,RADICAL ,AN?ROPOLOGY ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S ,TEXT 3 ,:]E IS ,RADICAL ,AN?ROPOLOGY8 ,RADICAL ,AN?ROPOLOGY WAS AN 9DIVIDUAL ATTEMPT TO CREATE A NEW & IMPORTANT WAY ( ?9K+ )9 CURR5T AN?ROPOLOGY & ! RADICAL MILIEU4 ,IT FAIL$4 ,:ILE ! ATTEMPT FAIL$1 IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE ?AT !RE IS A RADICAL AN?ROPOLOGY -- ONE ?AT IS RADICAL 9 !ORY & PRAXIS4 ,I HAVE PUT TOGE!R ! FOLL[+1 AS AN 9TRODUCTION TO RADICAL_/AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGY4 ,IT IS BY NO MEANS A /ATIC OR SOLID VIEW1 & %\LD BE SE5 AS P]SONAL IDEAS ?AT NE$ TO BE SCRUT9IZ$ CLOSELY4 ,IF Y\ >E SKEPTICAL ( ANY ( ! /ATEM5TS ,I MADE1 PLEASE BR[SE ?IS SITE1 ESPECIALLY ! WRIT+S SECTION1 = MORE 9=MATION ON ?IS MODE ( ?\<4 ,PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME .ISEUP4NET.> TO DISCUSS !SE IDEAS AT ANY TIME4 ,NOTES ON ,RADICAL ,AN?ROPOLOGY ,AN>*Y ,)\T RULE2 ,AGA9/ DOM9ATION2 ! ULTIMATE LIB]ATORY EXP]I5CE4 ,AN?ROPOLOGY ,! /UDY ( HUMAN BE+S ?R\<\T TIME & SPACE4 ,! NOTION ?AT WE >E LOOK+ AT O!R =MS ( HUMAN SOCIETIES1 & WE >E SEE+ O!R PEOPLE AS EQUALS1 P>T ( ONE SPECIES1 & ALL %>+ ! ,E>?4 ,RADICAL & ,AN>*I/ ,AN?ROPOLOGY ,:AT IS ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 AN>*I/ & RADICAL AN?ROPOLOGY8 ,= ! MO/ P>T1 ! TWO T]MS CAN BE US$ SYNONYM\SLY4 ,H[EV]1 AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGY REF]S MORE TO A SPECIFIC MODE ( ?9K+ )9 AN?ROPOLOGY2 RADICAL AN?ROPOLOGY REF]S MORE TO ?AT MODE 9 ACTION -- RADICAL PRAXIS4 ,!ORETICAL ,FRAMEWORKS ,AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGY POSITS A NEW & RADICAL !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK1 H[EV]1 ?IS DOES NOT MEAN IT IS A RIGID IDEOLOGY ?AT C]TA9 AN?ROPOLOGI/S CAN FIT 9TO4 ,LOOK+ AT ECOLOGY1 SUBSI/5CE1 HI/ORY1 MEANS & MODES ( PRODUCTION1 G5D]1 ETC4 >E /ILL IMPORTANT TO AN>*I/ AN?ROPOLOGY1 H[EV] IT ALSO TAKES ?IS ONE /EP FUR!R & LOOKS AT P[]1 AU?ORITY1 & DOM9ATION4 ,IT IS NOT A RIGID FRAMEWORK 9 :I* DATA MU/ FIT1 BUT RA!R A MODE ( 9VE/IGATION ?AT %\LD CREATE MORE QUE/IONS ?AN ANSW]S4 ,P[] & ,AU?ORITY ,P[] EXI/S1 & IT WILL ALWAYS EXI/1 :E!R IT BE ! P[] ( ! DESPOT OR SELF-EMP[]M5T4 ,IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT ! DI/RIBUTION & USURPATION ( P[] 9 SOCIETY4 ,! CONSOLIDATION ( P[] IS IMPORTANT TO UND]/& OV]T & COV]T DOM9ATION4 ,?OSE 9 P[] DIM9I% ! FRE$OM & AUTONOMY ( ALL O!R 9DIVIDUALS4 ,!Y WILL ALSO KEEP !IR P[] BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y1 9CLUD+ VIOL5CE4 ,! ,/ATE ,! ,/ATE IS A RELATIVELY REC5T CONCEPTION4 ,IT IS CONSOLIDAT$ P[] ?AT EXI/S 9 MANY =MS4 ,ITS GOAL IS TO CONTROL ITS POPULATION 9 ORD] TO REPLICATE ITSELF1 & ?US RECREATE P[]4 ,IT IS A MONOPOLY ( VIOL5CE1 =CE1 & CONTROL1 OV] A C]TA9 >EA4 ,S9CE ITS CONCEPTION1 9EQUALITY1 SLAV]Y1 W>1 POV]TY1 CAPITALISM1 & 5VIRONM5TAL DE/RUCTION HAVE 5SU$4 ,! ,/ATE1 H[EV]1 DID NOT >ISE )9 A VACUUM4 ,CIVILIZATION 0,CIVILIZATION BEG9S ) CONQUE/ ABROAD & REPRESSION AT HOME0 7,/ANLEY ,DIAMOND74 ,CIVILIZATION M>KS ! P]IOD 9 :I* A SPLIT 9 HUMAN CONSCI\SNESS OCCURR$1 >\ND #a1 YE>S AGO2 PHYSICALLY M>K$ BY ! CREATION ( AGRICULTURE4 ,MORE SPECIFICALLY1 CIVILIZATION COMES AB\T ?R\< DOME/ICATION -- ! DE/RUCTION1 MANIPULATION1 & CONTROL ( A SPECIES' 9H]5T NATURE4 ,IT IS ! FIR/ TYPE ( TOTALIT>IAN RELATION%IP ) ,E>?1 & ! CATALY/ = ALL ( ! CURR5T ILLS WE SEE TODAY 79CLUD+ ?OSE ( ! ,/ATE DISCUSS$ ABOVE74 ,WE SEE ?AT CIVILIZATION IS ONE =M ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 :I* DE/ROYS ALL O!R ALT]NATIVE POSSIBILITIES4 ,IT IS A WORLD-WIDE PH5OM5ON1 BUT NOT A CULTURAL UNIV]SAL4 ,AS OPPOS$ TO CIVILIZATION1 WE RECOGNIZE A P]IOD BE=E ?AT COLLECTIVELY CALL$ ! 0PRIMITIVE0 P]IOD -- MEAN+ ! P]IOD 9 :I* ! PRIM>Y HUMAN LIFE WAYS W]E PRACTIC$4 ,?IS P]IOD IS *>ACT]IZ$ MO/LY BY GA!R]-HUNT]S :O LIV$ 9 ACEPHAL\S SOCIETIES4 ,!Y W]E EGALIT>IAN1 PEACEFUL1 HEAL?Y SOCIETIES ) LITTLE TO NO DIVISION ( LABOR1 & A BALANCE ) ! NATURAL 5VIRONM5T :I* GAVE BACK AS MU* AS IT TOOK4 ,RELATIVISM ,CULTURAL RELATIVISM IS IMPORTANT ONLY UP TO A DEGREE4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT TO RESPECT HUMAN DIV]SITY 9 CU/OMS1 TRADITIONS1 & O!R PRACTICES1 9 ?AT !Y >E UND]/OOD 9 ! CULTURE'S CONTEXT4 ,H[EV]1 CULTURAL RELATIVISM IS (T5 TAK5 TO ITS EXTREME3 E?ICAL RELATIVISM4 ,E?ICAL RELATIVISM %\LD NOT EXI/4 ,! DOM9ATION ( HUMANS1 ANIMALS1 & ! ,E>? CANNOT BE LOOK$ AT RELATIVELY4 ,ANY?+ ?AT DIM9I%ES HUMAN1 ANIMAL1 & 5VIRONM5TAL FRE$OM -- IT'S 9H]5T NATURE -- IS A DE/RUCTIVE =CE 9 ! WORLD ?AT MU/ BE DE/ROY$ ITSELF4 ,CIVILIZATION1 ! ,/ATE1 PATRI>*Y1 DOME/ICATION1 TE*NOLOGY -- !SE >E SU* DE/RUCTIVE =CES4 ,9T]V5TION ,DO WE HAVE ! RI5'T WE JU/ PU%+ WE/]N BELIEFS & VALUES ON NON-WE/]N CULTURES1 JU/ AS PEOPLE BE=E US HAVE8 ,!SE >E IMPORTANT QUE/IONS TO WRE/LE )4 ,WE HAVE NO ANSW]1 H[EV]1 WE !RE >E SOME ?+S TO ?9K AB\T4 ,WE >E ALL HUMAN BE+S1 CONNECT$ ALL TO ! SAME PLANET1 & HAVE ALWAYS 9FLU5C$ EA* O!R ?R\<\T TIME4 ,%\LDN'T WE KEEP ?IS 9 M9D :ILE WE >E 0DE/ROY+0 ! TOTALITY ( CIVILIZATION8 ,WE C\LD >GUE ?AT !RE >E TWO CULTURES1 EA* ) ITS [N V>IATION3 ! TAK]S 7CIVILIZATION7 & ! LEAV]S 7GA!R]-HUNT]S1 SOME HORTICULTURALI/S74 ,S9CE WE >E P>T ( ! TAK] CULTURE1 WE DO HAVE ! 0RI*Y ON O!R SOCIETIES8 ,$UCATE !M ON AN>*ISM8 ,FUEL >M$ /RUGGLE8 ,\R GOAL ISN'T AN>*ISM1 ITS AN>*Y1 & ?IS MU/ BE DONE ?R\< AN ORGANIC PROCESS4 ,IMPOS+ AN>*Y IS NOT AN>*Y -- IT IS AU?ORIT>IAN & DOM9E]+4 ,9DIG5\S ,SOLID>ITY ,WE MU/ WORK ) & /RUGGLE ) 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES ?AT >E BE+ DE/ROY$ BY CIVILIZATION'S BATTLES4 ,!SE BATTLES (T5 HAVE ! OBJECTIVE ( =C+ CORPORATIONS (F ( SACR$ L&1 REJECT+ ! >BITR>ILY IMPOS$ LAWS & ORD9ANCES ( ! ,/ATE1 & 5D+ 9DU/RIAL DEVELOPM5TS :I* ?REAT5 ! WELL-BE+ ( HUMANS1 ANIMALS1 & ! ,E>?4 ,PRAXIS ,ACTION MU/ BE TAK54 ,NOT ONLY ACTION ON BEHALF ( ! SOCIETIES WE LE>N FROM1 BUT 9 \R [N SOCIETY4 ,WE MU/ NOT LET ! PILL>S ( CIVILIZATION /& & DE/ROY \R WORLD4 ,WE MU/ BE CREATIVE 9 \R ACTIONS4 ,AS TO :AT TO DO1 ?AT'S UP TO Y\4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ! GOAL ( AN?ROPOLOGY IS A LIB]ATORY ONE1 & SO WE WILL FI*Y1 NOT AN>*ISM4 ,! 9=MATION ?AT AN?ROPOLOGY HAS GA!R$ ON SOCIETIES >\ND ! WORLD IS PRICELESS4 ,FROM ?IS1 WE CAN SEE WAYS 9 :I* SOCIETY CAN & CANNOT BE LIV$4 ,WE SEE ?AT ! RELATION%IPS EMBODI$ 9 PRIMITIVE GR\PS W]E ! MO/ ORGANIC & B5EFICIAL RELATION%IPS1 & ?US WE %\LD 9CLUDE ?IS 9 ANY VISION = AN ALT]NATIVE SOCIETY4 ,WE >E NOT SEEK+ TO GO BACK1 BUT TO USE ! HI/ORY ( \R SPECIES TO PU% =W>D1 & SOON1 9 ORD] = ! HUMANS & NATURE TO SURVIVE4 ,IVORY ,T[] ,H[EV]1 WE >E NOT ! ELITE ( SOCIAL UND]/&+4 ,WE DO NOT1 NOR DO WE WANT TO1 POSSESS ! BLUEPR9TS = A NEW SOCIETY4 ,NEW WAYS ( LIV+ MU/ BE CREAT$ ORGANICALLY & AUTONOM\SLY4 ,WE CAN ONLY TELL \RSELVES H[ TO LIVE1 & %[ PEOPLE H[ O!RS LIV$4 ,BECAUSE WE >E NOT ! ELITE1 WE >E ! ANTI!SIS TO ! IVORY T[]1 AN OPPRESSIVE 9/ITUTION :I* SEEKS TO DOM9ATE KN[L$GE4 ,! IVORY T[] IS A SYMBOL & RE9=C] ( ! /ATUS QUO4 ,IT IS ONE MEANS ( CONTROL BY :I* CIVILIZATION FACILITATES \R SPLIT 9 CONSCI\SNESS BETWE5 ORGANIC 70PRIMITIVE0 LIFEWAYS7 & 9ORGANIC 7DE/RUCTIVE & CIVILIZ$ LIFEWAYS74 ,IT IS JU/ ONE ( ! 9/ITUTIONS WE SEEK TO DE/ROY1 :E!R UND]M9+ IT FROM ! 9SIDE OR CREAT+ ALT]NATIVES ON ! \TSIDE4 ,! ,NATURE ( ,AN?ROPOLOGY ,AN?ROPOLOGY IS ! /UDY ( HUMANITY4 ,WE >E /UD5TS ( HUMANS4 ,AN?ROPOLOGY %\LD NOT EXI/ TO /UDY CULTURE = CULTURE'S SAKE1 BUT TO /UDY HUMANS TO SEE ! WAYS 9 :I* WE HAVE LIV$1 DO LIVE1 & CAN LIVE ONE DAY4 ,IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A PR(ESSIONAL 5DEAVOR4 ,IT CAN BE DONE BY ANYONE1 ANY:]E4 ,LOOK+ AT \R PA/1 SPEAK+ TO O!RS FROM DIFF]5T CULTURES1 PRACTIC+ AN ALT]NATIVE WAY ( LIV+ -- ITS ALL AN?ROPOLOGY4 ,BECAUSE WE BECOME ! /UD5TS ( HUMANS1 ?AT MEANS ?AT AN?ROPOLOGY IS 9H]5TLY TRY+ TO TEA* US SOME?+ AB\T ! WAY WE >E LIV+4 ,ITS UP TO US TO LI/54 ,! ,DE/RUCTION ( ,AN?ROPOLOGY ,AN?ROPOLOGY'S ROOTS >E BLOODY1 SME>$ ) COLONIALISM1 RACISM1 W>1 & NATIONALISM4 ,IT IS A PRODUCT ( CIVILIZATION4 ,ALL SPECIALIZATIONS >E4 ,WE MU/ RECOGNIZE & CRITIQUE ?IS1 EV5 AS WE PRACTICE AN?ROPOLOGY4 ,RADICAL AN?ROPOLOGY FLIPS ?IS TYPE ( AN?ROPOLOGY ON ITS HEAD4 ,IT IS A NEW AN?ROPOLOGY :I* SEEKS NOT ONLY TO UND]/& ALT]NATIVE WORLDS1 BUT TO HELP CREATE ONE4 ,SPECIALIZATION IS A SIGN & SYMPTOM ( CIVILIZATION4 ,ITS :]E WE CEASE TO BE ORGANIC1 FULLY P>TICIPAT+ HUMANS4 ,ITS ALSO :]E ! BALANCE ( P[] BECOMES UNEQUAL4 ,A SPECIALIZATION SU* AS AN?ROPOLOGY USUALLY D5OTES A M>KET ECONOMY ?AT REQUIRES PEOPLE TO TAKE UP C]TA9 DISCIPL9ES 9 ORD] TO E>N A LIV+4 ,?US WE HAVE CAPITALISM & ! SALE ( ONE'S S\L ON ! 9VISIBLE M>KET SCALE4 ,WE MU/ REALIZE ?AT ANY ATTEMPTS TO E/ABLI% AN ORGANIC HUMAN SOCIETY WILL MO/ LIKELY MEAN ?AT AN?ROPOLOGY AS A FIELD BECOMES 9EXI/5T4 ,9/EAD1 :AT IS NORMALLY SE5 AS AN?ROPOLOGY -- UND]/&+ ( ! PA/1 9T]ACTION ) O!R CULTURES -- WILL BE MELD$ 9 ) DAILY LIFE & BE = EV]YONE TO PURSUE4 ,WE >E = ! DE/RUCTION ( AN?ROPOLOGY BECAUSE ?AT SIGNIFIES ! CREATION ( A SOCIETY )\T SPECIALI/S3 A FREE1 AUTONOM\S1 ORGANIC SOCIETY ( HUMAN BE+S LIV+ 9 BALANCE ) ! ,E>? & ALL H] CREATURES4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #c1 #bba 3 ,RADICAL ,AN?ROPOLOGY -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,RADICAL ,AN?ROPOLOGY -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/