,REVIEW3 ,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS FROM ! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,LET US BE CLE> ?AT ECOCIDE IS HAPP5+4 

,:ILE WE MAY YET AVOID ! SEV]E/ POSSIBILITIES ( GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE ! SITUATION HAS LONG BE5 GRIM4 ,& IT'S NOT JU/ A MATT] ( CAPITALISM OR ! /ATE MAK+ UNIQUELY BAD DECISIONS1 ! T5SIONS AT PLAY >E DEEP -- AT ! CORE ( HOMO SAPI5S ITSELF4 

,HUMAN COGNITION & SOCIAL COLLABORATION HAVE CREAT$ AN EXPLOSION ( EVOLUTION TEMPORALLY DETA*$ FROM MEAN+FUL FE$BACK FROM \R SURR\ND+ ECOLOGY4 ,BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION PROCE$S AT ! PACE ( G5]ATIONS & 9CREM5TAL G5E *ANGES1 BUT \R ?\<TS LEAP F> AHEAD1 ABLE TO G5]ATE 9CR$IBLY COMPLEX CON/RUCTIONS 9 A M9UTE4 ,?IS PROVIDES \R SURR\ND+ 5VIRONS LITTLE TIME TO ADAPT OR REACT4 ,TE*NOLOGICAL EVOLUTION PROCE$S F> FA/] ?AN BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION>Y PROCESSES CAN S5D EFFECTIVE FE$BACK1 & ( C\RSE POLITICAL & 9FRA/RUCTURAL BEHEMO?S 9SULATE US FROM C>+ AB\T FE$BACK AT ALL4 ,! ONLY SIGNALS ?AT >RIVE FROM \R ABRUPTLY 9TRODUC$ TE*NICS T5D TO BE CATACLYSMIC3 ! EXT9CTION ( 5TIRE SPECIES1 ! COLLAPSE ( FOOD *A9S4 ,\R SKULLS HAVE BECOME LIKE LITTLE ISL& ECOSY/EMS1 SP$ UP 9 TIME A MILLIONFOLD1 G5]AT+ DISEASES & WILDLIFE 79 ! =M ( PHYSICAL & CULTURAL TE*NOLOGIES7 ?AT ! RE/ ( ! ,E>? IS COMPLETELY UNPREP>$ TO DEAL )4 ,\R MON/]S HAVE ESCAP$ BEYOND \R HEADS TO ! MA9L& & RAVAG$ IT4 

,WE HUMANS >E A P>T ( NATURE1 9 ! S5SE ( BE+ PHYSICAL & AS PRODUCTS ( A BIOLOGICAL PA/1 BUT WE >E AP>T FROM ! SL[ PACE ( /ABILIZ+ FE$BACK LOOPS 9 ! ,E>?'S BIOSPH]E4 ,EV]Y ACTIVE /RIV+ M9D IS A LITTLE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION1 GR5ADES TOSS$ \T 9TO ! WORLD1 RIPP+ UP ! FLE% ( ! EXI/+4 ,WE CANNOT BE ANY?+ ELSE )\T /ILL+ \R ?\<TS TO ! PACE ( \R ECOSY/EM & ITS GLACIAL EVOLUTION>Y PRESSURES4 

,! CAT* IS DEEP3 ,\R ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT -- EV5 \R BODIES -- >E TOO COMPLEX = US EV] TO P]FECTLY PR$ICT ! CONSEQU5CES ( \R ACTIONS4 ,BUT TO SL[ \RSELVES D[N1 TO REFUSE TO REFLECT & IT]ATE 9SIDE \R M9DS1 TO RETURN TO PURE UNEXAM9$ 9/9CT1 W\LD BE TO KILL \R V]Y CONSCI\SNESS4 ,TO ?9K1 TO REFLECT1 IS TO G5]ATE POSSIBILITIES1 SPIRAL+ \T ( CONTROL 9 SURPRIS+ & SOMETIMES DANG]\S & DE/RUCTIVE WAYS4 ,WE CAN EMBRACE ! DEA? ?AT IS PR$ICTABILITY & BECOME M9DLESS COGS 9 A /ABILIZ$ ECOSY/EM1 OR WE CAN EMBRACE ! RISKS & DANG]S ( FRE$OM1 ( 9V5TION & EXPLORATION4 ,WE CAN RETREAT TO ! REASSURANCES ( ESS5TIALI/IC ID5TITY1 A ROLE TO DUTIFULLY & M9DLESSLY FILL1 OR WE CAN ASSUME ACTIVE RESPONSIBILITY1 RECOGNIZ+ ?AT 9H]5TLY 9VOLVES CREAT+ NEW PROBLEMS ALONGSIDE \R NEW SOLUTIONS4 

,9 A S5SE1 EV]Y POLITICAL ISSUE IS EI!R A FACET ( ?IS UND]LY+ T5SION1 OR A DI/RACTION FROM IT4 

,YE>S AGO1 DUR+ ! COLLAPSE ( ,DEEP ,GRE5 ,RESI/ANCE1 A PRIMITIVI/ :O HAD BE5 %\T+ TRANSPHOBIC G>BAGE AT ?OSE ( US CONFRONT+ HIS BUDS SUDD5LY SWIT*$ UP APPROA*ES3 0,( C\RSE ,I'LL HAPPILY WORK ) NAZIS TO /OP CIVILIZATION6 ,NO?+ ELSE MATT]S60 ,REALIZ+ HE'D LO/ ! ROOM HE DECID$ TO /ORM \T *ANT+ 0,DO ,:AT ,?\ ,WILT60 ,BECAUSE ( C\RSE HE DID4 

,BUT EMB>RASS+LY -- EV5 ?\< ,I /R5U\SLY OPPOSE IT -- ,I /ILL HAVE A BIT ( SYMPA?Y = ?AT POSITION4 

,DESPITE IT BE+ FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#i#e1 ,I /EADFA/LY AVOID$ READ+ ,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS FROM ! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE1 BY ,JANET ,BIEHL & ,PET] ,/AUD5MAI]4 

,!RE IS A S5SE1 = MO/ AN>*I/S :O CAME UP >\ND ?AT ]A1 ( ,OLD ,MAN ,BOOK*9 AS A VILLA94 ,?IS N>RATIVE IS A P[]FUL ONE1 ALMO/ WOR?Y ( /AG$ WRE/L+4 ,AN OLD CODG]1 >ROGANT & REPRES5T+ ! ,EVIL ,OLD ,LEFT1 GOES TO W> AGA9/ ,! ,KIDS1 MAKES A FOOL ( HIMSELF1 EV5TUALLY BECOM+ SO DEFEAT$ HE GIVES A SPEE* AB\T H[ HE WASN'T AN AN>*I/ ANYWAY & FREES US ALL FROM HIS CAMPAIGN TO RULE AN>*Y & MAKE US GO TO T[N HALL MEET+S4 

,EV5 ?OSE :O LEAN ,R$ T5D TO SELL ?IS N>RATIVE AS 0,I MEAN HE MADE SOME GOOD PO9TS AB\T SOME FRACTION ( %ITTY PEOPLE ON ! O!R SIDE1 BUT OH MAN DID HE TURN 9TO A CROT*ETY DISCONNECT$ FUCK1 & HIS ACOLYTES W]E EMB>RASS+40 

,JANET ,BIEHL IS ONE ( ?OSE SELF-PR(ESS$ ACOLYTES1 ONE :O /ILL PR\DLY SEES H]SELF AS C>RY+ ON HIS WORK -- EV5 D\BL+-D[N ON ,BOOK*9'S EMBRACE ( /ATISM1 EXPLICITLY GO+ EV5 FUR!R ?AN HIM4 ,:ILE ,PET] ,/AUD5MAI] APP>5TLY REMA9S AN AN>*I/ ( SOME MEASURE1 HE'S LIKEWISE SOLIDLY 9 ,BOOK*9'S TRADITION4 ,?IS IS ALL 9CR$IBLY RELEVANT BECAUSE ,EC(ASCISM WAS WIDELY SE5 AS A V]Y EXPLICIT P>T ( A VOLLEY BETWE5 ,BOOK*9'S CIRCLE & HIS DETRACTORS4 

,9 ?OSE ANCI5T DAYS ( YORE ! *IEF SPLIT 9 AN>*ISM WAS ,GRE5S VS ,R$S4 ,& ! ,BOOK*9ITES -- = ALL ( !IR TALK ( 5VIRONM5TALISM -- W]E SOLIDLY REPRES5TATIVE ( ,TEAM ,R$4 

,) SU* CONTEXT !RE WAS NO MI/AK+ A TITLE LIKE 0,EC(ASCISM0 -- ?IS BOOK WAS CALL+ ALL GRE5 AN>*I/S :O DISAGRE$ ) ,BOOK*91 OR RA!R :O HE DISAGRE$ )1 0FASCI/S40 

,SO = TWO DECADES ,I NEV] BO!R$ TO READ ! BOOK4 ,AFT] ALL1 EV]YONE WAS CLE> AB\T ! CONT5TS4 ,JU/ A /REW ( *]RY-PICK$ 9/ANCES :]E SOME R&O 9 ! NAZI P>TY ONCE SAID SOME?+ NICE AB\T TREES1 A GIANT PREPO/]\S TURD ( GUILT-BY-T5U\S-ASSOCIATION4 ,MORE ( A LA/ DESP]ATE 9SULT ?AN A BOOK4 ,:5 SOMEONE LEAVES DOG%IT 9 A FLAM+ PAP] BAG ON Y\R POR* Y\ DON'T /OP TO READ ! BAG4 

,IT'S WEIRD H[ LONG & H[ DEEPLY SEAT$ !SE TRIBAL 9/9CTS REMA94 ,I'VE PUBLICLY SAID ?AT 0NIHILISM0 IS BE/ UND]/OOD AS ! ANTI-9TELLECTUAL GLUE ?AT CRITICALLY UND]P9S & SU/A9S IDEOLOGIES LIKE FASCISM4 ,I'VE ALSO COMP>$ ! MURD]-FETI%IZ+ 0ECO EXTREMI/0 GR\P ,I,T,S TO FASCI/S1 ASK+ :AT E?ICALLY RELEVANT DIFF]5CE !RE IS BETWE5 ?OSE TWO IDEOLOGIES ?AT %\LD MAKE \R RESPONSES ANY DIFF]5T4 ,! BACKLA% TO SU* /ATEM5TS R>ELY BO!R$ ) COH]5CE4 ,! OLD N>RATIVES1 ! OLD TRIBAL ID5TITIES1 RUN DEEP4 ,TO MANY 9 ! PO/LEFT !SE ESSAYS ( M9E W]E JU/ ANO!R FIGURE TAK+ ,BOOK*9'S PLACE4 ,! EVIL HEEL COME TO ATTACK \R FAMILY1 CALL US ALL FASCI/S1 PROBABLY TRY TO GET US BEAT UP BY ANTIFA = NOT BE+ COOKIE-CUTT] LEFTI/S :O DR9K ! SJW SYNDICALI/ KOOLAID4 ,AN AN>*O-COP4 ,OR SOME?+4 ,BUT Y\ KN[8 ,I /ILL C>RI$ ?OSE SAME TRIBAL BIASES -- ?AT DEEP SEAT$ PO/LEFT HO/ILITY -- TO ,EC(ASCISM4 

,& YET :ILE ,EC(ASCISM IS AN IMP]FECT TEXT1 MIR$ BY A FEW 9/ANCES ( ,BOOK*9ITE IDEOLOGICAL AX-GR9D+1 ,I WAS SURPRIS$ BY H[ PLA91 /RAI<T=W>D1 & UNCONTROV]SIAL MU* ( IT IS4 

,BE=E READ+ IT ,I DUG UP SOME OLD REACTIONS1 HOP+ TO /EEL MYSELF ) SOME GOOD SN>K4 ,BUT EV5 BE=E READ+ ,EC(ASCISM IT WAS DI%E>T5+ H[ POORLY ! RESPONSES ,I ONCE ALIGN$ ) HOLD UP4 ,LOTS ( V>IATIONS ( 0UMMM ACTUALLY ,! ,REAL ,FASCI/S >E ANYONE *OPP+ D[N TREES40 

,EV5 ! BE/ CRITIQUES W]E LITTLE MORE ?AN ! OBVI\S ONE1 0,EV]Y IDEOLOGY HAS OV]LAP Y\ CAN PO9T TO ) EV]Y O!R IDEOLOGY4 ,?AT SOME 9 ! NAZI REGIME W]E 9TO 5VIRONM5TALISM IS IRRELEVANT4 ,TO EV5 PO9T ?AT \T AT L5G? IS OBVI\SLY TO TRY TO SL&] BY ASSOCIATION40 

,FROM ! \TSET NO ONE WANT$ TO CONC$E ! T]M 0ECO-FASCI/40 ,& 9DE$ 0!RE'S NO SU* ?+60 HAS BECOME SU* AN 9/9CTIVE RESPONSE 9 PO/LEFT CIRCLES IT'S A/ONI%+4 ,SURE !RE >E LOTS ( FASCI/S 9TO ECOLOGY1 BUT ?AT DOESN'T MEAN Y\'RE ALL[$ TO USE A T]M TO DESCRIBE !M6 

,9 CIRCLES F> REMOV$ FROM ANTIFASCI/ S*OL>%IP 0FASCISM0 IS SU* A *>G$ 9SULT1 SU* AN EMPTY 0! MO/E/ BAD ?+0 ?AT RANKS MU/ APP>5TLY BE CLOS$ AGA9/ ANY 9VOCATION4 ,ALL CRITICAL EVALUATION MU/ BE PUT TO ! SIDE4 ,AT BE/ Y\ CAN READ ONE >TICLE1 ONE BOOK1 ON FASCISM ?AT CONFIRMS Y\R [N BIASES & ADAMANTLY REFUSE TO READ FUR!R4 ,IT %\LDN'T BE A SURPRISE ?AT GRE5 AN>*I/ DISC\RSE ON FASCISM HAS REMA9$ (T5 LAU<ABLY FRACTUR$ & W+NUTTY4 0,UM NATIONALISM ISN'T ESS5TIAL TO FASCISM1 MOD]NISM IS1 SO MY :ITE NATIONALI/ PAGAN BUDDIES >5'T FASCI/IC4 ,BY DEF9ITION !Y CAN'T BE40 ,TO ?IS DAY ,I'M /ILL 9 NO SMALL AWE ( ! P]SON :O >GU$ ?AT ,9DIVIDUALS T5D+ ,T[>DS ,SAVAG]Y >E ! EXACT OPPOSITE ( FASCI/S BECAUSE !IR MA*O FETI%IZ+ ( R&OM MURD] CON/ITUTES ! UNLEA%+ ( LIBID9AL PASSION RA!R ?AN ITS SUPPRESSION4 

,OBVI\SLY UND] CONT5TION IS ! QUE/ION ( :AT'S AT CORE 9 FASCISM4 ,:AT DEF9ES FASCISM8 

,& !RE'S AN EV5 DEEP] ISSUE AT /AKE H]E1 ?AT ( H[ WE DI/+UI% & PROCESS CONCEPTS 9 G5]AL4 ,:AT DEF9ES ANY T]M8 ,IS AN>*ISM A GOAL 7A CLASSLESS SOCIETY :]E EV]YONE =MS COMMUNES & GOODS >E KEPT 9 A COMMON REPOSITORY :]E EV]Y ,?URSDAY ACCORD+ TO A MODIFI$ CONS5SUS PROCESS44471 IS IT AN E?ICAL PHILOSOPHY 7SEEK TO 9CREASE FRE$OM = EV]YONE71 IS IT A CODE ( BEHAVIOR 7NEV] 9ITIATE AGGRESSIVE VIOL5CE71 IS IT A MOTLEY COLLECTION ( RITUALS 9 A SUBCULTURE 7CONS5SUS1 FOOD NOT BOMBS1 PUN*+ COPS44478 ,IS IT A RELATIVELY CLOS$ DISC\RSE :]E EV]YONE READS SIMIL> AU?ORS & USES SIMIL> T]MS8 ,IS AN>*ISM :AT ! L>GE/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE ?9K IT IS FROM NEWSCA/]S & HOT TOPIC 7SMA%+ W9D[S TO GET A WORLD :]E EV]YONE KILLS EV]YONE ELSE BECAUSE 'FUCK ! MAN'78 

,SIMIL>LY IS SCI5CE A SOCIOLOGICAL PH5OM5ON 9 ,WE/]N ,$UCAT$ ,9DU/RIAL ,RI* @& ,DEMOCRATIC CULTURES8 ,IS IT AN >RAY ( 9/ITUTIONS8 ,IS IT A ME?ODOLOGY8 ,OR IS IT A DIRECTION ( ?\<T1 A TYPE ( DESIRE8 

,!RE IS ( C\RSE SUB/ANCE TO ALL ( !SE DEF9ITIONS1 & !Y CAN 9T]PLAY & 9T]RELATE4 ,BUT WE %\LD BEW>E ! P]SON :O ATTEMPTS TO BLUR !M ALL TOGE!R -- MU* LESS TAKE SU* MIX$ ASSOCIATIONS AS A PACKAGE DEAL4 ,UND]/&+ ?AT DIFF]5T PEOPLE HAVE DIFF]5T DEF9ITIONS 9 M9D -- SOMETIMES BLURR$ CONFLATIONS -- IS NOT ! SAME ?+ AS !RE NOT BE+ A MORE USEFUL DEF9ITION4 ,ULTIMATELY RADICALS TRY TO USE LANGUAGE & CONCEPTUAL S*EMATA TO 0CUT REALITY AP>T AT ! JO9TS0 -- TO EMPHASIZE :AT IS MO/ DEEPLY ROOT$ & :AT CAN BE MOV$4 ,TO MAP NOT JU/ MYOPIC P>TICUL>S ( ! EXI/+ BUT ! FULL BREAD? ( ! POSSIBLE4 

,SO IS FASCISM BE+ MEAN OR TELL+ O!R PEOPLE NOT TO DO /UFF8 ,IS FASCISM GIANT 9DU/RIAL DEA? MA*9ES8 ,IS FASCISM ANY =M ( /ATISM8 

,= DECADES ACADEMICS & ANTIFA S*OL>S HAVE SETTL$ ON A R\< CONS5SUS3 FASCISM IS ANTI-MOD]N PAL+5ETIC ULTRANATIONALISM1 ! SLIC+ ( EMPA?Y = \TSID]S & FETI%IZATION ( A VIOL5T RETURN TO A MY?OLOGIZ$ PA/ -- ) AN >*IPELAGO ( FREQU5TLY CONNECT$ POSITIONS LIKE PATRI>*AL & :ITE SUPREMACI/ ESS5TIALISMS4 ,BUT1 AS BEFITS PRAGMATIC ACTIVI/S1 ?IS IS MORE A POLITICAL DEF9ITION ?AN A PHILOSOPHICAL OR PSY*OLOGICAL ONE4 

,TO TRY TO SPEAK ( FASCISM AS PHILOSOPHY CLE>LY A LOT ( ! >BITR>Y P>TICUL>S LIKE ANTISEMITISM HAVE TO DROP \T4 ,EV5 MO/ RACI/S W\LDN'T >GUE ?AT !RE'S AN A PRIORI CONCEPT ( :IT5ESS4 ,9/EAD ONE IS LEFT ) IS AN 9T5SIFICATION ( ! IDEOLOGY ( P[] ?AT ALREADY RULES ! WORLD >\ND US4 ,PEOPLE :O SEE ?+S EXCLUSIVELY 9 T]MS ( CO]CION1 ID5TITY1 & HI]>*Y444 A SIMPLI/IC BUT ALL 5COMPASS+ GAME ?AT !Y WANT TO W94 ,FUCK EMPA?Y1 E?ICS1 COMPASSION1 LOVE1 & ALL MANN] ( O!R 9TELLECTUAL 9QUIRY4 ,FUCK ! M9D EV51 LET'S FETI%IZE ! BRUTE/ ( =CE4 ,MI<T IS RI<T4 ,ONE'S IMM$IATE TRIBE AGA9/ ALL O!RS4 

,IT IS H[EV] IMPORTANT ?AT WE DON'T RUN TOO F> AWAY ) SU* A SWEEP+ PHILOSOPHICAL UND]/&+ :ILE ! POLITICAL REALITY ( FASCISM CONT9UES M>*+4 

,9 ! POPUL> DISC\RSE FASCISM IS (T5 /RIPP$ D[N TO MASS MURD] & AN AU?ORIT>IAN /ATE4 ,BUT :ILE !SE >E BAD !Y >E ALSO H>DLY UNIQUE4 ,WAS IT 0FASCISM0 :5 ,G5<IS ,KHAN EXT]M9AT$ A L>GE FRACTION ( ! HUMAN POPULATION8 ,WAS IT FASCISM :5 ,K+ ,LEOPOLD 5SLAV$ & SLAU<T]$ MILLIONS8 ,WAS ! ,EUROPEAN COLONIZATION & CAMPAIGN ( EXT]M9ATION ACROSS ! ,AM]ICAS FASCISM8 ,WAS ! ,RAN ,WEI /ATE ?AT EXT]M9AT$ ! ,WU ,HU & ,JIE FASCI/8 ,WAS ,MAO8 ,W]E E>LY RAID+ TRIBES FASCI/8 

,WE CAN C]TA9LY CONCLUDE ?AT !Y >E E?ICALLY COMP>ABLE SITUATIONS -- EV5 EMPHASIZE !IR FASCI/IC *>ACT] -- )\T 5TIRELY R$UC+ 0FASCISM0 TO SU* A ?9 SME> 9 ! PROCESS4 ,MAOISM1 IMP]IALISM1 FASCISM1 !SE CAN ALL BE HORRIFIC 9 UNIQUE WAYS4 ,IT CAN BE ILLUM9AT+ TO PO9T \T ! FASCI/ ASSUMPTIONS ( ?\<T PROCESSES AT PLAY 9 EA*4 ,IT CAN BE PRODUCTIVE TO TALK ( 0R$ FASCISM0 OR CALL A C]TA9 =CES 0FASCI/IC40 ,BUT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE ?AT IDEOLOGIES LEAD+ TO MASS MURD] >E NOT HOMOG5E\S4 ,M>X'S IMPLICIT AU?ORIT>IANISM MAY HAVE IMBU$ M>XISM ) A C]TA9 9CL9ATION T[>DS TOTALIT>IAN HORRORS1 BUT Y\ WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO /OP EI!R M>XISM OR FASCISM IF Y\ MU% !M TOGE!R AS A S+LE UNDIFF]5TIAT$ GRUEL ( BADNESS4 

,PRIMITIVISM IS CONCEPTUALLY DI/9CT FROM FASCISM4 

,& ECOLOGY IS NOT NATIONAL SOCIALISM4 

,OBVI\SLY4 

,!RE >E DIFF]5T CORE IDEAS4 ,& !Y EM]G$ SOME:AT DIFF]5TLY4 ,= EXAMPLE ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN'S M>XI/ ROOTS >E QUITE OBVI\S -- HE DIDN'T COME TO HIS POLITICS VIA ,EVOLA OR ,S*MITT4 ,( C\RSE !RE >E SOME BLURR$ ROOTS1 AS ) MANY ( ! >I/OCRATIC CLASS ?AT RETREAT$ TO LIB]AL >TS 9 ! E>LY #b? C5TURY :O SET !MSELVES AGA9/ CIVILIZATION1 ! MOD]N WORLD1 & TE*NOLOGY -- SEE = EXAMPLE ,HEIDEGG] & MANY ( ,KACZYNSKI'S PR(ESSORS AT ,H>V>D4 ,BUT ON ! :OLE !Y'RE DI/9CT IDEAS ) L>GELY DI/9CT SOCIAL CONTEXT4 

,FASCISM & PRIMITIVISM >E NOT ! SAME ?+4 

,H[EV] !Y'RE JU/ AS OBVI\SLY CLOSE TO ONE ANO!R4 ,!RE >E QUITE L>GE & MEAN+FUL OV]LAPS BETWE5 GRE5 IDEOLOGIES & FASCI/ IDEOLOGIES4 ,& !RE >E A FUCK TON ( NAZIS :O EXPLICITLY GR\ND !IR POLITICS1 :O JU/IFY !IR PHILOSOPHY1 9 ECOLOGICAL T]MS4 

,TO OBSCURE ?IS REQUIRES AGGRESSIVELY OBSCUR+ :AT FASCISM IS -- R$UC+ IT TO M]ELY ANY OLD AU?ORIT>IANISM1 OR ADOPT+ PAT5TLY FALSE & \TDAT$ N>RATIVES AB\T IT BE+ 9H]5TLY CAPITALI/1 MOD]NI/1 OR =MALLY /ATI/ 7SEE = C\NT]EXAMPLE ! 0NATIONAL AN>*I/S074 

,A CATACLYSMIC RETURN TO A MY?OLOGIZ$ PA/1 A LOCALIZATION ( ONE'S ATT5TION & EMPA?Y1 A REIFICATION ( ESS5TIALI/IC ID5TITY1 ( A NATURAL /ATE ( BE+ & NATURAL ORD]444 ,!SE FL[ SMOO?LY FROM & ALONGSIDE ! SAME CORE IMPULSES ?AT DRIVE ALL SORTS ( PEOPLE TO SPEAK ( A RETURN TO NATURE4 ,!RE IS ! SAME UND]LY+ DYNAMIC :E!R FASCI/ OR PRIMITIVI/4 

,A S9C]E AN>*I/ LIKE ,Z]ZAN MI<T HAVE A V]Y DIFF]5T ?+ 9 M9D :5 TALK+ ( HUMAN NATURE1 BUT 9 BO? CASES ! AG5TIAL1 ! E?ICAL1 ! COMPON5T ( ACTIVE PHILOSOPHICAL 9QUIRY IS AB&ON$4 ,! ,GOOD IS NOT SOME?+ TO BE 9VE/IGAT$1 CRITIQU$1 OR MORE FULLY DISCOV]$1 BUT JU/ DEFAULT$ TO4 ,IT >RIVES FULLY =M$ LIKE COMM&M5TS OR A HOLY BIBLE -- & USUALLY JU/ AS >BITR>Y -- !RE JU/ IS SOME BLUEPR9T1 SOME /ATE ( BE+1 SOME PRIMAL CONFIGURATION1 ?AT WE >E TO /UDI\SLY OBEY4 ,& 9 ?IS NIHILI/IC SORT ( ABNEGATION WE F9D SOME?+ FRAM$ AS 0LIB]ATION10 FRE$OM FROM ?\<T1 FRE$OM FROM ! /RESS ( AG5CY & EVALUATION4 

,GRE5 IDEOLOGIES >E H>DLY ALONE 9 MAK+ DISA/R\S TURNS TO ! NATURALI/IC FALLACY -- ONE C\LD C]TA9LY NAME A NUMB] ( COMMUNI/S & CAPITALI/S -- BUT !Y >E UNRIVAL$ *AMPIONS AT IT4 ,& ?IS IS GR\NDS ON :I* GRE5 IDEOLOGIES C\LD BE SAID TO HAVE SOME:AT MORE 9 COMMON -- AT ROOT -- ) FASCI/ IDEOLOGIES ?AN COMMUNI/S & CAPITALI/S DO4 

,NO PRIMITIVI/1 ANTICIV1 OR GRE5 ( ANY NOTE IS CALL+ = ! PRECISE ES!TICS ( AUS*WITZ4 ,BUT WE ALL REALIZE ?AT CALLS = MASS MURD] >E RELATIVELY COMMONPLACE4 ,ONE DOESN'T HAVE TO GO DR$G+ UP Y\R NEI<BORHOOD W+NUT ) A BLOG BL5D+ PAGAN1 PRIMITIVI/1 & FASCI/ %IT1 !RE'S A LONG HI/ORY ( RACI/1 PATRI>*AL1 & G5]ALLY ESS5TIALI/IC G>BAGE 9 GRE5 CIRCLES4 ,EV5 ,IVAN ,ILLI* SUPPORT$ ! 0NATURAL ORD]0 ON EUG5ICS GR\NDS TO AVOID ! 0G5ETIC DET]IORATION0 HE ?\<T *>ACT]IZ$ ! CURR5T ]A4 ,! REACTION>Y G>BAGE GOTT5 UP TO BY 9FLU5TIAL FIGURES LIKE ,DAVE ,=EMAN1 ,$W>D ,ABBEY1 & ,T$ ,KACZYNSKI IS TOO LONG TO EV] LI/4 

,:AT ,I WANT TO >GUE IS ?AT ?IS REFLECTS ! DEEP] & MORE FUNDAM5TAL T5SION OV] H[ WE RESPOND TO HUMAN ?\<T_/AG5CY & ITS DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS4 ,DO WE EMBRACE IT OR SUPPRESS IT8 ,FASCISM & MANY GRE5 IDEOLOGIES >E CAU<T 9 ! UND]T[ ON ONE SIDE ( ?IS1 ?US !IR PROP5SITY TO SWIRL TOGE!R4 

,9 AN 9FAM\S /ATEM5T DEF5D+ A P>TICUL>LY REACTION>Y PUBLICATION1 FOLKS REC5TLY ASK$ ! BAIT$ RHETORICAL QUE/ION1 0:AT IF ! ,E>? TRULY WAS FIR/80 

,WELL 9 A C]TA9 S5SE ?AT'S A P>TICUL>LY HORRIFY+ QUE/ION4 ,TAK+ ! BUMP] /ICK] SLOGAN ( REACTION>Y GRE5S LIKE ,=EMAN & TRY+ TO EXTRAPOLATE ABSOLUTI/ PHILOSOPHICAL CONCLUSIONS4 ,& YES1 ! RAMIFICATIONS CAN ONLY BE SOME?+ CLOSE TO ! TOTAL EXT]M9ATION ( CONSCI\S LIFE4 ,AT ! ,WILDI/ ,9/ITUTE ,JOHN ,JACOBI HAS LIT]ALLY CLAIM$ ?AT ROCKS >E MORE VALUABLE ?AN PEOPLE4 ,! ULTIMATE CONS]VATIVE POSITION6 ,?9K+1 AG5CY ITSELF1 IT *ANGES ?+S & ?AT K9D ( *ANGE IS BAD4 

,I'M OBVI\SLY NOT SAY+ ?AT ! ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,G]MAN ,WORK]S' ,P>TY HAD 0HUMAN EXT9CTION & ! BANN+ ( CONSCI\SNESS0 AS A PLANK 9 !IR PLAT=M1 EV5 !Y DIDN'T GO SO F>4 ,NOR >E ANY ( ! 0WE/]N CIVILIZATION0 PRAIS+ 0ID5TIT>IAN0 BRATS ( \R ]A DREAM+ ( AN E?NIC PURGE ?AT LEAVES LITTLE MORE ?AN ROCKS BEH9D 9 ,EUROPE4 ,BUT ! NIHILI/IC REJECTION ( 5GAG$ ?\<T & EMPA?Y 9 FAVOR ( ESS5TIALISM1 A VIOL5T RETURN TO A MY?OLOGIZ$ PA/8 ,!SE >E CLE>LY SOME:]E 9 ORBIT1 EV5 IF !Y HADN'T YET DESC5D$ TO ! SURFACE4 

,! SORTS ( IDEOLOGICAL FLI<TS PRES5T 9 ! MO/ EXTREME GRE5 CIRCLES 9 MANY WAYS LOOK LIKE A PURIFICATION ( ! SAME IDEOLOGICAL =CES AT PLAY 9 ,HITL]'S ,G]MANY4 ,DO WE EMBRACE ! COMPLICATIONS WR\<T BY ?\<T1 OR TURN AWAY FROM IT8 ,:5 REASON /RUGGLES OR EXPOSES COMPLICATIONS DO WE D\BLE D[N ON REASON ITSELF 70! V]Y MI/AKE ?AT GOT US H]E07 OR AB&ON IT8 ,DO WE *OOSE LIB]TY OR SECURITY8 

,IF !RE IS A S9 TO ,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS ,FROM ,! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE1 IT'S ?AT IT DOESN'T SUFFICI5TLY TACKLE !SE DEEP] ISSUES4 ,! ,BOOK*9ITE 9VECTIVE HITS ! BROAD \TL9ES1 BUT T]MS LIKE 0MY/ICAL0 OR 0IRRATIONAL0 DON'T REALLY PROVIDE GR\ND+ OR EXPLA9 ! /AKES4 ,(T5 ! FRAM+ IS A DIRECT BORR[+ ( ,BOOK*9'S GRUMP+ AB\T ! AN>*I/ MILIEU1 ?IS IS DANG]\S BECAUSE IT MEANS A HO/ ( >GUM5TS >E ALLUD$ TO BUT NOT DIRECTLY MADE4 ,A NECESS>Y S9 9 SOME CONTEXTS1 BUT NO ONE :O HAS SOAK$ UP ! CRITIQUE ( 0HUMANISM0 AS JU/ A =M ( 0HUMAN NATIONALISM10 = EXAMPLE1 IS GO+ TO RESPOND WELL TO POSITIVE REF]5CES TO HUMANISM OR IMPLICIT APPEALS ?AT ANYONE OBJECT+ TO IT IS !RE=E A REACTION>Y4 

,:AT ,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS ,FROM ,! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE TRIES TO DO 9/EAD ( WORK+ \T A DEEP UND]LY+ >GUM5T = :Y FASCISM & ECOLOGY W\LD COME 9TO ORBIT ) ONE ANO!R1 IS TO PROVIDE A LI/ ( 5C\NT]S4 ,9 ?IS Y\ CAN SEE :Y CRITICS RAGG$ ON !M SO /R5U\SLY4 ,BUT ! EXAMPLES ( CROSSOV] !Y PO9T TO >E QUITE SOLID ONES1 & ACTUALLY QUITE OV]:ELM+ 9 COLLECTION4 

,I'LL ADMIT1 :ILE ,I'M FAMILI> ) MU* ( :AT ,BIEHL & ,/AUD5MAI] COV]$1 ! %>PNESS ( SOME EXAMPLES & ! UNREL5T+ /ORM ( !M %OCK$ EV5 ME4 

,9 COMMON PRECURSORS TO NAZI & GRE5 ?\<T LIKE ,]N/ ,MORITZ ,>NDT ONE F9DS EXPLICIT CLAIMS ?AT ?+S >E 9T]CONNECT$ AS A S+LE :OLE & ?US A HUMAN IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT OR UNIMPORTANT AS A WORM OR A /ONE4 ,NOT SO F> FROM ,JACOBI4 ,AG5CY1 CONSCI\SNESS1 & FRE$OM8 ,:O NE$S !M4 ,?IS RETURN TO 9]T /ONES W\LD %OCK MANY GRE5 AN>*I/S ,I KN[1 :O >E MOTIVAT$ TO VALUE ECOSY/EMS 9 NO SMALL P>T BECAUSE ( ! DYNAMISM1 FLUIDITY1 & ADAPTABILITY !Y SEE 9 !M1 BUT ! 0ORGANIC0 ?AT ! NAZIS LOV$ DIDN'T HAVE ?OSE CONNOTATIONS1 BUT 9/EAD CA/ EV]Y?+ AS AN ORGAN ( A GREAT] 7/ATIC7 :OLE4 ,9 O!R 9FLU5TIAL EXTREME REACTION>IES LIKE ,WILHELM ,HE9RI* ,REIL ONE F9DS LIT]AL TALK AB\T ! 0RI<TS0 ( ! =E/4 

,BO? ( !SE FIGURES TOOK ! ESS5TIALI/ & ANTI-S5TI5CE /R&S ( !IR 5VIRONM5TALISM TO HYP]-NATIONALI/ & ANTI-SEMITIC CONCLUSIONS4 ,:OL5ESS & ! COSMIC SPIRIT 7,GAIA ANYONE87 LEV]AG$ SO AS TO ]ASE 9DIVIDUAL AG5CY & CA/ EV]YONE AS COGS 9 ! GREAT MA*9E ( NATURE1 ( A BIOREGION1 ( A NATION444 ,& :5 ! 5EMY IS COSMOPOLITANISM & RATIONALITY1 ANTI-SEMITISM IS ALWAYS CLOSE BEH9D4 

,]N/ ,HAECKEL1 :O LIT]ALLY CO9$ ! T]M 0ECOLOGY10 TI$ HOLISM & BIOLOGICAL ESS5TIALISM TOGE!R 9TO RACISM1 NATIONALISM1 IMP]IALISM4 ,MONISM TI$ ?IS HYP] AU?ORIT>IANISM TO 5VIRONM5TALISM PLA9LY3 HUMANS >E UPPITY COGS :OSE LIMIT$ COGNITIVE CAPACITIES CAN NEV] HOPE TO OV]COME NATURE1 SO WE MU/ RETURN TO \R ROLE AS RELATIVELY UN?9K+ COGS4 ,NATURAL ORD] AS A JU/IFICATION = SOCIAL ORD]4 

,:AT ,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS ,FROM ,! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE HI<LI<TS IS ! WAY ?AT NATIONAL SOCIALISM EM]G$ FROM A ,G]MAN MILIEU ( CONS]VATIVES & NEW AGEY MOVEM5TS ?AT C5T]$ >\ND 5VIRONM5TALISM & REJECTION ( RATIONALITY4 ,AN EXAMPLE ( ! NEW AGEY SIDE1 ! ,W&]VOGEL Y\? MOVEM5T TOOK MY/ICISM & HO/ILITY TO REASON AS P>T ( AN AG5DA ( 0FREE SPIRITS10 EV5TUALLY SMOO?LY TRANSITION+ FROM NATURE WOR%IP TO ,FUHR] WOR%IP4 

,AMONG RECOGNIZ$ PHILOSOPH]S WE HAVE ,LUDWIG ,KLAGES1 AU?OR ( 0,MAN & ,E>?10 :O TOOK ALL ( ?IS1 COMPLETE ) HO/ILITY TO UTILIT>IANISM & 0IDEOLOGY ( PROGRESS10 DIRECTLY TO HYP] CONS]VATISM1 NATIONALISM1 & ANTI-SEMITISM4 ,& -- OH :AT'S ?IS8 -- ! GREAT EVIL HE ID5TIFI$ BEH9D ALL ! ?+S HE OPPOS$8 ,\R M9DS4 ,ALL RATIONAL ?\<T MU/ BE ABOLI%$4 

,& ( C\RSE WE ALL KN[ AB\T ,HEIDEGG]1 :OSE NAZI ASS WAS ALL AB\T ! ESS5TIALISM4 ,WE F9D \RSELVES ?R[N 9TO ! WORLD1 ) ALL K9DS ( HAPP5/ANCE EMB$D$NESS1 \R BODIES1 SOCIAL CONTEXT1 5VIRONM5TS1 \R PLACE ( BIR?1 ETC1 & RA!R ?AN A*IEVE ANY AG5TIAL DI/ANCE FROM SU* >BITR>Y P>TICUL>S1 ,! ,GREAT ,NAZI ,PHILOSOPH] 9/EAD WANTS US TO EMBRACE !M4 ,A FUNDAM5TALLY & 9EXTRICABLY ANTI-9TELLECTUAL TAKE1 BE+ RA!R ?AN BECOM+1 ID5TIFY+ ) \R SITUATIONAL *A9S RA!R ?AN TRUE FLUIDITY & AG5CY4 

,OKAY1 SURE1 SO NAZIS & ECO MOVEM5TS (T5 %>E COMMON ROOTS1 & !SE F\ND+ FIGURES SAW ! RI<T-W+ POLITICS WE BROADLY ASSOCIATE ) ! T]M 0REACTION0 AS OBVI\SLY BUNDL$ ) A RETURN TO NATURE AS WELL AS A DEEP] VALU+ ( IT4 ,BUT !SE >E JU/ P>T ( ! CONTEXT6 ,! 9T]-W> P]IOD WAS COMPLICAT$ & MESSY1 SURELY ! NAZI CONNECTION ) !SE 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5TS WAS %ALL[1 *]RY-PICK$8 

,WELL IF WE C\LD -- LIKE ! RI<T LIB]T>IANS AT ! ,MISES ,9/ITUTE -- SOMEH[ IGNORE ?AT ! C5TRAL NAZI SLOGAN WAS FUCK+ ,BLOOD & ,SOIL1 ,/AUD5MAI] GIVES NO QU>T]1 TY+ !SE HYP] REACTION>IES AT ! C5T] & DAWN ( ! 5VIRONM5TALI/ MOVEM5T TO ! NAZI PA/4 ,RI*>D ,WAL!R ,D>RE1 = EXAMPLE1 A MAJOR NAZI & 5VIRONM5TALI/1 ) AN ACC\NT EV5 CLAIM+ HE P]SONALLY CONV9C$ ,HITL] & ,HIMML] ( ! NECESSITY ( EXT]M9AT+ ! JEWS4 

,BUT MAYBE ?AT'S UNFAIR4 ,LET'S FUCK+ LI/5 DIRECTLY TO ,HITL] %ALL WE8 

0,:5 PEOPLE ATTEMPT TO REBEL AGA9/ ! IRON LOGIC ( NATURE1 !Y COME 9TO CONFLICT ) ! V]Y SAME PR9CIPLES TO :I* !Y [E !IR EXI/5CE AS HUMAN BE+S4 ,!IR ACTIONS AGA9/ NATURE MU/ LEAD TO !IR D[NFALL40 .<,ME9 ,KAMPF.> 

,IT %\LD BE NO SURPRISE TO ANYONE ?AT ,HITL] WAS HELLA 9TO NATURAL LAWS1 NATURAL =CES1 NATURAL ID5TITIES1 NATURAL ROLES1 ?AT HE WAS AN AVID FAN ( NUM]\S 5VIRONM5TALI/ PRACTICES & CLAIMS4 ,BUT EV5 :ILE IT'S OBVI\S & KN[N TO ANYONE :O'S READ HIM1 IT'S /ILL SOME?+ \R MA9/REAM DISC\RSE BROADLY %IES AWAY FROM DIRECTLY RECOGNIZ+4 ,& IT'S NOT JU/ HUMAN ESS5TIALISM1 BUT A SUBJUGATION ( HUMAN CONSCI\SNESS UND] NATURE1 0,?R\<\T ! WRIT+S1 NOT ONLY ( ,HITL]1 BUT ( MO/ ,NAZI IDEOLOGUES1 ONE CAN DISC]N A FUNDAM5TAL DEPRECIATION ( HUMANS VIS-A-VIS NATURE40 7,ROB]T ,POIS1 ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM & ! ,RELIGION ( ,NATURE7 

,ON & ON IT GOES4 ,WALT] ,S*O5I*51 HEAD ( ! ,REI* ,AG5CY = ,NATURE ,PROTECTION1 TY+ NAZISM TO 5VIRONM5TAL ORGANICISM & HOLISM1 SPEAK+ ( ! 0OV]CIVILIZATION0 ( HUMANS4 ,HITL] & ,HIMML] 5?USIA/ICALLY ON BO>D ) ALL ?IS /UFF4 

,& IT WASN'T M>G9ALIA OR ES!TIC TRAPP+S DIVORC$ FROM POLICY4 ,REI* ,*ANCELLOR ,RUDOLF ,HESS1 :O ,HITL] NAM$ AS HIS 0CLOSE/ ADVIS]10 SECOND 9 L9E AFT] ,GOR+ TO SUCCE$ ! ,FUHR]1 HELP$ IMPLEM5T ! IDEOLOGICAL 5VIRONM5TALISM ( ! NAZI P>TY 9TO A HO/ ( LAWS1 RE=E/ATION PROGRAMS1 LEGAL PROTECTIONS = SPECIES1 BLOCKS AGA9/ 9DU/RIAL DEVELOPM5T1 ETC4 ,! ,NAZIS CREAT$ ! FIR/ NATURE PRES]VES 9 ,EUROPE4 

,N[ IT'S WOR? NOT+ -- & ,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS ,FROM ,! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE AS P] ITS TITLE DOES NOT NOTE -- ?AT ! /ORY IS A LITTLE DIFF]5T 9 ,ITALY1 ! PLACE :]E 0FASCISM0 WAS ORIG9ALLY LAUN*$4 ,! PRIMORDIAL ROOTS ( FASCISM !RE >E 9T]E/+ & -- :ILE LESS 9FLU5TIAL ?AN ! NATIONAL SOCIALI/ EXPRESSION -- /ILL PREVAL5T 9 DI/9CT WAYS 9 CONTEMPOR>Y FASCI/ MILIEUS4 ,A 0MOD]NISM0 ?AT WANTS TO DE/RUCTIVELY /RIP AWAY ALL LEGACY ( ! PA/ 9ITIALLY PAIR$ WELL ) A ,MUSSOL9I'S SP9 ON A VIOL5CE-WOR%IP+ NIHILISM4 ,( C\RSE !RE W]E PL5TY ( FUTURI/S :O W]E AN>*I/S & CONDEMN$ & F\<T AGA9/ FASCISM1 & SO TOO W]E !RE NO D\BT SOME ECOLOGI/S :O F\<T ! NAZI REGIME4 ,EC(ASCISM MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO NOTE ANY ( !SE COMPLICATIONS4 

,BUT ! >C FROM ,ITALIAN MOD]NISM TO ,G]MAN ECOLOGY IS WOR? EXAM9+4 ,BECAUSE ( C\RSE ,ITALIAN FASCISM ULTIMATELY TURN$ AGA9/ ! FUTURI/S -- BORR[+ FROM ,G]MAN CONS]VATIVES CRITIQUES ( GLOBALIZ$ CULTURE & ?US D5\NC+ FUTURI/ >T AS DEG5]ATE4 ,YET AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ! NAZIS W]E C5TRALLY APPEAL+ TO ! PA/ & ESS5TIALISM 9 A WAY ?AT DEEPLY CONFLICT$ ) C]TA9 0MOD]NI/0 NOTIONS1 !Y W]E ALSO EMBRAC+ GIANT >TIFICIAL $IFICES FROM P>ADES TO A W> MA*9E4 ,:ILE S*OL>S G5]ALLY PLACE FASCISM AS C5TRALLY ANTI-MOD]N1 C]TA9LY SOME SAW IT AS PROVID+ TITANIC NEW N>RATIVES & /RUCTURES ?AT C\LD SWEEP AWAY ! PA/4 ,NEW MEGA N>RATIVES & /RUCTURES8 ,SEEMS A BIT AT ODDS ) A RETURN TO ! SIMPLE NATURAL LIFE4 

,YET DESPITE !IR NAME1 ! FUTURI/S W]E LESS AB\T ALL ! CONNOTATIONS ( 0PROGRESS0 ?AN AB\T VIOL5T MASCUL9E DE/RUCTION1 ESS5TIALIS$ MAL5ESS1 ! VIOL5T DE/RUCTION ( ! EXI/+ ORD]4 ,9DE$ ?IS WOR%IP ( ! NEW1 ( TITANIC ME*ANIZ$ W>F>E1 CAME GR\ND$ 9 A NOTION ( A RETURN TO ESS5TIAL1 NATURAL ID5TITY4 ,SO EV5 9 ! CURR5TS ?AT W]E MO/ DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE ( 9DU/RIAL HORROR1 !RE WAS /ILL A NATURALI/IC FALLACY ?AT WOR%IP$ A K9D ( CONSCI\SNESS @& RATIONALITY SNUFF+ VIOL5CE4 

,/ILL1 IT IS ( C\RSE A V]Y BIG DEAL ?AT ! NAZIS BUILT AN 9DU/RIAL W> MA*9E4 ,!Y W]5'T FULL-BL[N PRIMITIVI/S4 ,OBVI\SLY4 

,! NAZIS C]TA9LY BELIEV$ 9 5VIRONM5TALISM & DRA/ICALLY R$UC+ ! 0OV]POPULATION0 ( ,EUROPE & ! WORLD1 BUT !Y W]E JU/ AS MU* COMMITT$ TO ! SUPREMACY ( ! MY?ICAL >YAN RACE & A NATION/ATE PROJECT & W> MA*9E 9 ORD] TO ACCOMPLI% !IR 5DS4 ,! ,NAZIS M&AT$ ORGANIC F>M+1 BUT !Y W]5'T TE>+ D[N ! 5TIRE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR4 ,9 !IR BID = P[] !Y BUILD GIANT 9FRA/RUCTURAL PROJECTS LIKE ! ,AUTOBAHN1 & A BUN* ( BUREAUCRATIC OV]SI<T TO MAKE SU* 09 H>MONY ) NATURE0 DOESN'T ULTIMATELY AM\NT TO MU*4 ,!RE WAS 9T]NAL PROTE/ BY ! IDEOLOGICAL TRUE BELIEV]S )9 ! NAZI MOVEM5T AGA9/ %IT LIKE DRA9+ WETL&S1 BUT IT /ILL W5T AHEAD4 

,! RADICAL 5VIRONM5TALI/S ATTEMPT$ TO PASS A SWEEP+ 0,REI* ,LAW = ! ,PROTECTION ( ,MO!R ,E>?0 & HAD EV]Y M9I/RY ON BO>D SAVE ! M9I/RY ( ! ECONOMY :I* WAS MORE PREOCCUPI$ ) ! M9+ & 9DU/RIALISM NECESS>Y TO WAGE W>4 

,?IS IS PRETTY MU* ! /ORY ( ! NAZI P>TY1 :ILE A REACTION>Y ECOLOGICAL IDEOLOGY UND]P9N$ ITS ASPIRATIONS1 !Y NE$$ TO GET %IT DONE 9 ORD] TO A*IEVE SAID 5DS & ?IS ULTIMATELY MEANT AN 9DU/RIAL W> MA*9E4 

,= ?OSE :O SEE ! ME*ANIZATION ( SLAU<T] 9 ! #b? C5TURY AS A P>TICUL>LY />K1 QUALITATIVE1 & OBJECTIONABLE BREAK ) PRIOR MILL5IA ( MASS SLAU<T]1 FASCISM S]VES AS M]ELY ! MO/ EMBLEMATIC EXAMPLE4 ,9 ?IS VIEW IT'S SOME?+ MORE AGGREGATE LIKE 0MOD]NISM0 ?AT'S RESPONSIBLE = \R S5SE ( HORROR AT ! NAZI REGIME4 ,& ONE C]TA9LY CAN FEEL A PULL TO COLLAPSE M>XISM1 CAPITALISM1 & FASCISM TOGE!R AS ! SOME DEEP] CORE IDEOLOGY1 S9CE ! MEANS !Y *OSE 5D$ UP BE+ SO /RONGLY CONV]G5T4 

,BUT !N PRIMITIVI/S >E FAMILI> ) SU* 5DS-&-MEANS TRADE(FS4 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN WE>S GLASSES4 ,T$ ,KACZYNSKI US$ TE*NOLOGY TO KILL PEOPLE4 ,!RE IS ALMO/ ALWAYS GO+ TO BE SOME PRAGMATISM 9 H[ ONE 5GAGES 9 A WORLD NOT ( Y\R LIK+1 ESPECIALLY :5 ONE WANTS TO SEE CATACLYSMIC *ANGE4 ,:ILE ,I W\LD HOPE ?AT NO ONE READ+ ?IS W\LD EV] ACCEPT AN 9DU/RIAL NATION/ATE W> MA*9E AS A VALID MEANS1 WE MU/ CONC$E ?AT !RE IS ALWAYS DANG] ( S$UCTIVE EXP$I5CY 9 \R MEANS4 

,?AT L59ISM CLAIMS R\<LY ! SAME VALUES OR GOAL AS AN>*O-COMMUNISM ACTUALLY IS REASON TO PAUSE & REFLECT ON H[ SU* A CATA/ROPHIC DIV]G5CE 09 APPLICATION0 C\LD TAKE PLACE & IF ANY L+]+ SE$S ( SU* >E /ILL PRES5T 9 AN>*O-COMMUNI/ IDEOLOGY4 ,JU/ BECAUSE WE MISS$ ! TURN (F TO FULL BL[N 9DU/RIALIZ$ NATION/ATE SLAU<T] DOESN'T MEAN WE'VE AVOID$ ALL CORRUPTION4 ,!RE IS A PLACE = GRE5 AN>*I/ CRITIQUES ?AT DIAGNOSE COMMON ?READS BETWE5 ! 9DU/RIALIZ$ MURD] MA*9ES ( \R ]A4 

,BUT IT W\LD BE USELESS RHETORICAL FL\RI% TO DEF9E FASCISM M]ELY 9 T]MS ( SU* EXTREME /ATI/ MEANS1 & ! MYRIAD FASCI/S ?AT S9CE ! ?IRD REI* HAVE POSITION$ !MSELVES AGA9/ BO? ! /ATE & 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY %\LD REM9D US ?AT FASCISM IS AN EVIL PHILOSOPHY PRIOR TO ! EVIL MEANS IT *OOSES4 ,TODAY ONE CAN PO9T TO %IT LIKE ! ,WOLVES ( ,V9L& & ,AUGU/US ,9VICTUS 7N[ A HUGE FAN ( ,UNCLE ,T$71 & 9 ! #aiie ,JANET ,BEIHL C]TA9LY HAD NO %ORTAGE ( EXAMPLES4 ,:O CAN 9 ?IS ]A TRULY OBJECT TO ,WOLFGANG ,HAUG'S L9E ?AT !1 0,! ,NEW ,RI<T1 9 EFFECT1 WANTS ABOVE ALL TO R$EF9E SOCIAL NORMS SO ?AT RATIONAL D\BT IS REG>D$ AS DECAD5T & ELIM9AT$1 & NEW 0NATURAL0 NORMS >E E/ABLI%$40 

,TODAY'S (T5 OCCULT ECOLOGI/S GO+ ON AB\T COSMIC D>K LIFE =CE OR RAMBL+ AB\T 0WILD NATURE0 & 9TUITION >E NOT W+NUTTY DEVIANCES FROM HI/ORICAL FASCISM1 BUT 9 A LONG & UNBROK5 L9E4 ,& IT'S NOT H>D TO SEE :Y NATURALI/IC FALLACY ESS5TIALISM & HO/ILITY TO ?\<T BECOMES A COMMON FIXTURE BETWE5 ECOLOGY & FASCISM4 ,BOOK*9 IS CIT$ LAY+ \T AT LEA/ A P>T ( IT 9 ! BOOK1 0,AN ECOLOGY ?AT IS MY/ICAL1 9 TURN1 MAY BECOME JU/IFICATION = A NATIONALISM ?AT IS MY/ICAL40 

,BUT SADLY :5 IT GETS TO ! MOD]N CONTEXT ,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS ,FROM ,! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE PULLS ITS PUN*ES 9 P>T BY CLE>LY WORK+ = ! BOOK*9ITE AG5DA4 

,9 FACT ,BOOK*9 COMES (F PRETTY T]RIBLE FROM AN ANTIFASCI/ L5S4 ,BIEHL QUOTES AN EX*ANGE HE HAD ) ,RUDOLPH ,BAHRO & DEVOTES A GOOD NUMB] ( PAGES EXPOS+ ALL ,BAHRO'S FASCI/ ASSOCIATIONS & /ATEM5TS1 ?IS ALL LEADS UP TO A GIANT PULL QUOTE :]E OLD MAN ,BOOK*9 TOTALLY PWN$ ,BAHRO OR SOME?+ AFT] ACCEPT+ A SPEAK+ 9VITATION FROM HIM4 ,YEAH1 Y\ READ ?AT RI<T4 ,RECORD SCRAT*4 ,ACCEPT+ A PAID SPEAK+ 9VITATION4 ,?IS IS AS ?UDD+ A SECTION AS ,JEFF ,TUCK]'S BIT 9 HIS [N BOOK :]E HE CASUALLY ADMITS A MILLIONAIRE NAZI TRI$ TO RECRUIT HIM4 

,ONE GETS ! DI/9CT IMPRESSION ?AT ,BOOK*9 -- ALWAYS ONE = A PAID SPEAK+ GIG & ) ! CLASSIC NAIVETY RE ,NO ,PLAT=M ( AN OLD LEFT D9OSAUR -- DONE SCREW$ UP & N[ IT'S 9CUMB5T UPON HIS FOLL[]S TO CLEAN UP AFT] HIM1 WORK+ !IR ASSES (F TO REFRAME ! N>RATIVE TO ANTIFA4 

,HEY MAYBE ,BOOK*9 ACCEPT+ A SPEAK+ GIG FROM A FASCI/ -- OR AT LEA/ PRETTY FA%Y -- LEAD] WAS A SM>T /RATEGIC DECISION ?AT DID MORE GOOD ?AN H>M4 ,:O AM ,I1 N[ DECADES REMOV$1 TO JUDGE8 ,BUT Y\ C]TA9LY GET ! IMPRESSION ?AT ,BIEHL KN[S IT LOOKS FUCK+ BAD & IS WRIT+ V]Y MU* TO TURN ?AT >\ND4 

,I'VE FRAM$ ?IS REVIEW1 F> MORE /RONGLY ?AN 9 MY LA/ FEW REVIEWS ( ANTIFASCI/ BOOKS1 >\ND ! NON-FASCI/ IDEOLOGIES AT PLAY3 ,! BROADLY 0ECO0 IDEOLOGIES ( PRIMITIVISM1 DEEP ECOLOGY1 ANTI-CIV1 WILDISM1 ECO-EXTREMISM1 ETC1 A HODGEPODGE ( V]Y CLOSE POSITIONS ?AT ,I HAVE TREAT$ 9 A RELATIVELY SLAPDA% MANN]1 BUT ALSO ! POSITIONS ( ! ATTACK]S H]E1 BOOK*9ISM1 SOCIAL ECOLOGY1 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM1 ETC4 ,IT'S H>D TO DO ANY?+ ELSE4 ,?IS IS A BOOK ?AT S]V$ AS A WEAPON 9 AN IDEOLOGICAL W> REMOV$ FROM FASCISM PROP]1 EV5 AS IT WAS ALSO A SOLID BOOK ON FASCISM4 

,IT'S WOR? EMPHASIZ+ ?AT ,BOOK*9 SAW HIMSELF AS A GRE54 ,HE ATTEMPT$ TO *>T A C5T] PA? ?AT AVOID$ ! CONFLICT BETWE5 AG5CY & NATURE1 BETWE5 ?\<T & /ASIS4 ,HE SAW ! HI/ORIC RISE ( /ATES & SOCIAL HI]>*IES AS A PR(\NDLY IRRATIONAL MI/AKE1 AN >TIFACT ( A TURBUL5T TRANSITION FROM BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION TO SOCIAL EVOLUTION4 

0,AFT] SOME T5 MILL5NIA ( A V]Y AMBIGU\S SOCIAL EVOLUTION1 WE MU/ RE5T] NATURAL EVOLUTION10 & E/ABLI% 0NO LESS A HUMANIZATION ( NATURE ?AN A NATURALIZATION ( HUMANITY40 .<,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM.> 

,& ?IS WILL BE1 

0NATURAL EVOLUTION R5D]$ SELF-CONSCI\S1 C>+1 & SYMPA!TIC TO ! PA91 SUFF]+1 & 9COH]5T ASPECTS ( AN EVOLUTION LEFT TO ITS [N1 (T5 WAYW>D1 UNFOLD+0 .<,REMAK+ ( ,SOCIETY.> 

,H]E'S ! RUB ?\<3 :AT IF ALL ?AT IS IMPOSSIBLE8 

,:AT IF HUMANS SIMPLY CAN'T EXT5SIVELY 9T]FACE ) ! BIOSPH]E 9 A WAY B5EFICIAL TO BO?8 

,BOOK*9 WAS %IT AT UND]/&+ OR GRAPPL+ ) COMPLEXITY & 9=MATION !ORY4 ,HIS ECONOMIC VISION WAS AN ATROCITY ( P>TICIPATORY BUREAUCRACY -- ( 5DLESS MEET+S -- ?AT ALMO/ 9/ANTLY REPULSES EV]Y AN>*I/ TO LOOK AT IT1 NO MATT] H[ SYMPA!TIC !Y MI<T O!RWISE BE 9CL9$4 ,IT WAS ALSO1 AS IS OBVI\S TO ANYONE ) ANY ECONOMIC LIT]ACY1 IMPOSSIBLE4 ,Y\ SIMPLY CAN'T SCALE UP COLLECTIVE DECISIONMAK+ 9 A WAY /ILL RESPONSIVE TO OR SATIAT+ ! DESIRES ( ACTUAL 9DIVIDUALS BEYOND A SMALL L& PROJECT4 ,COMPLEX TE*NOLOGICAL PROJECTS OR PRODUCTS -- MU* LESS ANY 9NOVATIVE OR FLUIDLY ADAPTIVE ECONOMY -- REQUIRE M>KET DYNAMICS4 

,%\LD !N WE REALLY BE ?AT SURPRIS$ ?AT ,BOOK*9 FAIL$ TO REALLY GRAPPLE ) ! ISSUES ( COMPLEXITY AT PLAY 9 \R ECOLOGICAL EMB$D$NESS8 

,HUMAN BRA9S CANNOT PRODUCTIVELY MANAGE OR UND]/& ! BIOSPH]E ANY MORE ?AN SOVIET C5TRAL PLANN]S C\LD MANAGE OR UND]/& ! M>KET4 ,BUT NEI!R CAN WE SIL5CE ! 9NATE DE/RUCTIV5ESS ( \R CREATIVITY & 9QUIRY 5\< TO LIVE 9 0H>MONY0 )9 NATURE AS PURELY 9/9CTIVE COGS4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SUGGE/ ?AT A W> ( EXT]M9ATION IS CALL$ =1 BUT A DIVORCE -- HOPEFULLY AS AMIABLE AS POSSIBLE1 & ) SOME ALIMONY4 ,P]FECT RE/ORATIVE JU/ICE IS IMPOSSIBLE1 BUT WE CAN DO SOME B>E M9IMUMS3 PULL UP ! PAVEM5T1 CLOSE ! FACTORY SPIGOTS1 REGR[ ! ,SAH>A1 RETREAT TO CLOS$ CITIES1 & ULTIMATELY DEP>T ! ,E>?4 

,ACTIVE ?\<T 9H]5TLY MEANS RISK1 9/ABILITY1 & DISRUPTION4 ,WE CANNOT EMBRACE EMB$D$NESS AS ,BE+S :ILE ALSO EXP&+ \R FRE$OM 9 ! UN5D+ PROCESS ( ,BECOM+4 ,BOOK*9'S SOCIAL ECOLOGY WAS 9 ! F9AL EVALUATION A MISGUID$ DESP]ATE ATTEMPT TO BRIDGE ?AT UNBRIDGEABLE *ASM4 

,ONCE WE PEEL D[N TO ! MO/ FUNDAM5TAL *OICES IT BECOMES APP>5T ?AT FASCISM & PRIMITIVISM >5'T VA/LY DIFF]5T IDEOLOGIES AWKW>DLY MA%ABLE TOGE!R -- NO1 !Y'RE CLOSELY RELAT$ BECAUSE !Y >ISE FROM ! SAME ROOT4 ,! SAME REACTION>Y IMPULSE TO EMBRACE ! /ABLE & PREEXI/+4 

,?IS IS A REALITY ,BOOK*9 WAS T]RIBLE AT GETT+ AT BECAUSE #a7 HE WAS LOA! TO REALLY EXAM9E ! 9CL9ATION TO NATURALI/IC FALLACIES HE'D 9H]IT$ FROM ,KROPOTK91 & #b7 BECAUSE HE WAS C]TA9LY NO CONSI/5T *AMPION ( LIB]TY4 

,SO ,BOOK*9'S EVALUATION REMA9S SURFACE-LEVEL3 ! PROBLEM IS ?AT ! BAD GRE5S >E REJECT+ ! HI/ORICAL BAGGAGE ( ! LEFT1 LIKE ! 5LI<T5M5T & RATIONALITY4 ,BUT ! PROBLEM IS ?AT T]MS LIKE 0MOD]NISM10 0RATIONALITY10 & 0! 5LI<T5M5T0 LONG AGO BECAME GIANT MESSY JUMBLES ( BO? GOOD ?+S & BAD ?+S1 ALL[+ PEOPLE TO USE APPEALS AB\T SOME ?+S TO PROVIDE COV] = OR IMPLICITLY BUNDLE 9 CLAIMS AB\T O!R ?+S4 ,T]MS LIKE 0REASON0 GET HIJACK$ & W>P$ 9 C]TA9 DISC\RSES UNTIL !Y CONNOTE NOT CRITICAL ?9K+ BUT ! IMPOSITION ( C]TA9 REGIMES ( CODIFI$ ADM9I/RATION4 

,& HOOO BOY DID ,BOOK*9 LOVE HIM SOME BUREAUCRATIC DY/OPIAS ( COLLECTIVE TYRANNY4 ,?US ! MO/ PROBLEMATIC CONFLATIONS >E MADE WORSE BY HIS DEF5SES1 POISON+ AN>*I/ DISC\RSE = OV] A G5]ATION4 

,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS ,FROM ,! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE IS DEEPLY SADDL$ ) ALL ?IS HI/ORY1 TODAY IT FEELS LIKE A CORPSE FROM AN IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICT :]E NONE ( ! COMBATANTS HAD A FUTURE4 ,?IS IS A %AME BECAUSE UNLIKE MORE RIGOR\S BOOKS LIKE ,! ,POLITICS ( ,BLOOD & ,SOIL3 ,5VIRONM5TAL ,IDEALS 9 ,NAZI ,G]MANY1 IT'S TAILOR$ 9 A G5]ALLY WOND]FUL WAY TO BE SUCC9CT & ACCESSIBLE TO ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T BROADLY4 

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,HITL] BE+ A VEGET>IAN HAS LONG BE5 ! CLASSIC GO-TO EXAMPLE ( AN IRRELEVANT IDEOLOGICAL POSITION4 

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,:AT IF ALL ! 0RI<T-W+ HIPPIE0 /UFF ! NAZIS DID WAS NOT R&OM NOISE1 BUT DEEPLY RELAT$ TO !IR UND]LY+ IDEOLOGY8 ,:AT IF ! SEEM+LY 9SANE GRAB BAG ( POSITIONS ! NAZIS HELD >E 9 FACT RELATIVELY COH]5T TOGE!R8 

,EC(ASCISM ISN'T A JUMBLE ( M>G9AL GOT*A ASSOCIATIONS1 IT LAYS \T CONV9C+LY ! SIGNIFICANT ROLE ?AT ECOLOGY PLAY$ 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( NATIONAL SOCIALISM4 ,HITL]'S V>IANT ( FASCISM -- ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL ONE BY F> -- WAS DEEPLY TI$ TO N>RATIVES ( 0ECOLOGY0 & ! DIRECT ESS5TIALISMS & REJECTION ( ?\<T ?AT PROVIDES4 ,H[EV] TO TRULY UND]/& ?IS DEEP ASSOCIATION1 MU* LESS TO COMBAT IT1 REQUIRES US TO GO BEYOND ! MUDDL$ L5S ,BOOK*9 PROVID$4 

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