT ( REALI/IC ALT]NATIVE TO ! WORLD AS IT IS4 

,AN ALT]NATIVE8 

,\R />T+ PO9T IS ?AT ! EXPRESSION 'LIFE IS H>D' CAN ALWAYS RECEIVE ! REPLY ?AT 'IT IS BETT] ?AN ! ALT]NATIVE'4 ,?IS PROVIDES A GOOD G5]AL TE/ ( ALL CRITIQUES ( ! WORLD 'AS IT IS'1 9CLUD+ AN>*ISM -- :I* IS TO ASK IF A BETT] ALT]NATIVE IS POSSIBLE4 

,EV5 IF WE CAN'T PO9T TO ! 'BETT] ALT]NATIVE'1 CRITICISMS ( ! WORLD 'AS IT IS' CAN HAVE A C]TA9 9TELLECTUAL VALUE4 ,BUT AFT] ! DISA/] ( ! #b? C5TURY :5 SO-CALL$ ALT]NATIVES LIKE ,L59ISM CREAT$ LONG LA/+ DICTATOR%IPS ?AT KILL$ MILLIONS1 ! QUE/ION 'IS Y\R ALT]NATIVE ANY BETT] !N :AT EXI/S8' HAS TO BE PUT TO ANYONE ADVOCAT+ *ANGE4 

,! PRIMITIVI/ CRITIQUE ( AN>*ISM IS BAS$ >\ND ! CLAIM TO HAVE DISCOV]$ A CONTRADICTION BETWE5 LIB]TY & MASS SOCIETY4 ,9 O!R WORDS !Y SEE IT AS IMPOSSIBLE = ANY SOCIETY ?AT 9VOLVES GR\PS MU* L>G] ?AN A VILLAGE TO BE A FREE SOCIETY4 ,IF ?IS WAS TRUE IT W\LD MAKE ! AN>*I/ PROPOSAL ( A WORLD ( 'FREE F$]ATIONS ( T[NS1 CITIES & C\NTRYSIDE' IMPOSSIBLE4 ,SU* F$]ATIONS & POPULATION C5T]S >E OBVI\SLY A =M ( MASS SOCIETY_/CIVILIZATION4 

,H[EV] ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAS BE5 ANSW]+ ?IS V]Y SO-CALL$ CONTRADICTION S9CE ITS ORIG9S4 ,BACK 9 ! #a#i? C5TURY LIB]AL DEF5D]S ( ! /ATE PO9T$ TO SU* A CONTRADICTION 9 ORD] TO JU/IFY ! NE$ = ONE SET ( M5 TO RULE OV] ANO!R4 ,AN>*I/-COMMUNI/ ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 ANSW]$ ?IS 9 #ahga 9 HIS ESSAY ON ',! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE & ! ,IDEA ( ! ,/ATE0 .<#d.>4 

,IT IS SAID ?AT ! H>MONY & UNIV]SAL SOLID>ITY ( 9DIVIDUALS ) SOCIETY CAN NEV] BE ATTA9$ 9 PRACTICE BECAUSE !IR 9T]E/S1 BE+ ANTAGONI/IC1 CAN NEV] BE RECONCIL$4 ,TO ?IS OBJECTION ,I REPLY ?AT IF !SE 9T]E/S HAVE NEV] AS YET COME TO MUTUAL ACCORD1 IT WAS BECAUSE ! ,/ATE HAS SACRIFIC$ ! 9T]E/S ( ! MAJORITY = ! B5EFIT ( A PRIVILEG$ M9ORITY4 ,?AT IS :Y ?IS FAM\S 9COMPATIBILITY1 ?IS CONFLICT ( P]SONAL 9T]E/S ) ?OSE ( SOCIETY1 IS NO?+ BUT A FRAUD1 A POLITICAL LIE1 BORN ( ! !OLOGICAL LIE :I* 9V5T$ ! DOCTR9E ( ORIG9AL S9 9 ORD] TO DI%ONOR MAN & DE/ROY HIS SELF-RESPECT4 

4444 ,WE >E CONV9C$ ?AT ALL ! WEAL? ( MAN'S 9TELLECTUAL1 MORAL1 & MAT]IAL DEVELOPM5T1 AS WELL AS HIS APP>5T 9DEP5D5CE1 IS ! PRODUCT ( HIS LIFE 9 SOCIETY4 ,\TSIDE SOCIETY1 NOT ONLY W\LD HE NOT BE A FREE MAN1 HE W\LD NOT EV5 BECOME G5U9ELY HUMAN1 A BE+ CONSCI\S ( HIMSELF1 ! ONLY BE+ :O ?9KS & SPEAKS4 ,ONLY ! COMB9ATION ( 9TELLIG5CE & COLLECTIVE LABOR WAS ABLE TO =CE MAN \T ( ?AT SAVAGE & BRUTI% /ATE :I* CON/ITUT$ HIS ORIG9AL NATURE1 OR RA!R ! />T+ PO9T = HIS FUR!R DEVELOPM5T4 ,WE >E PR(\NDLY CONV9C$ ?AT ! 5TIRE LIFE ( M5 -- !IR 9T]E/S1 T5D5CIES1 NE$S1 ILLUSIONS1 EV5 /UPIDITIES1 AS WELL AS EV]Y BIT ( VIOL5CE1 9JU/ICE1 & SEEM+LY VOLUNT>Y ACTIVITY -- M]ELY REPRES5T ! RESULT ( 9EVITABLE SOCIETAL =CES4 ,PEOPLE CANNOT REJECT ! IDEA ( MUTUAL 9DEP5D5CE1 NOR CAN !Y D5Y ! RECIPROCAL 9FLU5CE & UNI=MITY EXHIBIT+ ! MANIFE/ATIONS ( EXT]NAL NATURE4 

,:AT LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY8 

,MO/ PRIMITIVI/S EVADE ! QUE/ION ( :AT LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY !Y WI% TO RETURN TO BY HID+ BEH9D ! CLAIM ?AT !Y >E NOT >GU+ = A RETURN TO ANY?+1 ON ! CONTR>Y !Y WANT TO GO =W>D4 ,) ?AT 9 M9D A REASONABLE SUMM>Y ( !IR POSITION IS ?AT C]TA9 TE*NOLOGIES >E ACCEPTABLE UP TO ! LEVEL ( SMALL VILLAGE SOCIETY SU/A9$ BY HUNT+ & GA!R+4 ,! PROBLEMS = PRIMITIVI/S />T ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( AGRICULTURE & MASS SOCIETY4 

,( C\RSE CIVILIZATION 7ALSO R>ELY DEF9$ BY PRIMITIVI/S7 IS A RA!R G5]AL T]M1 AS IS TE*NOLOGY4 ,FEW ( !SE PRIMITIVI/S HAVE TAK5 ?IS >GUM5T TO ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION4 ,ONE :O HAS IS ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN :O ID5TIFIES ! ROOT ( ! PROBLEM 9 ! EVOLUTION ( LANGUAGE & AB/RACT ?\<T4 ,?IS IS A LOGICAL 5D PO9T = ! PRIMITIVI/ REJECTION ( MASS SOCIETY4 

,= ! PURPOSES ( ?IS >TICLE ,I'M TAK+ AS A />T+ PO9T ?AT ! =M ( FUTURE SOCIETY ?AT PRIMITIVI/S >GUE = W\LD BE BROADLY SIMIL> 9 TE*NOLOGICAL T]MS TO ?AT :I* EXI/$ >\ND #a#b1 YE>S AGO ON E>?1 AT ! DAWN ( ! AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION4 ,BY ?IS ,I DO NOT CLAIM ?AT !Y WANT TO 'GO BACK'1 SOME?+ ?AT IS 9 ANY CASE IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT RA!R ?AT IF Y\ SEEK TO GO =W>D BY GETT+ RID ( ALL ! TE*NOLOGY ( ! AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION & BEYOND :AT RESULTS WILL LOOK QUITE LIKE PRE-AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ( #a1 ,B,C4 ,AS ?IS IS ! ONLY EXAMPLE WE HAVE ( SU* A SOCIETY 9 OP]ATION IT SEEMS REASONABLE TO USE IT TO EVALUATE ! PRIMITIVI/ CLAIMS4 

,A QUE/ION ( NUMB]S 

,HUNT]-GA!R]S LIVE (F ! FOOD !Y CAN HUNT OR GA!R1 H5CE ! NAME4 ,ANIMALS CAN BE HUNT$ OR TRAPP$ :ILE FRUITS1 NUTS1 GRE5S & ROOTS >E GA!R$4 ,BE=E AB\T #a#b1 YE>S AGO EV]Y HUMAN ON ! PLANET LIV$ AS A HUNT] GA!R4 ,TODAY ONLY A T9Y NUMB] ( PEOPLE DO1 9 ISOLAT$ & M>G9AL REGIONS ( ! PLANET 9CLUD+ DES]TS1 >TIC TUNDRA & JUNGLE4 ,SOME ( !SE GR\PS LIKE ! ,AC] HAVE ONLY HAD CONTACT ) ! RE/ ( ! PLANET 9 REC5T DECADES .<#e.>1 O!RS LIKE ! ,9UIT .<#f.> HAVE HAD CONTACT = LONG P]IODS ( TIME & SO HAVE ADOPT$ TE*NOLOGIES BEYOND ?OSE DEVELOP$ LOCALLY4 ,!SE LAT] GR\PS >E V]Y MU* P>T ( ! GLOBAL CIVILIZATION & HAVE CONTRIBUT$ TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( NEW TE*NOLOGIES 9 ?IS CIVILIZATION4 

,9 M>G9AL ECOSY/EMS HUNT]-GA!R+ (T5 REPRES5TS ! ONLY FEASIBLE WAY ( PRODUC+ FOOD4 ,! DES]T IS TOO DRY = SU/A9$ AGRICULTURE & ! >CTIC TOO COLD4 ,! ONLY O!R POSSIBILITY IS PA/ORALISM1 ! RELIANCE ON SEMI-DOME/ICAT$ ANIMALS AS A FOOD S\RCE4 ,= 9/ANCE 9 ! ,SC&9AVIAN >CTIC ! ,SAMI .<#g.> CONTROL ! MOVEM5T ( HUGE RE9DE] H]DS TO PROVIDE A REGUL> FOOD S\RCE4 

,HUNT] GA!RS SURVIVE ON ! FOOD !Y HUNT & GA!R4 ,?IS REQUIRES V]Y L[ POPULATION D5SITIES AS POPULATION GR[? IS LIMIT$ BY ! NE$ TO AVOID OV] HUNT+4 ,TOO MU* GA!R+ ( FOOD PLANTS CAN ALSO S]VE TO R$UCE ! NUMB] ( PLANTS ?AT >E AVAILABLE 9 ! FUTURE4 ,?IS IS ! CORE PROBLEM ) ! PRIMITIVI/ IDEA ?AT ! :OLE PLANET C\LD LIVE AS HUNT] GA!RS1 !RE IS NOT NE>LY 5\< FOOD PRODUC$ 9 NATURAL ECOSY/EMS = EV5 A FRACTION ( ! CURR5T POPULATION ( ! WORLD TO DO SO4 

,IT %\LD BE OBVI\S ?AT ! AM\NT ( CALORIES AVAILABLE TO HUMANS AS FOOD 9 AN ACRE ( OAK =E/ WILL BE A LOT L[] !N ! AM\NT ( CALORIES AVAILABLE TO HUMANS 9 AN ACRE ( CORN4 ,AGRICULTURE PROVIDES F>1 F> MORE USEFUL CALORIES P] ACRE !N HUNT] GA!R+ 9 ! SAME ACRE W\LD4 ,?AT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE SP5T #a#b1 YE>S SELECT+ PLANTS & IMPROV+ AGRICULTURAL TE*NIQUES SO ?AT P] ACRE WE CRAM 9 LOTS ( PRODUCTIVE PLANTS ?AT PUT !IR 5]GY 9TO PRODUC+ PLANT P>TS ?AT >E FOOD = US RA!R !N PLANT P>TS ?AT >E NOT FOOD = US4 ,COMP>E ANY CULTIVAT$ GRA9 ) ITS WILD RELATIVE & Y\ WILL SEE AN ILLU/RATION ( ?IS1 ! CULTIVAT$ =M WILL HAVE MU* BIGG] GRA9S & A MU* L>G] PROPORTION ( GRA9 TO /ALK & FOLIAGE4 ,WE HAVE *OS5 PLANTS ?AT PRODUCE A HI< RATIO ( $IBLE BIOMASS4 

,9 O!R WORDS A P9E TREE MAY BE AS GOOD OR BETT] !N A LETTUCE AT CAPTUR+ ! SOL> 5]GY ?AT FALLS ON IT4 ,BUT ) ! LETTUCE A HUGE P]C5TAGE ( ! CAPTUR$ 5]GY GOES 9TO FOOD 7>\ND #g#e.074 ,) P9E TREE NONE ( ! 5]GY PRODUCES FOOD WE CAN EAT4 ,COMP>E ! AM\NT ( FOOD TO BE F\ND 9 A NE>BY WOODL& ) ! AM\NT Y\ CAN GR[ 9 A C\PLE ( SQU>E MET]S ( G>D5 CULTIVAT$ 9 EV5 AN ORGANIC L[ 5]GY FA%ION & Y\'LL SEE :Y AGRICULTURE IS A MU/ HAVE = ! POPULATION ( ! PLANET4 ,AN ACRE ( ORGANICALLY GR[N POTATO CAN YIELD #a#e1 LBS ( FOOD .<#h.>4 ,A A SQU>E ?AT IS #g Y>DS WIDE & #g Y>DS LONG MEASURES JU/ OV] AN ACRE4 

,! E/IMAT$ POPULATION ( HUMAN ON ! E>? BE=E ! ADV5T ( AGRICULTURE 7#a1 ,B,C7 V>IES ) SOME E/IMATES AS L[ AS #b#e1 .<#i.>4 ,O!R E/IMATES = ! PRE-AGRICULTURAL HUNT] GA!R POPULATION >E MORE G5]\S1 9 ! RANGE ( #f TO #a MILLION .<#a.>4 ,! E>?'S CURR5T POPULATION IS OV] #f1 MILLION4 

,?IS #f1 MILLION >E ALMO/ ALL SUPPORT$ BY AGRICULTURE4 ,!Y C\LD NOT BE SUPPORT$ BY HUNT] GA!R+1 9DE$ IT IS SUGGE/$ ?AT EV5 ! #a MILLION HUNT] GA!RS :O MAY HAVE EXI/$ BE=E AGRICULTURE MAY HAVE BE5 A NON SU/A9ABLE NUMB]4 ,EVID5CE = ?IS CAN BE SE5 9 ! ,PLEI/OC5E OV]KILL .<#a#a.>1 A P]IOD FROM #a#b1 TO #a1 ,B,C 9 :I* #b G5]A ( L>GE MAMMALS W5T EXT9CT4 ,9 ! ,AM]ICAS 9 ?IS P]IOD OV] #h.0 ( ! POPULATION ( L>GE MAMMALS BECAME EXT9CT .<#a#b.>4 ,?AT ?IS WAS DUE TO OV] HUNT+ IS ONE CONTROV]SIAL HYPO!SIS4 ,IF CORRECT ?AN ! ADV5T ( AGRICULTURE 7& CIVILIZATION7 MAY EV5 HAVE BE5 DUE TO ! ABS5CE ( L>GE GAME :I* =C$ HUNT] GA!RS TO 'SETTLE D[N' & F9D O!R WAYS ( OBTA9+ FOOD4 

,C]TA9LY 9 RECORD$ HI/ORY ! SAME OV] HUNT+ HAS BE5 OBS]V$ ) ! >RIVAL ( MAN ON ISOLAT$ ,POLYNESIAN ISL&S4 ,OV] HUNT+ CAUS$ ! EXT9CTION ( ! ,DODO 9 ,MAURETANIA & ! ,MOA 9 ,NEW ,ZEAL& NOT TO M5TION MANY LESS FAM\S SPECIES4 

,LIV+ 9 ! BOG 9 W9T] 

,ANO!R WAY ( LOOK+ AT ! FACT ?AT PRIMITIVISM CANNOT SUPPORT ALL ( ! PEOPLE ( ! PLANET IS MORE ANECDOTAL & USES ,IREL& .<LIBCOM -- :]E ! AU?OR LIVES1 ?\< FIGURES = ! ,U,K >E COMP>ABLE1 ?\< EV5 LESS FAVORABLE = W\LD-BE HUNT]-GA!R]S.> AS AN EXAMPLE4 ,LEFT TO ITSELF ! ,IRI% C\NTRYSIDE W\LD CONSI/ MO/LY ( MATURE OAK =E/ ) SOME HAZEL SCRUB & BOGS4 ,GO 9TO AN OAK =E/ & SEE H[ MU* FOOD Y\ CAN GA!R -- IF Y\ KN[ Y\R /UFF !RE IS SOME4 ,ACORNS1 FRUIT ON BRAMBLES 9 CLE>+S1 SOME WILD G>LIC1 /RAWB]RIES1 $IBLE FUNGI1 WILD HONEY1 & ! MEAT FROM ANIMALS LIKE DE]1 SQUIRREL1 WILD GOAT & PIGEON ?AT CAN BE HUNT$4 ,BUT ?IS IS MU*1 MU*1 MU* FEW] CALORIES !N ! SAME >EA CULTIVAT$ AS :EAT OR POTATOES W\LD YIELD4 ,!RE IS SIMPLY NOT 5\< L& 9 ,IREL& TO SUPPORT #e MILLION1 ! CURR5T POPULATION ( ! ISL&1 AS HUNT] GA!R]S4 

,TYPICALLY HUNT] GA!R]S LIVE AT A POPULATION D5SITY ( #a P] #a SQU>E KM4 7,IREL&S PRES5T POPULATION D5SITY IS >\ND #e P] #a SQU>E KM OR #e TIMES ?IS .<LIBCOM -- = ! ,U,K ?IS IS NE>LY #b1#e TIMES ?IS1 #b1#d#f P] #a SQU>E KM.>74 ,BY EXT5D+ ?IS /&>D CALCULATION FROM ELSE:]E ON ! PLANET ! NUMB] ?AT C\LD BE SUPPORT$ 9 ,IREL& W\LD BE LESS !N #g14 ,PROBABLY A LOT LESS AS ONLY #b.0 ( ,IREL& IS >ABLE L&4 ,BLANKET BOG OR ,BURR5 K>/ PROVIDE LITTLE 9 ! WAY ( FOOD USEFUL = HUMANS4 ,9 W9T] !RE W\LD BE V]Y LITTLE FOOD TO BE GA!R$ 7P]HAPS SMALL CA*ES ( NUTS HIDD5 BY SQUIRRELS & SOME WILD HONEY7 & ?AT EV5 #g1 PEOPLE LIV+ (F HUNT+ W\LD ]ADICATE ! L>GE MAMMALS 7DE]1 WILD GOAT7 V]Y QUICKLY4 ,! COA/AL >EAS & L>G] RIV]S & LAKES W\LD BE ! MA9 S\RCE ( HUNT+ & SOME GA!R+ 9 ! =M ( %ELLFI% & $IBLE SEAWE$4 

,BUT BE+ G5]\S & MULTIPLY+ ! TYPICAL HUNT] GA!R]S POPULATION D5SITY BY #a1 & ASSUM+ ?AT SOMEH[ ,IREL& C\LD SU/A9 #g1 HUNT] GA!R]S WE DISCOV] WE NE$ TO 'R$UCE' ! POPULATION BY SOME #d1#i#c14 ,OR #i#h4#f.0 .<LIBCOM NOTE -- = ! ,U,K !SE FIGURES >E EV5 WORSE -- A G5]\S MAXIMUM ( #b#d1 PEOPLE \T ( #fM1 ?US REQUIR+ A #i#i4#f.0 R$UCTION 9 POPULATION.>4 ,! ACTUAL >*AEOLOGICAL E/IMATES = ! POPULATION ( ,IREL& BE=E ! >RIVAL ( AGRICULTURE IS >\ND #g1 PEOPLE4 

,! IDEA ?AT A C]TA9 AM\NT ( L& CAN SUPPORT A C]TA9 AM\NT ( PEOPLE ACCORD+ TO H[ IT IS 7OR 9 ?IS CASE IS NOT7 CULTIVAT$ IS REF]R$ TO AS ITS 'C>RY+ CAPACITY'4 ,?IS CAN BE E/IMAT$ = ! E>? AS A :OLE4 ,ONE MOD]N CALCULATION = HUNT] GA!R]S ACTUALLY GIVE Y\ #a MILLION AS ! MAXIMUM FIGURE BUT JU/ H[ MU* ( A MAXIMUM ?IS IS BECOMES CLE> :5 Y\ REALIZE ?AT US+ SIMIL> ME?ODS GIVES #c BILLION AS ! MAXIMUM F>M+ FIGURE .<#a#c.>4 ,?AT W\LD BE FIVE TIMES ! WORLD'S CURR5T POPULATION6 

,BUT LET'S TAKE ?IS FIGURE ( #a MILLION AS ! MAXIMUM RA!R !N ! HI/ORICAL MAXIMUM ( #a MILLION4 ,?IS IS G5]\S E/IMATE1 WELL ABOVE ?AT ( ?OSE PRIMITIVI/S :O HAVE D>$ TO ADDRESS ?IS ISSUE4 ,= 9/ANCE ,MISS ,ANN ,?ROPY WRIT+ 9 ! ,U,S ,E>? ,FIR/6 MAGAZ9E E/IMAT$1 0,ECOTOPIA W\LD BE A PLANET ) AB\T #e MILLION PEOPLE :O >E HUNT+ & GA!R+ = SUBSI/5CE40 .<#a#d.> 

,! E>? POPULATION TODAY IS >\ND #f1 MILLION4 ,A RETURN TO A 'PRIMITIVE' E>? !RE=E REQUIRES ?AT SOME #ei MILLION PEOPLE DISAPPE>4 ,SOME?+ HAS TO HAPP5 TO #i#h.0 ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION 9 ORD] = ! #a MILLION SURVIVORS TO HAVE EV5 ! SLI<TE/ HOPE ( A SU/A9ABLE PRIMITIVE UTOPIA4 

,DIRTY TRICKS8 

,AT ?IS PO9T SOME PRIMITIVI/ WRIT]S LIKE ,JOHN ,MOORE CRY F\L1 DISMISS+ ! SUGGE/ION 0?AT ! POPULATION LEVELS 5VISAG$ BY AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S W\LD HAVE TO BE A*IEV$ BY MASS DIE-(FS OR NAZI-/YLE DEA? CAMPS4 ,!SE >E JU/ SME> TACTICS4 ,! COMMITM5T ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S TO ! ABOLITION ( ALL P[] RELATIONS1 9CLUD+ ! ,/ATE ) ALL ITS ADM9I/RATIVE & MILIT>Y APP>ATUS1 & ANY K9D ( P>TY OR ORGANIZATION1 MEANS ?AT SU* OR*E/RAT$ SLAU<T] REMA9S AN IMPOSSIBILITY AS WELL AS JU/ PLA9 HORR5D\S40 .<#a#e.> 

,! PROBLEM = ,JOHN IS ?AT !SE 'SME> TACTICS' >E BAS$ NOT ONLY ON ! LOGICAL REQUIREM5TS ( A PRIMITIVI/ WORLD BUT >E ALSO EXPLICITLY ACKN[L$G$ BY O!R PRIMITIVI/S4 ,MISS ,ANN ,?ROPY'S #e MILLION HAS ALREADY BE5 QUOT$4 ,ANO!R PRIMITIVI/ ,F,A,Q CLAIMS 0,DRA/IC POPULATION R$UCTIONS >E GO+ TO HAPP5 :E!R WE DO IT VOLUNT>ILY OR NOT4 ,IT W\LD BE BETT]1 = OBVI\S REASONS TO DO ALL ?IS GRADUALLY & VOLUNT>ILY1 BUT IF WE DON'T ! HUMAN POPULATION IS GO+ TO BE CUT ANYWAY40 .<#a#f.> 

,! ,COALITION ,AGA9/ ,CIVILIZATION WRITE 0,WE NE$ TO BE REALI/IC AB\T :AT W\LD HAPP5 W]E WE TO 5T] A PO/-CIVILIZ$ WORLD4 ,ONE BASIC WRITE-(F IS ?AT A LOT ( PEOPLE W\LD DIE UPON CIVIL COLLAPSE4 ,:ILE BE+ A H>D ?+ TO >GUE TO A MORALI/IC P]SON1 WE %\LDN'T PRET5D ?IS W\LDN'T BE ! CASE40 .<#a#g.> 

,MORE REC5TLY ,D]RICK ,J5S5 9 AN 9T]VIEW FROM ,ISSUE _?#f ( ,! ',A' ,WORD ,MAGAZ9E .<#a#h.> SAID CIVILIZATION 0NE$S TO BE ACTIVELY F\<T AGA9/1 BUT ,I DON'T ?9K ?AT WE CAN BR+ IT D[N4 ,:AT WE CAN DO IS ASSI/ ! NATURAL WORLD TO BR+ IT D[N444 ,I WANT CIVILIZATION BR\<T D[N & ,I WANT IT BR\<T D[N N[40 ,WE HAVE SE5 ABOVE :AT ! CONSEQU5CES ( 'BR++ D[N' CIVILIZATION >E4 

,9 %ORT !RE IS NO %ORTAGE ( PRIMITIVI/S :O RECOGNIZE ?AT ! PRIMITIVE WORLD !Y DESIRE W\LD REQUIRE 0MASS DIE-(FS04 ,I'VE NOT COME ACROSS ANY :O ADVOCATE 0NAZI-/YLE DEA? CAMPS0 BUT P]HAPS ,JOHN JU/ ?REW ?IS 9 TO MUDDY ! WAT]4 ,PRIMITIVI/S LIKE ,JOHN ,MOORE CAN !RE=E REFUSE TO CONFRONT ?IS QUE/ION ( DIE (F BY UPP+ ! EMOTIONAL ANTE & BY ACCUS+ ?OSE :O PO9T ! NE$ = DIE-(F \T AS C>RY+ \T 'SME> TACTICS'4 ,IT'S UP TO HIM TO EXPLA9 EI!R H[ #f BILLION CAN BE F$ OR TO ADMIT ?AT PRIMITIVISM IS NO MORE !N AN 9TELLECTUAL M9D GAME4 

,MY EXPECTATION IS ?AT JU/ AB\T EV]YONE :5 CONFRONT$ ) ?IS REQUIREM5T ( MASS DEA? WILL CONCLUDE ?AT 'PRIMITIVISM' (F]S NO?+ TO FI<T =4 ,A V]Y FEW1 LIKE ! SURVIVALI/S CONFRONT$ BY ! ?REAT ( NUCLE> W> 9 ! #a#i#h'S1 MI<T CONCLUDE ?AT ALL ?IS IS 9EVITABLE & />T PLANN+ H[ !IR LOV$ ONES WILL SURVIVE :5 O!RS DIE4 ,BUT ?IS LATT] GR\P HAS MOV$ F>1 F> BEYOND ANY UND]/&+ ( AN>*ISM AS ,I UND]/& IT4 ,SO ! 'AN>*O' PREFIX SU* PRIMITIVI/S TRY TO CLAIM HAS TO BE REJECT$4 

,MO/ PRIMITIVI/S RUN AWAY FROM ! REQUIREM5T = MASS DEA? 9 ONE ( TWO WAYS4 ,! MORE CUDDLY ONES DECIDE ?AT PRIMITIVISM IS NOT A PROGRAM = A DIFF]5T WAY ( RUNN+ ! WORLD4 ,RA!R IT EXI/S AS A CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION & NOT AN ALT]NATIVE TO IT4 ,?IS IS FAIR 5\< & !RE IS A VALUE 9 REEXAM9+ ! BASIC ASSUMPTIONS ( CIVILIZATION4 ,BUT 9 ?AT CASE PRIMITIVISM IS NO SUB/ITUTE = ! AN>*I/ /RUGGLE = LIB]ATION1 :I* 9VOLVES ADAPT+ TE*NOLOGY TO \R NE$S RA!R !N REJECT+ IT4 ,! PROBLEM IS ?AT PRIMITIVI/S LIKE TO ATTACK ! V]Y ME?ODS ( MASS ORGANIZATION ?AT >E NECESS>Y = OV]?R[+ CAPITALISM4 ,REASONABLE 5\< IF Y\ BELIEVE Y\ HAVE AN ALT]NATIVE TO AN>*ISM BUT RA!R DAMAG+ IF ALL Y\ HAVE IS AN 9T]E/+ CRITIQUE6 

,O!R PRIMITIVI/S H[EV] TAKE ! ,CASS&RA PA?1 TELL+ US !Y >E M]ELY PROPHETS ( AN 9EVITABLE DOOM4 ,!Y DON'T DESIRE ! DEA? ( #e1#i MILLION !Y JU/ PO9T \T IT CANNOT BE PREV5T$4 ,?IS IS WOR? EXAM9+ 9 SOME DETAIL PRECISELY BECAUSE IT IS SO DISEMP[]+4 ,:AT AFT] ALL IS ! USE ( FI<T+ = A FAIR SOCIETY TODAY IF TOMORR[ OR ! DAY AFT] #i#h.0 IF US >E GO+ TO DIE & EV]Y?+ WE HAVE BUILT CRUMBLE TO DU/8 

,>E WE ALL DOOM$8 

,PRIMITIVI/S >E NOT ! ONLY ONES TO USE ! RHETORIC ( CATA/ROPHE TO PANIC PEOPLE 9TO ACCEPT+ !IR POLITICAL PROPOSALS4 ,RE=MI/S SU* AS ,GEORGE ,MONBIOT1 USE SIMIL> 'WE >E ALL DOOM$' >GUM5TS TO TRY & /AMP$E PEOPLE 9TO SUPPORT = RE=MISM & WORLD GOV]NM5T4 ,9 ! LA/ DECADE'S ACCEPTANCE ?AT ! WORLD IS SOMEH[ DOOM$ HAS BECOME P>T ( MA9/REAM CULTURE1 FIR/ AS ! ,COLD ,W> & !N AS LOOM+ 5VIRONM5TAL DISA/]4 ,GEORGE ,BU% & ,TONY ,BLAIR CREAT$ A PANIC OV] 0,WEAPONS ( ,MASS ,DE/RUCTION0 TO GIVE COV] TO !IR 9VASION ( ,IRAQ4 ,! NE$ TO EXAM9E & DISMANTLE SU* PANICS IS CLE>4 

,! MO/ CONV9C+ =M ! '5D ( CIVILIZATION' PANIC TAKES IS ! IDEA ( A LOOM+ RES\RCE CRISIS ?AT WILL MAKE LIFE AS WE KN[ IT IMPOSSIBLE4 ,& ! BE/ RES\RCE TO FOCUS ON = ?OSE :O WI% TO MAKE ?IS >GUM5T IS OIL4 ,EV]Y?+ WE PRODUCE1 9CLUD+ FOOD1 IS DEP5D5T ON MASSIVE 5]GY 9PUTS & #d.0 ( ! WORLD'S 5]GY USE IS G5]AT$ FROM OIL4 

,! PRIMITIVI/ V]SION ( ?IS >GUM5T GOES SOME?+ LIKE ?IS1 'EV]YONE KN[S ?AT 9 ,X NUMB] ( YE> ! OIL WILL RUN \T1 ?IS WILL MEAN CIVILIZATION WILL GR9D TO A HALT1 & ?IS WILL MEAN LOTS ( PEOPLE WILL DIE4 ,SO WE MI<T AS WELL EMBRACE ! 9EVITABLE'4 ,! OIL RUNN+ \T >GUM5T IS ! PRIMITIVI/ EQUIVAL5T ( ! OR?ODOX ,M>XI/ 'F9AL ECONOMIC CRISIS ?AT RESULTS 9 ! OV]?R[ ( CAPITALISM'4 ,&1 JU/ LIKE ! OR?ODOX ,M>XI/S1 PRIMITIVI/S ALWAYS >GUE ?IS F9AL CRISIS IS ALWAYS JU/ >\ND ! CORN]4 

,:5 LOOK$ AT 9 ANY DETAIL ?IS >GUM5T EVAPORATES & IT BECOMES CLE> ?AT NEI!R CAPITALISM NOR CIVILIZATION FACE A F9AL CRISIS BECAUSE ( ! OIL RUNN+ \T4 ,?IS IS NOT BECAUSE OIL SUPPLIES >E 9EXHAU/IBLE1 9DE$ WE MAY BE REA*+ OR HAVE REA*$ ! PEAK ( OIL PRODUCTION TODAY4 ,BUT F> FROM BE+ ! 5D ( CAPITALISM OR CIVILIZATION ?IS IS AN OPPORTUNITY = PR(IT & RE/RUCTUR+4 ,CAPITAL H[EV] RELUCTANTLY1 IS GE>+ UP TO MAKE PR(ITS \T ( DEVELOP+ ALT]NATIVE 5]GY S\RCES ON ! ONE H& & ON ! O!R ( ACCESS+ PL5TIFUL BUT MORE DE/RUCTIVE WAYS TO EXTRACT FOSSIL FUEL SUPPLIES4 ,! SECOND PA? ( C\RSE MAKES GLOBAL W>M+ & O!R =MS ( POLLUTION A LOT WORSE BUT ?AT'S NOT LIKELY TO /OP ! GLOBAL CAPITALI/ CLASS4 

,IT IS NOT JU/ PRIMITIVI/S :O HAVE BECOME MESM]IZ$ BY ! OIL CRISIS1 BUT 9 SUMM>Y1 :ILE OIL WILL BECOME MORE EXP5SIVE OV] ! DECADES ! PROCESS TO DEVELOP SUB/ITUTES = IT IS ALREADY UND]WAY4 ,D5M>K = 9/ANCE 9T5DS TO PRODUCE #e.0 ( ITS 5]GY NE$S FROM W9D F>MS BY #bc & ,DANI% COMPANIES >E ALREADY MAK+ VA/ AM\NTS ( MONEY BECAUSE !Y >E ! LEAD+ PRODUC]S ( W9D TURB9ES4 ,! SWIT* OV] FROM OIL IS LIKELY TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE PR(ITS = CAPITALISM RA!R !N REPRES5T+ SOME =M ( F9AL CRISIS4 

,!RE MAY WELL BE AN 5]GY CRISIS AS OIL />TS TO RISE 9 PRICE & ALT]NATIVE TE*NOLOGIES >E NOT YET CAPABLE ( FILL+ ! #d.0 ( 5]GY G5]ATION FILL$ BY OIL4 ,?IS WILL CAUSE OIL & !RE=E 5]GY PRICES TO SO> BUT ?IS WILL BE A CRISIS = ! POOR ( ! WORLD & NOT = ! WEAL?Y SOME ( :OM WILL EV5 PR(IT FROM IT4 ,A SEV]E 5]GY CRISIS C\LD TRIGG] A GLOBAL ECONOMIC D[NTURN BUT AGA9 IT IS ! WORLD'S WORK]S ?AT SUFF] ! MO/ 9 SU* TIMES4 ,!RE IS A GOOD >GUM5T ?AT ! WORLD'S ELITE >E ALREADY PREP>+ = SU* A SITUATION1 MANY ( ! REC5T ,U,S W>S MAKE S5SE 9 T]MS ( SECUR+ FUTURE OIL SUPPLIES = ,U,S CORPORATIONS4 

,CAPITALISM IS QUITE CAPABLE ( SURVIV+ V]Y DE/RUCTIVE CRISIS4 ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I SAW MANY ( ! MAJOR CITIES ( ,EUROPE DE/ROY$ & MO/ ( ! 9DU/RY ( C5TRAL ,EUROPE FLATT5$4 7,BY BOMB]S1 BY W>1 BY RETREAT+ ,G]MANS & !N TORN UP & %IPP$ EA/ BY ADVANC+ ,RUSSIANS74 ,MILLIONS ( ,EUROPEAN WORK]S DI$ AS A RESULT BO? 9 ! W> YE>S & 9 ! YE>S ?AT FOLL[$4 ,BUT CAPITALISM NOT ONLY SURVIV$1 IT FL\RI%$ AS />VATION ALL[$ WAGES TO BE DRIV5 D[N & PR(ITS SO>$4 

,:AT IF8 

,H[EV] IT IS WOR? DO+ A LITTLE M5TAL EX]CISE ON ?IS IDEA ( ! OIL RUNN+ \T4 ,IF 9DE$ !RE WAS NO ALT]NATIVE :AT MI<T HAPP58 ,W\LD A PRIMITIVI/ UTOPIA EM]GE EV5 AT ! BITT] PRICE ( #e1#i MILLION PEOPLE DY+8 

,NO4 ,! PRIMITIVI/S SEEM TO =GET ?AT WE LIVE 9 A CLASS SOCIETY4 ,! POPULATION ( ! E>? IS DIVID$ 9TO A FEW PEOPLE ) VA/ RES\RCES & P[] & ! RE/ ( US4 ,IT IS NOT A CASE ( EQUAL ACCESS TO RES\RCES1 RA!R ( QUITE 9CR$IBLE UNEQUAL ACCESS4 ,?OSE :O FELL VICTIM TO ! MASS DIE (F W\LD NOT 9CLUDE ,RUB]T ,MURDO*1 ,BILL ,GATES OR ,GEORGE ,BU% BECAUSE !SE PEOPLE HAVE ! MONEY & P[] TO MONOPOLIZE REMA9+ SUPPLIES = !MSELVES4 

,9/EAD ! FIR/ TO DIE 9 HUGE NUMB] W\LD BE ! POPULATION ( ! POOR] MEGA CITIES ON ! PLANET4 ,CAIRO & ,ALEX&RIA 9 ,EGYPT HAVE A POPULATION ( >\ND #b MILLION BETWE5 !M4 ,EGYPT IS DEP5D5T BO? ON FOOD IMPORTS & ON ! V]Y 9T5SIVE AGRICULTURE ( ! ,NILE VALLEY & ! OASIS4 ,EXCEPT = ! T9Y WEAL?Y ELITE ?OSE #b MILLION URBAN DWELL]S W\LD HAVE NO:]E TO GO & !RE IS NO MORE L& TO BE WORK$4 ,CURR5T HI< YIELDS >E 9 P>T DEP5D5T ON HI< 9PUTS ( *EAP 5]GY4 

,! MASS DEA?S ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE IS NOT SOME?+ ?AT DE/ROYS CAPITALISM4 ,9DE$ AT P]IODS ( HI/ORY IT HAS BE5 SE5 AS QUITE NATURAL & EV5 DESIRABLE = ! MOD]NIZATION ( CAPITAL4 ,! POTATO FAM9E ( ! #a#h#d'S ?AT R$UC$ ! POPULATION ( ,IREL& BY #c.0 WAS SE5 AS DESIRABLE BY MANY ADVOCATES ( FREE TRADE .<#a#i.>4 ,SO WAS ! #a#i#d#c_/#d FAM9E 9 ,BRITI% RUL$ ,B5GAL 9 :I* F\R MILLION DI$ .<#b.>4 ,= ! CAPITALI/ CLASS SU* MASS DEA?S1 P>TICUL>LY 9 COLONIES1 AF=D OPPORTUNITIES TO RE/RUCTURE ! ECONOMY 9 WAYS ?AT W\LD O!RWISE BE RESI/$4 

,! REAL RESULT ( AN '5D ( 5]GY' CRISIS W\LD SEE \R RUL]S /OCK PIL+ :AT 5]GY S\RCES REMA9$ & US+ !M TO P[] ! HELICOPT] GUN%IPS ?AT W\LD BE US$ TO CONTROL ?OSE ( US =TUNATE 5\< TO BE SELECT$ TO TOIL = !M 9 ! BI(UEL FIELDS4 ,! UNLUCKY MAJORITY W\LD JU/ BE KEPT :]E !Y >E & ALL[$ TO DIE (F4 ,MORE ( ! ',MATRIX' ?AN UTOPIA 9 O!R WORDS4 

,! O!R PO9T TO BE MADE H]E IS ?AT DE/RUCTION CAN S]VE TO REG5]ATE CAPITALISM4 ,LIKE IT OR NOT L>GE SCALE DE/RUCTION ALL[S SOME CAPITALI/ TO MAKE A LOT ( MONEY4 ,?9K ( ! ,IRAQ W>4 ,! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,IRAQI 9FRA/RUCTURE MAY BE A DISA/] = ! PEOPLE ( ,IRAQ BUTS IT'S A PR(IT MAK+ BONANZA = ,HALLIBURTON & CO4 .<#b#a.>4 ,NOT CO9CID5TALLY ! ,IRAQ W> IS HELP+ ! ,U,S,A1 :]E ! L>GE/ CORPORATIONS >E BAS$1 GA9 CONTROL ( ! P>TS ( ! PLANET :]E MU* FUTURE & CURR5T OIL PRODUCTION TAKES PLACE4 

,WE CAN EXT5D \R 9TELLECTUAL EX]CISE /ILL FUR!R4 ,LET US PRET5D ?AT SOME AN>*I/S >E MAGICALLY TRANSPORT$ FROM ! ,E>? TO SOME ,E>?LIKE PLANET ELSE:]E4 ,& WE >E DUMP$ !RE )\T ANY TE*NOLOGY AT ALL4 ,! FEW PRIMITIVI/S AMONG US MI<T HEAD (F TO RUN ) ! DE] BUT A FAIR P]C5TAGE W\LD SIT D[N & SET AB\T TRY+ TO CREATE AN AN>*I/ CIVILIZATION4 ,MANY ( ! SKILLS WE C\LD BR+ MI<T NOT BE ?AT USEFUL 7PROGRAMM+ )\T COMPUT]S IS ( LITTLE USE7 BUT BETWE5 US WE'D HAVE A GOOD BASIC KN[L$GE ( AGRICULTURE1 5G9E]+1 HYDRAULICS & PHYSICS4 ,NEXT TIME ! PRIMITIVI/S W&]$ ?R\< ! >EA WE SETTL$ !Y'D F9D A L&SCAPE ( F>MS & DAMS4 

,WE'D AT LEA/ HAVE :EEL$ C>TS & POSSIBLY DRAFT ANIMALS IF ANY ( ! L>GE GAME W]E SUITABLE = DOME/ICATION4 ,WE'D S5D \T P>TIES LOOK+ = OBVI\S S\RCES ( COAL & IRON & IF WE F\ND !SE WE'D M9E & TRANSPORT !M4 ,IF NOT WE'D BE FELL+ A LOT ( LUMB] TO TURN 9TO *>COAL TO EXTRACT :ATEV] IRON OR COPP] WE C\LD FROM :AT C\LD BE F\ND4 ,! FURNACE & ! SMELT] W\LD ALSO BE F\ND ON ?AT L&SCAPE4 ,WE'D HAVE SOME M$ICAL KN[L$GE1 MO/ IMPORTANTLY AN UND]/&+ ( G]MS & M$ICAL HYGI5E SO WE'D HAVE BO? BASIC WAT] PURIFICATION & SEWAGE REMOVAL SY/EMS4 

,WE'D UND]/& ! IMPORTANCE ( KN[L$GE SO WE'D HAVE AN $UCATION SY/EM = \R *ILDR5 & AT LEA/ ! BEG9N+S ( A LONG-T]M /ORE ( KN[L$GE 7BOOKS74 ,WE C\LD PROBABLY F9D ! +R$I5TS = GUNP[D]1 :I* >E QUITE COMMON1 :I* W\LD GIVE US ! BLA/+ TE*NOLOGY NE$ = L>GE-SCALE M9+ & CON/RUCTION4 ,IF !RE WAS ANY M>BLE NE>BY WE C\LD MAKE CONCRETE1 :I* IS A MU* BETT] BUILD+ MAT]IAL !N WOOD OR MUD4 

,TE*NOLOGY DID NOT COME FROM ! GODS4 ,IT WAS NOT IMPOS$ ON MAN BY A MY/]I\S \TSIDE =CE4 ,RA!R IT IS SOME?+ WE DEVELOP$ & CONT9UE TO DEVELOP4 ,EV5 IF Y\ C\LD TURN ! CLOCK BACK IT W\LD JU/ />T TICK+ AGA94 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN SEEMS TO BE ! ONLY PRIMITIVI/ CAPABLE ( ACKN[L$G+ ?IS & HE RETREATS TO ! POSITION ( SEE+ LANGUAGE & AB/RACT ?\<T AS ! PROBLEM4 ,HE IS BO? RI<T & LUDICR\S AT ! SAME TIME4 ,HIS VISION ( UTOPIA REQUIRES NOT ONLY ! DEA? ( ! MASS ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION BUT W\LD REQUIRE ! G5ETICALLY 5G9E]$ LOBOTOMY ( ?OSE :O SURVIVE & !IR (FSPR+6 ,NOT ( C\RSE SOME?+ HE ADVOCATES BUT A LOGICAL 5D PO9T ( HIS >GUM5T4 

,:Y >GUE AGA9/ IT8 

,SO :Y SP5D SO MU* SPACE DEMOLI%+ SU* A FRAGILE IDEOLOGY AS PRIMITIVISM4 ,ONE REASON IS ! EMB>RASS+ CONNECTION ) AN>*ISM SOME PRIMITIVI/S SEEK TO CLAIM4 ,MORE IMPORTANTLY PRIMITIVISM BO? BY IMPLICATION & (T5 9 ITS CALLS WANTS ITS FOLL[]S TO REJECT RATIONALISM = MY/ICISM & ON5ESS ) NATURE4 ,!Y >E NOT ! FIR/ IRRATIONAL ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5T TO DO SO1 A GOOD ?IRD ( ! ,G]MAN ,NAZI P>TY CAME FROM =E/-WOR%IP+ BLOOD & SOIL MOVEM5TS ?AT SPRUNG UP 9 ,G]MANY 9 ! AFT]MA? ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I4 

,?IS IS NOT AN EMPTY DANG]4 ,)9 PRIMITIVISM A SELF-PROCLAIM$ IRRATIONAL W+ HAS DEVELOP$ ?AT IF NOT YET ADVOCAT+ 0NAZI-/YLE DEA? CAMPS0 HAS OP5LY CELEBRAT$ ! DEA?S & MURD] ( L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE AS A FIR/ /EP4 

,9 ,DECEMB] #aiig ! ,U,S PUBLICATION ,E>? ,FIR/ WROTE ?AT 0! ,A,I,D,S EPIDEMIC1 RA!R ?AN BE+ A SC\RGE1 IS A WELCOME DEVELOPM5T 9 ! 9EVITABLE R$UCTION ( HUMAN POPULATION40 .<#b#b.> ,>\ND ! SAME P]IOD 9 ,BRITA9 ,/EVE ,BOO?1 ONE ( ! $ITORS ( A MAGAZ9E CALL$ ',GRE5 ,AN>*I/ '1 WROTE ?AT 

0,! ,OKLAHOMA BOMB]S HAD ! RI<T IDEA4 ,! PITY WAS ?AT !Y DID NOT BLA/ ANY MORE GOV]NM5T (FICES4 ,EV5 SO1 !Y DID ALL !Y C\LD & N[ !RE >E AT LEA/ #b GOV]NM5T AUTOMATONS ?AT >E NO LONG] CAPABLE ( OPPRESSION4 ,! ,TOKYO S>9 CULT HAD ! RI<T IDEA4 ,! PITY WAS ?AT 9 TE/+ ! GAS A YE> PRIOR TO ! ATTACK1 !Y GAVE !MSELVES AWAY4 ,!Y W]E NOT SECRETIVE 5\<4 ,!Y HAD ! TE*NOLOGY TO PRODUCE ! GAS BUT ! ME?OD ( DELIV]Y WAS 9EFFECTIVE4 ,ONE DAY ! GR\PS WILL BE TOTALLY SECRETIVE & !IR ME?ODS ( FUMIGATION WILL BE COMPLETELY EFFECTIVE40 .<#b#c.> 

,?IS IS :]E Y\ 5D UP :5 Y\ CELEBRATE SPIRITUALITY OV] RATIONALITY4 ,:5 ! HOPE ( 'RUNN+ ) DE]' OV]COMES ! NE$ TO DEAL ) ! PROBLEM ( MAK+ A REVOLUTION ON A PLANET ( #f BILLION PEOPLE4 ,! IDEAS ABOVE HAVE ONLY REACTION>Y CONCLUSIONS4 ,!IR LOGIC IS ELITI/ & HI]>*ICAL1 LITTLE MORE ?AT A SEMI-SECUL> V]SION ( GODS *OS5 PEOPLE LAY+ WA/E TO ! UNBELIEV]S4 ,IT C]TA9LY HAS NO?+ 9 COMMON ) AN>*ISM4 ,WE NE$ MORE NOT LESS TE*NOLOGY4 

,:I* BR+S US BACK TO ! />T4 ,CIVILIZATION COMES ) MANY1 MANY PROBLEMS BUT IT IS BETT] ?AN ! ALT]NATIVE4 ,! *ALL5GE = AN>*I/S IS 9 TRANS=M+ CIVILIZATION TO A =M ?AT IS )\T HI]>*Y1 OR IMBALANCES ( P[] OR WEAL?4 ,?IS IS NOT A NEW *ALL5GE1 IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! *ALL5GE ( AN>*ISM AS %[N BY ! L5G?Y ,BAKUN9 QUOTATION AT ! />T ( ?IS ESSAY4 

,TO DO ?IS WE NE$ MOD]N TE*NOLOGY TO CLEAN \R WAT]1 PUMP AWAY & PROCESS \R WA/E & 9OCULATE OR CURE PEOPLE ( ! DISEASES ( HI< POPULATION D5SITY4 ,) ONLY #a MILLION PEOPLE ON ! E>? Y\ CAN %IT 9 ! WOODS PROVID+ Y\ KEEP MOV+ ON4 ,) #f BILLION ?OSE :O %IT 9 ! WOODS >E %ITT+ 9 ! WAT] !Y & ?OSE >\ND !M WILL HAVE TO DR9K4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! ,U,N 0EA* YE>1 MORE ?AN #b4#b MILLION PEOPLE DIE FROM WAT] & SANITATION RELAT$ DISEASES1 MANY ( !M *ILDR504 ,CLOSE TO ONE BILLION URBAN DWELL]S HAVE NO ACCESS TO SU/A9ABLE SANITATION4 ,DATA = 0#d#c ,AFRICAN CITIES 4444 %[S ?AT #hc P]C5T ( ! POPULATION DO NOT HAVE TOILETS CONNECT$ TO SEW]S0 .<#b#d.>4 

,! *ALL5GE !N IS NOT SIMPLY ! CON/RUCTION ( A CIVILIZATION ?AT KEEPS EV]YONE'S /&>DS ( LIV+ AT ! LEVEL !Y >E N[4 ,! *ALL5GE IS RAIS+ JU/ AB\T EV]YONE'S /&>D ( LIV+ BUT DO+ SO 9 A MANN] ?AT IS REASONABLY SU/A9ABLE4 ,ONLY ! FUR!R DEVELOPM5T ( TE*NOLOGY C\PL$ TO A REVOLUTION ?AT ELIM9ATES 9EQUALITY ACROSS ! PLANET CAN DELIV] ?IS4 

,IT IS UN=TUNATE ?AT SOME AN>*I/S :O LIVE 9 ! MO/ DEVELOP$1 MO/ WEAL?Y & MO/ TE*NOLOGICAL NATIONS ( ! WORLD PREF] TO PLAY ) PRIMITIVISM ?AN GETT+ D[N TO ?9K+ AB\T H[ WE CAN REALLY *ANGE ! WORLD4 ,! GLOBAL TRANS=MATION REQUIR$ WILL MAKE ALL PREVI\S REVOLUTIONS FADE 9TO 9SIGNIFICANCE4 

,! MAJOR PROBLEM IS NOT SIMPLY ?AT CAPITALISM HAS BE5 HAPPY TO LEAVE A HUGE PROPORTION ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION 9 POV]TY4 ,! PROBLEM IS ALSO ?AT DEVELOPM5T HAS BE5 AIM$ AT CREAT+ CONSUM]S = FUTURE PRODUCTS RA!R !N PROVID+ :AT PEOPLE NE$4 

,AS LONG AS CAPITALISM EXI/S IT WILL CONT9UE TO WREAK 5VIRONM5TAL HAVOC AS IT *ASES PR(ITS4 ,IT WILL ONLY EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO ! 5]GY CRISIS ONCE ?AT BECOMES PR(ITABLE & BECAUSE !RE WILL BE A LAG ( MANY YE>S BE=E OIL CAN BE REPLAC$ ?IS MI<T MEAN WORS5+ POV]TY & DEA? = MANY ( ! POOR] PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD4 ,BUT WE CANNOT FIX !SE PROBLEMS BY DREAM+ ( SOME LO/ GOLD5 AGE :5 ! WORLD'S POPULATION WAS L[ 5\< TO SUPPORT HUNT] GA!R+4 ,WE CAN ONLY SORT IT \T BY BUILD+ ! SORT ( MASS MOVEM5TS ?AT CAN NOT ONLY OV]?R[ CAPITALISM BUT ALSO 9TRODUCE A LIB]T>IAN SOCIETY4 ,& ON ! WAY WE NE$ TO F9D WAYS TO HALT & EV5 REV]SE SOME ( ! WOR/ ( ! 5VIRONM5TAL ?REATS CAPITALISM IS G5]AT+4 

,PRIMITIVISM IS A PIPE DREAM -- IT (F]S NO WAY =W>DS 9 ! /RUGGLE = A FREE SOCIETY4 ,(T5 ITS ADH]5TS 5D UP UND]M9+ ?AT /RUGGLE BY ATTACK+ ! V]Y ?+S1 LIKE MASS ORGANIZATION1 ?AT >E A REQUIREM5T TO W9 IT4 ,?OSE PRIMITIVI/S :O >E S]I\S AB\T *ANG+ ! WORLD NE$ TO REEXAM9E :AT !Y >E FI<T+ =4 

,LIBCOM ,SUMM>Y 

,PRIMITIVISM IS SU* A RIDICUL\S IDEA IT %\LD NOT EV5 NE$ >GU+ AGA9/1 AL?\< UN=TUNATELY )9 AN>*I/ CIRCLE IT DOES4 

,ABOLI%+ TE*NOLOGY W\LD HAVE CATA/ROPHIC CONSEQU5CES = ! PLANET 9 T]MS ( NUCLE> WA/E LEAKAGE1 & ON ILL OR DISABL$ PEOPLE1 NOT TO M5TION G5]AL QUALITY ( LIFE4 

,HUNT]-GA!R+ C\LD ONLY FE$ AN ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM ( #aM PEOPLE1 !REBY NECESSITAT+ A R$UCTION ( POPULATION ( #e1#iM PEOPLE4 ,PRIMITIVI/S CANNOT EXPLA9 H[ ?IS WILL COME AB\T4 

,EV5 IF !RE W]E ECOLOGICAL DISA/] OR MASS HUMAN DIE-(F IT W\LD NOT DE/ROY CAPITALISM OR CLASS SOCIETY1 IT W\LD SIMPLY BE US$ BY CAPITAL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE/RUCTURE1 & 5SURE ! CLASS DIVIDE /AYS 9TACT4 

,!RE IS NO?+ 9H]5TLY WRONG ) TE*NOLOGY1 IT JU/ DEP5DS ON H[ IT IS APPLI$ -- 9 A FREE SOCIETY !Y CAN BE US$ TO 9CREASE FRE$OM 7FROM ON]\S WORK1 OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY ETC474 

,TO PROTECT ! PLANET WE DO NOT TO GET RID ( TE*NOLOGY1 ONLY ( ! WA/EFUL & DE/RUCTIVE SY/EM ( CAPITALISM :I* PLACES PR(IT ABOVE ALL ELSE4 ,TO DO ?AT WE NE$ MASS WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATIONS :I* CAN PROTECT \R CONDITIONS1 & \R PLANET1 & EV5TUALLY RUN SOCIETY ON ! BASIS ( COOP]ATION1 NOT PR(IT4 

,MORE 9=MATION 

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