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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,WATSON 

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,HELLO1 ,MY ,NAME IS ,DAVID1 & ,I AM 9 RECOV]Y FROM AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM 

,ALL ,ISMS >E ,WASMS 

,AS ONE ( ! MORE \TSPOK5 NON-A!I/S 9 ! ,F,E COLLECTIVE1 IT'S FITT+ ?AT ONE ( MY E>LY MEMORIES ( ! PROJECT WAS AN >GUM5T AB\T RELIGION4 ,I WAS HANG+ \T 9 ! (FICE UND] ! AUSPICES ( HELP+ ! COLLECTIVE MEMB]S 9 !IR BATTLE TO /OP ! ,DETROIT TRA% 9C9]ATOR4 ,:ILE ,I C\LD USUALLY HOLD MY RHETORICAL [N1 ,I WAS \TNUMB]$ & 9TELLECTUALLY \TGUNN$ ?AT AFT]NOON 9 E>LY #a#i#h#h4 ,BE=E ,I LEFT ! (FICE ?AT DAY1 ONE ( ! COLLECTIVE MEMB]S PULL$ ME ASIDE1 S5S+ ?AT ,I WAS FEEL+ EMOTIONALLY BRUIS$ AFT] TAK+ SU* A V]BAL BEAT+4 ,HE 5C\RAG$ ME NOT TO TAKE ! DISCUSSION P]SONALLY1 TOLD ME ?AT HE VALU$ MY P>TICIPATION1 & GAVE ME A BOOK BY ,FR$]ICK ,TURN] CALL$ ,BEYOND ,GEOGRAPHY4 ,IF IT W]5'T = ?AT GE/URE BY ,DAVID ,WATSON1 ,I WOND] IF ,I MI<T NOT BE H]E AS A CO$ITOR1 WRIT+ ?IS 9TRO TO HIS MO/ REC5T >TICLE4 

,I REMEMB] H[ PEOPLE US$ TO TALK AB\T ! 0! ,F,E P]SPECTIVE10 AN ASSUM$ SET ( UND]/&+S ?AT DEF9$ ! PROJECT4 ,ALONGSIDE ! 9DISP5SABLE CONTRIBUTIONS ( ,PET] ,W]BE1 NO O!R VOICE DEF9$ 0! CRITIQUE0 LIKE ,WATSON'S4 ,) HIS E>LI] WORK AS ,GEORGE ,BRAD=D & UND] V>I\S O!R PSEUDONYMS1 ,WATSON WAS 9CR$IBLY PROLIFIC BETWE5 #aih & #a#i#i#e4 ,MU* ( ?IS WORK IS COMPIL$ 9 HIS AN?OLOGY ,AGA9/ ! ,MEGAMA*9E1 PUBLI%$ BY ,AUTONOM$IA 9 #a#i#i#h4 

,:5 \R COMRADES AT ANO!R ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN J\RNAL CALL$ US AN 0ANTI-CIVILIZATION1 AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ TABLOID0 9 REVIEW AFT] REVIEW1 ! LABEL /UCK L>GELY BECAUSE ( ,DAVID'S PROB+ PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSIONS ( DEEP ECOLOGY1 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGY1 & HUMAN COMMUNITY4 7,GRANT$1 O!R WRIT]S LIKE ,Z]ZAN & ,P]LMAN W]E PUBLI%$ 9 ,F,E1 BUT ,DAVID'S VOICE WAS ! MO/ CONSI/5T )9 ! PUBLI%+ COLLECTIVE47 ,:ILE ! CONTRIBUTIONS H]E REPRES5T ,DAVID'S C>EFUL DI/ANC+ ( HIMSELF FROM ! CURR5T PRIMITIVI/ MILIEU1 HE /&S BY MO/ ( :AT HE WROTE AS P>T ( ?AT CRITIQUE1 FROM 0,CIVILIZATION IS ,LIKE A ,JETL9]0 TO 0,CIVILIZATION 9 ,BULK40 ,S9CE ,F,E MOV$ ITS PRIM>Y OP]ATIONS TO ,T5NESSSEE 9 #b#b1 ,WATSON HAS CONT9U$ TO WRITE1 BUT HE'S NO LONG] AS ACTIVE A MEMB] ( ! $ITORIAL COLLECTIVE AS HE ONCE WAS4 

,?IS ISSUE'S !ME COMES CLOSE/ TO ?AT OLD-S*OOL 0P]SPECTIVE0 & /ILL MORE DEEPLY RECOGNIZES ! AMBIGUITIES & CONTRADICTIONS ( /AK+ \T T5TATIVE CLAIMS ON ! CRUCIAL QUE/IONS FAC+ ! PLANET4 ,9 FEATUR+ ,DAVID TO TALK AB\T PRIMITIVISM1 WE UND]/& ?AT !RE NEV] REALLY WAS AN 0,F,E P]SPECTIVE0 9 ! S5SE ?AT O!RS MEANT IT -- BUT RA!R ! MANY P]SPECTIVES ( \R MANY WRIT]S & $ITORS 9 AN ALWAYS %IFT+ & EVOLV+ COLLECTIVE4 ,WE CONT9UE DEBATES ) O!R J\RNALS & AMONG \RSELVES1 LIVE \R CRITIQUE 9 \R COMMUNITIES & 9 ! /REETS1 & WELCOME NEWCOM]S TO \R PROJECTS4 ,I'M GLAD ?AT ,DAVID WELCOM$ ME 9 #a#i#h#h1 & ,I'M PLEAS$ TO WELCOME HIS VOICE BACK TO \R PAGES ?IS SUMM]1 AFT] A BRIEF ABS5CE4 

  

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,ANYONE >\ND ! AN>*I/ MILIEU LONG 5\< -- IT SUDD5LY OCCURS TO ME ?AT ,I AM TALK+ AB\T SOME ?IRTY YE>S -- & :O HAS BE5 FAIRLY AL]T1 MI<T REMEMB] ! USEFUL APHORISM1 ONE ( MY FAVORITES1 ,ALL 0ISMS0 >E WASMS4 7,?OSE :O DON'T >E /ILL WELCOME TO MAKE USE ( IT47 

,HAD ,I KN[N ?AT ! PRIMITIVISM A FEW ( US W]E TALK+ AB\T 9 ! #a#i#hS W\LD BECOME :AT IT SEEMS TO BE N[ -- A K9D ( POLITICAL T5D5CY ) ITS PECULI> REP]TOIRE ( %IBBOLE?S1 ITS P>TY SPIRIT1 ITS SACR$ C[S 7OR >E !Y SACR$ C>IB\871 ,I W\LD HAVE WRITT5 RA!R DIFF]5T >TICLES ON ! SUBJECT4 ,BUT IT WAS A LE>N+ PROCESS = ME1 & ,I ?9K ,I AM CONT9U+ TO LE>N A FEW ?+S4 

,AT ! TIME1 ,I CONSID]$ !M FAIRLY T5TATIVE1 & ,I 9T5D$ !M TO BE HUMBLE4 ,I SIMPLY DON'T ?9K IT A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE CLAIMS GREAT] ?AN ONE NE$S TO MAKE1 OR GREAT] ?AN ONE CAN REASONABLY DEF5D -- EXCESSIVE CLAIMS1 = EXAMPLE1 LIKE ! IDEA ?AT IT WAS ALL D[NHILL S9CE HUMANS 5GAG$ 9 SYMBOLIC BEHAVIOR1 OR />T$ TALK+ 7,ABOLI% ! L>YNX672 OR ?AT ONCE WE BURN ALL ! S*OOLS & CL9ICS D[N PEOPLE WILL />T TO TEA* & LE>N & HEAL !MSELVES1 ) AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ FREE S*OOLS & D&ELION TEA2 OR ?AT 0EV]Y?+0 -- ! 0TOTALITY0 ( ! CIVILIZATION WE'RE 9 & ?AT IS 9 US -- MU/ BE DE/ROY$ OR ABOLI%$1 & 0NO?+0 -- NOT A S+LE ?+ WE DO1 TOOL WE USE1 M$IATION1 OR ASPECT ( CULTURE1 APP>5TLY -- %\LD BE RETA9$ OR RE=M$4 .<#a.> 

,! EXC]PT FOLL[+ ?IS 9TRODUCTION COMES FROM A LONG ESSAY ,I WROTE 9 LATE #aiig AS A K9D ( CODA TO MY #aiif BOOK1 ,BEYOND ,BOOK*93 ,PREFACE = A ,FUTURE ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY 7,AUTONOM$IA_/,BLACK @& ,R$74 ,/>T+ ) A FEUD ?AT OCCURR$ BETWE5 0NEOI/S0 & GRE5 AN>*I/S 9 ,5GL&1 IT DISCUSS$ ! POLITICS ( MILITANT PRIMITIVISM1 ECO-FASCISM1 & O!R SU* !MES4 

,BESIDES BE+ A SURVEY ( ! CONTRIBUTION1 LIMITS1 & ULTIMATE FOLLIES ( ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S ECO-AN>*ISM1 ,BEYOND ,BOOK*9 WAS A DEF5SE ( :AT ,I CALL$ AN 09=M$ PRIMITIVI/ VISION40 ,BOOK*9'S ATTACKS ON ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 LIKE HIS ATTACKS ON :AT HE CALL$ 0LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM10 W]E BAS$ ON LURID C>ICATURE & ,BOOK*9'S [N NOTABLE TAL5T = VITRIOL & CALUMNY1 BUT LIKE ANY /]EOTYPE1 SOME ( HIS *>ACT]IZATIONS DID 9EVITABLY CORRESPOND TO A SMALL NUMB] ( 0PRIMITIVI/S40 

,9 ! LA/ FOOTNOTE ON ! LA/ PAGE ( ! BOOK1 ,I WROTE ?AT BEYOND ! SCOPE ( MY CRITIQUE ( ,BOOK*9 WAS A NE$$ DISCUSSION ( ACTUAL PROBLEMS ) ! PRIMITIVI/ 9SI<T AMONG RADICAL ECOLOGY ACTIVI/S & AN>*I/S1 P>TICUL>LY 0ITS DEVOLUTION 9TO A SIMPLI/IC CRE$40 ,I ADD$1 0,BECAUSE ( ! ALMO/ GRAVITATIONAL PROP5SITY ( !ORY TO DEG5]ATE 9TO DOGMA1 ?OSE :O AFFIRM PRIMAL ORIG9S MU/ NEV]!LESS RESI/ ! TEMPTATION TO CALL !MSELVES 'PRIMITIVI/S4'0 

,! 0,SWAMP ,FEV]0 ESSAY & ! SUBSEQU5T LETT]S EX*ANGE 9 ! ,SUMM] #aiih ,F,E TOOK UP SOME ( !SE MATT]S4 ,I R]EAD !M AFT] ,I WAS ASK$ TO RESPOND TO ! !ME1 0,RECONSID]+ ,PRIMITIVISM10 & F\ND ?AT MO/ ( :AT NE$$ TO BE SAID HAD ALREADY BE5 SAID 9 !M4 

,PRIMITIVISM IS APPEAL+ BECAUSE IT IS BAS$1 LIKE O!R IDEOLOGIES1 ON G5]AL BUT REASONABLE 9SI<TS3 FIR/ ( ALL ?AT ! IDEOLOGY ( PROGRESS1 AS AN?ROPOLOGI/ ,/ANLEY ,DIAMOND >GU$1 IS 0! BASIC APOLOGY = IMP]IALISM02 & ?AT ! SE>* = ! PRIMITIVE1 ! 0M9IMALLY HUMAN10 IS A NATURAL RESPONSE TO MOD]N ALI5ATION1 0CONSONANT ) FUNDAM5TAL HUMAN NE$S1 ! FULFILLM5T ( :I* 7AL?\< 9 DIFF]5T =M7 IS A PRECONDITION = \R SURVIVAL40 ,PRIMITIVISM ALSO DRAWS FROM A PALPABLE TRU?1 ?\< ONE NE$ NOT BE A PRIMITIVI/ TO NOTICE IT -- ?AT MOD]N CIVILIZATION IS HEAD+1 SOON] OR LAT]1 T[>D CATA/ROPHIC COLLAPSE4 

,IT IS NO SURPRISE ?AT AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM HAS ATTRACT$ SOME ( ! MO/ SPIRIT$1 IDEALI/IC1 REFLECTIVE1 & COMMITT$ Y\NG RADICALS \T !RE TO ITS RANKS4 ,! DEF5SE ( ! NATURAL WORLD1 ( WILDNESS1 ( PRIMAL 9SI<T1 ( ! POSSIBILITY ( AN AU!NTIC LIFE1 9=MS & MOTIVATES MANY ACTIVI/S TO 5GAGE 9 BRAVE & (T5 9SPIR+ ACTS ( RESI/ANCE4 ,:5 ,I SEE PICTURES ( ?OSE MO/LY Y\NG AN>*I/S & RADICALS FAC+ (F COPS 9 DEMON/RATIONS1 ,I AM PR\D ( !M & SC>$ = !M & 9SPIR$ BY !M4 

,BUT 9SI<T 9TO ! WISDOM & SANITY 9 PRIMITIVE & ANCI5T HUMAN LIFEWAYS ON ! ONE H&1 & 9TO ! SUICIDAL NATURE ( 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM ON ! O!R1 %\LD H>DLY REQUIRE AN ISM1 PRIMITIVE OR O!RWISE4 ,!SE >E 9SI<TS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL -- 9SI<TS ?AT CAN ONLY RAISE EXTREMELY USEFUL QUE/IONS AB\T LIFE1 BUT :I* CANNOT PROVIDE SIMPLE ANSW]S ON H[ TO WORK PRACTICALLY TO TRANS=M SOCIETY1 TO REV]SE1 ESCAPE1 OR HEAL ?IS T]RIBLE PLAGUE4 

,9 ! OLD DAYS WE US$ TO >GUE -- RA!R >ROGANTLY & GLIBLY1 ,I ?9K 9 RETROSPECT -- ?AT WE HAD NO IDEOLOGY BUT RA!R A !ORY OR !ORIES4 ,!ORY1 \R DI/9CTION W5T1 IS :5 Y\ HAVE IDEAS2 IDEOLOGY IS :5 Y\R IDEAS HAVE Y\4 ,IT OCCURR$ TO ME LAT] ?AT !ORIES1 AT LEA/ 9 POLITICS & HI/ORY1 >E LITTLE MORE ?AN OP9IONS -- H[EV] LAY]$ !Y MAY BE ) CITATION1 BE IT VALUABLE OR SPECI\S1 FROM ACADEMIC SOPHI/S & O!RS4 ,I HAVE COME TO ?9K ?AT A FEW GOOD QUE/IONS >E WOR? A ?\S& !ORIES4 

,DESPITE SIMPLI/IC LEG5DS ( A COH]5T1 PRIMITIVI/ ,GOLD5 ,AGE AT ! ,F,E OV]SE5 BY ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN1 WE ALWAYS DESCRIB$ \R GR\P AS BE+ ONLY 9 G5]AL AGREEM5T1 & AVOID$ ! FETI% ( PURITY OR CONSI/5CY1 & >GU$ 9CESSANTLY AMONG \RSELVES & ) O!RS4 7,JOHN ,S9CLAIR1 :O WAS = A TIME \R ,(FICIAL ,POLITICAL ,PRISON] BACK 9 ! #a#i#gS1 COMM5T$ APTLY 9 ! #a#i#hS ?AT WE SP5T N9ETY P]C5T ( \R TIME >GU+ ) PEOPLE ) :OM WE W]E 9 N9ETY P]C5T AGREEM5T4 ,& ,FR$Y QUIPP$ FAM\SLY ?AT ! ONLY -I/ HE WAS1 WAS A CELLI/47 

,MU* ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM TODAY1 H[EV] SMALL ! MILIEU MAY BE1 SEEMS TO FALL+ 9TO ! ?RALL ( A SIMPLI/IC IDEOLOGY ?AT PRET5DS TO HAVE A GLOBAL RESPONSE TO AN UNPREC$5T$ CRISIS 9 :AT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN -- SORT ( LIKE ,O$IPUS FIGUR+ \T ! PLAGUE AT ,!BES BY ANSW]+ A RIDDLE3 LET'S AIL BECOME =AG]S AGA96 

,?IS ATTITUDE TOOK ON LIFE AFT] ! ,BLACK ,BLOC'S FIFTE5 M9UTES ( FAME 9 ,SEATTLE1 :5 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN BECAME ! PO/] BOY ( AN>*I/ ANTI-GLOBALIZATION & PUBLICI/ = ,T$ ,KACZYNSKI 9 ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES4 ,IT IS A K9D ( 0CLA% ( CIVILIZATIONS0 IDEA ?AT COMPRESSES A MULTIPLICITY ( HUMAN EXP]I5CE 9TO A B9>Y OPPOSITION -- NOT1 AS 9 ,SAMUEL ,P4 ,HUNT+TON'S WELL-KN[N C>ICATURE1 A CLA% ( TWO ESS5TIALLY OPPOS$ CIVILIZATIONS1 BUT A R$UCTIONI/ LEG5D 9 :I* PRIMORDIAL P>ADISE IS UND]M9$ BY AN UR-ACT ( DOME/ICATION SO F> BACK 9 TIME ?AT ONE MAY AS WELL GIVE UP SPEE*1 AB&ON ! G>D51 & ROLL OV] & DIE4 ,IT IS AN APOCALYPTIC VISION 9 ! FUNDAM5TALI/ S5SE1 A FUNDAM5TALISM LIKE O!R FUNDAM5TALISMS1 ?\< IT IS NOT LIKELY TO COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY ) TWO O!R COMMUNIT>IAN 7?\< AU?ORIT>IAN7 RESPONSES TO ! BREAKD[N ON URBAN-9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM1 FUNDAM5TALI/ ,ISLAM & ,P5TECO/ALISM4 .<#b.> 

,BACK 9 ! E>LY #a#i#hS1 MANY ( US AT ! ,F,E >GU$ AGA9/ A FOCUS ON S+LE SYMPTOMS ( ! PROBLEM & CALL$ ON PEOPLE TO L9K UP !IR V>I\S MOVEM5TS ( RESI/ANCE TO ! MEGAMA*9E4 ,:5 !Y DID SO1 IT WASN'T TO GO BACK TO A =AG] EXI/5CE -- :I*1 9 FACT1 WE HAD NEV] SUGGE/$4 ,!Y W]E G5]ALLY DEF5D+ !IR V]NACUL> VILLAGE SOCIETIES & !IR H>D-WON SKILLS & KN[L$GE & 9DEP5D5CE4 ,WE HAD CALL$ = SOME ,NATIVE ,AM]ICAN-/YLE ,<O/ ,DANCE & GOTT5 ,G&HI'S ,SALT ,M>* 9/EAD4 

,H[EV] WE HAD IMAG9$ IT1 ANTI-GLOBALIZATION & OPPOSITION TO ! MEGAMA*9E 9 PRACTICE MEANT FI]CE RESI/ANCE AGA9/ GLOBAL CORPORATE DOM9ATION ) A V]Y G5TLE & RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE T[>D ! MYRIAD =MS ( LIFE PEOPLE HAD ALREADY E/ABLI%$ -- = SMALL F>M]S1 SMALL T[NS1 GRE5 BELTS1 TRIBAL PEOPLES & !IR L& CLAIMS1 LOCAL CULTURE1 WORK]S' RI<TS1 HUMAN RI<TS1 ANTI-RACISM & ANTI-NATIONALISM1 APPROPRIATE TE*NICS1 & O!R CAMPAIGNS TO :I* A C]TA9 UR-PRIMITIVISM1 ) ITS ALL-OR-NO?+ISM1 HAS NOT EV5 A M9IMAL RESPONSE4 

,:ATEV] \R OP9ION AB\T ! ORIG9S ( ALI5ATION1 WE >E NOT ABSOLV$ ( E?ICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ! CONTEXT ( SOCIAL CRISIS1 ISSUES ( JU/ICE1 & PRACTICAL REALITIES WE FACE4 ,I AM F> MORE 9T]E/$ 9 ! ACTUAL RADICAL SUBJECTIVITY ( HUMAN BE+S ?AN 9 MA9TA9+ AN IDEOLOGICAL POSITION4 ,?IS REQUIRES AN APPRECIATION = REALITY & A RECOGNITION ( AMBIVAL5CE1 ( ! DIALECTICAL RELATION%IP BETWE5 :AT WE ONCE W]E1 :AT WE N[ >E1 & :AT WE MI<T BECOME4 ,IT IS C]TA9LY EASY1 IF CLE>LY FATU\S1 TO TELL PEOPLE TO 0DE/ROY CIVILIZATION10 TO AB&ON CITIES1 BURN D[N S*OOLS & HOSPITALS1 BURN D[N 0! TOTALITY10 AS ,I AM REM9D$ TOO (T5 BY AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ SCRE$S4 ,BUT PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ NATIVE PEOPLES1 >E NOT EV5 REMOTELY 9T]E/$ 9 SU* FANTASIES2 9 FACT1 !Y HAVE MANY OBJECTIVES ?AT CUT AGA9/ ?IS ANTI-CIV IDEE FIXE4 ,! *OICE RADICALS HAVE IS TO MA9TA9 !IR IDEOLOGY1 !IR IDEE 7:OOPEE7 AT ALL CO/S OR DROP !IR >MOR & RE?9K ! SUBJECTIVITY ( ! ACTUAL PEOPLE & PLACES !Y WANT TO DEF5D4 

,IF MILITANT PRIMITIVI/S CLAIM TO BE WORK+ 7FI<T+1 EV57 9 ! NAME ( SOME?+ GREAT] ?AN ?IS HUMAN SUBJECTIVITY1 MY QUE/ION IS1 FROM :AT VANTAGE PO9T DO !Y MAKE !IR CLAIM8 ,?IS IS M]ELY A REAPPE>ANCE ( ! OLD DEEP ECOLOGY CATA/ROPHISM & ECO-JIHAD ( DIE #a#i#hS1 :I* POSIT$ NATURE AS A GREAT] GOOD ?AN HUMANITY1 & POS$ AS A W>RIOR ELITE ?AT SPOKE = WILD NATURE 9 A W> ( ! 5D ( ! WORLD1 TAK+ ! SIDE ( ! BE>S AGA9/ HUMANK9D1 AS ,JOHN ,MUIR FAM\SLY SAID HE W\LD PREF] TO DO4 ,ONE WOND]S :Y ANYONE W\LD BO!R TO BECOME A MILITANT ( SU* A T5D5CY1 S9CE1 AS !Y KN[1 ,%IVA NE$S NO HELP FROM SU* T]MITES 9 SC\R+ US FROM ! PLANET & *E]FULLY TURN+ US 9TO ONE MORE LAY] ( S$IM5T4 ,PROBLEM SOLV$ -- NATURE SAV$4 

,9 ! #a#i#iS1 ,I FOLL[$ ! EV5TS 9 ,BOSNIA ) A S5SE ( DEEP DESPAIR & RAGE1 BUT ALSO ) A PR(\ND ADMIRATION = ?OSE ,BOSNIANS FI<T+ TO DEF5D :AT !Y CALL$ 0CIVILIZATION0 -- BY :I* !Y MEANT CIVILITY1 TOL]ANCE1 DEMOCRACY1 HUMAN RI<TS1 & MO/ PO9T$LY1 ! POSSIBILITY ?AT DIFF]5T RELIGI\S & E?NIC GR\PS C\LD & %\LD LIVE & WORK TOGE!R TO RESI/ E?NO-FASCISM & B>B>ISM4 ,!IR T]MS DIDN'T L9E UP ) IDEOLOGICAL PRIMITIVISM1 :I* SEES EV]Y EVIL AS ! RESULT ( AN UNDIFF]5TIAT$ CIVILIZATION1 BUT !SE PEOPLE W]E FI<T+ -- & DY+ -- = A DIFF]5T IDEA ( CIVILIZATION1 :I* CORRESPOND$ TO ! ESS5TIAL HUMAN M9IMUM MY IDEA ( AN 9=M$ PRIMITIVI/ 9SI<T NECESS>ILY HAD TO AFFIRM4 

,9 ,DOBR9JA1 A SUBURB ( ,S>AJEVO NE> ! AIRPORT1 ! MULTIE?NIC COMMUNITY HAD BE5 OV]RUN BY ,K>ADZIC'S ,S]B E?N(ASCI/S1 ONLY TO R\T !M & SET UP AN ADMIRABLE1 COMMUNAL DEF5SE4 ,DUR+ ! SIEGE1 ! PEOPLE ( ,S>AJEVO PROP] JOK$ AB\T ! 0,PEOPLE'S ,REPUBLIC ( ,DOBR9JA0 BECAUSE ( ! K9D ( SELF-MANAG$ DEF5SE & AU/]E EGALIT>IANISM ( ! SUBURB'S DEF5D]S4 ,I REMEMB] HE>+ A RADIO REPORT ON ! T[N & AN 9T]VIEW ) ITS ANTI-NATIONALI/ DEF5D]S4 ,ONE SAID ?AT !IR ORI5TATION HAD TO BECOME ONE ( 0MORE PRAGMATISM1 LESS >ROGANCE40 ,:ATEV] ! FAILURES ( ! DEF5D]S ( ,DOBR9JA 7& EV]Y POSITIVE HUMAN 5DEAVOR MU/ HAVE ITS LIMITS & FAILURES71 ,I ?\<T ?IS GOOD & USEFUL ADVICE4 ,I HAVE TRI$ TO FOLL[ IT S9CE !N4 .<#c.> 

,IF A P]SPECTIVE BAS$ ON RESPECT = ! M9IMALLY HUMAN1 9CLUD+ ! 9SI<TS ( PRIMITIVE & >*AIC SOCIETIES1 IS TO UND]/& ANY?+ AT ALL1 IT IS ?AT ! FUNDAM5TAL PROBLEMS FAC+ HUMANITY >E 9 MANY WAYS ! OLD PROBLEMS1 ! HUMAN PA?OLOGY1 IF ,I MAY BE P]MITT$ A BIBLICAL METAPHOR1 ( ,ADAM OR ,EVE1 OR AT LEA/ ! FRATRICIDE ( ,CA9 & ,ABEL4 ,ABEL & ,CA9 />T$ ! BALL ROLL+ T[>D ! MEGAMA*9E1 & DESPITE A PLE?ORA ( E>NE/ EXPLANATIONS1 IT IS NOT CLE> TO ANYONE EXACTLY H[ OR :Y IT CAME AB\T4 ,EV]Y CAUSE IS 9EVITABLY PREC$$ BY ANO!R4 ,! MEGAMA*9E & ! MASSACRE1 ! TWO MO/ SALI5T FEATURES ( ! ANCI5T EMPIRES & \R [N1 ACTUALLY REPRES5T AMALGAMATIONS ( PREHI/ORIC & HI/ORIC FACTORS1 COMB9+ CONDITION+ 9 ! EM]G5T REPRESSIVE SOCIETY1 YES1 ) FUNDAM5TAL & NOT EASILY EXPLA9ABLE IRRATIONALITIES ?AT PROBABLY COME ) ! MY/]Y & P]HAPS 9ESCAPABLY TRAGIC DIM5SION ( BE+ HUMAN4 .<#d.> ,:AT P]HAPS /ILL MAKES ME SOME SORT ( PRIMITIVI/1 TO MAKE MOM5T>Y USE ( ?AT LABEL1 IS P>TLY ! RECOGNITION ?AT WE FACE ! AGE-OLD1 UNRESOLV$ PROBLEMS ALONG ) ! ACCUMULATION ( ! COMPLICAT$ NEW ONES TO :I* !Y HAVE C>RI$ US4 

,& BECAUSE CIVILIZATION IS 9 CRISIS & HEAD+ = SELF-DE/RUCTION1 IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT ANY S+LE GR\P OR 9DIVIDUAL HAS ,! ,ANSW] TO ?IS SPIRAL D[NW>D4 .<#e.> 

,NONE ( ?IS %\LD BE TAK5 TO MEAN ?AT ,I N[ REJECT :AT ,I HAVE PREVI\SLY WRITT5 AB\T PRIMAL SOCIETIES1 AS ! FOLL[+ EXC]PT WILL HOPEFULLY CONFIRM4 ,I /ILL AGREE ) ,?OREAU ?AT 9 WILDNESS IS ! PRES]VATION ( ! WORLD1 & ) ,DIOG5ES & ! OLD TAOI/S & ! NATIVE WISDOM ( ,BLACK ,ELK & ,LU!R ,/&+ ,BE>1 ) :AT ,?OREAU CALL$ 0TAWNY GRAMM> 444 A K9D ( MO!R-WIT0 D]IV$ FROM 0?IS VA/1 SAVAGE1 H[L+ MO!R ( \RS1 ,NATURE0 -- ! WISDOM ( PREHI/ORY4 .<#f.> ,BUT ,I ALSO HAVE OBLIGATIONS TO ! ,H]E & ,N[1 TO PLACES LIKE ,DOBR9JA & ,DETROIT -- SO ,I HONOR ! H>D LESSONS LE>N$ FROM HI/ORY1 TOO4 ,& ,I CONT9UE TO LE>N FROM !M1 LIKE IT OR NOT4 

,IRONICALLY1 9 ITS APP>5T C]TA9TY ?AT IT HAS ! ANSW] TO AN UNPREC$5T$ WORLD-HI/ORICAL CRISIS1 POLITICAL UR-PRIMITIVISM1 AT LEA/ ( ! SUP]-MILITANT Z]ZANI/A V>IETY1 HAS T5D$ TO UND]M9E ! CORE 9SI<TS ?AT AN EM]G+ CRITIQUE ( PROGRESS & CIVILIZATION MI<T (F]4 ,AN EPI/EMOLOGICAL LUDDISM AS A S*OOL ( LIFE OR COMMUNAL 9QUIRY ?AT LOOKS AT SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 TE*NICAL1 ECOLOGICAL1 & SCI5TIFIC PRACTICE 9 ORD] TO RAISE QUE/IONS AB\T \R M$IATIONS & TOOLS1 WILL C]TA9LY (F] VALUABLE SUGGE/IONS AB\T A WAY \T ( ?IS NI<TM>E4 ,SO W\LD AN AFFIRMATION ( ! PRIMITIVE AS WELL AS ( >*AIC1 LIFEWAYS & =MS ( KN[L$GE N[ DISAPPE>+ UND] ! BULLDOZ]'S BLADE ( GLOBAL CAPITAL4 

,9 CONTRA/1 A SIMPLI/IC PRIMITIVISM ?AT DECL>ES 9 SOME ,PYRRHIC GE/URE ?AT 0EV]Y?+0 MU/ GO IS M]ELY PRO( ?AT ,BLAKE WAS MI/AK5 :5 HE 9SI/$ ?AT ! FOOL :O P]SI/S 9 HIS FOLLY WILL BECOME WISE4 ,! FOOL :O P]SI/S 9 HIS FOLLY MI<T SIMPLY BECOME A GREAT] FOOL4 .<#g.> 

,IT'S A BIG WORLD \T !RE4 ,NO ONE HAS ,! ,ANSW] BECAUSE !RE IS NO S+LE1 SIMPLE ANSW]4 ,MORE PRAGMATISM1 LESS >ROGANCE4 

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,A ,PRIMITIVI/ ,PRIM]1 ,JOHN ,MOORE 7,DEAD ,TREES ,E>? ,FIR/61 C_/O ,S\? D[NS ,E,F6 ,PRIOR ,H\SE1 ,TILBURY ,PLACE1 ,BRI<TON1 ,E4 ,SUSSEX1 ,5GL&2 ,PRIMITIVI/ ,NETWORK1 ,P,O ,BOX #b#e#b1 ,RICKM&S-WOR?1 ,W,D#c #c,A,Y1 ,5GL&71 NO DATE OR PRICE 

,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS FROM ! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE1 ,JANET ,BIEHL & ,PET] ,/AUD5MAI] 7,$9BUR< & ,SAN ,FRANCISCO3 ,A,K ,PRESS1 #a#i#i#e71 @s#g4 

0,:5 AT A BANQUET1 :]E ! GUE/S HAVE ALREADY OV]EAT51 ONE P]SON IS CONC]N$ AB\T BR++ ON NEW C\RSES1 ANO!R AB\T HAV+ A VOMITIVE AT H& 4440  

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#a4 ,AN ,UGLY ,DISPUTE 

,ACCORD+ TO ITS 9TRODUCTION1 ! ESSAYS & DOCUM5TS REPR9T$ 9 ! PAMPHLET ,GRE5 ,APOCALYPSE 0*RONICLE AN UGLY DISPUTE BETWE5 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ & ! ,NEOI/ ,ALLIANCE0 9 ,5GL&4 ,UGLY1 9DE$4 ,PUBLI%$ BY ,UNPOPUL> ,BOOKS 7:I* TAKES AS ITS LOGO1 APPROPRIATELY1 A FR[N+ 0SMILE FACE0 -- AN IMAGE SIMULTANE\SLY SIMPLE-M9D$ & CAU/IC71 ,GRE5 ,APOCALYPSE IS ! PRODUCT ( ! ,NEOI/ ,ALLIANCE1 AN ICONOCLA/IC GR\P ASSOCIAT$ ) PO/_/PRO-SITUATIONI/ GADFLY ,/EW>T ,HOME4 ,! ,NEOI/S >E AN AMALGAM ( ES!TIC VANG>DISM & ULTRA-LEFTI% SWAGG]2 ! ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S >E 9FLU5C$ BY A MIX ( ECO-AN>*ISM & ,U4,S4 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN & ,EUROPEAN ULTRA-LEFT POLITICS4 ,!IR FEUD HAS G5]AT$ AN ABUNDANT1 CONFUS+ & RA!R FETID MIDD5 ( MAT]IALS4 ,ONLY ! MO/ P]SEV]+ 9VE/IGATOR C\LD DECIPH] ?IS MESS2 MO/ PEOPLE QUITE UND]/&ABLY WON'T BO!R4 

,BUT !RE IS SOME REASON TO DISCUSS !SE ISSUES1 AS ,I HOPE WILL BECOME CLE> 9 ! C\RSE ( ?IS ESSAY4 ,REC5TLY F\R $ITORS ( ! ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ NEWSPAP] W]E *>G$ ) 0CONSPIRACY TO 9CITE CRIM9AL DAMAGE0 & FACE UP TO T5 YE>S 9 PRISON4 7,SEE 0,TALES ( ! ,PLANET0 9 ! ,SUMM] #aiig ,FIF? ,E/ATE = DETAILS47 ,AT A TIME :5 ! ,G,AS FACE GOV]NM5T REPRESSION1 ACCORD+ TO ,LU!R ,BLISSETT 7AN AU?OR ( ,GRE5 ,APOCALYPSE & ONE ( ! PR9CIPAL PROTAGONI/S ( ! DISPUTE71 ! ,NEOI/ PAMPHLET & O!R MAT]IALS DEMON/RATE ?AT ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ 0IS CREAT+ A NEW V>IETY ( FASCISM1 :I* PROJECTS ITSELF AS HAV+ EM]G$ FROM ! LEFT1 BUT ACTUALLY HAS ITS ROOTS 9 ! RI<T40 ,ID5TIFY+ ! ,G,AS AS FASCI/S C\LD UND]M9E !IR APPEALS = SUPPORT4 ,NO ONE HAS RAID$ ! ,NEOI/ LATELY4 

,BLISSET'S DESCRIPTION IS NOT ( A NEW =M ( FASCISM BUT RA!R ! CLASSIC V>IETY4 ,FASCISM DREW NOT ONLY FROM CONS]VATIVE1 NATIONALI/ RHETORIC1 & ACTUAL COMMUNAL & ECOLOGICAL ANXIETIES1 BUT FROM A PLEBEIAN-LEFTI/ RHETORIC AS WELL4 7,! NAZIS W]E AFT] ALL A 0NATIONAL SOCIALI/ WORK]S P>TY407 ,ACCUSATIONS ( EC(ASCISM >E LEGION ?IS SEASON4 ,( C\RSE1 FASCI/S LIKE EV]YONE ELSE CAN COLONIZE ECOLOGY = !IR [N PURPOSES1 & RADICAL ECOLOGY TYPES >E AS CAPABLE ( PASS+ OV] TO RI<TISM & FASCISM AS SOME LEFTI/S & EV5 ULTRA-LEFTS HAVE ALREADY PROV5 TO BE4 ,BUT F9D+ SUP]FICIAL P>ALLELS BETWE5 FASCI/ MISUSES ( ECOLOGICAL S5SIBILITIES & AU!NTIC ECOLOGICAL CONC]NS 7! DEF5SE ( COMMUNITY1 SPIRITUALITY1 SMALL SCALE F>M+ & TE*NICS1 = EXAMPLE71 IS H>DLY EVID5CE ( EC(ASCISM4 ,LIKEWISE1 ,BLISSET SP5DS MU* TIME ON :AT HE CONSID]S TO BE ! FASCI/ IMPLICATIONS ( ,BAKUN9ISM1 BUT CONNECTS ,BAKUN9ISM TO ,G,A MA9LY ?R\< A S+LE L9E 9 A S+LE BOOK REVIEW4 ,& BECAUSE !Y SUPPOS$LY READ RADICAL !ORY %ALL[LY 7:I* MAY BE TRUE71 WE >E TOLD1 0IT IS NOT UNFAIR0 TO DESCRIBE ,G,A'S WRIT+ ON SU* TOPICS AS ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL 0AS A =M ( 'HI/ORICAL REVISIONISM4'0 ,?IS GIVES !M 0MU* 9 COMMON ) ?OSE O!R HI/ORICAL REVISIONI/S1 ! NEO-,NAZI '9TELLECTUALS' 4440 

,SU* IS ! QUALITY ( ! ,NEOI/ ACCUSATIONS ?R\<\T3 EXAGG]ATION1 OBFUSCATION1 9DIGNATION & BLUFF4 ,:ILE ! TEXT D5IES ANY 0DESIRE TO DEMONIZE ! 9DIVIDUALS CRITICIZ$10 IT SLURS !M AS A 0HATE GR\P0 ( 0VILE0 EC(ASCI/S1 0AN IDEOLOGICAL VORTEX OR SUCK+ PIT10 0?OR\<LY ,BAKUN9I/ 9 BO? ITS 9COH]5T !ORIZ+ & ITS REACTION>Y ACTIVI/ PRACTICE10 A 0S*IZOPHR5IC0 CABAL SUFF]+ FROM ! 0ACTIVI/ DISEASE1 OR SWAMP FEV]40 7,ELSE:]E1 ! ,NEOI/S PRAISE ! 05]GETIC ACTIVISM0 ( MANY MEMB]S ( ! ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ ,NETWORK AS 0AN 9SPIRATION ( O!RS10 ONLY UND]M9$ BY !IR ASSOCIATION ) A S+LE MEMB] ( ,G,A4 ,JU/ :O IS S*IZOPHR5IC87 

,%IELDS & BATT]+ RAMS 

,IT %\LD BE AT LEA/ VAGUELY HUMBL+ TO ALL ! P>TIES ( ?IS SQUABBLE ?AT ,I WAS ! ONLY MEMB] ( ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE COLLECTIVE :O FELT COMPELL$ TO READ & RESPOND TO !SE DOCUM5TS4 7,9 FACT1 PROBABLY A BLOCK AWAY FROM ! UNFOLD+ ( !IR DRAMAS NO ONE EV5 KN[S !Y EXI/1 LET ALONE UND]/&S !IR DISPUTE47 ,SADLY1 EV5 ?\< ,G,AS SEEM TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 GOOD WORK ALONG ) O!R RADICAL ECOLOGY GR\PS1 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ HAS NOT BE5 READ V]Y CLOSELY H]E4 

,NEV]!LESS1 ,I ?9K ?IS J\RNAL HAS SOME RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ?IS SQUABBLE1 EV5 IF WE COME TO IT LATE 7& EV5 IF WE DECID$ TO /OP TALK+ AB\T IT AFT] HAV+ HAD \R SAY74 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 ,G,A LIT]ATURE PRES5TS ! ,F,E AS CO-?9K]S1 OR PRECURSORS1 9 :AT APPE>S TO BE COALESC+ 9TO A POLITICAL T5D5CY ( 0AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/0 MILITANTS4 ,SECONDLY1 ,BLISSETT'S ESSAY 9 ,GRE5 ,APOCALYPSE1 0,! ,SUCK+ ,PIT3 ,H[ ,GRE5 ,AN>*ISM ,ACCEL]ATES ! ,PROCESS ( ,DECOMPOSITION )9 ! ,SWAMP10 TAKES UP MY ,H[ ,DEEP ,IS ,DEEP ,ECOLOGY8 TO FLOG ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ = MISAPPROPRIAT+ ! BOOK'S >GUM5TS AS 0A RHETORICAL %IELD40 ,9 FACT1 ,BLISSETT DEGRADES !M 9TO A RHETORICAL BATT]+ RAM4.<#h.> 

,! ,NEOI/S REVEAL !IR IGNORANCE ( ECOLOGICAL DISC\RSE1 RADICAL OR O!RWISE1 9 !IR 9TRODUCTION1 A FACILE DISCUSSION ( ! HI/ORY ( APOCALYPTIC ?9K+4 0,ROOT$ 9 REAL CONC]NS AB\T ! COMMODIFICATION ( ! 5VIRONM5T10 9TONES ,NEOI/ ,RI*>D ,ESSEX1 ! IDEA ( ECOLOGICAL APOCALYPSE 0DI/RACTS ! PROCESS ( DEVELOP+ A /RATEGY AGA9/ SU* DEPR$ATION ) A MY?IC GRE5 CRUSADE BAS$ ON MORAL ELITISM ROOT$ 9 UNIV]SAL JU/IFICATION40 ,:ILE !RE IS SOME TRU? TO ?IS OBS]VATION1 WE ALSO NE$ TO KEEP 9 M9D ?AT ! GLOBAL GRE5H\SE1 ! COLLAPSE ( M>9E FI%]IES1 ! DISAPPE>+ OZONE LAY] & SIMIL> MEGATE*NIC DISA/]S >E MORE ?AN M]E EXAMPLES ( COMMODIFICATION4 ,BUT RA!R ?AN \R BE+ 0ON ! V]GE ( ECOLOGICAL DISA/]10 HE >GUES1 0CONTROL OV] DEC5T AIR TO BREA? .<SIC.>1 WAT] TO DR9K1 FOOD TO EAT1 WILL BECOME ANO!R ELEM5T ( SOCIAL CONTROL40 

,SU* A M$IOCRE 7& AN?ROPOC5TRIC1 E?ICALLY OBTUSE7 =MULATION FAILS TO NOTE ?AT WE >E NOT ON ! V]GE ( AN ECOLOGICAL DISA/] BUT PRES5TLY UND]GO+ IT2 HIS [N SC5>IO ( :AT IS TO COME 7ALSO >GUABLY APOCALYPTIC1 BY HIS LOGIC7 IS ALREADY ! CASE4 ,& :ATEV] ,ESSEX MEANS BY 0UNIV]SAL JU/IFICATION10 ! ,NEOI/S' POMP\S DISMISSAL ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y RECOGNITION ( ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHE IS BAS$ ON !IR [N M>XI/ MESSIANISM4 7,AS ,BLISSETT SAYS 9 ! ,TRANSGRESSIONS DEBATE1 0,! OV]?R[ ( CIVILIZATION IS ! TASK ( COMMUNISM40 ,& ELSE:]E1 ! 9/ITUTION ( COMMUNISM IS 0! ONLY MEANS BY :I* ! PROLET>IAT CAN DEFEAT FASCISM0 -- OR 9 FACT DO MU* ( ANY?+1 ONE GA!RS47 

,! ,NEOI/S CALL MAL?USIANISM A 0LITMUS TE/0 ( EC(ASCISM1 & ,G,AS MAL?USIANS1 !RE=E FASCI/S4 ,YET !Y PROVIDE LITTLE MORE EVID5CE ?AN A L9E 9 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ 9 :I* A WRIT] SPECULATES ?AT IF ! DEADLY ,EBOLA VIRUS ?AT BROKE \T 9 ,ZAIRE LA/ YE> W]E TO SPREAD >\ND ! WORLD1 0ALL \R OV] POPULATION .<SIC.> PROBLEMS WILL BE OV]40 ,NOT HAV+ SE5 ! ORIG9AL >TICLE1 ONE CANNOT BE 5TIRELY SURE ( ! AU?OR'S 9T5T1 BUT S9CE NO EVID5CE IS CIT$ ?AT ,G,AS WELCOME SU* A POSSIBILITY1 IT SEEMS FAIRLY 9NOCU\S4 7,9 ANY CASE1 GIV5 !IR [N FASC9ATION ) IRONY & AMBIGUITY1 ! ,NEOI/S MI<T HAVE SUSPECT$ SOME IRONY 9 ! ,G,A REM>K -- IF !IR [N 9T5TIONS W]5'T SO TRANSP>5TLY MALICI\S47 ,ACCUS$ ( NEO-MAL?USIAN FASCISM BY ! ,NEOI/S1 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ REPLI$ ?AT !IR POPULATION POLITICS >E ESS5TIALLY ! PRO-FEM9I/1 RADICAL SOCIAL JU/ICE P]SPECTIVES ( MY ,H[ ,DEEP ,IS ,DEEP ,ECOLOGY81 >GU+ ?AT 0CURR5T POPULATION LEVELS >5'T A PROBLEM BUT IF !Y W]E1 WOM5'S CONTROL OV] !IR [N F]TILITY W\LD SORT IT 4440 ,BLISSETT >GUES ?AT ?IS RESPONSE 0IS MORE ?AN JU/ R$UCTIONI/ RHETORIC1 IT DE/ROYS ! LOGIC ( .<! BOOK'S.> >GUM5T40 ,SORRY1 BUT ,I DON'T SEE H[ ! ,G,A RESPONSE DE/ROYS ! LOGIC ( MY >GUM5T1 EV5 IF IT DOESN'T FULLY EXPLICATE IT4 

,A B>R5 DEF5SE ( 9DU/RIALISM 

,IF ! ,G,AS >E MAL?USIANS1 ?AT W\LD BE NO AUTOMATIC 0LITMUS TE/0 ( FASCISM1 AS ! ,NEOI/S >GUE4 ,EV]Y?+ DEP5DS ON CONTEXT4 ,BUT ! ,NEOI/S HAV5'T EV5 PROV5 ! ,G,AS >E MAL?USIANS4 ,?\< !Y DECRY ! LACK ( MEMORY & S5SE ( HI/ORY AMONG 0SWAMP 9HABITANTS10 ,BLISSET & HIS COMRADES APP>5TLY LE>N$ LITTLE FROM ! DEEP ECOLOGY DEBATES ( ! LATE #a#i#hS -- DEBATES :I* %\LD HAVE DEEP5$ EV]YONE'S ECOLOGICAL & POLITICAL UND]/&+4 ,! ,NEOI/ BRIEF1 ON ! O!R H&1 MO/LY DAMNS ! PROSECUTION4 ,IT IS A C>ICATURE ( ,FIF? ,E/ATE POLEMICS AGA9/ CATA/ROPHI/ DEEP ECOLOGI/S 9 ! #a#i#hS1 SUP]FICIALLY IMITAT+ \R OBJECTIONS TO EXPLICITLY RI<T-W+ 7OR AT LEA/ E?ICALLY (F5SIVE7 UTT]ANCES MADE BY ,E,F6]S SU* AS ,*RI/OPH] ,MANES1 ,DAVE ,=EMAN1 ,DANIEL ,CONN] & ,$W>D ,ABBEY4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,MANES 7AS ,MISS ,ANN ,?ROPY7 DID NOT M]ELY NOTE ?AT A MASS EPIDEMIC C\LD R5D] ! POPULATION PROBLEM MOOT1 BUT CELEBRAT$ ,A,I,D,S = ITS POT5TIAL TO DO SO4 ,?IS MI<T HAVE PASS$ AS A SICK JOKE1 B>ELY WOR? M5TION1 HAD IT NOT OCCURR$ 9 A L>G] CONTEXT 9 :I* ,CONN] PUBLI%$ O/5SIBLY SCI5TIFIC >TICLES CALL+ ,A,I,D,S A CONSCI\S ,GAIAN FE$BACK1 A REV5GE AGA9/ HUMAN *AUV9ISM4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ,=EMAN ADVOCAT$ LETT+ ?IRD WORLD PEOPLE DIE 9 FAM9ES AS A NATURAL 7F9AL87 SOLUTION1 SUGGE/+ AS WELL ?AT ! ,U4,S4 CLOSE ITS BORD]S TO REFUGEES TO KEEP !M FROM /EAL+ 0\R RES\RCES40 ,ABBEY AGRE$1 CALL+ ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN IMMIGRANTS 0CULTURALLY-MORALLY-G5ETICALLY IMPOV]I%$40 .<#i.> ,NO?+ ! ,NEOI/S CITE FROM ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ COMES EV5 CLOSE TO ?IS K9D ( MALIGNANT PRATTLE4 ,YET !Y ?9K ?AT REPEAT+ ! SAME H>MLESS QUOTES OV] & OV] AGA9 0CONCLUSIVELY DEMON/RATES0 !IR CASE4 

,NONE ( ! ,NEOI/ ACCUSATIONS AM\NT TO MU* ( ANY?+4 ,SUPPOS$LY1 ,G,AS >E FASCI/ BECAUSE ( !IR GU]RILLAI/ NOTION ?AT ?IRD WORLD REVOLUTIONS 9 ! P]IPH]Y WILL 5CIRCLE ! 9DU/RIALIZ$ C5T] -- A FATU\S REMNANT ( #a#i#fS LEFTISM1 P]HAPS1 BUT F> FROM FASCI/4 ,G,A ANTI-TAX PO/]S1 DAT+ FROM ! P]IOD ( ! E>LY #a#i#iS ,BRITI% POLL TAX REVOLT1 >E ALSO CIT$1 S9CE 0ANTI-TAX AGITATION IS A FAVOR$ TACTIC ( ! EXTREME RI<T0 -- AS IF AN>*I/S W\LDN'T HAVE SOME?+ TO SAY AB\T TAXATION1 P]HAPS EV5 TO RI<TI/S1 :O ALSO 7WE HAVE TO HOPE7 HAVE SOME LAT5T HUMAN CAPACITY TO *ANGE SIDES1 & BECOME AU!NTIC RADICALS4 

,>\ND ! TIME ( ! ,P]SIAN ,GULF ,W>1 EV]YONE 9 ! DISPUTE AGREES1 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ F\ND] ,RI*>D ,HUNT W5T OV] TO AN EXPLICIT RI<T-W+ OR EC(ASCI/ POSITION4 ,NO MOVEM5T IS 9VULN]ABLE TO SU* CORROSIVE POLITICAL FRAGM5TATION & DEMORALIZATION2 TO !IR CR$IT1 ! ,G,AS CAMPAIGN$ AGA9/ ,HUNT1 9ITIAT+ A BOYCOTT ( HIS NEW PUBLICATION1 ,GRE5 ,ALT]NATIVE4 ,NEOI/S MAKE MU* ( ,HUNT'S REM>K ?AT ,5GL&'S POPULATION W\LD HAVE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY R$UC$4 ,BUT BELIEV+ HUMAN POPULATION %\LD BE L[]$ 9 ! 9T]E/ ( O!R SPECIES & ECOLOGICAL LIFE-WEBS1 9DE$1 9 ! 9T]E/ ( HUMAN BE+S -- AS PEOPLE AS DIV]SE AS LIB]AL HUMANI/S ,PAUL & ,ANNE ,EHRLI*1 DEEP ECOLOGI/S LIKE ,G>Y ,SNYD]1 RADICAL ,E,F6 WILD WOM5 LIKE ,KELPIE ,WILSON1 AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ BIOC5TRI/S LIKE ,JUDI ,B>I1 & ,I MYSELF HAVE ALL BELIEV$ -- DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SUGGE/ DEA? CAMPS1 HOLOCAU/ OR FASCISM4 ,! DESIRE = GRADUAL TRANSITION TO A PLANET ) FEW] PEOPLE1 A DESIRE TEMP]$ BY ! RECOGNITION ( 9T]RELAT$ E?ICAL IMP]ATIVES1 IS NEV] EV5 IMAG9$ BY ! ,NEOI/S4 ,BY !IR LOGIC ONE C\LD >GUE ?AT GIV5 POPULATION NECESSITIES1 ! DEF5SE ( WILD]NESS1 OR ( ANY NON-HUMAN NATURE1 MI<T ALSO IMPLY FASCISM4 ,IF1 AS !Y ALSO IMPLY1 ANY PROTE/ BY RURAL SOCIETY AGA9/ MOD]NIZATION IS 9H]5TLY FASCI/IC1 ONE C\LD AS EASILY >GUE ?AT ANY DEF5SE ( =M] MODES ( LIFE1 OR ( CRAFT1 REGION1 NEI<BORHOOD1 COMMUNITY OR FAMILY IS ALSO FASCI/4 ,BUT ?AT W\LD BE AN UTT]LY SPECI\S >GUM5T4 

,9 FACT1 ! CRUX ( ! ,NEOI/ >GUM5T IS SIMPLY A B>R51 UNEXAM9$ DEF5SE ( 9DU/RIALISM & MASS TE*NICS4 ,! ,NEOI/S NAIVELY BELIEVE ?AT 0,SYNDICALISM %[S ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A COMPLEX 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY )\T HI]>*IES10 PRESUMABLY NOT ONLY AT A #a#i#cS LEVEL ( DEVELOPM5T CONTEMPOR>Y ) ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION BUT ) ! TE*NOLOGY ( ! #a#i#iS4 ,!Y 9SI/ ?AT S9CE ,G,AS 0DON'T EXPLA9 H[ !Y PLAN TO MOVE FROM A COMPLEX MASS SOCIETY ?AT CAN SUPPORT A L>GE POPULATION1 TO A WORLD ( SMALL AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES :]E !RE IS LESS TE*NOLOGY10 !Y MU/ BE FASCI/S4 7,( C\RSE ,NEOI/S >E NO MORE EXPLICIT AB\T H[ !Y PLAN TO BR+ AB\T COMMUNI/ SOCIAL RELATIONS2 MAYBE ?AT MAKES !M /AL9I/S47 ,G,A'S DESIRE TO R$UCE OR DISMANTLE MASS SOCIETY'S 9DU/RIAL WORK PYRAMID SUPPOS$LY 0NECESSITATES A R$UCTION 9 POPULATION LEVELS IF IT IS TO BE MEAN+FULLY IMPLEM5T$ 4440 ,?IS >GUM5T IS ITSELF A SUB-SPECIES ( MAL?USIANISM MASQU]AD+ AS REVOLUTION>Y !ORY4 ,! P]SPECTIVE ( ,H[ ,DEEP ,IS ,DEEP ,ECOLOGY8 WAS ?AT 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM1 RA!R ?AN >TIFICIALLY 5SUR+ AN O!RWISE IMPOSSIBLE SUBSI/5CE1 WAS UND]M9+ AGE-OLD PATT]NS ( SUBSI/5CE BY ITS FABRICATION ( AN UNT5ABLE =M ( 9DU/RIALIZ$ EXI/5CE1 BO? 9 ! %ORT RUN & = ! FUTURE1 & ?AT BO? MAL?USIANS & ANTI-MAL?USIAN DEF5D]S ( 9DU/RIALISM LABOR$ UND] ! SAME Z]O-SUM IDEOLOGY4 ,TO ! ,NEOI/S1 AS TO ! DEEP ECOLOGY ECO-CATA/ROPHI/S !Y OPPOSE1 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ 0ATTACKS ON :AT IT CALLS TE*NOLOGICAL 'MASS SOCIETY'0 NECESSITATE A COMMITM5T TO A HUGE & PRESUMABLY RAPID R$UCTION ( ! POPULATION4 ,BY ?IS LOGIC1 ,?OREAU1 ,G&HI1 ,MUM=D1 ,ELLUL1 EC(EM9I/S1 NEO-LUDDITES1 BIOREGIONALI/S1 EV5 ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE >E FASCI/S4 ,BUT MO/ ( US KN[ BETT]4 

,9VISIBLE DICTATOR%IPS 

,IRONICALLY1 ! ,NEOI/S ACCUSE O!RS ( A S9I/] ,BAKUN9ISM1 BUT !Y !MSELVES1 ) !IR EXPLICIT1 /AT$ PROGRAM ( SCISSION1 MIS9=MATION & SC&AL AGA9/ ANYONE !Y DISAPPROVE (1 RESEMBLE ,NE*AEVITE GANG/]S \T TO E/ABLI% !IR [N 09VISIBLE DICTATOR%IP40 0,BELIEF IS ! 5EMY10 !Y DECL>E1 A CONUNDRUM !Y CONSID] NONE O!R ?AN 0A WAT*WORD ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T02 & !IR FLI]S & TEXTS ATTEMPT TO SC&ALIZE BY PROCLAIM+1 0,5D SOCIAL RELATIONS10 0,OV]?R[ ! HUMAN RACE10 & ! NOTORI\S FASCI/ SLOGAN1 0,LONG LIVE DEA?40 0,ONLY ! ,NEOI/ ,ALLIANCE HAS GRASP$ ! NECESS>Y CONJUNCTION BETWE5 NIHILISM & HI/ORICAL CONSCI\SNESS10 !Y REM9D !IR BLUDGEON$ READ]4 ,!IR PROVOCATIONS CAN BE S+UL>LY C[>DLY1 AS :5 !Y PUBLI%$ A FLI] FALSELY ATTRIBUT$ TO ,SALMAN ,RU%DIE ANN\NC+ AN EV5T TO BURN ! ,KORAN 9 ORD] TO DEFY ISLAMIC FUNDAM5TALI/S4 ,( C\RSE1 NOT !Y BUT ,RU%DIE HAS BE5 S5T5C$ TO DEA? BY PEOPLE QUITE WILL+ TO C>RY \T ! ?REAT4 ,?\< !Y PRON\NCE1 0,HUMANITY WILL NOT BE HAPPY UNTIL ! LA/ BOOK BORE IS HUNG BY ! GUTS ( ! LA/ MULLAH0 7WILL PEOPLE EV] TIRE ( SU* ?READB>E1 ANTIQUE PROVOCATIONS871 0BOOK BORE0 ,RU%DIE IS1 AFT] ALL -- AS ,NEOI/ SUBCOM&ANTE ,M4 ,HOME HAS DESCRIB$ HIMSELF1 IF IRONICALLY -- ONLY A 0'SOLIT>Y' ,5GLI% NOVELI/10 & H>DLY DES]V+ ( AN ISLAMIC 7OR ,NEOI/7 FATWA4 

,! ,NEOI/S ALSO PRODUC$ & DISSEM9AT$ LEAFLETS CALL+ = DEA? CAMPS & PRAIS+ ,POL ,POT1 =G]IES CLAIM+ TO BE FROM ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S4 ,( C\RSE1 ,HOME EXPLA9S AFT] ! FACT 9 ,GRE5 ,APOCALYPSE1 IT'S 0CLE> TO ANYONE :O READS ! TEXT C>EFULLY0 ?AT IT'S A SATIRE2 ! FACT ?AT SOME RECIPI5TS ( ! FLI] BELIEV$ IT TO BE AU!NTIC 0DEMON/RATES ?AT ! G5]AL LEVEL ( 9TELLIG5CE 9 ! WORLD TODAY IS SORELY LACK+1 & IT IS PRECISELY ?IS SITUATION ?AT MAKES ,G,A'S IDEOLOGY DANG]\S0 -- :I* ( C\RSE IF ! ,NEOI/S >E AS SM>T AS !Y PRET5D TO BE !Y'D HAVE TO HAVE KN[N ALL ALONG4 ,?US ,HOME ATTEMPTS TO HOLD ,G,AS RESPONSIBLE = ! SL&]S HE P]PETRAT$ ON !M4 

,( C\RSE1 ,HOME CONC$ES1 0IT W\LD BE UNREALI/IC TO EXPECT .<READ]S.> TO SPOT ALL ! ALLUSIONS WE MAKE1 S9CE NO ONE CAN BE EXPECT$ TO KN[ EV]Y?+40 ,BUT ,NEOI/S REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = :AT !Y SAY & WRITE2 ONE NEV] KN[S IF !Y >E SPEAK+ 9 !IR [N VOICE 7AS :5 !Y W>N ! PROLET>IAT & ! 0REVOLUTION>Y MILIEU0 AB\T FASCI/ DANG]S71 OR IF SOME O!R VOICE -- IRREV]5T1 CONTRIV$1 & MEAN-SPIRIT$ -- IS BE+ EMPLOY$4 ,!SE POMO POSEURS DISMISS ?OSE :O 0READ \R PROPAG&A AS ?\< IT W]E ! PRODUCT ( AN AN*OR$ AU?ORIAL VOICE 444 ,\R EXPLORATIONS ( ! PH5OM5ON ( PROJECTION & UNCONSCI\S MIRROR+ ILLU/RATE ! WAYS 9 :I* ALL IDEOLOGY IS %AP$ BY DISC\RSE 4440 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ WRIT]S >E TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE = EV]Y NUANCE1 DETAIL & POT5TIAL 9T]PRETATION ( :AT !Y SAY2 ,NEOI/S ONLY 0ILLU/RATE 444 DISC\RSE0 7?\< ONE NEV] KN[S TO :OM74 ,!Y MU/ 5JOY BE+ ! ONLY ONES TO KN[ = SURE IF !Y >E SPEAK+ OR PROJECT+4 ,ONE IS REM9D$ ( ,NAZI PROPAG&A M9I/] ,GOEBBELS' REM>K3 0,WE DO NOT TALK TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT TO OBTA9 A C]TA9 EFFECT40.<#a.> 

,?US ! ,NEOI/S ATTACK ANTI-FASCISM AS B\RGEOIS1 RE=MI/1 P]HAPS C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y -- ONLY TO BECOME CRUSAD+ ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,!Y ATTACK ! LACK ( COH]5CE AMONG GRE5 RADICALS1 ONLY TO >GUE ?AT ,NEOI/S >E 0NOT 9T]E/$ 9 (F]+ A COH]5T IDEOLOGICAL PROGRAM40 ,!Y ATTACK ,G,AS = ATTEMPT+ TO WORK ) & ORGANIZE O!R ACTIVI/S1 BUT !Y !MSELVES CLAIM TO PROVIDE 0NEW 'IDEA-=CES' :I* HAVE AN ORGANIZ+ EFFECT0 ON !IR AUDI5CE4 ,DEF9+ FASCISM AS A K9D ( P>ASITIC 0VAMPIRE ?AT FE$S ON REAL SOCIAL MOVEM5TS10 !Y ATTACK !SE SELFSAME SOCIAL MOVEM5TS AS IF TO APPLY SOME P]V]SE & PRET5TI\S ANTI-FASCI/ *EMO!RAPY4 ,RA!R ?AN 5GAG+ O!RS 9 SOME CON/RUCTIVE WAY1 !Y BECOME A SPECIES ( VAMPIRE !MSELVES1 TURN+ !IR IRRESPONSIBLE V5DETTAS 9TO A K9D ( VANGU>DI/ C>E]ISM4 ,AS !Y !MSELVES HAVE COMM5T$1 ! ,NEOI/S NE$ TO CONSID] H[ 0ANTI-FASCISM 444 CAN V]Y EASILY BE TRANS=M$ 9TO ITS OPPOSITE1 ?AT IS TO SAY FASCISM40 ,!Y W\LD DO WELL TO TAKE !IR [N ADVICE1 :I* !Y FREQU5TLY GIVE TO O!RS 7LIKE ! ,G,AS71 TO DISSOLVE !IR GR\P4 ,EV]YONE WILL B5EFIT -- FROM ! TREES ?AT WON'T HAVE TO BE CUT = !IR PAMPHLETS TO ! PEOPLE DELIV]$ FROM ,NEOI/ NOISE1 :E!R OR NOT !Y 9HABIT A 0SWAMP40 7,& GET SOME METAPHOR O!R ?AN ?IS TIR$1 LEFTI/ LEFTOV]2 ,?OREAU CALL$ SWAMPS NATURE'S M>R[47 

,MILITANT SPASMS 

,YET WE CAN LE>N EV5 FROM ?OSE :O ATTACK US2 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S W\LD DO WELL TO TAKE UP ! *ALL5GE TO REEXAM9E !IR P]SPECTIVE1 & ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 MORE COH]5TLY !IR IDEAS ON POPULATION & O!R ISSUES4 ,!IR EMPHASIS 7AS ,/EVE ,BOO? PUTS IT 9 HIS ,9TO ! #a#i#i'S ) ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/7 ON 0REVOLUTION>Y ACTION OV] !ORY0 IS A NAIVE EVASION ( RESPONSIBILITY1 S9CE EV]Y ACTION PRESUMES SOME !ORETICAL PREMISE1 H[EV] CRUDE OR 9*OATE4 ,READ+ ,G,A SAY ( SU* PH5OM5A AS ! ,UNABOMB]1 ! ,JAPANESE ,AUM CULT 7:I* SPREAD POISON GAS 9 ,TOKYO SUBWAYS71 & ! ,F$]AL ,BUILD+ BOMB+ 9 ,OKLAHOMA ,CITY ?AT !Y >E 09SPIRATIONAL & OP5 UP WIDE RANGES ( NEW POSSIBILITIES10 ONE HAS TO CONCLUDE ?AT LIKE ! BROK5 CLOCK ?AT IS CORRECT AT LEA/ EV]Y TWELVE H\RS1 ! ,NEOI/S HAVE A PO9T4 ,?IS IS ALSO ! CASE 9 ,G,A'S CL++ TO & CONT9U+ TO DI/RIBUTE E>LY WRIT+S ( ,RI*>D ,HUNT1 :OSE REACTION>Y T5D5CIES 7SEXISM1 HI]>*Y & A DEF5SE ( X5OPHOBIA1 = EXAMPLE7 >E RI<TLY PO9T$ \T BY ! ,NEOI/S1 & GR\NDS 5\< TO SCRAP HIS DUBI\S CONTRIBUTION ALTOGE!R4 

7,9 ANSW] TO CRITICISMS ( !IR GLEE OV] ! ,OKLAHOMA BOMB+1 ! ,G,A'S RESPONSE WAS EV5 MORE DI/URB+3 0,WE DO ?9K (F+ A T[]BLOCK FULL ( ,F,B,I PIGS IS '9SPIRATIONAL' TACTICALLY1 JU/ AS WE ?9K ,I,R,A 'SPECTACUL>S' >E 4440 ,?IS /ATEM5T EV9CES LITTLE IDEA ( JU/ :O MI<T BE PASS+ ?R\< ! HALLS ( A TYPICAL LOCAL ,F$]AL ,BUILD+ 79 FACT !RE W]E ALMO/ NO POLICE AG5TS 9 ! BUILD+ :5 ! BOMB EXPLOD$74 ,FUR!RMORE1 IT WILLFULLY DISREG>DS ! 9TIMATE CONNECTION BETWE5 MEANS & 5DS2 ! ,G,AS APP>5TLY ?9K !RE IS A CLE> DIVISION BETWE5 RI<T-W+ MILITIA & ,I,R,A NATIONALI/ IDEOLOGIES 7:I* !Y DISAPPROVE (7 & ! AU?ORIT>IAN1 9HUMAN MEANS EMPLOY$ 7:I* !Y SUPPORT74 

,! PROBLEM ( !ORY & ACTION IS ALSO IMM$IATELY APP>5T 9 ! BANN] ( ! ,G,A NEWSPAP] 7:I* READS1 0,= ! ,DE/RUCTION ( ,CIVILIZATION071 & ! SO-CALL$ 0RESULTS PAGES0 :I* ,BOO? SAYS >E 9T5TIONALLY PLAC$ 9 ! FRONT ( !IR PUBLICATION4 ,IT IS ONE ?+ TO WRITE CRITICALLY AB\T ! DIALECTIC ( CIVILIZATION & EMPIRE1 ITS ORIG9S & CONTRADICTIONS1 & TO *ALL5GE ! ASSUMPTIONS EMB$D$ 9 ! IDEOLOGY ( PROGRESS4 ,IT'S QUITE ANO!R TO ?9K Y\'RE =G+ A POLITICAL T5D5CY TO C>RY \T CIVILIZATION'S DE/RUCTION4 ,:E!R OR NOT IT'S ,BAKUN9I/1 ?IS IS A FANTASY CONTAM9AT$ BY TODAY'S /YLE ( P>ANOID POLITICS1 AN UGLY & AU?ORIT>IAN FANTASY AT ?AT1 AS IS SUGGE/$ BY ! PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE RAGE ( ! ,UNABOMB] TEXT 7:I* ! ,G,AS HAVE PUBLI%$ AS AN EXAMPLE1 H[EV] FLAW$1 ( !IR T5D5CY'S POSITION74.<#a#a.> 

,CIVILIZATIONS1 MO/ PEOPLE KN[1 DE/ROY !MSELVES4 ,RADICAL GRE5S1 AN>*I/ OR O!RWISE1 NE$ TO DEVELOP A CON/RUCTIVE POLITICS ( SOLID>ITY1 JU/ICE & R5EWAL ?AT MOVES BEYOND ONE-DIM5SIONAL OPPOSITION TO & UN9TELLIGIBLE CONFRONTATION ) MASS SOCIETY4 ,I = ONE AM DISAPPO9T$ ?AT ,G,A AB&ON$ ITS BANN] SLOGAN1 0,= A ,FREE ,SOCIETY 9 ,H>MONY ,) ,NATURE10 = ! VAGUE CAGE-RATTL+ ( 0,= ! ,DE/RUCTION ( ,CIVILIZATION40 ,ACCORD+ TO ,BOO?1 ! *ANGE IS 0BECAUSE ! TIMES HAVE GOT MORE DESP]ATE1 MORE URG5T1 & ?IS IS A MORE EMPHATIC EXPRESSION ( \R ?9K+0 -- REASON+ :I* REM9DS ME ( ! FUTILE P>OXYSMS ( ! ,S,D,S ,WEA!RMAN FACTION 9 ! LATE #a#i#fS4 ,9TOXICAT$ BY /REET-FI<T+ ) COPS1 & CONV9C$ CONDITIONS W]E N[ TOO DIRE TO 5GAGE PEOPLE OP5LY 9 NEI<BORHOODS1 S*OOLS & WORKPLACES ON A MULTIPLICITY ( CRUCIAL SOCIAL ISSUES1 ?IS T9Y B& ( AU?ORIT>IAN VANGU>DI/S DECID$ TO 0BR+ ! W> HOME40 ,!Y W]E S9C]E1 & AT TIMES DESP]ATE1 BUT ?+S MI<T BE A LITTLE LESS DIRE N[ IF !Y HAD NOT SO ?OR\<LY SUCCUMB$ TO !IR DESP]ATION !N4 

,?\< CONTA9+ MU* ?AT IS LAUDABLE1 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ AT ITS WOR/ READS LIKE SOMEONE %\T+ AS L\DLY AS POSSIBLE TO DR[N \T ANY D\BTS AB\T ! 5T]PRISE4 ,! 0RESULTS PAGES0 -- V>I\S 5TRIES DOCUM5T+ ALLEG$ ECODEF5SE & RESI/ANCE -- >E A MIX$ BAG1 TOO4 ,ONE MAY READ ( ADMIRABLE 5DEAVORS & ACTS ( RESI/ANCE1 BUT MI<T JU/ AS EASILY RUN ACROSS QUE/IONABLE 5TRIES LIKE RIOT+ ON ,OCTOB] #b#g1 #aiif BY ISLAMIC MILITANTS 9 ,PAKI/AN1 & = ,SEPTEMB] #b#h1 #a#i#i#f3 0,KABUL1 ,AF<ANI/AN -- ,TALIBAN MILITIA EXECUTE =M] PRESID5T ,NAJIBULLAH1 & SUSP5D CORPSES FROM TRAFFIC PLAT=M4 ,?AT'S ! WAY TO DO IT60 ,SU* MA*O MILIT>I/IC VEHEM5CE MAKES ONE WOND] IF !RE ISN'T SOME FASCI/IC *>ACT] /RUCTURE AT PLAY 9 ,G,A 5?USIASMS AFT] ALL4 ,= ,NOVEMB] #a1 WE READ ?AT F\R >E HURT BY A C> BOMB 9 ,SPA92 ON ,NOVEMB] #h1 0#g#e YE> OLD WOMAN POPPY COLLECTOR ROBB$02 ON ,NOVEMB] #a#a1 0#a#b-#a#c YE> OLDS SLA% BUS DRIV]0 9 ,LIV]POOL4 ,A GRAPHIC %[S A RAT C>RY+ A CLUB ) ! LOGO1 0,ANIMAL ,LIB]ATION 444 OR ELSE60 ,MEAT M>KETS APPE> TO BE AS EVIL AS NUCLE> P[] PLANTS4 ,ANTI-P$OPHILES PROTE/1 GUN [N]S RALLY1 /UD5TS PROTE/ TUITION HIKES2 >SON1 0,HELL'S ,ANGEL CLUB BOMB+1 F\R 9JUR$40 ,:AT DOES ?IS HAVE TO DO ) RADICAL !ORY OR PRACTICE8 ,:AT DOES ,G,A /& =8 

,LIKE ! ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ PAP]1 ,BOO?'S PAMPHLET SEEMS REASONABLE1 DEC5T1 & HE>TFELT1 DESPITE ITS OCCASIONAL QUE/IONABLE /ATEM5TS4 ,YET REF]5CES TO ! 5D ( ! DAYS ( 0,G&HIAN WANK0 & GLAM\RIZ$ SC5>IOS ( DEMON/RATIONS 9 :I* SO-CALL$ 0FLUFFIES0 -- :O >E !Y1 PEOPLE ) !IR KIDS 9 /ROLL]S8 -- >E SMA%$ UP BETWE5 BRAWL+ MILITANTS & COPS1 MAKE ME WOND] IF ! ,G,AS HAV5'T LO/ ALL S5SE ( PROPORTION4 ,IT ISN'T SIMPLY A QUE/ION ( !ORETICAL CONFUSION1 IT'S A MATT] ( >ROGANCE4 ,AS ,I HAVE >GU$ 9 O!R CONTEXTS1 ! MORE EXTREME \R IDEAS ! MORE HUMBLE WE %\LD BE AB\T !IR APPLICATION4.<#a#b.> ,WE %\LD RECOGNIZE ?AT NO ONE IS EXACTLY CLE> AB\T H[ MASS SOCIETY MI<T BE TRANS=M$ 9TO A WEAVE ( DIV]SE1 EGALIT>IAN1 COMMUNAL CULTURES4 ,C]TA9LY WE MU/ F9D WAYS TO ACT1 BUT A SPIRAL+1 9/RUM5TAL MILITANTISM 7EMBRAC+ ! TACTICS1 SAY1 ( ,I,R,A OR MILITIA 0SPECTACUL>S0 -- A TELL+ WORD71 BECOM+ EV] MORE FR5ETIC & VIOL5T AS IT BECOMES MORE DOGMATIC & SELF-RI<TE\S1 IS A RECIPE = A SUICIDAL SPASM4 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S NE$ TO REEXAM9E !IR IDEAS CLOSELY1 & CONT9UALLY1 NOT ONLY 9 ! LI<T ( !ORY BUT 9 ! LI<T ( REALITY4 

#b4 ,PRIMITIVI/S & P>ASITES 

,P]HAPS ,I'VE GOTT5 SOME ( ?IS WRONG2 IT'S NOT EASY TO ASSESS ! PLE?ORA ( T5D5CIES1 TRACTS & PO/ (FICE BOXES 9 ,5GL&4 ,C]TA9LY1 !Y GET IT WRONG 9 ,ALBION :5 TALK+ AB\T US2 ,BOO?'S DESCRIPTIONS ( ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/'S ,AM]ICAN 0AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/0 9FLU5CES1 = EXAMPLE1 >E MUDDL$1 NOT ONLY 9 SOME P>TICUL>S BUT 9 ! MORE S]I\S FAILURE TO UND]/& CRITICAL DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! V>I\S VOICES ?AT ,BOO? MI/AK5LY POSES AS A K9D ( S*OOL4 

,DAMN+ EVID5CE ( SU* CONFUSION CAN ALSO BE F\ND 9 A DEBATE 9 ! ,NEOI/-9FLU5C$ J\RNAL1 ,TRANSGRESSIONS4 ,! DEBATE IS COMPRIS$ ( TWO >TICLES -- ,JOHN ,MOORE'S 0,CITY ,PRIMEVAL3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN1 ,PRIMITIVISM & ,DETROIT10 & ,LU!R ,BLISSETT'S REPLY1 0,FROM ,SOCIALISME \ ,B>B>IE TO ,COMMUNISM OR ,CIVILIZATION40 ,MOORE1 :OM ,BOO?'S PAMPHLET CALLS 0P]HAPS ! LEAD+ ,BRITI% ,PRIMITIVI/10 & :O HAS REC5TLY P5N$ ,A ,PRIMITIVI/ ,PRIM]1 LOOKS EV]Y BIT ! BEWILD]$ AN?ROPOLOGI/ 9 HIS CONTORT$ DESCRIPTION ( ,DETROIT & :AT HE CONSID]S ! ORIG9S ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM4 ,A FRI5D :O WAS 9VOLV$ 9 #aige 9 TURN+ ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE 9TO AN ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN J\RNAL COMM5T$ ) A LAU< AFT] READ+ ?IS IDEALIZ$ FIELD REPORT ?AT WE \<T TO ASK ,TRANSGRESSIONS = ! ADDRESS ( ! PEOPLE ,MOORE DESCRIBES1 S9CE !Y SEEM AWFULLY 9T]E/+4 

,H[EV] SYMPA!TIC HE MAY BE TO ?IS PROJECT1 ,MOORE'S 9T]PRETATION ( ,DETROIT IS ABSURDLY SPECTACUL>IZ$ -- ESPECIALLY HIS HI<LY IDEOLOGICAL !SIS ?AT ! IMPOV]I%$1 9N] CITY1 MULTI-RACIAL1 /UD5T_/C\NT]-CULTURE NEI<BORHOOD ,I LIVE 9 & :]E ! ,F,E (FICES >E LOCAT$ IS ! CONTEXT = ! EVOLUTION 0FROM ! LATE #a#i#gS ONW>D1 9TO ! PRAXIS ?AT HAS COME TO BE CALL$ PRIMITIVISM 444 ALSO KN[N AS RADICAL PRIMITIVISM OR AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM40 ,ONE CAN ONLY ASK H]E3 KN[N BY :OM8 ,?IS PORTRAYAL ( ACTIVITIES 9 :I* ,I HAPP5 TO HAVE P>TICIPAT$ DOES NOT REMOTELY RESEMBLE REALITY4 ,JOHN3 !RE IS NO SU* 0PRIMITIVI/ PRAXIS10 UNLESS ONE ?9KS DISCUSSION GR\PS1 FLI]S1 /RIKE-SUPPORT1 ANTI-W> & 5VIRONM5TAL DEMON/RATIONS1 DRAFT C\NSEL+1 AN>*I/ FREE SPACES & S\P KIT*5S1 GU]RILLA !AT]1 POETRY READ+S1 ETC41 SOMEH[ CON/ITUTE A PRIMITIVI/ PRACTICE RECOGNIZABLY DI/9CT FROM RADICAL OR AN>*I/ ACTIVITY 9 G5]AL4 

,?IS SELF-DELUSION REA*ES ALMO/ COMIC EXTREMES2 9 S*OLA/IC FA%ION1 & LACK+ ANY FIR/-H& KN[L$GE ( ! PLACE1 ,MOORE CON/RUCTS HIS !SIS ON AN EXTRAVAGANTLY 9T]PRETIVE READ+ ( A H&FUL ( TEXTS4 ,H5CE1 ) REL5TLESS1 PROCRU/EAN ZEAL1 HE CLASSIFIES AN ACTUAL EXP]I5CE ( SPONTANE\S SELF-ORGANIZATION AS A CONSCI\S1 IDEOLOGICALLY DRIV5 PROGRAM1 PRON\NC+ A LOCAL AN>*I/ TEMPOR>Y AUTONOM\S ZONE 0A CLE> ATTEMPT TO PUT PRIMITIVI/ -- & ,CAMATTIAN -- PR9CIPLES 9TO ACTION40 ,! PROBLEM IS ?AT ! SPACE 7:I* LA/$ ONLY A C\PLE ( YE>S7 WAS NOT CREAT$ BY ,F,E /AFF]S OR 0,CAMATTIANS0 BUT BY A GR\P ( Y\NG AN>*I/S :O W]E MO/LY READ+ AN>*I/ CLASSICS1 ,BOLO',BOLO & ,HAKIM ,BEY'S ,T4,A4,Z41 & :O1 EXCEPT = ONE OR TWO EXCEPTIONS ON ! P]IPH]Y ( ! ,F,E AT ! TIME1 HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ?IS NEWSPAP]4 ,BESIDES1 NO?+ ,MOORE CITES AB\T ! AN>*I/ SPACES 9 ,DETROIT DI/+UI%ES !M FROM AN>*I/ 9FO%OPS & /OREFRONTS ANY:]E ELSE4 ,HIS PRIM] P>ALLELS ?IS ]ROR1 DESCRIB+ AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM AS 0A CONV5I5T LABEL0 = 0DIV]SE 9DIVIDUALS ) A COMMON PROJECT3 ! ABOLITION ( ALL P[] RELATIONS -- E4G41 /RUCTURES ( CONTROL1 CO]CION1 DOM9ATION1 & EXPLOITATION -- & ! CREATION ( A =M ( COMMUNITY ?AT EXCLUDES ALL SU* RELATIONS40 ,?IS IS MORE OR LESS SIMPLY AN>*ISM2 ,MOORE'S CLASSIFICATIONS >E TOO CONV5I5T = !IR [N GOOD4 

,P]HAPS ! ,F,E BE>S SOME BLAME = US+ ! T]M 0PRIMITIVI/0 AT ALL 9 \R DESIRE TO AFFIRM & EXPLORE ! MEAN+ ( ABORIG9AL LIFEWAYS -- AN IMPULSE :I*1 ) AN?ROPOLOGI/ ,/ANLEY ,DIAMOND1 WE BELIEVE TO BE A NATURAL RESPONSE TO MOD]N ALI5ATION1 0CONSONANT ) FUNDAM5TAL HUMAN NE$S1 ! FULFILLM5T ( :I* 7AL?\< 9 DIFF]5T =M7 IS A PRECONDITION = \R SURVIVAL40.<#a#c.> ,BUT TO SPEAK ( ! PRIMITIVE DOES NOT REQUIRE A POLITICAL PRIMITIV-ISM4 ,! ,F,E COLLECTIVE IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION OR POLITICAL 0T5D5CY02 \R CRITICAL P]SPECTIVES ON CIVILIZATION & TE*NOLOGY1 LIKE \R PHILOSOPHICAL & E?ICAL ORI5TATION 9 G5]AL1 GIVE US NO QUALITATIVELY SPECIAL 9SI<T 9TO H[ TO TRANS=M OR DISMANTLE MASS SOCIETY4 ,EV5 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN1 :OSE 9FLU5CES >E ]RONE\SLY REPRES5T$ BY ,MOORE'S PAMPHLET & :O IS SAID TO HAVE PROVID$ 0A PRIMITIVI/ !ORETICAL AG5DA0 9 HIS POETIC C\NT]-/ORY TO PROGRESS1 ,AGA9/ ,HIS-/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN61 9SI/$ -- AS ,MOORE NOTES )\T APP>5TLY UND]/&+ ,FR$Y'S IMPLICATION -- HE WAS NO 0-I/0 ( ANY K9D EXCEPT A CELLI/4 ,?OSE TEMPT$ TO E/ABLI% A POLITICAL T5D5CY ) ITS MY? ( ORIG9S1 CANON1 G5EALOGY & PAN!ON ( LUM9>IES %\LD KEEP 9 M9D ?AT ,FR$Y'S LA/ WORK WAS A NOVEL1 NOT A 0!ORETICAL AG5DA40.<#a#d.> 

,F>EWELL TO IDEOLOGICAL PRIMITIVISM 

,MOORE MAY DISAGREE1 BUT ,I WAS !RE1 & EV5 WROTE SOME ( ! TEXTS CIT$ 9 HIS ESSAY & PRIM] 79CLUD+ 0,R5EW ! ,E>?LY ,P>ADISE10 FROM ! ,W9T]_/,SPR+ #aihf ,F,E1 :I* IS MISPR9T$ 9 HIS TEXT74 ,DESPITE A DISCLAIM] ?AT IT IS 0M]ELY A P]SONAL ACC\NT10 & ?AT1 0,/RICTLY SPEAK+1 !RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM OR AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S10 ,A ,PRIMITIVI/ ,PRIM]1 LIKE ,MOORE'S ,TRANSGRESSIONS ESSAY1 BORD]S ON AN ATTEMPT TO CODIFY A PRIMITIVI/ S5SIBILITY4 ,ITS CATE*ISM-LIKE QUE/ION-&-ANSW] =MAT & ITS 9DIRECT SUGGE/ION ( PRIMITIVI/ TAXONOMY GIVE IT AN 0OBJECTIVE10 DESCRIPTIVE AU?ORITY4 ,IT EV5 COMES ) A K9D ( FIVE-PO9T ACTION PROGRAM4 ,PHRASES LIKE 0,FROM ! .<!8.> P]SPECTIVE ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM0 & 0ACCORD+ TO AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S0 AB\ND4 ,MOORE ALSO M>G9ALIZES CRUCIAL1 DEF9ITIVE DIFF]5CES BETWE5 O/5SIBLE MEMB]S ( ?IS APOCRYPHAL S*OOL4 

,ONE MI<T BLAME ! PRIM]'S CONFUSION ON DIFFICULTIES 9H]5T 9 SUMM>IZ+ OR ABBREVIAT+ ANY AMORPH\S1 DIV]SE PH5OM5ON2 BUT CONSID]+ ! PRIM] & ! ,TRANSGRESSIONS ESSAY TOGE!R1 ,MOORE'S ATTEMPT TO CLASSIFY & HI/ORICALLY SITUATE SO-CALL$ PRIMITIVISM BAS$ ON :AT >E MO/LY ! ACTIVITIES1 WRIT+S & IDEAS ( O!RS1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! NAME ( A MOVEM5T :I* HE HAS APP>5TLY F\ND$1 DOES LOOK SUSPICI\SLY P>ASITICAL 7:I* ,BLISSETT ACCUSES HIM (74 ,IT IS WOR? NOT+ ?AT :ILE ,MOORE TURNS A FEW ,F,E >TICLES 9TO ! ORIG9S ( A 0CURR5T10 AN 0ANTI-CIVILIZATION MOVEM5T10 ! PEOPLE H]E 9 ,DETROIT :O WROTE MANY ( !SE >TICLES NOT ONLY HAVE HAD IMPORTANT DIFF]5CES AMONG !MSELVES BUT HAVE GR[+ D\BTS AB\T PRET5SES TO AN AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ P]SPECTIVE OR MOVEM5T4 

,= HIS P>T1 ,MOORE ?9KS ?IS MOVEM5T SURPASSES AN>*ISM1 FEM9ISM1 ETC41 BECAUSE IT OPPOSES NOT ONLY MANIFE/ATIONS BUT 0! TOTALITY ( CIVILIZATION40 ,O!RS CATEGORIZ$ AS AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S MAY %>E SU* AB/RACT & SELF-S]V+ =MULATIONS1 BUT ,I BELIEVE ! CLAIM TO OPPOSE 0! TOTALITY0 ( CIVILIZATION IS EMPTY !ORETICAL BRAVADO1 EV5 IF IT S\NDS RADICAL -- LIKE CLAIM+ TO OPPOSE 0ALL0 TE*NOLOGY1 :I*1 UNLESS WE IMM$IATELY DRAW C>EFUL DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 TE*NOLOGY1 TE*NICS & TOOLS1 IMPLIES ALL ?+S TE*NICAL1 & ?US MUDDLES ANY POSSIBILITY ( REASONABLE DISCUSSION AB\T SU* MATT]S4 ,MOORE MAKES ! SAME ]ROR 9 A SECTION 5TITL$1 0,H[ DOES AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM VIEW TE*NOLOGY80 ,HE ANSW]S1 0,TE*NOLOGY IS ! SUM ( M$IATIONS BETWE5 US & ! NATURAL WORLD & ! SUM ( ?OSE SEP>ATIONS M$IAT+ US FROM EA* O!R40 ,MOORE'S DEF9ITION ( M$IATIONS MAY BE DIFF]5T FROM M9E1 BUT IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT TO REG>D ALL M$IATIONS AS UNAMBIGU\S SEP>ATIONS IS TO OPPOSE 9EVITABLE M$IATIONS LIKE LANGUAGE1 MUSIC1 SYMBOLISM1 COOK+1 & EV5 ! MO/ SIMPLE TE*NICAL IMPLEM5TS LIKE ! DIGG+ /ICK & ! B[L4 ,MOORE'S SUBSEQU5T COMM5T1 ?AT 0AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S ?US OPPOSE TE*NOLOGY OR ! TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EM1 BUT NOT ! USE ( TOOLS & IMPLEM5TS10 DOES LITTLE TO CL>IFY :AT ! IMPORTANT DIFF]5CES BETWE5 TOOLS & A MASS TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EM MI<T BE4.<#a#e.> 

,OPPOSITION TO ALL M$IATIONS MAY 9 FACT DEF9E ! \TLOOK ( A C]TA9 CURR5T ( PRIMITIVISM -- ALL T5 OR TWELVE ( !M1 ,I IMAG9E4 ,I WI% !M LUCK4 ,BUT M$IATIONS MAY ALSO CONNECT1 NOT JU/ SEP>ATE4 ,WE MAY M>VEL AT ! /ORY ( ,DIOG5ES1 :O ?REW AWAY HIS DR9K+ CUP :5 HE SAW A BOY DR9K+ FROM HIS CUPP$ H&S1 BUT ?IS PROVIDES ONLY A USEFUL 9TUITION 9TO \R 9EVITABLY AMBIVAL5T M$IATIONS1 NOT PRACTICAL GUIDANCE = DISMANTL+ ! TE*NOLOGICAL SY/EM & R5EW+ A CONVIVIAL TE*NICS 9 ! WORLD WE F9D \RSELVES 9HABIT+ TODAY4 ,9 ANY CASE1 H[EV] ATROCI\S ! PROCESS1 CONQUE/ & DOM9ATION HAVE ALWAYS BE5 SYNCRETIC1 DIALECTICALLY UNFOLD+ 9TO RESI/ANCE2 H5CE V]NACUL>1 COMMUNAL & LIB]ATORY VISIONS & PRACTICES P]SI/1 SCATT]$ ?R\<\T CIVILIZATION LIKE MOM5TS ( \R PA/ EMB$D$ 9 AMB]4 ,WE NE$ TO NURTURE !M4 ,SU* VISIONS & PRACTICES >E ALSO1 QUITE PROBLEMATICALLY1 WOV5 9TO ! S9EWS ( CIVILIZATION ITSELF4 ,TO 0OPPOSE0 CIVILIZATION AS A TOTALITY -- IF ONE C\LD BE SURE :AT ?AT MEANT -- C\LD ONLY IMPLY SOMEH[ 0OPPOS+0 NOT ONLY ! REPRESSIVE & DEHUMANIZ+ ASPECTS ( CIVILIZATION BUT ALSO ! VALUABLE & PA9FUL HI/ORICAL EXP]I5CE ?AT HAS NURTUR$ NEW 9SI<T -- ?OSE HYBRID FL[]S ?AT HAVE GR[N UP BETWE5 ! CRACKS 9 ! IMP]IAL MONOLI?1 & :I* WE REQUIRE 9 ORD] TO SYN!SIZE PREHI/ORY & PO/-MOD]NITY4.<#a#f.> 

,I ONCE ASK$ ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN H[ HE ?\<T WE C\LD EMBRACE EXTRA-RATIONAL SPIRITUAL 9SI<TS ( NATIVE PEOPLES )\T SURR5D]+ TO RELIGI\S OBSCURANTISM1 S9CE !Y >E BO? ROOT$ 9 A K9D ( NONOBJECTIVE1 EPI/EMOLOGICAL GNOSIS4 ,HE SAID ?AT WE C\LD NOT AVOID WALK+ A TI<TROPE BETWE5 ,5LI<T5M5T RATIONALISM1 ) ITS MAT]IALI/ !ORIES1 & SPIRIT4 ,TO FALL TOO F> 9TO EI!R EXTREME WAS TO CAPITULATE TO A DI/ORT$ S+LE VISION4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT WE D]IVE \R GREATE/ 9SI<T FROM ! T5SION BETWE5 !M1 PRACTIC+ A SKEPTICISM ?AT DOES NOT ALL[ ITSELF TO BECOME AN ULTIMATE ACT ( DOGMA4 ,?US1 \R ALT]NATIVE NOTION ( 0PROGRESS0 MI<T BE ?AT WE'VE 9EVITABLY LE>N$ SOME ?+S ALONG HI/ORY'S WAY1 ?+S WE DIDN'T NECESS>ILY NE$ TO KN[ BE=E1 BUT :I* >E PROBABLY 9DISP5SABLE TO US N[4 

0,AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS AN ANTI-SY/EMIC CURR5T10 WRITES ,MOORE4 ,9 ?AT CASE P]HAPS ,I AM AN AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/2 AS TIME GOES BY & ! PRIMITIVI/ IDEA BECOMES ! REIFI$ OBJECT ( SOCIOLOGICAL TREATISES & IDEOLOGICAL AG5DAS1 ,I WANT LESS TO DO ) IT4 ,!RE IS NO?+ WRONG ) PEOPLE GA!R+ TO TALK AB\T CRITICAL AN?ROPOLOGY1 TE*NOLOGY1 ALT]NATIVE EPI/EMOLOGIES1 ! IDEA ( A C\NT]-HI/ORY1 PROGRESS & IDEOLOGY1 ETC41 AS ! ,PRIMITIVI/ ,NETWORK CLAIMS TO DO4 ,BUT GIV5 ! 9CREAS+LY BRIEF 0%ELF-LIFE0 ( BO? IDEAS & IDEOLOGIES 9 LATE MOD]N CAPITALISM1 PRIMITIVISM IS LESS & LESS A NUANC$ ORI5TATION 7HELD1 WE %\LD CON/ANTLY REM9D \RSELVES1 BY PEOPLE FAC+ ! SAME *ALL5GES & DUTIES AS EV]YONE ELSE 9 ?IS SOCIETY71 & MORE & MORE A FOOL'S P>ADISE1 ! DOGMA ( A GANG 79 ! 0,CAMATTIAN0 S5SE1 AS IT W]E71 H[EV] IRRELEVANT & H[EV] S9C]E -- POT5TIALLY EV5 A RACKET4 

,:AT IS MILITANT PRIMITIVISM1 AFT] ALL1 GIV5 ,G,A'S APP>5T APPROVAL ( V>I\S BIZ>RE ACTS ( SOCIAL *AOS & DESPAIR LI/$ 9 !IR PAGES8 ,*E]LEAD+ APOCALYPTIC COLLAPSE & VIOL5CE EVOKES ! ,UNABOMB]'S RECOMM5DATION ?AT REVOLUTION>IES MU/ 0WORK TO HEI<T5 ! SOCIAL /RESSES )9 ! SY/EM SO AS TO 9CREASE ! LIKELIHOOD ?AT IT WILL BREAK D[N10 A BREAKD[N :I* W\LD 9EVITABLY BE 0*AOTIC & 9VOLVE MU* SUFF]+40 0,WE HAVE NO ILLUSIONS AB\T ! FEASIBILITY ( CREAT+ A NEW1 IDEAL =M ( SOCIETY10 HE WRITES4 0,\R GOAL IS ONLY TO DE/ROY ! EXI/+ =M ( SOCIETY40.<#a#g.> ,?IS IS LIKE DEEP ECOLOGY CATA/ROPHISM1 :I* TAKES V>I\S MANIFE/ATIONS ( ! DISEASE = ! REM$Y4 ,YET ,BOO?'S ,9TO ! #a#i#i'S LI/S ! ,UNABOMB] ALONGSIDE O!R SUPPOS$ AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S LIKE ,P]LMAN1 ! ,F,E1 ,Z]ZAN1 ETC41 >GU+ ?AT HE 0EXPRESS$ ! BE/ & ! PR$OM9ANT ?9K+ 9 CONTEMPOR>Y ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,AN>*ISM4440 

,P]HAPS ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ ?9KS DISMANTL+ CIVILIZATION MEANS ,I,R,A-/YLE 0SPECTACUL>S10 ,AUM-/YLE HOME-MADE GAS *AMB]S1 OR ,TALIBAN-/YLE /REET HANG+S -- ALL UND] A PRIMITIVI/ RUBRIC1 ( C\RSE4 ,M>X ONCE SAID ( HIS EPIGONES ?AT HE'D S[N DRAGONS ONLY TO REAP FLEAS2 ,I F9D MYSELF WOND]+ :E!R ! FEW SMALL FLEAS ( REORI5TATION & REVOLT ,I HELP$ TO PLANT DIDN'T CONTRIBUTE TO A H>VE/ ( DRAGONS -- CLUMSY1 TOO?LESS1 LIT]AL-M9D$1 9FLAT$ DRAGONS1 P]HAPS1 BUT NO LESS EMB>RASS+ & DEPRESS+4 ,:AT WE N[ MO/ NE$ IS NOT A PRIMITIVI/ ,WEA!RMAN FACTION ) ITS 9/RUM5TAL FULCRUM POLITICS & MILIT>I/IC GLAM\RIZATION ( 5TROPIC VIOL5CE1 BUT AN 9CLUSIVE1 NONSECT>IAN1 UNDOGMATIC1 GRE5 AN>*I/ MOVEM5T CAPABLE ( MAK+ ITS 9SI<TS UND]/OOD1 & CAPABLE1 AS C>TOON *>ACT] ,SNAPPY ,SAMMY ,SMOOT ONCE ADVIS$ 9 ! #a#i#fS1 ( SMA%+ ! /ATE :ILE KEEP+ A SONG 9 ITS HE>T & A SMILE ON ITS LIPS4 

,IF GRE5 AN>*I/S HOPE TO 9FLU5CE EV5 CONSCI\S M9ORITIES ALREADY COMMITT$ TO SOCIAL *ANGE1 LET ALONE ! L>GE MAJORITY NECESS>Y TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT *ANGE1 !Y >E GO+ TO HAVE TO CULTIVATE TOL]ANCE1 HUMILITY1 PATI5CE1 AN ABILITY TO SPEAK REASONABLY TO PEOPLE ) :OM !Y DISAGREE & TO COOP]ATE ON COMMON PROJECTS ) !M4 ,SURELY1 ?OSE >E NOT ONLY KEY ASPECTS ( ! TRIBAL SOCIETIES MANY ( US ADMIRE1 BUT ! PROV]BIAL SE$S ( ! SOCIETY ( ! FUTURE4 ,P]HAPS ,I'M ! ONE GLAM\RIZ+ N[1 BUT ,I WAS IMPRESS$ :5 ,I VISIT$ ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY 9 ,PHILADELPHIA A FEW YE>S AGO1 :]E AN>*I/S Y\NG & OLD & ( EV]Y POSSIBLY PREFIX F\ND WAYS TO WORK ) EA* O!R & RESPECT EA* O!R1 & TO ACCOMPLI% SOME ADMIRABLE PROJECTS4 ,IF WE CAN'T DO ?AT1 DESPITE \R CONSCI\S PHILOSOPHY ( MUTUAL AID1 EGALIT>IANISM & JU/ICE1 DO WE REALLY ?9K MO/ PEOPLE 9 MASS SOCIETY1 ) ITS IDEOLOGICAL COMMITM5T TO COMPETITIVE 9DIVIDUALISM1 GRE$1 AMORAL VIOL5CE & AU?ORIT>IAN P[]1 EV] WILL8 

,A HUNDR$ & ONE V]SIONS 

,BLISSETT IS CORRECT 9 ! ,TRANSGRESSIONS DEBATE :5 HE CRITICIZES ,MOORE'S 0FETI%IZ+ .<V>I\S ,DETROIT AN>*I/ PROJECTS.> >\ND PRIMITIVI/ IDEOLOGY40 ,BUT HIS [N ATTEMPT TO PLACE ,F,E NEO-LUDDISM & PRIMITIVI/ S5SIBILITIES FULLY )9 LEFT LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM SUFF]S FROM A SIMIL> HAGIOGRAPHIC S*OLA/ICISM4 ,H5CE V]Y FEW ( ! CONNECTIONS HE MAKES BETWE5 \R CIRCLE & O!R RADICAL GR\PS HE ?9KS 9FLU5C$ US >E RELEVANT OR EV5 ACCURATE4 ,SUCCUMB+ TO A SIMPLI/IC SOCIOLOGY1 ,BLISSETT >GUES ?AT 0! PRES5CE ( AN 9DU/RIAL WORK+ CLASS C5T]$ >\ND ,DETROIT'S MOTOR 9DU/RY0 NURTUR$ ! ,F,E & ITS P]SPECTIVES -- :I* MU/ HAVE SOME TRU? TO IT1 RELY+ AS IT DOES ON ! 9ESCAPABLE FACT ( \R LIV+ H]E4 ,BUT !N HE >GUES ?AT DE9DU/RIALIZATION & ! ECLIPSE ( AUTO PRODUCTION 9 ,DETROIT 0FO/]$ .<! ,F,E.> CRITIQUE ( TE*NOLOGY10 R$UC+ US TO SOCIOLOGICALLY DET]M9$ PUPPETS4 

,IT ISN'T JU/ LIV+ 9 A DET]IORAT+ RU/ BELT CITY LIKE ,DETROIT ?AT BR\<T AB\T \R VIEWS2 MASSIVE URBAN-9DU/RIAL DEVELOPM5T \TSIDE ( ! CITY WAS AS MU* AN 9FLU5CE AS ! COLLAPSE )94 ,BLISSETT SEEMS TO ?9K ?AT IF ,DETROIT HAD UND]GONE AN ECONOMIC-TE*NOLOGICAL BOOM \R NEO-LUDDITE \TLOOK W\LDN'T HAVE EM]G$4 7,9 CASE NO ONE HAS TOLD HIM1 9DU/RIALISM CONT9UES TO FUNCTION 9 ,DETROIT47 ,AT ANY RATE1 GIV5 ?AT PEOPLE %>E \R VIEWS 9 MANY DIV]SE PLACES1 ONE CAN'T S]I\SLY >GUE ?AT !SE S5SIBILITIES >E ! PRODUCT ( \R SPECIFIC EXP]I5CE4 ,LIV+ 9 ! LATE TW5TIE? C5TURY UND] ADVANC$ CAPITALISM'S HOLOCAU/ AGA9/ NATURE & ! HUMAN SPIRIT -- UND] ! %AD[ ( BUREAUCRATIC MASS MURD]1 NUCLE> BLACKMAIL1 9DU/RIAL MASS CONTAM9ATION1 BIOSPH]IC MELTD[N1 TE*NOLOGICAL REGIM5TATION & P]VASIVE SOCIAL DECOMPOSITION & ALI5ATION %\LD BE SUFFICI5T4 ,\R P]SONAL EXP]I5CE 9 ,DETROIT ONLY HAS TANG5TIAL SIGNIFICANCE4 

,! SAME GOES = ! S5SIBILITIES LOOSELY CALL$ PRIMITIVISM4 ,AS ,BLISSETT HIMSELF RI<TLY SAYS1 0,EV] S9CE ! ,BIBLE CAME \T1 CIVILIZATION HAS PRODUC$ A HUNDR$ & ONE LIT]>Y VISIONS ( ! SIMPLICITIES ( PRIMITIVE LIFE40 ,AS A SOCIAL PH5OM5ON1 PRIMITIVISM HAS EXI/$ S9CE ANTIQUITY1 :]EV] EMPIRES SMA%$ & CONQU]$ ONCE SELF-RELIANT COMMUNITIES1 & ! EMPIRE'S 9MATES RESI/$1 REMEMB]+ & LONG+ TO RECON/ITUTE ! ORIG9AL TRIBAL CIRCLE 70PRIMITIVE0 MEANS ORIG9AL74 ,LIKE ALL MOVEM5TS ( CONTE/ATION & REVOLT1 ( C\RSE1 !SE IMPULSES & S5SIBILITIES HAVE HAD AN AMBIGU\S *>ACT]4 ,POT5TIALLY RADICAL OR REACTION>Y1 REVOLUTION>Y OR CONS]VATIVE1 DANG]\SLY CAPABLE ( BR++ AB\T NEW EMPIRES1 !Y >E ALWAYS 9 SOME WAY TRANSGRESSIVE4 7,LET US REMEMB] ?AT ! MO/ FAM\S PRIMITIVI/ MOVEM5T ( LATE ANTIQUITY WAS *RI/IANITY1 A PRIMITIVE COMMUNI/ MOVEM5T4 ,EV5TUALLY AN 9CREAS+LY HI]>*ICALIZ$1 OR?ODOX *UR* BECAME AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! RECON/ITUT$ EMPIRE4 ,ORIG9AL PRIMITIVE *RI/IAN IMPULSES CONT9UE TO G5]ATE MOVEM5TS ( BO? RADICAL & REACTION>Y SIGNIFICANCE AFT] TWO MILL5NIA47 

,IT'S LUDICR\S TO CLAIM1 AS ,BLISSETT DOES1 ?AT ! CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION EM]G$ 9T]NATIONALLY )9 ! ULTRA-LEFT MILIEU1 & ?AT !RE=E1 0,! OV]?R[ ( CIVILIZATION IS ! TASK ( COMMUNISM0 7,BLISSETT'S [N V]SION ( PRIMITIVISM74 ,NEI!R ! ,E>? ,FIR/6 PRIMITIVI/ TYPES :O CO9$ ! SLOGAN1 0,BACK TO ! ,/ONE ,AGE610 & ) :OM WE DEBAT$ DEEP ECOLOGY 9 ! LATE #a#i#hS1 NOR ! PRIMITIVI/ HIPPIE RADICAL TYPES 9 ,E>? ,FIR/6 & O!R RADICAL 5VIRONM5TAL GR\PS TODAY CAME FROM ! ULTRA-LEFT4 ,NOR HAVE MO/ PEOPLE 9 ! ,U4,S4 :O >E SYMPA!TIC TO IDEAS ?AT MI<T LOOSELY DESCRIB$ AS 0PRIMITIVI/40 ,MANY F\ND !M 9 ! ,AM]ICAN TRANSC5D5TALI/ TRADITION1 ESPECIALLY 9 \R [N TAOI/ AN>*I/ H]MIT1 ,H5RY ,DAVID ,?OREAU1 OR 9 ,EUROPEAN ROMANTICISM'S PROTE/ AGA9/ SCI5TIFIC OBJECTIVIZATION ( NATURE & 9DU/RIALIZATION1 OR 9 ! BIOREGIONALI/ VISION ( ,MUM=D1 ! ,BUDDHI/ ECONOMICS ( ,S*UMAK]1 ! SATYAGRAHA ( ,G&HI1 ! P]5NIAL WISDOM ( >*AIC & V]NACUL> SOCIETIES & LIT]ATURES & PL5TY ( O!R S\RCES4 

,PEOPLE :O EXPRESS VALUES & IDEAS CRITICAL ( 9DU/RIALISM & MOD]N CIVILIZATION USUALLY />T$ BY DIRECTLY WITNESS+ 9DU/RIAL CAPITALI/ PILLAGE ( SOME FAVORITE GRE5 PLACE1 & EXPOSURE ?R\< READ+ OR TRAVEL TO ! LIFEWAYS & PHILOSOPHIES ( NATIVE PEOPLES1 P>TICUL>LY ,AM]ICAN ,9DIANS4 ,?IS IS ! VISION TO :I* ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN TURN$ :5 HE AB&ON$ ! 0FRAMEWORK10 AS ,BLISSETT CALLS IT1 ( ! 9T]NATIONAL LEFT-COMMUNI/ CURR5T1 NO MATT] H[ MU* IT 9FLU5C$ HIM4 ,9 FACT1 ONE MI<T EXPLA9 ?IS DEVELOPM5T AS ! ACTUAL UNFOLD+ ( ,LAKOTA WRIT] ,*IEF ,LU!R ,/&+ ,BE>'S PR$ICTION 9 HIS CLASSIC ESSAY1 0,:AT ! ,9DIAN ,MEANS TO ,AM]ICA03 ! :ITE 9VAD]1 HE SAID1 WAS 0TOO F> REMOV$ FROM ITS =MATIVE PROCESSES0 TO UND]/& ! ,AM]ICAN CONT95T4 0,! ROOTS ( ! TREE ( HIS LIFE HAVE NOT YET GRASP$ ! ROCK & SOIL 444 ,BUT 9 ! ,9DIAN ! SPIRIT ( ! L& IS /ILL VE/$2 IT WILL BE UNTIL O!R M5 >E ABLE TO DIV9E & MEET ITS RHY?M4 ,M5 MU/ BE BORN & REBORN TO BELONG4 ,!IR BODIES MU/ BE =M$ ( ! DU/ ( !IR =EFA!RS' BONES40 ,SL[LY M5 & WOM5 HAVE BE5 BORN & REBORN2 ?IS NEW S5SIBILITY MAY MEAN ?AT ! ROOTS ( ! TREE ( \R LIVES >E BEG9N+ TO GRASP ROCK & SOIL4.<#a#h.> 

,?US1 NOT SURPRIS+LY1 ! RADICAL NO/ALGIA = =M] LIFEWAYS :I* ,MOORE ID5TIFIES ) ! AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ MOVEM5T IS ACTUALLY TO BE F\ND 9 DIV]SE MANIFE/ATIONS AMONG A SPECTRUM ( SOCIAL GR\PS4 ,BO? FRUITFUL 9SI<TS & NONS5SE CAN BE F\ND 9 ! PRIMITIVI/ IMPULSE1 BUT IT ISN'T ALWAYS EASY TO DI/+UI% HEAL?Y SKEPTICISM FROM REPRESSIVE RATIONALISM1 CRAZY WISDOM FROM SELF-DELUSION4 ,?AT IS = ! :OLE SOCIETY TO WORK \T 9 A SPIRIT ( OP5-M9D$ TOL]ANCE4 ,IF RATIONALI/S >E DELUD$ 9 ?9K+ ?AT A HYPO!TICAL1 AU!NTIC 0PROGRESS0 7RA!R ?AN 0REAL-EXI/+0 PROGRESS7 VALIDATES !IR CLAIMS TO ULTIMATE HI/ORICAL RATIONALITY1 SELF-PROCLAIM$ PRIMITIVI/S >E AT LEA/ AS DELUD$ 9 ?9K+ !Y HAVE A SIMPLE ANSW] TO ! RIDDLE ( PREHI/ORY & HI/ORY4 

,! FACT ?AT PRIMITIVI/ LONG+S F\ND EXPRESSION AS V>I$ AS ,G&HIAN SATYAGRAHA & ! FASCI/ MY/IQUE1 9 MOVEM5TS BO? REVOLUTION>Y & REACTION>Y1 %\LD AL]T US TO !IR PSY*IC DEP? & 9TIMATE1 AMBIVAL5T CONNECTION TO ! UNFOLD+ ( HUMAN SELF-REALIZATION4 ,WE CONT9UE TO EXP]I5CE ! TRAUMA ( ! DISSOLUTION ( HUMAN COMMUNITY BY ! E>LIE/ EMPIRES1 & ! *ALL5GE ( H[ TO R5EW COMMUNAL LIFE1 NECESS>ILY & 9ESCAPABLY ON A NEW LEVEL4 ,SOME PEOPLE SUSPECT ?IS *ALL5GE MEANS HEAL+ \RSELVES & \R SOCIETIES AFT] A REL5TLESSLY BAD & MEAN+LESS TRIP R[+ AIMLESSLY 9 ! DANK DEP?S ( CIVILIZATION'S GALLEY %IP1 RA!R ?AN RECIT+ ! DIALECTICIAN'S DOGMA ( A YET-UNFULFILL$ EVOLUTION>Y PROMISE ?AT REQUIR$ \R BE+ EXPELL$ FROM P>ADISE 9 ORD] TO R5EW IT 7AS ,BOOK*9'S V]SION ( ! FAIRY TALE HAS IT74 ,?IS REFUSAL TO G5UFLECT TO PROGRESS IS H>DLY EVID5CE ( FASCISM4 ,BUT IT /ILL DEM&S F> MORE CIRCUMSPECTION ?AN IS EVID5C$ BY ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/S4 

#c4 ,EC(ASCISM & ANTI-EC(ASCISM 

,?IS BR+S US BACK TO ! QUE/ION ( EC(ASCISM4 ,BIEHL'S & ,/AUD5MAI]'S ,EC(ASCISM3 ,LESSONS FROM ! ,G]MAN ,EXP]I5CE MAY BE HELPFUL 9 W>N+ ?AT1 AS ,/AUD5MAI] >GUES1 0',ECOLOGY' ALONE DOES NOT PRESCRIBE A POLITICS2 IT MU/ BE 9T]PRET$1 M$IAT$ ?R\< SOME !ORY ( SOCIETY 9 ORD] TO ACQUIRE POLITICAL MEAN+40 ,9 !IR JO9T 9TRODUCTION1 ,BIEHL & ,/AUD5MAI] NOTE ?AT 0ECOLOGICAL IDEAS HAVE A HI/ORY ( BE+ DI/ORT$ & PLAC$ 9 ! S]VICE ( REACTION>Y 5DS -- EV5 ( FASCISM ITSELF40 ,YET DESPITE SOME USEFUL 9SI<TS & HI/ORICAL RESE>* 7& ,BIEHL'S PA9FUL EXPOSURE ( ,RUDOLF ,BAHRO'S APP>5T TOTAL 9TELLECTUAL & POLITICAL DET]IORATION 9 H] ESSAY1 0',ECOLOGY' & ! ,MOD]NIZATION ( ,FASCISM 9 ! ,G]MAN ,ULTRA-,RI<T071 ?IS SMALL BOOK DELIV]S EQUAL DOSES ( CONFUSION & CL>ITY4 ,/AUD5MAI] BEG9S HIS ESSAY1 0,! ',GRE5 ,W+' ( ! ,NAZI ,P>TY & ITS ,HI/ORICAL ,ANTEC$5TS10 BY CONC$+ ?AT RADICALS (T5 C>ELESSLY MISUSE 0EPI!TS LIKE 'FASCI/' & 'EC(ASCI/1' ?US CONTRIBUT+ TO A SORT ( CONCEPTUAL 9FLATION ?AT 9 NO WAY FUR!RS EFFECTIVE SOCIAL CRITIQUE40 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?IS BOOK MAKES JU/ SU* AN ]ROR4.<#a#i.> 

,IT IS WOR? REPEAT+ ?AT 9 ! ,U4,S41 ULTRA-RI<TISM & FASCISM HAVE MO/LY TAK5 A MILITANTLY AN?ROPOC5TRIC1 PRO-9DU/RIAL DEVELOPM5T1 0CORNUCOPIAN0 ANTI-POPULATION LIMITATION EXPRESSION 7?\< A RI<T-W+ MAL?USIAN1 ANTI-IMMIGRATION MOVEM5T ALSO EXI/S74 ,9 ?IS C\NTRY WE HAVE F> LESS TO WORRY OV] ! K9D ( VEGET>IAN HIPPIE PAGAN DEEP ECOLOGI/S ?IS BOOK IMPLIES >E NASC5T FASCI/S ?AN WE DO FROM ?OSE HY/]ICAL PROP]TY-RI<TS HORDES :O 7LIKE ! ,NAZI ,P>TY 9 ITS E>LY DAYS AS A /REET-FI<T+1 /RIKE-BREAK+ GANG7 >E HI<LY FUND$ BY CORPORATE 9T]E/S & MOBILIZ$ AGA9/ AU!NTIC GRASSROOTS GR\PS4 ,EXCEPT = A FEW FR+E FASCI/S :O APPROPRIATE ECOLOGICAL RHETORIC TO A :ITE RACI/ BIOLOGISM1 ! PEOPLE WE MI<T MEAN+FULLY CALL 0EC(ASCI/S0 >E MORE LIKELY TO CRUCIFY SPOTT$ [LS1 H>ASS ACTIVI/S & PLANT BOMBS LIKE ! ONE MEANT TO KILL ,JUDI ,B>I & ,D>RYL ,*]NEY4.<#b.> 

,9 ,EUROPE ! PROBLEMS RAIS$ BY ?IS BOOK >E MORE OBVI\S4 ,9 TWO REGIONS ( ,FRANCE LOCAL LEAD]S ( ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY 5T]$ 9TO AN ALLIANCE ) ,JEAN ,M>IE ,LE ,P5'S FASCI/ ,NATIONAL ,FRONT1 :I* CALLS ITSELF 0! ONLY TRUE ECOLOGICAL P>TY0 & DEM&S POLITICAL DEC5TRALIZATION1 NATURE PRES]VATION1 & AN 5D TO NUCLE> P[] -- & LIMITS ON IMMIGRATION & ! RI<TS ( RESID5T ALI5S4 ,?IS PH5OM5ON IS OCCURR+ ?R\<\T ! CONT95T4 ,ACCORD+ TO ONE ANTI-FASCI/ RESE>*]1 MANY ( ! CONC]NS ( LEFT & RI<T CO9CIDE1 SU* AS GRASSROOTS LOCALISM1 /RUGGLES AGA9/ POLLUTION1 A SYMPA?Y = RURAL VALUES & SMALL-SCALE 5T]PRISE1 & RESPECT = NATURE4 ,BUT RACE -- ! COLOR L9E1 :I* ,W4,E4,B4 ,DU,BOIS ID5TIFI$ AS 0! PROBLEM ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY0 -- IS ! DIVID+ L9E BETWE5 ECOLOGIES4 ,= RI<T-W+ 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 ACCORD+ TO J\RNALI/ ,M>K ,%APIRO1 0?IS MEANS A HI]>*ICAL SOCIAL ORD]1 ) ! RACES SEP>AT$ 9 !IR [N NI*ES ( ! GLOBE02 = ! MO/LY LEFT & LIB]AL 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 0IT USUALLY MEANS RESPECT = ! V>I$ P>TS ( %>$ ECOSY/EMS40.<#b#a.> 

,! ,BIEHL-,/AUD5MAI] BOOK1 H[EV]1 IS F> TOO SCATT]%OT 9 ITS CRITIQUE2 IT FAILS TO DRAW ! IMPORTANT DI/9CTION BETWE5 APOLITICAL S5SIBILITIES UNPREP>$ BY !IR LACK ( SOCIAL CRITIQUE TO RESI/ FASCISM & AN 9F]R$ FASCI/ POT5TIAL 9 !SE S5SIBILITIES !MSELVES4 ,( C\RSE1 ,BIEHL'S ASSOCIATE ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 IS ALSO NOTORI\S = ACCUS+ NE>LY ANYONE ) :OM HE DISAGREES -- FROM REAL RI<T-W+]S & POT5TIAL EC(ASCI/S TO LIB]AL HUMANI/S1 DEEP ECOLOGI/S1 *RI/IANS1 BUDDHI/S & RADICALS LIKE ?IS PAP] -- ( BE+ 0MISAN?ROPIC0 EC(ASCI/S4 0.<,S.>OME ( ! !MES ?AT ,NAZI IDEOLOGI/S >TICULAT$ BE> AN UNCOM=TABLY CLOSE RESEMBLANCE TO !MES FAMILI> TO ECOLOGICALLY CONC]N$ PEOPLE TODAY10 ,BIEHL & ,/AUD5MAI] EXPLA94 ,BECAUSE RI<T-W+ IDEOLOGUES TODAY EMPLOY RHETORIC EMPHASIZ+ 0! SUPREMACY ( ! ',E>?' OV] PEOPLE10 & P]PETRATE A 0HI-JACK+ ( ECOLOGY = RACI/1 NATIONALI/IC & FASCI/ 5DS10 ,BIEHL & ,/AUD5MAI] W>N AGA9/ MY/ICAL & ANTIRATIONAL ATTITUDES N[ 0BE+ 9T]TW9$ ) EC(ASCISM40 ,BUT IT NEV] OCCURS TO !M ?AT1 LIKE ECOLOGY1 MY/ICISM & O!R SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS MI<T ALSO BE GETT+ HI-JACK$ = PURPOSES O!R ?AN !IR ACTUAL 9T5T4 ,= ,BIEHL & ,/AUD5MAI]1 H[EV]1 ! M]E ACT ( ANY K9D ( SOCIOBIOLOGICAL SPECULATION OR EXPRESSION ( CULTURAL MANIFE/ATIONS AS DIV]SE AS SUFISM1 Z51 DEEP ECOLOGY1 HOLI/IC NUTRITION1 ORGANIC F>M+1 VEGET>IANISM1 NATURE WOR%IP1 OR CONC]N ) HOLI/IC ORGANICISM1 IS A FLAG SIGNAL+ POT5TIAL EC(ASCISM4 

,BY !IR LOGIC1 ( C\RSE1 ECOLOGY ITSELF IS AUTOMATICALLY & 9H]5TLY SUSPECT4 ,NOT ONLY DO 0ECOLOGICAL IDEAS HAVE A HI/ORY ( BE+ DI/ORT$ & PLAC$ 9 ! S]VICE ( HI<LY REGRESSIVE 5DS10 AS !Y >GUE1 ECOLOGY FROM ITS 9CEPTION S]V$ TO LEGITIMATE ! RACI/ & ELITI/ RULE ( ! ,EUROPEAN UPP] CLASSES OV] BO? !IR [N L[] CLASSES & ! 0COLOR$ RACES0 9 ! COLONIES4 ,IT %\LD COME AS NO SURPRISE ?AT ,]N/ ,HAECKEL1 :O CO9$ ! T]M 0ECOLOGY10 WAS HIMSELF A REACTION>Y RACI/1 :O 7AS ,/AUD5MAI] REPORTS71 LAID ! GR\NDWORK = ,NAZI RACI/ PSEUDO-SCI5CE & ITS MURD]\S EUG5ICS PROGRAMS4 ,TRAPP$ )9 !IR POLITICAL AG5DA1 !SE SOCIAL ECOLOGI/S DO NOT SEEM TO UND]/& SU* CRITICAL DI/9CTIONS1 & ?US UND]M9E !IR G5U9E 9SI<TS4 ,/AUD5MAI] NOT ONLY ATTACKS ROMANTICISM AS IMPLICITLY FASCI/IC 7:5 9 FACT BO? LEFT & RI<T DREW FROM ! ROMANTIC MOVEM5T71 HE WORRIES AB\T ! 0IDEOLOGICAL OV]LAP BETWE5 NATURE CONS]VATION & ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM10 ADD+1 0,! ,NAZI /ATE ALSO CREAT$ ! FIR/ NATURE PRES]VES 9 ,EUROPE40 ,?AT ,NAZI (FICIAL ,ALW9 ,SEIF]T 7:OSE (FICIAL TITLE WAS 0,REI* ,ADVOCATE = ! ,L&SCAPE07 0OPPOS$ MONOCULTURE1 WETL&S DRA9AGE & *EMICALIZ$ AGRICULTURE0 APP>5TLY MAKES ALL SU* OPPOSITION SUSPECT4 7,AT ! SAME TIME1 IT %\LD BE M5TION$1 ! M>XI/ SCI5TIFIC RATIONALI/S 9 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION W]E CONTEMPLAT+ ! LIQUIDATION ( NATURE ?AT C\LD NOT BE MADE TO S]VE HUMAN 5DS4.<#b#b.>7 

,HITL]1 ,/AUD5MAI] SAYS1 0C\LD S\ND LIKE A V]ITABLE ,GRE5 UTOPIAN1 DISCUSS+ AU?ORITATIVELY & 9 DETAIL V>I\S R5EWABLE 5]GY S\RCES 444 & DECL>+ 'WAT]1 W9DS & TIDES' AS ! 5]GY PA? TO ! FUTURE40 ,9 FACT1 SOME ,NAZI RHETORIC BR+S TO M9D EV5 ! LANGUAGE ( ECO-AN>*I/ ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 HIMSELF2 ,REI*SM9I/] ,FRITZ ,TODT1 = EXAMPLE1 DEM&$ ?AT TE*NOLOGY BR+ AB\T 0A H>MONY ) NATURE & ) ! L&SCAPE1 !REBY FULFILL+ MOD]N ECOLOGICAL PR9CIPLES ( 5G9E]+ AS WELL AS ! 'ORGANOLOGICAL' PR9CIPLES ( HIS [N ]A10 & ,SEIF]T 9SI/$ ?AT WORK ME?ODS 0MORE ATTUN$ ) NATURE0 BE F\ND -- ALL LANGUAGE SIMIL> TO ,BOOK*9'S IDEA ?AT HUMAN URBAN & AGRICULTURAL 9FRA/RUCTURES BE TAILOR$ TO FIT !IR L&SCAPE1 LEAV+ ONLY 0A G5TLE1 HUMAN IMPR9T ON NATURE10 5C\RAG+ A R5EWAL ( A 0S5SE ( ON5ESS ) NATURE ?AT EXI/$ 9 HUMANS FROM PRIMORDIAL TIMES40.<#b#c.> 

,BIEHL'S EXPOSE ( ,RUDOLF ,BAHRO IS DAMN+4 ,BAHRO1 ONCE AN 9DEP5D5T SOCIALI/ DISSID5T EXPELL$ FROM ,EA/ ,G]MANY & !N A PROVOCATIVE ANTI-9DU/RIAL ,GRE51 N[ CALLS = A !OCRATIC-ECOLOGICAL 9VISIBLE WORLD GOV]NM5T1 & >GUES ?AT ! ECOLOGY-PEACE MOVEM5T MU/ 0R$EEM ,HITL]10 RECLAIM 0! POSITIVE ?AT MAY LIE BURI$ 9 ! ,NAZI MOVEM5T10 & 0LIB]ATE0 ! 0BR[N P>TS0 9 ! ,G]MAN *>ACT]1 ! 0CALL 9 ! DEP?S ( ! ,VOLK = A ,GRE5 ,ADOLF40 ,BAHRO CLAIMS ?IS W\LD BE 0AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T ,ADOLF0 :I* ,G]MANS NE$ 9 ORD] TO F9D !IR 0ROOTS1 ! ROOTS FROM :I* WILL GR[ ?AT :I* WILL SAVE US40 ,BAHRO'S TORTUR$ MY/ICISM WILL LIKELY W9 FEW CONV]TS TO NE(ASCISM2 IT IS PROBABLY UNACCEPTABLE EV5 TO ,G]MAN RI<TI/S1 :O W\LD NOT REACT WELL TO HIS ID5TIFICATION ( ! ROOTS ( ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS 9 ! 0SICKNESS0 ( 0:ITE ,NORDIC HUMANITY40 ,HE C\LD EV5 BE >GU+ = A WAY TO RESPOND CREATIVELY TO AU!NTIC CONC]NS & UTOPIAN YE>N+S BY 9TEGRAT+ ! D>K SIDE ( HUMAN P]SONALITY4 ,BUT IF HE IS1 HIS VIEWS >E SO 9COH]5T & OBVI\SLY DANG]\S ?AT !Y CAN S[ ONLY ! MO/ DE/RUCTIVE :IRLW9D4 

,YET NONE ( ?IS 9VALIDATES POSITIVE ASPECTS ( ,BAHRO'S E>LI] WORK AS A SOCIALI/ DISSID5T OR HIS RADICAL ANTI-9DU/RIAL POLITICS4.<#b#d.> ,NOR IS ,BAHRO'S PROBLEM ?AT IS HE MY/ICAL2 IT IS RA!R ! CONT5T & CONTEXT ( HIS MY/ICISM1 UNLESS ANTI-EC(ASCI/ CRUSAD]S ,BIEHL & ,/AUD5MAI] >E PREP>$ TO >GUE ?AT AN>*I/ MY/ICS LIKE ,GU/AV ,L&AU]1 ,M>T9 ,BUB]1 ,DORO?Y ,DAY & O!RS W]E ALSO BY DEF9ITION PROTO-FASCI/S4 ,AS ,/AUD5MAI] RECOGNIZES1 0,EV5 ! MO/ LAUDABLE ( CAUSES CAN BE P]V]T$ & 9/RUM5TALIZ$ 9 ! S]VICE ( CRIM9AL SAVAG]Y40 ,?US ONE CAN BE A FASCI/ VEGET>IAN OR A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ VEGET>IAN1 A REVOLUTION>Y AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ DEEP ECOLOGI/ OR AN ELITI/1 REACTION>Y DEEP ECOLOGI/4 ,I D>E SAY ONE C\LD EV5 BE A FASCI/ SOCIAL ECOLOGI/1 EV]YONE'S 9T]PRETATION & SELF-DEF9ITION BE+ SUBJECTIVE1 & GR\NDS = AN >GUM5T4 ,/AUD5MAI] IS WRONG TO IMPLY ?AT FASCISM CAN BE DETECT$ SIMPLY 9 A DEF5SE ( 9TUITION OR 9 ! BELIEF ?AT HUMANS %\LD LIVE ACCORD+ TO SOME IDEA ( NATURAL ORD]1 OR 9 ! WI% 0TO 'RE=M SOCIETY ACCORD+ TO NATURE4'0 ,AFT] ALL1 EV5 SOCIAL ECOLOGY CLAIMS TO CON=M OR RESPOND TO AN IDEA ( NATURE4 ,RA!R1 FASCISM IS ID5TIFI$ BY ITS AU?ORIT>IAN /ATI/ POLITICS1 ITS MILIT>ISM1 ITS NATIONALISM & RACIAL MY/IQUE4 ,RELIGI\S REBELS1 WE %\LD REMEMB]1 W]E AMONG ! MO/ C\RAGE\S & UNCOMPROMIS+ OPPON5TS )9 ,G]MANY TO ! FASCI/ REGIME1 & MANY PAID ) !IR LIVES4.<#b#e.> 

,A N>R[ RATIONALITY 

,! ,/AUD5MAI]-,BIEHL >GUM5T T5DS TO SLIDE 9TO A 0,NAZIS LIK$ ORGANIC F>M+ !RE=E ORGANIC F>M+ IS POT5TIALLY FASCI/IC0 S*EMA4 ,!Y >E SO SUSPICI\S ( ANY?+ SPIRITUAL ?AT ,/AUD5MAI] LABELS RI<TI/ 7AS IF REACTION>IES W]E ! ONLY ONES TO EXPRESS IT7 EV5 ! IDEA ?AT MOD]N TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY HAS 0P]PETRAT$ NOT ONLY ! DE/RUCTION ( NATURE BUT AN ANNIHILATION ( ! SPIRIT10 & ?AT 0! DE/RUCTION ( NATURE 444 IS LIFE-?REAT5+ 9 ! SPIRITUAL S5SE AS WELL AS ! PHYSICAL 4440 ,?IS NOTION MAY SOMETIMES COME FROM RI<T-W+ OBSCURANTISM1 BUT IT IS ALSO A VALID PH5OM5OLOGICAL 9SI<T4 ,/AUD5MAI]'S /IFF DISMISSAL ( ?IS IDEA SMACKS ( ! V]Y RATIONALI/IC FAILURE ( ! LEFT 9 ,G]MANY TO COMMUNICATE ) ! AU!NTIC ANXIETIES & PSY*IC NE$S ?AT ! FASCI/S EXPLOIT$1 & :I* WRIT]S LIKE ,WILHELM ,REI* & ,DANIEL ,GU]9 HAVE NOT$4.<#b#f.> ,YET ,/AUD5MAI] M5TIONS 9 PASS+ ?AT !RE IS NO 09H]5T OR 9EVITABLE CONNECTION BETWE5 ECOLOGICAL ISSUES & RI<T-W+ POLITICS2 ALONGSIDE ! REACTION>Y TRADITION SURVEY$ H]E1 !RE HAS ALWAYS BE5 AN EQUALLY VITAL H]ITAGE ( LEFT-LIB]T>IAN ECOLOGY1 9 ,G]MANY AS ELSE:]E40 ,?IS ADMISSION LEADS ONE TO SUSPECT ?AT ! RELATION ( ECOLOGY TO POLITICS IS F> MORE COMPLEX ?AN ! SC5>IO ! AU?ORS PRES5T4 ,UN=TUNATELY !Y PROVIDE NO ACC\NT+ ( ?IS ECO-RADICALISM4.<#b#g.> 

,! QUE/ION ( TE*NOLOGY -- IF ,I MAY BE ALL[$ A PHRASE ONCE US$ BY ,HEIDEGG] )\T MY BE+ AUTOMATICALLY SME>$ AS A FASCI/ -- IS EQUALLY AMBIGU\S4 ,FASCISM BO? EMBRAC$ & %[$ AN AV]SION TO MOD]N TE*NOLOGY & 9DU/RIALISM4 ,AS ,JEFFREY ,H]F HAS PO9T$ \T1 0! ,G]MAN 9TELLECTUAL & CULTURAL ,RI<T 9 ,WEIM> & ! ,?IRD ,REI* REJECT$ MU* ( POLITICAL & CULTURAL MOD]NITY1 9CLUD+ ,5LI<T5M5T RATIONALITY1 :ILE IT EMBRAC$ MOD]N TE*NOLOGY40 ,EXPLA9S ,H]F1 0,! HI< PRIE/ ( CULTURAL PESSIMISM AFT] ,WORLD ,W> ,I1 ,OSVALD ,SP5GL]1 CALL$ = A PRIE/HOOD ( 5G9E]S TO E/ABLI% A TE*NOLOGICALLY ADVANC$ AU?ORIT>IAN /ATE4 ,]N/ ,JU5G] 444 SAW 9 TE*NOLOGY A WELCOME AU?ORIT>IAN & TOTALIT>IAN ALT]NATIVE TO ! FRAGM5TATION ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 AS WELL AS A S\RCE ( HOPE = ,G]MANY'S FUTURE 9T]NATIONAL REG5]ATION4 ,C>L ,S*MITT & ,HANS ,FREY] SAW 9 TE*NOLOGY UND] /ATE CONTROL A WELCOME ALT]NATIVE TO ! DOM9ATION ( ! ECONOMY OV] SOCIETY4 ,W]N] ,COMB>T JUXTAPOS$ ,G]MAN PRODUCTIVE TE*NOLOGY ) ,JEWI% P>ASITIC CAPITALISM 4440 ,TYPICALLY 7& S\ND+ LIKE C]TA9 SOCIAL ECOLOGI/S TODAY71 SU* IDEOLOGUES 0ASSOCIAT$ TE*NOLOGY ) AN 9TR9SIC ES!TIC CREATIVITY1 A CL>ITY ( =M1 & A USE-VALUE ?AT !Y CONTRA/$ ) ! MISUSE ( TE*NOLOGY 9 AN ECONOMY DRIV5 BY EX*ANGE VALUE4 ,! ,NAZIS 9CORPORAT$ MANY ( !SE !MES ( ! ANTICAPITALI/ 9TELLECTUAL ,RI<T 9TO !IR PROPAG&A ( A TE*NOLOGICALLY MOD]N ,G]MAN RACIAL /ATE ?AT HAD BUR/ ! FETT]S ON TE*NOLOGICAL DEVELOPM5T -- FETT]S1 !Y >GU$1 IMPOS$ BY ! ',JEWI%' ,WEIM> ,REPUBLIC40 

,HE ELABORATES1 0,EXPON5TS ( TRADITIONAL ANTI-TE*NOLOGICAL VIEWS DID F9D A PLACE 9 ! ,NAZI HI]>*Y4 ,RACISM DID DRAW ON ANTIURBAN1 AGR>IAN1 PRE9DU/RIAL UTOPIAS4 ,BUT 5\< ( ! LEAD+ 9TELLECTUAL & POLITICAL FIGURES ( ! MOVEM5T1 P>TY1 & REGIME EMBRAC$ IDEAS SIMIL> TO .<! TOTALIT>IAN-TRADITIONALI/ YET PRO-TE*NOLOGY.> REACTION>Y MOD]NISM TO JU/IFY A REVISION ( \R VIEW ( ,NAZISM AS A MOVEM5T DRIV5 BY IDEOLOGICAL HO/ILITY TO TE*NOLOGY40 ,9 FACT1 0,BY #aici ! ,NAZIS W]E CLAIM+ ?AT ! T]RIBLE EFFECTS ( TE*NOLOGY HAD BE5 CORRECT$ BY ! ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION ( #a#i#c#c4 ,! (FICIAL VIEW ( TE*NOLOGY WAS ANY?+ BUT PESSIMI/IC & ,GOEBBELS HIMSELF W5T TO GREAT L5G?S TO D5\NCE TE*NOLOGICAL PESSIMISM AS A LEGACY ( 'B\RGEOIS REACTION' :I* C\LD NOT GRASP ! RHY?MS & 'HOT IMPULSES' ( ! /AHL]NDE ,ROMANTIK ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY40 ,:5 A ROMANTIC TE*NOLOGICAL PESSIMISM RETURN$ TO ,G]MAN POLITICS1 ,H]F ADDS1 0IT DID SO ON ! ,LEFT RA!R ?AN ! ,RI<T40.<#b#h.> 

,9 FACT1 \TSIDE ( ITS BASIC AU?ORIT>IAN PROGRAM1 FASCI/ DEMAGOGY HAS V>I$ ACCORD+ TO ITS NE$S4 ,FASCI/S EMPLOY$ AS MU* SOCIALI/ & ANTI-CAPITALI/ RHETORIC AS ECOLOGY 9 !IR ATTEMPT TO GA9 FOLL[]S4 ,NO ONE W\LD >GUE ?AT ?IS MAKES TALK ( SOCIALISM A SIGN ( POT5TIAL FASCISM4 ,CONTEXT MATT]S4 ,NAZI AGITATOR ,GREGOR ,/RASS] EMPLOY$ A NATIONALI/ & SOCIALI/ MIX 9 HIS PROPAG&A1 ATTACK+ 09T]NATIONAL F9ANCE CAPITAL .<:I*.> MEANS ! 5D ( ALL POSSIBILITY ( SOCIAL LIB]ATION 444 ! 5D ( ALL DREAMS ( A SOCIALI/ ,G]MANY40 ,! ,NAZI CADRES1 HE SAID1 W]E 0>D5T SOCIALI/S 444 WAG+ ! FI<T AGA9/ CAPITALISM & IMP]IALISM 9C>NAT$ 9 ! ,V]SAILLES TREATY 4440 ,! ,NAZI ,P>TY1 ACCORD+ TO ,DANIEL ,GU]91 0SUPPORT$ EXT5SIVE MOVEM5TS = LABOR DEM&S4 ,= 9/ANCE1 9 ,OCTOB]1 #a#i#c1 IT SUPPORT$ ! /RIKE ( ! ,B]L9 METAL WORK]S1 9 :I* #a1 WORK]S TOOK P>T4 ,9 ,NOVEMB]1 #a#i#c#b1 IT1 TOGE!R ) ! COMMUNI/S1 9/IGAT$ ! ,B]L9 TRANSPORT /RIKE40 ,9 ,ITALY1 ! FASCI/S WON PEASANTS TO !IR CAUSE BY DEM&+ 0L& = ?OSE :O TILL IT40.<#b#i.> 

,BOOK*91 ,BIEHL ET AL ALSO MAKE MU* ( A FASCI/ HOLI/IC ORGANICISM1 BUT 9 FACT ! APPEAL ( ORGANICISM WAS UND]/&ABLY WIDESPREAD AS 9DU/RIALISM EXP&$ 9TO EV]Y SPH]E ( LIFE1 BR++ ) IT SOCIAL DISLOCATION1 DISA/]S1 & MASS DISPLACEM5T ( POPULATIONS4 ,! ORGANICISM & HOLISM ( FIGURES SU* AS ,LEWIS ,MUM=D1 ,SIEGFRI$ ,GI$ION & ,ALDO ,LEOPOLD C\LD H>DLY BE CALL$ EXPRESSIONS ( FASCISM4 ,FASCISM RESPONDS TO & EXPLOITS AU!NTIC S5SIBILITIES = ITS [N PURPOSES2 PEOPLE SUSCEPTIBLE TO AU?ORIT>IANISM & RACI/ DEHUMANIZATION ( V>I\S O!RS >E SOMETIMES WON TO FASCISM BY ORGANICI/ >GUM5TS & S5SIBILITIES1 SOMETIMES BY ! WOR%IP ( MOD]NIZATION & 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGY'S PR[ESS4.<#c.> 

,! N>R[ RATIONALITY EXEMPLIFI$ 9 ,BIEHL'S & ,/AUD5MAI]'S TEXT1 & !IR LACK ( DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! OPPORTUNI/IC EXPLOITATION BY RI<TI/S ( ECOLOGICAL CONC]NS & S5SIBILITIES1 & ! CAUSES & CONC]NS !MSELVES1 TURNS A POT5TIALLY IMPORTANT WORK 9TO A MIXTURE ( 9SI<T & SECT>IAN FOLLY4 ,WE UND]M9E \R CAPACITY TO EXPOSE & NEUTRALIZE FASCI/ ECOMY/ICISM :5 WE LABEL ALL ECOMY/ICISM AS FASCI/2 WE SURR5D] ! T]RA9 TO FASCI/ & AU?ORIT>IAN SPIRITUAL OBSCURANTISM BY FAIL+ TO COMPREH5D ! DEEP HUMAN NE$ TO EMBRACE SPIRIT4 ,AS ,JOEL ,KOVEL HAS >GU$ ELOQU5TLY1 SPIRITUALITY IS NOT SIMPLY A FALSE OR ALI5AT$ RESPONSE TO CLASS OPPRESSION BUT IS ROOT$ ONTOLOGICALLY 9 HUMAN BE+ ITSELF -- 9 0! G5]AL PR$ICAM5T ( \R SPECIES3 G5]AL DISCONT9UITY ) ! RE/ ( BE+10 & 0! OPAQUE MY/]Y ( CONSCI\SNESS40 ,IT IS P[]FUL BECAUSE IT IS AN 09T]ROGATION ( BE+ FROM ! /&PO9T ( NONBE+ .<).> NO DISCRETE ANSW] TO ! 9T]ROGATION & !RE=E NO PRESCRIB$ SPIRITUALITY4440 

,SPIRITUALITY CANNOT BE EXPLA9$ AWAY AS 0IRRATIONAL0 & ALI5AT$ PSEUDO-CONSCI\SNESS4 0,UND\BT$LY (FICIAL RELIGION ALI5AT$ ! ESS5CE ( SPIRITUALITY AS A WAY ( 5=C+ SUBS]VI5CE TO TEMPORAL P[]4 ,BUT SOME?+ HAD TO BE !RE 9 ORD] TO BE ALI5AT$40 ,KOVEL >GUES ?AT WE >E NOT !RE=E LEFT TO MAKE AN ,AUGU/9IAN LEAP ( ABSURD FAI?3 0,= :ILE !RE CAN BE NO POSITIVE PRO( ( ! 9DEP5D5T EXI/5CE ( ! SPIRIT REALM1 & !RE=E NO 'SPIRITUAL SCI5CE' AS SU*1 WE >E /ILL ABLE TO SAY :E!R ! DIM5SION ( SPIRITUALITY MAKES HUMAN EXI/5CE AS A :OLE MORE COH]5T4 ,WE >E /ILL ABLE TO ?9K AB\T :E!R HUMAN BE+S >E MORE 9TELLIGIBLE1 MORE FULLY !MSELVES1 :5 CONSID]$ SPIRITUALLY OR ?R\< ! L5S ( DESPIRITUALIZATION2 & :E!R HI/ORY BECOMES MORE 9TELLIGIBLE1 :E!R ! CEASELESS /RUGGLE ( CLASSES1 ! FITFUL M>* ( PROGRESS1 ! A/\ND+ & HORRIFIC ABYSS OV] :I* HI/ORY TEET]S1 ALL BECOME CLE>]40.<#c#a.> ,:5 WE T> AS 0ATAVI/IC0 & POT5TIALLY FASCI/IC PEOPLE'S NATURAL REACTION AGA9/ ! ALI5AT+ & SPIRIT-DE/ROY+ NATURE ( MASS TE*NICS1 WE SURR5D] ?IS DEEPLY REASONABLE IMPULSE TO FASCI/ DEMAGOGUES :O WILL ONE DAY DECRY TE*NOLOGY'S HORRORS & ! NEXT PROCLAIM ITS GLORI\S DE/9Y4 ,?US 9 A S5SE WE COMMIT ! SAME N>R[LY RATIONALI/IC ]RORS MADE BY E>LI] ANTI-FASCI/S4 

,BIEHL & ,/AUD5MAI] CLAIM TO 0SEE ! ROOTS ( ! PRES5T ECOLOGICAL CRISIS 9 AN IRRATIONAL SOCIETY -- NOT 9 ! BIOLOGICAL MAKEUP ( HUMAN BE+S1 NOR 9 A P>TICUL> RELIGION1 NOR 9 REASON1 SCI5CE OR TE*NOLOGY40 0,AT ! HE>T ( ! VOLKIS* TEMPTATION WAS A PA?OLOGICAL RESPONSE TO MOD]NITY10 ,/AUD5MAI] WRITES4 ,IT NEV] OCCURS TO !M TO ASK :]E ! IRRATIONALITY ( AN IRRATIONAL SOCIETY COMES FROM1 OR TO CONSID] ! PA?OLOGY ( MOD]NITY ITSELF4 ,SIXTY YE>S AFT] ! FAILURE ( ,GU]9'S ANALYSIS TO GRAPPLE ADEQUATELY ) ! O!RNESS ( ! IRRATIONAL1 !Y 9SI/ !Y 0UPHOLD ! IMPORTANCE ( REASON1 SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY 9 CREAT+ BO? A PROGRESSIVE ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5T & AN ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY40 ,!Y NEV] REFLECT ON ! FUNDAM5TAL IRRATIONALITY ( ?IS SOCIETY'S 0REASON1 SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY10 & :Y PEOPLE RI<TFULLY MI/RU/ !M1 TURN+ 9/EAD TO V>I\S =MS ( SPIRITUALITY & 9TUITION1 BE !Y LIB]ATORY & HUMANIZ+1 OR REPRESSIVE & DEHUMANIZ+4 ,UPHOLD+ RATIONALITY & SCI5CE TO RESCUE ECOLOGY FROM POT5TIAL FASCISM1 !Y DON'T NOTICE ?AT RI<T-W+ OBJECTIVI/ RATIONALI/S SIMIL>LY EMPLOY SCI5TI/IC RATIONALISM TO OPPOSE EV5 ! MILDE/ 5VIRONM5TAL RE=M4 

,9 ! E>LY #a#i#gS1 A LEFTI/ GR\P /EEP$ 9 A RATIONALI/1 MAT]IALI/ DOCTR9E -- ONE 9 SOME WAYS MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ ?AN ?OSE ( MANY O!R SU* LEFTI/ GR\PS 9 ITS APPEAL TO A BROAD LEFT TRADITION BEYOND SIMPLI/IC L59ISM -- PUBLI%$ PROVOCATIVE SOCIAL CRITIQUES ( ! C\NT]-CULTURE & ! BUDD+ 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T AS HAV+ P>ALLELS TO & EV5 9TELLECTUAL ROOTS 9 FASCISM4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS GR\P1 ! ANTI-TE*NOLOGY S5SIBILITY1 ) ITS  RESPECT = LABOR-9T5SIVE F>M+ & SIMIL> APPROA*ES1 WAS M]E MY/IFICATION = A DEEP5+ CAPITALI/ AU/]ITY SIMIL> TO ! ,NAZI 0/R5G?-?R\<-JOY0 IDEOLOGY4 ,GLORIFICATION ( 0,NATURE0 7ALWAYS 9 QUOTES7 AS A SUPREME VALUE WAS A RELIGI\S OBSCURANTISM ?AT L9$ UP HIPPIE 5VIRONM5TALI/S ) ! SUPPOS$LY PROTO-NAZI ,G]MAN W&]VOGEL ( ! LATE N9ETE5? & E>LY TW5TIE? C5TURIES4 ,?IS GR\P POS$ A RATIONAL SCI5TIFIC ALT]NATIVE /EEP$ 9 ,HEGEL1 ,M>X & ,LUXEMBURG1 NOT+ ! RESEMBLANCE ( AN>*I/ 7LIFE/YLE AN>*I/87 RHETORIC TO 0,MUSSOL9I'S ANTI-,M>XI/ DEMAGOG]Y 4440 ,AN>*ISM1 !Y >GU$1 0BECAUSE IT IS ! EXTREME POLITICAL EXPRESSION ( B\RGEOIS 9DIVIDUALISM 9EVITABLY GIVES BIR? TO FASCISM 444 ,! ROCK-DRUG 'C\NT]'-CULTURE1 IDEOLOGICAL EXPRESSION ( AN>*ISM1 IS LIKEWISE M]ELY A P>TICUL>LY VICI\S EXT5SION ( PREVI\SLY EXI/+ B\RGEOIS CULTURAL TR5DS40 

,LIKE ,/AUD5MAI] & ,BIEHL1 ?IS ORGANIZATION WAS C>EFUL TO D5Y ?AT ALL EXPRESSIONS ( ROCK OR O!R C\NT]-CULTURE MANIFE/ATIONS W]E AUTOMATICALLY FASCI/4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ONE $ITORIALI/ CONT9U$1 0,! WORLD VIEW IMPLICIT 9 ?AT CULTURE1 IF EXT5D$1 W\LD LEAD TO SPECIFIC SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,! WORLD-VIEW ( ! ROCK CULTURE IS A RETURN TO A /ATE ( ANIMALITY & A CELEBRATION ( B>B>ISM UND] ! GUISE ( 'LIB]ATION4' ,IT IS NO MORE ?AN ! SYMBOLIC CELEBRATION ( ! MON/R\SLY 9HUMAN EXI/5CE ?AT CAPITALISM HAS CREAT$ 4440 ,?IS GR\P PUBLI%$ EXC]PTS FROM ,GU]9 ON PROTO-FASCI/ Y\? C\NT]-CULTURES 9 PRE-,NAZI ,G]MANY1 ALONG ) GRAPHICS FROM #a#i#bS & #a#i#cS ,G]MANY & ! #a#i#fS %[+ /RIK+LY SIMIL> PAGAN MOTIFS4 ,?IS DECAD5T IRRATIONALITY HAD TO BE F\<T1 & WAS EV5 RAMPANT AMONG ! LEFT4 0,PURELY PH5OM5AL P]CEPTION10 >GU$ ! !ORETICAL J\RNAL ( ?IS GR\P1 0DELIB]ATELY AVOID+ ! DEVELOPM5T ( CRITICAL AW>5ESS1 LEAVES PEOPLE 9 A /ATE ( HELPLESSNESS 9 :I* !Y WILL SUBMIT TO ANY ONSLAU<T1 9CLUD+ FASCISM1 :I* EM]GES AS A SOCIAL =CE40 

,9 ITS CL>ION DEF5SE ( RATIONALITY AGA9/ DANG]\S IRRATIONALITY1 & 9 ITS EPI/EMOLOGICAL DET]M9ISM1 ?IS W>N+ AGA9/ PROTO-FASCI/ T5D5CIES SEEMS ONLY A SLI<TLY MORE M>XI/ V]SION ( ,BOOK*9'S ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM & O!R SOCIAL ECOLOGY TEXTS DECRY+ DEEP ECOLOGY MISAN?ROPES & EC(ASCI/S4.<#c#b.> ,( C\RSE1 ?IS E>LI] DISPLAY ( MILITANT ANTIFASCISM1 ! ,NATIONAL ,CAUCUS ( ,LABOR ,COMMITTEES1 SOON BEGAN A CAMPAIGN ( VICI\S PHYSICAL ASSAULT AGA9/ V>I\S RIVAL LEFTI/ GR\PS 9 #aigc BE=E GO+ ON TO RECON/ITUTE ITSELF1 UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ,LYNDON ,LA,R\*E1 AS ! ,U4,S4 ,LABOR ,P>TY -- A G5U9E FASCI/ GR\P IF !RE EV] WAS ONE4 ,?US ! DEF5SE ( RATIONALITY SPAWN$ EXTREME & VIOL5T IRRATIONALITY1 & ANTI-FASCISM BECAME1 AS ! ,NEOI/S LIKE TO PO9T \T1 NOT POT5TIAL BUT ACTUAL FASCISM4.<#c#c.> 

,REMEMB]+ \R LIMITS 

,ONE CAN UND]/& ,BIEHL'S & ,/AUD5MAI]'S REASONS = PUBLI%+ !IR ESSAYS ON ! POT5TIAL & ACTUAL COLONIZATION ( ECOLOGICAL S5SIBILITIES BY FASCI/S4 ,! P>ALLELS BETWE5 ,WEIM> ,G]MAN CULTURE & FASCI/ IDEOLOGICAL MOTIFS1 & ASPECTS ( CONTEMPOR>Y CULTURE & IDEOLOGY >E /RIK+4.<#c#d.> ,S9CE ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 FASCISM HAS P]SI/$ ?R\<\T ! WORLD 9 =MS BO? CLASSIC & NEW1 & IS GR[+1 :ILE :AT IS VALUABLE 9 SOCIALISM & ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ TRADITION HAS BE5 ROLL$ BACK BY ! ,NEW ,WORLD ,ORD]1 ALONG ) /ATE SOCIALISM & MO/ ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT4 ,!IR BOOK AT LEA/ RAISES ISSUES IT CANNOT ADEQUATELY CL>IFY AB\T ! DI/URB+ CONNECTIONS BETWE5 DANG]\S IDEOLOGIES & \R *]I%$ ECOLOGICAL S5SIBILITIES4 ,GIV5 ! CAPACITY ( AU?ORIT>IAN MOVEM5TS 7LEFT & RI<T7 TO CAPTURE \R LOVE ( NATURE & DESIRE = COMMUNITY1 \R ALI5ATION FROM ! MOD]N WORLD & \R DESIRE = JU/ICE1 WE CANNOT PRESUME WE >E 9VULN]ABLE TO POLITICAL DESPAIR & AU?ORIT>IAN REACTION4 

,?IS IS NOT BECAUSE SPIRITUALITY1 OR Z51 OR SUFISM1 OR VEGET>IANISM1 OR ANY BELIEF 9 NATURAL LAW1 OR ECOC5TRIC IDEAS1 OR A RESPECT = TRADITIONAL RURAL COMMUNITIES1 OR EV5 MISAN?ROPY IS 9TR9SICALLY FASCI/ OR ANY MORE FASCI/ ?AN RATIONALISM1 LOYALTY TO SCI5CE OR M>XIAN DIALECTICS4 ,ANY BELIEF OR S5SIBILITY CAN BECOME FASCI/IC -- CONTEXT MATT]S4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! 0RELIGION ( NATURE0 EMBRAC$ BY ! ,NAZIS CLAIM$ BO? SPIRIT & H>D SCI5CE4 ,IT ALSO MIX$ TRU? ) FANTASY4 ,9 HIS BOOK ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM & ! ,RELIGION ( ,NATURE1 ,ROB]T ,A4 ,POIS QUOTES ,HITL]'S COMM5T1 0,AT ! 5D ( ! LA/ C5TURY ! PROGRESS ( SCI5CE & TE*NIQUE L$ LIB]ALISM A/RAY 9TO PROCLAIM+ MAN'S MA/]Y ( NATURE & ANN\NC+ ?AT HE W\LD SOON HAVE DOM9ION OV] SPACE4 ,BUT A SIMPLE /ORM IS 5\< -- & EV]Y?+ COLLAPSES LIKE A PACK ( C>DS40 ,POIS OBS]VES ?AT 0?IS /ATEM5T1 :I* OBVI\SLY HAS MORE ?AN A GRA9 ( TRU? 9 IT10 S\NDS 0REM>KABLY LIKE CONTEMPOR>Y 5VIRONM5TALI/S40 ,( C\RSE1 NOT FASCISM BUT COMMON S5SE REM9DS US ?AT NATURE /RIKES BACK4 ,NOR IS IT PROTO-FASCI/ TO TREAT ) AC]BIC SKEPTICISM SCI5TI/S' BL& REASSURANCES ?AT ! CATA/ROPHES BR\<T AB\T BY URBAN-9DU/RIALISM CAN BE MANAG$4 

,POIS >GUES ?AT RELATIVELY LITTLE ATT5TION HAS BE5 PAID TO ,G]MAN FASCI/ ATTITUDES AB\T NATURE AT LEA/ 9 P>T BECAUSE 09 C]TA9 CRUCIAL ASPECTS1 ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM WAS V]Y MU* 9 ! MA9/REAM NOT ONLY ( ,G]MAN BUT ( ,WE/]N PHILOSOPHICAL & RELIGI\S DEVELOPM5TS40 ,! ,NAZI WORLD VIEW 0EMBODI$ )9 IT ELEM5TS ?AT HAVE EXI/$ AS ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION'S ALT]-EGO FROM TIME TO TIME0 -- NOT ONLY ITS VIOL5T MESSIANISM1 BUT P]HAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY ! ANXIETY AB\T HUMANITY'S 9ESCAPABLE DIFF]5TIATION :I* LEADS PEOPLE TO SEEK A WAY TO BE 9 OR ( NATURE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,POIS1 0,?IS APPROA* IS ONE ?AT HAS NOT BE5 CONF9$ TO WOEBEGONE ROMANTICS 9 FULL FLI<T FROM MOD]NITY 444 BUT BEGAN ) ! CRUDE SCI5TISM ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T40 ,5LI<T5M5T NATURAL SCI5CE ITSELF BEGAN ! PROCESS :I* ROOT$ HUMAN BE+S 9 NATURE AS 0JU/ ONE SPECIES AMONG MANY0 7! PHRASE :I* CAUSES SOCIAL ECOLOGI/S TO REA* = !IR REVOLV]S71 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME RANK+ PEOPLE = ! PURPOSES ( SOCIAL DOM9ATION4 ,! RISE ( NATIONALISM & REACTION>Y RACIAL MY?S 9T]TW9$ ) MY/ICAL DEMAGOGY & SCI5TIFIC RATIONALISM CONTRIBUT$ BO? TO LATE-N9ETE5? C5TURY IMP]IALI/ RATIONALES & TO TW5TIE? C5TURY FASCISM4 

0,?\< = ! MO/ P>T ES*EW+ NOTIONS ( RACE & RACIAL SUPREMACY1 MOD]N 5VIRONM5TAL CONC]NS >E 9 P>T ROOT$ 9 ?IS G5]AL TRADITION10 AV]S ,POIS4 ,BUT HE ADDS AN IMPORTANT QUALIFICATION3 0,AS WE HAVE SE51 ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ IDEOLOGUES W]E 9 NO SMALL WAY CONC]N$ ?AT MAN1 OR AT LEA/ SOME M51 LIVE 9 H>MONY ) ! 5VIRONM5T &1 APPRECIAT+ ! FACT ?AT ?IS IS OBVI\SLY NECESS>Y1 WE MU/ RECOGNIZE ?AT JU/ BECAUSE SOME?+ HAPP5S TO HAVE BE5 EMPHASIZ$ BY PEOPLE AS DESPICABLE AS ! ,NAZIS DOES NOT MAKE IT WRONG4 ,MAN IS1 AT LEA/ 9 P>T1 ROOT$ 9 ! NATURAL WORLD1 A WORLD TOO (T5 VIEW$ AS BE+ A SIMPLE OBJECT = EXPLOITATION4 ,9 !IR [N V]SION ( ! 'NATURAL RELIGION1' H[EV]1 !IR ,LEB5SPHILOSOPHIE1 ! ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/S EXEMPLIFI$ A P]NICI\S T5D5CY ?AT MU/ BE ( SPECIAL CONC]N = ANYONE :O *OOSES TO SEE MAN AS A PRODUCT ( SOME DEIFI$ NATURE1 & NO?+ MORE ?AN ?AT40.<#c#e.> 

,& NO?+ MORE ?AN ?AT -- ! KEY IDEA 9 ! LA/ L9E4 ,! ,NAZIS PRACTIC$ ONE V]SION ( NATURE RELIGION1 NOT ! ONLY ONE4 7,GOE! PRACTIC$ ANO!R4 ,SO DID ,/&+ ,BE>47 ,P]HAPS JU/ AS A MORE ORGANIC1 DEEP] NOTION ( REASON REQUIRES CONT9UAL SELF-EXAM9ATION ALONG ! BLURR$ L9E BETWE5 CRITICAL RATIONALITY & DIV]SE MODES ( 9TUITIVE EXTRA-RATIONALITY1 \R ECOLOGICAL POLITICS MI<T ?9K ( HUMANITY AS BO? ONLY A S+LE LEAF ON NATURE'S TREE & SOME?+ MORE ?AN ?AT4 ,9 !IR [N HIDE\S WAY1 ! ,NAZIS !MSELVES >E PRO( ( HUMAN UNIQU5ESS1 ?\< WE CAN F9D F> MORE WOR?Y EXAMPLES4 ,! PROBLEM ) !IR CLAIM TO A NON-AN?ROPOC5TRIC VIEW WAS NOT SO MU* ITS LACK ( SCI5TIFIC 0OBJECTIVITY0 OR 0RATIONALITY0 BUT ITS LACK ( HUMANITY1 :I*1 9T]E/+LY1 IS TO A GREAT DEGREE A QUE/ION ( SPIRITUAL & 9TUITIVE S5SIBILITIES4 ,LIKE ?AT ( ! MISAN?ROPES :OM ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE DEBAT$ 9 ! LATE #a#i#hS1 ,NAZI MISAN?ROPY WAS HI<LY SELECTIVE4 ,& !IR PSEUDO-NATURALISM WAS A RACI/ CULT BAS$ ON EXCLUSION1 CONFLICT & CRUELTY -- EXCLUSION1 CONFLICT & CRUELTY !Y W]E WILL+ TO P]PETRATE ON O!RS4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ! DIFF]5CE BETWE51 SAY1 ORGANIC F>M+ MOTIVAT$ BY SOME S5SE ( SPIRITUAL CONNECTION TO ! SOIL & ORGANIC F>M+ = ! SAKE ( SOME EXCLUSIVE 0FA!RL&0 %\LD BE EASY 5\< TO DISC]N4 ,WE %\LD BE ABLE TO ID5TIFY SU* IDEAS :5 WE 5C\NT] !M1 & LE>N H[ TO DEAL ) !M1 )\T HAV+ TO RESORT TO A RATIONALISM ?AT 5DS UP LEGITIMAT+ ?AT O!R FASCISM1 ?AT O!R FA!RL&3 LIB]AL DEMOCRATIC CAPITALI/ 7OR PROME!AN LEFTI/1 IF Y\ LIKE7 PROGRESS ) ITS ULTIMATE TOTALIT>IANISM ( A BIO5G9E]$ TE*NOPOLIS4 

,IT ALSO HELPS TO REMEMB] ! LIMITS ( \R !ORIES1 TO REMEMB] ?AT \R IDEAS AB\T NATURE MU/ ALWAYS BE CONSID]$ 9 LI<T ( :AT !Y SAY AB\T \R OBLIGATIONS TO ! HUMAN COMMUNITY & :AT K9D ( SOCIAL RELATIONS !Y IMPLY4 ,AS ,LANGDON ,W9N] HAS PUT IT1 0,NATURE WILL JU/IFY ANY?+4 ,ITS TEXT CONTA9S OPPORTUNITIES = MYRIAD 9T]PRETATIONS4 ,! PATT]NS NOTIC$ 9 NATURAL PH5OM5A & ! MEAN+S GIV5 !M >E ALL MATT]S ( *OICE 444 ,IT IS COM=T+ TO ASSUME ?AT NATURE HAS SOMEH[ BE5 5LI/$ ON \R SIDE4 ,BUT WE >E NOT 5TITL$ TO ?AT ASSUMPTION40.<#c#f.> ,GRE5 AN>*I/S1 DEEP ECOLOGI/S1 SOCIAL ECOLOGI/S & ! RE/ ( US HAVE ALL BE5 GUILTY ( ?AT ]ROR TO ONE DEGREE OR ANO!R4 ,WE ALL NE$ TO TREAD C>EFULLY1 M9DFUL ( \R WORLD & ! WORLD WE SAY WE DESIRE4 

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,& SO ,I'VE N[ GONE D[N ! IDEOLOGICAL VORTEX1 TOO1 ,I'M AFRAID1 9 SOME CASES >GU+ OBSCURELY ) PEOPLE ,I MI<T HAVE IGNOR$ & BY :OM ,I MI<T HAVE P]HAPS BE5 ?ANKFULLY IGNOR$ AS WELL4 ,I'VE BE5 WRE/L+ ) A T> BABY4 ,BUT NOT = V]Y MU* LONG]4 ,I BEGAN ?IS ESSAY-REVIEW \T ( A S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY TO A RADICAL GRE5 MOVEM5T ?AT TAKES ! IDEAS PR9T$ 9 ?IS PAP] S]I\SLY4 ,I FELT A P]HAPS QUIXOTIC NE$ TO AVOID BE+ MISUND]/OOD1 & TO EXAM9E H[ MY IDEAS HAVE EVOLV$ SO AS TO PREV5T !M FROM BECOM+ A SPECIES ( BAD FAI?1 ! K9D 9 :I* \R E>LI] IDEAS P]SI/ 9 GNAW+ AT ! TAIL ( \R ?\<TS TODAY4 ,JOHN ,MOORE MI<T UND]/& ?IS1 9T]E/$ AS HE IS 9 ! PH5OM5ON ( ECDYSIS1 OR ! %$D+ ( ! SK94 ,AS ,NIETZS*E COMM5T$ 9 ,! ,DAWN1 0,! SNAKE ?AT CANNOT %$ ITS SK9 P]I%ES4 ,SO DO ! SPIRITS :O >E PREV5T$ FROM *ANG+ !IR OP9IONS1 !Y CEASE TO BE SPIRIT40.<#c#g.> 

,MY OP9IONS HAVE NOT REALLY *ANG$1 BUT ,I DO NOT WI% TO BELONG TO !M4 ,I HAVE NO 9T]E/ 9 BUILD+ BUNK]S ON !M4 ,:5 PEOPLE ASK ME1 0,>E Y\ AN AN>*I/80 ,I USUALLY REPLY 9 A FRI5DLY TONE1 0,YES -- UNLESS Y\ >E40 ,SIMIL>LY1 :5 ,I'M ACCUS$ ( BE+ A COMMUNI/1 ,I (T5 SAY1 0,YES -- A PRIMITIVE COMMUNI/40 ,ONE HOPES ! HUMOR 9 BO? REPLIES (F]S AN OP5+ = CONV]SATION1 ?AT IS ALL4 ,BUT ?AT IS ALL WE CAN EXPECT4 ,TAK+ SU* LABELS TOO S]I\SLY OBSCURES ! REAL WORK ( R5EW+ ! SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL H>MONY LY+ LAT5T 9 \R [N DAILY LIFE4 7,LIKE OPPOSITION TO CIVILIZATION'S 0TOTALITY10 BY ! WAY1 SELF-RI<TE\S HI<-DECIBEL NEO-SITUATIONI/ FULM9ATIONS AGA9/ ! 5TIRETY ( DAILY LIFE UND] CAPITALISM =GET ?AT AN 5ORM\S P>T ( LIFE IS SP5T NURTUR+ *ILDR51 5GAG+ 9 ACTS ( MUTUAL AID1 TRY+ TO BE UND]/OOD OR TO UND]/& :AT O!RS >E SAY+1 COOP]AT+ 9 COMMON PROJECTS & SOMETIMES EV5 SUBV]SIVE ACTIVITIES1 ETC4 -- A FEW EXAMPLES ( :AT ,I HAVE ELSE:]E DESCRIB$ AS LIV+ BO? )9 & AGA9/ MASS SOCIETY47 

,CALL+ ONESELF A PRIMITIVI/1 OR PRET5D+ ?AT ! ORIG9S ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN PLAGUE CAN BE ULTIMATELY EXPLA9$1 HELPS LITTLE 9 ?IS REG>D4 ,! LESSONS ( A PRIMITIVI/ S5SIBILITY COME FROM ! P]5NIAL 7C\NT]-7 TRADITION1 & ?US >E REW>D+ & (F] DEEP 9SI<TS1 BUT !Y >E NEV]!LESS G5]AL 5\<1 & TOO CLOSE TO FUNDAM5TAL LIFE 9TUITIONS1 TO YIELD ANY DEF9ITIVE PRACTICAL ANSW]S TO \R PROBLEMS1 OR EV5 A !ORY 7:I* IS A MANIFE/ATION ( SCI5TIFIC RATIONALITY1 NOT PRIMAL TRU?S74 0,! CONCEPT ( ! PRIMITIVE IS AS OLD AS CIVILIZATION10 WRITES ,DIAMOND1 0BECAUSE CIVILIZ$ M5 HAVE ALWAYS & EV]Y:]E BE5 COMPELL$ BY ! CONDITIONS ( !IR EXI/5CE TO TRY TO UND]/& !IR ROOTS & HUMAN POSSIBILITIES40 0,! SE>* = ! PRIMITIVE10 HE SAYS 9 ANO!R CONTEXT1 0IS ! ATTEMPT TO DEF9E A PRIM>Y HUMAN POT5TIAL4 ,)\T SU* A MODEL 7OR1 S9CE WE >E DEAL+ ) M5 & NOT ?+S1 )\T SU* A VISION71 IT BECOMES 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE OR UND]/& \R CONTEMPOR>Y PA?OLOGY & POSSIBILITIES40 ,= EXAMPLE1 HE EXPLA9S1 UNLESS WE WORK TO R$ISCOV] 0! NATURE ( HUMAN NATURE10 M$ICAL SCI5CE MAY SURVIVE 7&1 ONE MU/ ASSUME1 9 ! =M ( A BIO5G9E]$ NI<TM>E WORLD71 0BUT ! >T ( HEAL+ WILL WI!R AWAY4 ,= HEAL+ FL[S FROM 9SI<T 9TO PRIM>Y1 'PRE-CIVILIZ$' HUMAN PROCESSES2 IT PRESUMES A KN[L$GE ( ! PRIMITIVE1 A S5SE ( ! M9IMALLY HUMAN1 A S5SE ( :AT IS ESS5TIAL TO BE+ HUMAN40 

,A S5SE ( :AT IS 0M9IMALLY HUMAN0 OR ESS5TIALLY HUMAN IS AMONG ! MO/ IMPORTANT VALUES BE+ LO/ 9 CONTEMPOR>Y MASS SOCIETY4 ,WE CANNOT EV5 SAY :E!R OR NOT ?IS LOSS HAS ALREADY REA*$ A PO9T ( NO RETURN1 BUT A REASON$ REAFFIRMATION ( PRIMITIVE & >*AIC LIFEWAYS & TRU?S HAS ! POT5TIAL ( AID+ ! 0PEOPLE )\T HI/ORY0 7AS ,]IC ,WOLFE CALL$ WE/]N CIVILIZATION'S VICTIMS7 TO F9D !IR WAY1 REGA9 !IR /OL5 9H]ITANCE1 & ?US LAY ! F\NDATIONS = AN AU!NTICALLY HUMAN PRES5T 7& PRES5CE74 ,SU* AN IMPULSE IS BO? CONS]VATIVE & DEEPLY RADICAL1 AS ,DIAMOND >GUES1 REPRES5T+ AS IT DOES 0A =M ( NEO-PRIMITIVI/ /RIV+1 PROCLAIM+ ! SACR$NESS ( LIFE1 COMMUNAL =MS ( SOCIETY1 ! ES!TIC DIM5SION ( HUMAN NATURE1 ! CONT9UITY ) NATURE AT L>GE & CULTURE AS RITUAL40 ,?US A R$EF9$ IDEA ( 0PROGRESS0 W\LD BECOME MORE LIKE ! NOTION 9 ABORIG9AL TRIBAL SOCIETIES1 0A METAPHOR = SPIRITUAL TRANS=MATION10 & ?US ALSO 09 P>T1 A PRIMITIVE RETURN2 A RE=MULATION ( OLD IMPULSES 9 NEW SITUATIONS & SOCIAL /RUCTURES40 ,LET US ALSO ADD1 A PROCESS ( HEAL+4 

,! SOCIAL & HI/ORICAL CRITIQUE ( EMPIRE1 /ATE1 MEGAMA*9E1 MONOCULTURE1 & ! IDEOLOGY ( PROGRESS -- 0! BASIC APOLOGY = IMP]IALISM10 AS ,DIAMOND CALLS IT1 NO LONG] A RELIGION OR A M]E DOGMA BUT A COMPULSION -- REQUIRES !ORETICAL 9SI<T & AN ATT5TIV5ESS TO FUNDAM5TAL HUMAN 9TUITIONS4.<#c#h.> ,BUT EV5 9DIG5\S PEOPLES ) A LIV+ MEMORY ( PRIMAL LIFEWAYS CANNOT ANY LONG] AVOID NEGOTIAT+ MU* ( ! SAME T]RA9 DETRIBALIZ$ PEOPLES FACE4 ,A MOVEM5T :I* ATTEMPTS TO R$UCE PRIMITIVE 9SI<TS 9TO AN IDEOLOGY OR /RATEGY RISKS BECOM+ A C>ICATURE ( ITS [N BE/ 9/9CTS4 ,BETT] TO PUT \R COLLECTIVE %\LD] TO ! :EEL WE FACE1 NOT *ASE PHANTOMS4 ,AS ,LEVI-,/RAUSS WRITES 9 ,TRI/ES ,TROPIQUES1 0,! S\RCES ( /R5G? ON :I* \R REMOTE ANCE/ORS DREW >E PRES5T ALSO 9 \RSELVES10 & HE ADDS1 QUOT+ ,R\SSEAU3 0,! GOLD5 AGE :I* BL9D SUP]/ITION SITUAT$ BEH9D OR AHEAD ( US IS 9 US40.<#c#i.> 

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.<#b.> ,= A FASC9AT+ & DISQUIET+ LOOK 9TO !SE O!R MILL5>IAN ISMS1 SEE ,MIKE ,DAVIS1 0,PLANET ( ,SLUMS10 9 ,NEW ,LEFT ,REVIEW #b#f1 ,M>*-,APRIL #bd AVAILABLE AT WWW4NEWLEFTREVIEW4NET4 ,= ,HUNT+TON'S ESSAY 0,! ,CLA% ( ,CIVILIZATIONS80 SEE ,=EIGN ,AFFAIRS1 ,SUMM] #a#i#i#c1 & = AN EXCELL5T CRITIQUE1 SEE ,$W>D ,SAID'S 0,! ,CLA% ( ,IGNORANCE10 PO/$ ON ,! ,NATION WEBSITE ON ,OCTOB] #d1 #b#a1 AVAILABLE AT WWW4!NATION4COM4 ,A RADICAL RESPONSE TO ! BREAKD[N ( URBAN-9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION & ! RIVAL EMPIRES N[ FLAY+ ! PLANET WILL HAVE TO FACE ?OSE P[]FUL ISMS ALONG ) ! G5]AL 9]TIA ?AT FE$S ! MA*9E -- BO? ,MC,WORLD & ,JIHAD1 AS ,B5JAM9 ,B>B] HAS DESCRIB$ !M4 ,SEE HIS ,JIHAD ,V]SUS ,MC,WORLD3 ,H[ ,GLOBALISM & ,TRIBALISM ,>E ,RE%AP+ ! ,WORLD 7#a#i#i#f74 

.<#c.> ,MY ADMIRATION = ! COMMUN>DS AT ,DOBR9JA CONTRIBUT$ TO MY DEEP5+ 9T]E/ 9 ! W>S 9 ! BREAKUP ( ,YUGOSLAVIA1 TO ! LESSONS IT MI<T (F]1 & TO A /UDY ,I HOPE TO PUBLI% LAT] ?IS YE>4 ,9 ! CURR5T ISSUE ( ,AN>*Y3 ,A ,J\RNAL ( ,DESIRE ,>M$1 A CRUDE UR-PRIMITIVI/ HAS ATTACK$ ME = MY TAK+ ! $ITORS ( ?AT MAGAZ9E TO TASK = PR9T+ APOLOGETICS = ,BALKAN P]PETRATORS ( G5OCIDE4 ,!Y HAD DONE SO 9 ! ,ALT]NATIVE ,PRESS ,REVIEW1 :]E1 DESPITE !IR PRET5SIONS ( BE+ P>T ( A 0PO/-LEFT0 P]SPECTIVE1 !Y HAVE PROVID$ LAVI% SPACE TO ,SLOBODAN ,MILOSEVIC TO DEF5D HIMSELF1 TO ! /AL9OID 0M$IA CRITIC0 7& N[ HEAD ( ! ,U4,S4 ,COMMITTEE TO ,FREE ,MILOSEVIC7 ,MI*AEL ,P>5TI1 & TO SOCIALI/ APOLOGI/S ( ,S]B E?NO-FASCISM ( ! LEFTI/ CULT1 ! ,WORLD ,SOCIALI/ ,WEBSITE4 ,! LETT] WRIT] FUMES ?AT ! ,BALKAN W>S W]E 0A CLOSE CALL AT ! TIME .<8.>1 BUT ?AT WAS YE>S AGO & ONLY SOMEONE :O HAS LO/ IT AS SEV]ELY AS ,WATSON !N -- %RILLY ASS]T+ HIS CONFUS$ 'HUMANITY' OV] EV]YONE ELSE'S IMPLI$ '9HUMANITY' -- /ILL MAKES AN ISSUE ( IT N[40 ,! ,BALKAN W>S W]E NO 0CLOSE CALL0 TO ANYONE WILL+ TO PAY ATT5TION & RESI/ LEFTI/ IDEOLOGICAL PREJUDICES1 & !RE=E IT WAS A RELATIVE A NO-BRA9] TO BE ABLE TO DI/+UI% SOLID>ITY & ANTIFASCISM FROM COMPLAC5CE AB\T E?N(ASCI/ G5OCIDE4 ,?OSE :O FAIL$ -- IRONICALLY1 ?IS 9CLUDES ) A P]V]SE V5GEANCE ?OSE 0ANTI-IDEOLOGY0 IDEOLOGUES AT ,AN>*Y -- DID SO BECAUSE !Y W]E TRAPP$ 9 UNACKN[L$G$ LEFTI/ IDEOLOGICAL BL9D]S4 ,BUT IT IS ALSO RI* TO READ FROM AN AV[$ PRIMITIVI/1 ) HIS FOCUS ON ! UR-P>ADISE BE=E LANGUAGE1 TIME1 & NUMB]1 ?AT ! ,BALKAN W>S1 :I* W]E /ILL BE+ F\<T 9T5SELY 9 #a#i#i#i-#b & C\LD BREAK \T AGA91 W]E 0YE>S AGO0 & ?US IRRELEVANT4 ,\TSIDE ! N>R[ MANTRAS ( UR-PRIMITIVISM1 NO?+ COMPUTES4 ,SEE MY ESSAY1 0,MILOSEVIC ',CRUCIFI$'3 ,C\NT]-,SP9 AS ,USEFUL ,IDIOCY10 9 ! ,FALL #bb ,FIF? ,E/ATE1 ALSO AVAILABLE AT GLYPX4COM_/,BALKAN,WITNESS_/WATSON#b4HTM 4 

.<#d.> ,= A USEFUL DESCRIPTION ( ! MASSACRE AS A PRODUCT ( PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES TURN+ 9TO ANCI5T /ATE SOCIETIES1 SEE ,P5NY ,ROB]TS & ,M>K ,LEV5E'S 9TRODUCTION TO !IR COLLECTION4 ,! ,MASSACRE 9 ,HI/ORY 7#a#i#i#i74 

.<#e.> ,H]E ,I %\LD EXPLA9 ?AT ! TITLE ( ?IS 9TRODUCTION COMES FROM ,*ELLIS ,GL5D9N+'S BOOK1 ,MY ,NAME IS ,*ELLIS @& ,I'M 9 ,RECOV]Y FROM ,WE/]N ,CIVILIZATION1 :I* BESIDES ITS OCCASIONAL 9SI<TS REPRODUCES ALL ( ! 9ANITIES ( ! PRIMITIVI/ IDEOLOGY1 & ADDS A FEW ( ITS [N4 0,M5TAL-HEAL? PR(ESSIONALS40 %E OBS]VES1 9CLUD+ H]SELF AMONG ?IS GR\P1 0TELL US ?AT A :OPP+ #if P]C5T ( \R FAMILIES SUFF] FROM DYSFUNCTION ( ONE SORT OR ANO!R1 & ?AT ! DISORD] IS IMPR9T$ & C>RI$ ON FROM G5]ATION TO G5]ATION40 ,( C\RSE1 ?AT SU* PR(ESSIONALS MI<T ?9K ?IS = A V>IETY ( REASONS1 9CLUD+ PR(ESSIONAL SELF-9T]E/ & 9-GR\P IDEOLOGICAL FACTORS1 DOESN'T >ISE4 ,GL5D9N+ GOES ON TO >GUE ?AT ?IS DYSFUNCTION COMES FROM ! TRAUMA ( DOME/ICATION1 ALL ! WAY BACK TO ?AT ORIG9AL UR-MOM5T 9 ! NEOLI?IC1 OV] ?IRTY-FIVE ?\S& G5]ATIONS AGO1 :5 SOME UR-DOME/ICATOR 5D$ 0UNM$IAT$ COMMUNICATION ) ! =CES ( ! NATURAL WORLD0 AT 0! MOM5T WE PURPOSEFULLY ISOLAT$ DOME/IC PLANTS FROM NATURAL ONES40 ,?AT MANY ( H] EXAMPLES ( NON-ALI5AT$ NATURAL PEOPLES >E !MSELVES CULTIVATORS1 LIKE ! ,HOPI & ,PAPAGO1 DOESN'T SEEM TO MATT]4 ,WEIRDLY1 SMALL WORLD ?AT ?IS IS1 9 HIS ACKN[L$GM5TS1 ,MI*AEL ,P>5TI W>MLY ?ANKS ,GL5D9N+ = H] SUPPORT 9 HELP+ HIM F9I% HIS REVISIONI/ CESSPOOL ( A BOOK ,TO ,KILL A ,NATION3 ,! ,ATTACK ON ,YUGOSLAVIA 7,V]SO1 #b74 ,SOMONE ELSE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE \T H[ ?IS G5TLE PRIMITIVI/ M5TAL-HEAL? PR(ESSIONAL 5D$ UP CONTRIBUT+ TO ,P>5TI'S PSY*OTIC TEXT1 :I* HAS S9CE BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,S]BIAN & PUBLI%$ 9 ,BELGRADE ) AN APPRECIATIVE PREFACE BY ,MILOSEVIC HIMSELF4 

.<#f.> ,SEE ,?OREAU'S ESSAY 0,WALK+40 ,G>Y ,SNYD]'S ESSAY 0,TAWNY ,GRAMM>10 9 HIS ,! ,PRACTICE ( ! ,WILD 7#a#i#i71 TAKES UP ,?OREAU'S PO9T1 9 A DAZZL+ SYN!SIS ( PRIMITIVE1 ANCI5T & MOD]N4 ,I DISAGREE H]E & !RE ) ,SNYD]1 BUT HIS BOOK IS 9DISP5SABLE4 

.<#g.> ,! APHORISM APPE>S 9 HIS 0,PROV]BS ( ,HELL40 ,EPI/EMOLOGICAL LUDDISM IS ,LANGDON ,W9N]'S IDEA4 ,SEE HIS EXCELL5T ,AUTONOM\S ,TE*NOLOGY3 ,TE*NICS-\T-(-CONTROL AS'A ,!ME 9 ,POLITICAL ,?\<T 7,M,I,T ,PRESS1 #a#i#g#h74 ,I TAKE UP ! QUE/ION 9 ,AGA9/ ! ,MEGAMA*9E3 ,ESSAYS ON ,EMPIRE @& ,ITS ,5EMIES 7,AUTONOM$IA1 #a#i#i#h74 

.<#h.> ,SEE MY ,H[ ,DEEP ,IS ,DEEP ,ECOLOGY8 ,) AN ,ESSAY-,REVIEW ON ,WOMAN'S ,FRE$OM1 WRITT5 UND] ! PSEUDONYM ,GEORGE ,BRAD=D 7,OJAI3 ,TIMES ,*ANGE ,PRESS1 #a#i#h#i74 

.<#i.> ,SEE ,E4 ,B4 ,MAPLE1 0,IDEOLOGY AS ,MAT]IAL ,=CE3 ,E>? ,FIR/6 & ! ,PROBLEM ( ,LANGUAGE10 ,SPR+ #aihh ,F,E2 ,E4,B4 ,MAPLE1 0,$W>D ,ABBEY3 ,WE ,RE/ ,\R ,CASE10 ,SUMM] #aihh ,F,E2 & ,GEORGE ,BRAD=D1 0,*E]LEAD]S = ! ,PLAGUE10 ,SPR+ #aihi ,F,E4 

.<#a.> ,GOEBBELS CIT$ 9 ,JACQUES ,ELLUL1 ,PROPAG&A3 ,! ,=MATION ( ,M5'S ,ATTITUDES 7#a#i#f#e2 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,V9TAGE ,BOOKS1 #a#i#g#c71 P4 X4 

.<#a#a.> ,SEE ,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIETY & ,ITS ,FUTURE3 ,! ,UNABOMB]'S ,MANIFE/O 7,CAMB]LY3 ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ ,BOOKS1 NO DATE74 ,! UNNAM$ $ITOR ( ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ DI/ANCES ! GR\P FROM ! ,UNABOMB]'S MANIFE/O = 0ITS R$UCTIONISM & MA*ISMO10 BUT IT W\LD BE H>D TO F9D A MORE R$UCTIONI/ & MA*O TREATM5T ( ! ISSUE4 ,! $ITOR APPLAUDS ! BOMB+S & JE]S AT PEOPLE MAIM$ & KILL$1 COMM5TS ?AT ! ,UNABOMB] 0MADE GOOD ) ! DE$ SIXTE5 TIMES 9 AS MANY YE>S10 & CONGRATULATES ! BOMB] 09 HIS NEW C>E] AS ECOTEUR40 ,!RE IS NO REFLECTION ON ! RAMIFICATIONS ( ,F,C'S AGREEM5T TO /OP KILL+ PEOPLE IF ! MANIFE/O IS PUBLI%$4 

.<#a#b.> ,SEE 9 P>TICUL> 0,CAT*+ ,FI% 9 ,*AOTIC ,WAT]S10 9 ! ,W9T] #aiie ,F,E2 ALSO 0,RETURN ( ! ,SON ( ,DEEP ,ECOLOGY3 ,! ,E?ICS ( ,P]MAN5T ,CRISIS & ! ,P]MAN5T ,CRISIS 9 ,E?ICS10 & 0,! ,QUE/ION ( ,AGRICULTURE 7WRITT5 UND] ! PSEUDONYM ,GEORGE ,BRAD=D71 9 ! ,SPR+ #aihi ,F,E4 

.<#a#c.> ,/ANLEY ,DIAMOND1 ,9 ,SE>* ( ! ,PRIMITIVE 7#a#i#g#d2 ,NEW ,BRUNSWICK & ,LONDON3 ,TRANSACTION ,BOOKS1 #a#i#h#a71 P4 #b#g1 QUOT$ 9 0,R5EW ! ,E>?LY ,P>ADISE10 ,W9T]_/,SPR+ #aihf ,FIF? ,E/ATE74 ,DIAMOND'S BOOK IS ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT & F>-REA*+ REC5T ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP A COMPREH5SIVE CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION1 A REASON$ PRIMITIVISM4 

.<#a#d.> ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN1 ,AGA9/ ,HIS-/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN6 7,DETROIT3 ,BLACK @& ,R$1 #a#i#h#c72 ,! ,/RAIT3 ,BOOK ( ,OB5ABI4 ,HIS ,SONGS 7,DETROIT3 ,BLACK @& ,R$1 #a#i#h#h74 ,= ,FR$Y'S COMM5T1 0,! ONLY -I/ NAME ,I RESPOND TO IS 'CELLI/1'0 SEE ,LORRA9E ,P]LMAN1 ,HAV+ ,LITTLE1 ,BE+ ,MU*3 ,A ,*RONICLE ( ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN'S ,FIFTY ,YE>S 7,DETROIT3 ,BLACK @& ,R$1 #a#i#h#i71 P4 #i#f4 

.<#a#e.> ,= SOME DETAIL$ DISCUSSION ( ! DIFF]5CES1 SEE ,LANGDON ,W9N]'S ,AUTONOM\S ,TE*NOLOGY3 ,TE*NICS-\T-(-,CONTROL AS A ,!ME 9 ,POLITICAL ,?\<T 7,CAMBRIDGE & ,LONDON3 ,M,I,T ,PRESS1 #a#i#g#g71 & ,NEIL ,PO/MAN'S ,TE*NOPOLY3 ,! ,SURR5D] ( ,CULTURE TO ,TE*NOLOGY 7,NEW ,YORK3 ,KNOPF1 #a#i#i#b74 ,:ILE NOT ANALYZ+ DIFF]5CES BETWE5 TOOLS & TE*NOLOGY1 ,DIAMOND /ILL PROVIDES SOME?+ LIKE A NEO-PRIMITIVI/ CRITIQUE ( TE*NOLOGY 9 HIS OBS]VATION ?AT 0SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY1 REIFI$ & DIVORC$ FROM ! HUMAN CONTEXT & FROM SOCIAL APPLICATION1 >E NO MORE ?AN ME*ANICAL FETI%ES4 ,! BELIEF 9 ! PROGRESS ( AN AB/RACT SCI5CE OR TE*NOLOGY IS A PECULI>LY ,WE/]N FALLACY .<:I*.> 444 IS RELAT$ TO ! IRRATIONAL PRODUCTION ( COMMODITIES1 OV] :I* ORD9>Y PEOPLE HAVE NO CONTROL1 BUT :I* !Y >E CONDITION$ TO CONSUME4 ,9 ! JO9T P]SPECTIVE ( ! WORK] & ! CONSUM]1 ! MA*9ES TAKE ON A LIFE ( !IR [N -- AFT] ALL1 !Y HAVE NOT 9V5T$ !M1 & HAVE NO VOICE 9 !IR USE OR REPLICATION4 ,! IMP]I\S R+ ( ! TELEPHONE1 = EXAMPLE1 9T]RUPTS ALL O!R ACTIVITIES4 ,ITS TRIVIAL1 DISSOCIAT$ & OBSESSIVE USE REFLECTS BO? ! ALI5AT+ *>ACT] ( ! SOCIETY ?AT PRIZES IT SO HI<LY1 & ! TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS ?AT PR(IT FROM IT4 ,?US ! TELEPHONE AS ORD9>ILY US$ BECOMES A SIGN1 NOT ( COMMUNICATION1 BUT ( ! LACK ( COMMUNICATION1 & ( ! CONSEQU5T COMPELL+ DESIRE TO RELATE TO O!RS1 BUT TO RELATE AT A DI/ANCE -- & 9 ! MODE ( A FRU/RAT$ ORALITY4 ,! TELEPHONE IS NOT AN AB/RACTLY OR 9H]5TLY 'RATIONAL' 9/RUM5T1 BUT AN 9TEGRAT$ ASPECT ( ! REPRESSIVE CULTURE ( MONOPOLY CAPITALISM4 ,9 \R SOCIETY1 ! MA*9E BECOMES ! M$IATOR1 & F9ALLY ! LOCUS ( DISSOCIAT$ P]SONAL IMPULSES40 ,HE ADDS 9 A NOTE1 0,MONOPOLY CAPITALISM SEEKS TO OV]COME ITS CONTRADICTIONS BY PRODUC+ GOODS & S]VICES ?AT ABSORB & DISPLACE ATT5TION FROM ! ISOLATION & FRU/RATION ?AT ITS =M ( SOCIETY G5]ATES2 !SE OBJECTS & S]VICES !N BECOME NECESS>Y1 A SIGN ( PROGRESS1 A PRO( ( PRE/IGE = ?OSE :O '[N' !M1 A SYMPTOM ( CLASS COLLABORATION1 & A WAY ( HOLD+ PEOPLE AT L>GE1 :O HAVE NO O!R ALT]NATIVES1 TO RANSOM4 ,!Y >E1 9 O!R WORDS1 ADDICTIONS40 7,DIAMOND1 IBID41 PP4 #d#c-#d7 

.<#a#f.> ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 = EXAMPLE1 :O IS LI/$ AS ONE ( ! PRIMITIVI/ LUM9>IES BY ,MOORE & ! ,G,AS1 ?9KS LANGUAGE & SYMBOLIZATION1 :I* >E ROOT$ G5ETICALLY & PHYSIOLOGICALLY 9 ! HUMAN SPECIES1 REFLECT ?IS REPRESSIVE 0TOTALITY40 ,SEE HIS ,ELEM5TS ( ,REFUSAL 7,SEATTLE3 ,LEFT ,BANK ,BOOKS1 #a#i#h#h7 & ,FUTURE ,PRIMITIVE & ,O!R ,ESSAYS 7,NEW ,YORK3 ,AUTONOM$IA_/,AN>*Y1 #a#i#i#d74 ,SEE+ CULTURE ITSELF AS ! 5EMY1 SU* A VIEW LEAVES LITTLE IF ANY SOLID GR\ND ON :I* TO RESI/ REPRESSIVE CIVILIZATION1 OR TO CULTIVATE A LIB]ATORY SOCIETY4 

.<#a#g.> ,SEE ,9DU/RIAL ,SOCIETY & ,ITS ,FUTURE3 ,! ,UNABOMB]'S ,MANIFE/O1 P>AGRAPHS #aff & #a#h#b4 ,! 0TWO MA9 TASKS10 SAYS ! TEXT 9 CRUDELY 9/RUM5TAL LANGUAGE1 0>E TO PROMOTE SOCIAL /RESS & 9/ABILITY 9 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY & TO DEVELOP & PROPAGATE AN IDEOLOGY ?AT OPPOSES TE*NOLOGY & ! 9DU/RIAL SY/EM40 7P>AGRAPH #a#h#a7 ,ONE W\LD ?9K ?AT RADICAL GRE5 AN>*I/S1 FULLY AW>E ( ! SOCIAL *AOS CAUS$ BY 9DU/RIALISM ITSELF & A DESIRE = A G5U9E SOCIAL COH]5CE1 & W>Y AS !Y MU/ BE ( IDEOLOGY ITSELF1 HAV+ LE>N$ ITS DANG]S FROM SITUATIONI/ & ULTRA-LEFT !ORY1 W\LD HAVE SE5 ?R\< SU* SIMPLI/IC & MANIPULATIVE NOTIONS4 ,TO EA* ONE HIS *IM]A1 AS ,BAUDELAIRE ONCE QUIPP$4 

.<#a#h.> ,LU!R ,/&+ ,BE>1 ,L& ( ! ,SPOTT$ ,EAGLE 7#a#i#c#c2 ,L9COLN & ,LONDON3 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NEBRASKA ,PRESS1 #a#i#g#h71 P4 #b#d#h4 ,ON CIVILIZATION1 ,LU!R ,/&+ ,BE> HAD ?IS TO SAY3 0,TRUE1 ! :ITE MAN BR\<T GREAT *ANGE4 ,BUT ! V>I$ FRUITS ( HIS CIVILIZATION1 ?\< HI<LY COLOR$ & 9VIT+1 >E SICK5+ & DEAD5+4 ,& IF IT BE ! P>T ( CIVILIZATION TO MAIM1 ROB & ?W>T1 !N :AT IS PROGRESS8    
  0,I AM GO+ TO V5TURE ?AT ! MAN :O SAT ON ! GR\ND 9 HIS TEPEE M$ITAT+ ON LIFE & ITS MEAN+1 ACCEPT+ ! K9%IP ( ALL CREATURES1 & ACKN[L$G+ UNITY ) ! UNIV]SE ( ?+S WAS 9FUS+ 9TO HIS BE+ ! TRUE ESS5CE ( CIVILIZATION4 ,& :5 NATIVE MAN LEFT (F ?IS =M ( DEVELOPM5T1 HIS HUMANIZATION WAS RET>D$ 9 GR[? 444 ,& TRUE CIVILIZATION LIES 9 ! DOM9ANCE ( SELF & NOT 9 ! DOM9ANCE ( O!R M5 444 ,REG>D+ ! 'CIVILIZATION' ?AT HAS BE5 ?RU/ UPON ME S9CE ! DAYS ( RES]VATION1 IT HAS NOT ADD$ ONE :IT TO MY S5SE ( JU/ICE2 TO MY REV]5CE = ! RI<TS ( LIFE2 TO MY LOVE = TRU?1 HONE/Y & G5]OSITY2 NOR TO MY FAI? 9 ,WAKAN ,TANKA -- ,GOD ( ! ,LAKOTAS4 ,= AFT] ALL ! GREAT RELIGIONS HAVE BE5 PREA*$ & EXP\ND$1 OR HAVE BE5 REVEAL$ BY BRILLIANT S*OL>S1 OR HAVE BE5 WRITT5 9 BOOKS & EMBELLI%$ 9 F9E LANGUAGE ) F9] COV]S1 MAN -- ALL MAN -- IS /ILL CONFRONT$ ) ! ,GREAT ,MY/]Y40 7PP4 #b#d#i-#e#h7 ,/&+ ,BE> WAS CLE>HEAD$ 5\< TO PROTE/ CIVILIZATION )\T TY+ HIMSELF UP 9 KNOTS ! WAY SOME ( \R MORE LIT]AL-M9D$ PRIMITIVI/S DO TODAY4 ,?IS PRAGMATIC ATTITUDE AB\T LANGUAGE MADE HIM A DI/ANT ALLY ( ,MOH&AS ,G&HI1 :O :5 ASK$ HIS OP9ION ( WE/]N CIVILIZATION1 HAD ! PRES5CE ( M9D TO *OOSE HIS WORDS C>EFULLY1 REPLY+1 0,IT W\LD BE A GOOD IDEA40  
   ,= RELAT$ REASONS ,I F9D A REC5T >TICLE'S ATTITUDE AB\T CIVILIZATION OR LACK ( IT TO BE REFRE%+4 ,WRITES ,PET] ,PORCUP9E 9 A FASC9AT+ >TICLE ON ! BRIEF RELATION%IP BETWE5 PLO?OLD]S 9 ,LE$S & A SQUATT] :O TOOK OV] ONE P]SON'S GRE5H\SE1 0,HOMAGE TO ,CIVILITY0 79 ,H]E @& ,N[1 ISSUE #a#f_/#a#g73 0,IT'S UN=TUNATE ?AT ! B\RGEOIS TRIUMPHALI/S ( ! EI<TE5? C5TURY CORN]$ ! WORD 'CIVILIZATION' TO DEF9E !IR S+UL>LY UNCIVILIZ$ & RU?LESS SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS4 ,BY RUBBI%+ ! SOCIETY ( ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS1 ,SCOTTI% ,HI<L&]S OR ,5GLI% COMMON]S ! IDEA ( CIVILIZATION BECAME SYNONYM\S ) CAPITALI/ SOCIETY ) ITS /RONG /ATE1 HI]>*ICAL SOCIAL RELATIONS & PRODUCTION = PR(IT1 CONSUMPTION = EMULATION4 ,O!R SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS W]E SIMPLY DESIGNAT$ AS B>B>IC DESPITE ! CIVILITY ) :I* !SE O!R >RANGEM5TS CONDUCT$ !MSELVES4 ,!RE IS A TEMPTATION TO USE ! WORD 'COMMUNITY' TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE T]M = HUMAN RELATION%IPS :I* OP]ATE )\T CO]CION OR MANIPULATION1 BUT !RE IS A DANG] ?AT IT BE US$ AS AN EXCLUSIVE T]M DEF9$ BY :O IS 91 & :O IS \T 444 ,IF COMMUNITY MEANS JU/ A DEMOCRATIC PANOPTICON ) EV]YONE SNOOP+ ON EV]YONE ELSE1 !N GIVE ME CIVILITY1 AN IDEA ?AT RESPECTS ! COMMUNITY )\T DE/ROY+ ! 9DIVIDUAL40 ,ONE MI<T SUGGE/ ?AT ,PORCUP9E IS ALSO QUIBBL+ A BIT OV] WORDS1 BUT ! DIFF]5CE IS ?AT HE IS 5GAG+ REAL PRACTICAL PROBLEMS 9 & BEYOND AN ACTUAL COMMUNITY1 & HIS ESSAY RAISES A S]IES ( QUE/IONS 9 AN UNDOGMATIC WAY4 ,HE DOES NOT BECOME 5SLAV$ TO A J>GON4 7,H]E @& ,N[ IS AVAILABLE C_/O ,TRANSMISSION ,GALL]Y1 #bh ,K+ ,/REET1 ,GLASG[ ,G#a #e,Q,P1 ,SCOTL&47 

.<#a#i.> ,IT'S AN ]ROR -- OR P]HAPS A TACTIC -- MADE REPEAT$LY BY ,MURRAY ,BOOK*94 ,HE WRITES 9 A TYPICALLY POISON\S & SELF-S]V+ ESSAY ATTACK+ DEEP ECOLOGI/S1 NEO-LUDDITES & NEO-PRIMITIVI/S 9 ! ECOLOGY MOVEM5T1 0,AT ! RISK ( BE+ PROVOCATIVE1 ALBEIT NOT ACCUSATORY1 ,I MU/ PO9T \T ?AT NATURE MY/ICISM P]MEAT$ ! ?9K+ & AV[ALS ( ! MO/ MURD]\S ( ! ,NAZI LEAD]S 444 ,BIOC5TRISM APPE>S 9 SEV]AL PAGES ( .<,HITL]'S.> ,ME9 ,KAMPF 4440 ,?IS PASSAGE1 FROM ,BOOK*9'S ,:I* ,WAY = ! ,ECOLOGY ,MOVEM5T8 7,$9BUR< & ,SAN ,FRANCISCO3 ,A,K ,PRESS1 #a#i#i#d1 P4 #h71 IS CIT$ APPROV+LY BY ! ,NEOI/S 9 ,GRE5 ,APOCALYPSE4 ,( C\RSE1 SAY+ Y\'RE NOT BE+ ACCUSATORY DOESN'T NECESS>ILY MEAN Y\ >5'T4 ,AT ANY RATE1 ! RESULT IS ! SAME1 AS :5 ,BOOK*9 PUBLICLY D5\NCES DEEP ECOLOGY AS AN EC(ASCI/ 0CESSPOOL0 & ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE CRITICAL LUDDISM AS P>T ( A S9I/] 0NEO-,HEIDEGG]IAN REACTION0 ) ECO-FASCI/ IMPLICATIONS4 ,IF ,NAZIS /UMBL$ ON IDEAS RESEMBL+ GRE5 & DEEP ECOLOGICAL 9SI<TS 9 ANY WAY1 ?AT IS SUPPOS$LY 5\< TO DISCR$IT !SE 9SI<TS -- A LOGIC :I* DOES NOT S]VE SOCIAL ECOLOGY WELL1 EI!R1 AS MY ESSAY DEMON/RATES BEL[4 

.<#b.> ,= A LI/ ( SU* GR\PS1 SEE ,C>L ,DEAL1 ,! ,GRE5PEACE ,GUIDE TO ,ANTI-5VIRONM5TAL ,ORGANIZATIONS 7,B]KELEY3 ,ODONIAN ,PRESS1 #a#i#i#c7 @s#e FROM ,BOX #g#g#g#f1 ,B]KELEY ,C,A 1 #i#d#g#g4 

.<#b#a.> ,M>K ,%APIRO1 0,BR[NS & ,GRE5S3 ,EUROPE'S ,NEW ,ECO-,FASCI/S10 ,! ,AMICUS ,J\RNAL1 ,W9T] #a#i#i#b4 

.<#b#b.> ,9 HIS ,A ,VIEW TO ,DEA? 9 ! ,MORN+3 ,HUNT+ & ,NATURE ?R\< ,HI/ORY 7,CAMBRIDGE & ,LONDON3 ,H>V>D ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS1 #a#i#i#c71 ,MATT ,C>TMILL WRITES1 0,UND] ,/AL9ISM1 (FICIAL >T & PROPAG&A PA9T$ WILD NATURE AS AN 5EMY ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 CALL+ ON ALL ,SOVIET CITIZ5S TO HELP TAME ! WILD]NESS & MAKE IT S]VE ! NE$S ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,NOVELS1 PA9T+S1 & PO/]S %[$ H]OIC ,SOVIET WORK]S DAMM+ RIV]S1 DRA9+ M>%ES1 FELL+ =E/S1 & DOTT+ ! TUNDRA ) FACTORIES4 ,EV]Y GOOD ,M>XI/ WAS EXPECT$ TO SUPPORT ! /RUGGLE ( 'COLLECTIVELY ORGANIZ$ REASON AGA9/ ! ELEM5TAL =CES ( NATURE4' ',PRAISE ( NATURE1' DECL>$ ,MAXIM ,GORKY1 'IS PRAISE ( A DESPOT4'0 7PP4 #b#a#h-#a#i7 

.<#b#c.> ,SEE HIS ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM 7,SAN ,FRANCISCO3 ,RAMP>TS ,PRESS1 #a#i#g#a7 PP4 #a#a#g-#a#i4 ,IRONICALLY1 9 H] REC5T BOOK ,AN>*ISM3 ,LEFT1 ,RI<T & ,GRE5 7,SAN ,FRANCISCO3 ,CITY ,LI<TS ,BOOKS1 #a#i#i#d71 ,G]MAN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,ULRIKE ,HEID] PO9TS TO :AT %E CONSID]S POT5TIALLY FASCI/IC ASPECTS ( ,BOOK*9'S WORK -- = EXAMPLE1 REF]5CES TO 0! BLOOD ?AT FL[S BETWE5 ! COMMUNITY & NATURE0 79 ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM71 & O!R PASSAGES ?AT1 ACCORD+ TO ,HEID]1 0ESPECIALLY 9 !IR ,G]MAN TRANSLATION1 HAVE A FRI<T5+LY FAMILI> R+40 ,BOOK*9'S 0!ORETICAL PROXIMITY TO ! IDEOLOGY ( ! ,VOLKSGEME9S*AFT CANNOT BE OV]LOOK$40 7PP4 #g#i1 #f#d7 ,= MORE ON ,BOOK*9'S FASCISM-MONG]+1 SEE MY ,BEYOND ,BOOK*93 ,PREFACE TO A ,FUTURE ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY 7,DETROIT & ,NEW ,YORK3 ,BLACK @& ,R$_/,AUTONOM$IA1 #a#i#i#f71 PP4 #b#b-#a4 ,S9CE FASCISM COLONIZES ANXIETIES ROOT$ 9 REAL CONC]NS1 & 7AS ,BOOK*9 RI<TFULLY >GUES 9 ,! ,RISE ( ,URBANIZATION & ! ,DECL9E ( ,CITIZ5%IP .<,SAN ,FRANCISCO3 ,SI]RA ,CLUB ,BOOKS1 #a#i#h#g1 PP4 #b#d#d-#e.>71 ,NAZISM EXPLOITS ONLY TO AB&ON 0! UTOPIAN CONT5T ( 444 POPUL> YE>N+ = A S5SE ( PLACE & COMMUNITY10 ANYONE CAN BE ACCUS$ ( FASCISM = VOIC+ SU* ANXIETIES1 CONC]NS & UTOPIAN YE>N+S4 

.<#b#d.> ,BAHRO'S BOOKS1 DESPITE IRREGUL>ITIES1 >E /ILL VALUABLE4 ,SEE ,SOCIALISM & ,SURVIVAL 7,LONDON3 ,H]ETIC ,BOOKS1 #a#i#h#b71 ,FROM ,R$ TO ,GRE5 7,LONDON3 ,V]SO1 #a#i#h#d7 & ,BUILD+ ! ,GRE5 ,MOVEM5T 7,PHILADELPHIA3 ,NEW ,SOCIETY ,PUBLI%]S1 #a#i#h#f74 ,SEE ALSO HIS ESSAY1 0,:O ,CAN ,/OP ! ,APOCALYPSE80 9 ! ,SPR+ #aiia ,F,E4 

.<#b#e.> ,JANET ,BIEHL & ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 !MSELVES HAVE WRITT5 ?AT SIMPLY BECAUSE FASCI/S HAVE EXPLOIT$ ECOLOGY & PEOPLE'S G5U9E ALI5ATION 0DOES NOT1 ( C\RSE1 MAKE ATT5TION TO !SE ISSUES FASCI/40 ,!Y RI<TLY RECOMM5D ?AT ECOLOGICAL !ORI/S & ACTIVI/S %\LD 0EX]CISE EXTREME W>9ESS AS TO H[ !Y USE !SE IDEAS & ! CONTEXT 9 :I* !Y >E PLAC$10 & !Y PO9T TO RACI/ ANTI-IMMIGRATION PROPAG&A C\*$ 9 ECOLOGICAL T]MS AS AN EXAMPLE ( !IR MISUSE4 ,! PO9T1 & ! EXAMPLE1 >E WELL-TAK54 ,BUT ONE NE$N'T BE TOO T]RIBLY W>Y TO NOTICE A DISCREPANCY BETWE51 ON ! ONE H&1 A CRUDE1 9HUMAN1 RACI/ ANTI-IMMIGRATION POLITICS MASK$ BY SCI5TIFIC-ECOLOGICAL RATIONALIZATIONS1 ?AT TEMPTS PEOPLE TO SURR5D] ! M9IMUM E?ICAL 9TEGRITY1 &1 ON ! O!R H&1 PR(\ND & POETIC S5SIBILITIES LIKE ECO-MY/ICISM1 A BIOC5TRIC E?IC1 & DEEP ECOLOGICAL EXPRESSIONS ( ! UNITY ( LIFE4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ,BOOK*9 & SOME ( HIS ASSOCIATES HAVE REPEAT$LY SLAMM$ ANY & ALL MANIFE/ATIONS ( ! LATT] AS AUTOMATICALLY 0MISAN?ROPIC0 & FASCI/IC1 ?US UND]M9+ :AT GOOD !Y MI<T HAVE DONE 9 RAIS+ ! QUE/ION ( A POLITICAL CONTEXT4 ,SEE 0,EC(ASCISM3 ,NEI!R ,LEFT NOR ',UP ,FRONT' BUT ,F> ,RI<T10 9 ,GRE5 ,P]SPECTIVES1 ,NUMB] #b#g1 ,AUGU/ #a#i#i#b4 ,MAX ,CAF>D'S 0,BOOK*9 ,AGONI/ES0 7,SUMM] #aiig ,F,E7 A REVIEW ( ,BOOK*9'S LATE/ BOOK 7,RE-5*ANT+ ,HUMANITY3 ,A DEF5SE ( ! HUMAN SPIRIT AGA9/ ANTI-HUMANISM1 MISAN?ROPY1 MY/ICISM & PRIMITIVISM1 #a#i#i#e71 GIVES A DAMN+ PICTURE ( ! ABSURD EXCESSES ,BOOK*9 COMMITS 9 ATTACK+ & VILIFY+ AS PROTO-FASCI/ ANYONE HE DISAPPROVES (4 

.<#b#f.> ,WILHELM ,REI*1 ,! ,MASS ,PSY*OLOGY ( ,FASCISM 7,NEW ,YORK3 ,F>R>1 ,/RAUSS @& ,GIR\X1 #a#i#g72 ,DANIEL ,GU]91 ,FASCISM & ,BIG ,BUS9ESS 7#a#i#c#i2 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,MONAD ,PRESS1 #a#i#g#c74 ,GU]9 DESCRIBES SOCIALISM AS 0MANIFE/LY 9F]IOR0 TO FASCISM 9 W9N+ CONV]TS1 MA9LY = BE+ 0LESS A RELIGION ?AN A SCI5TIFIC CONCEPTION4 ,!RE=E IT APPEALS MORE TO 9TELLIG5CE & REASON ?AN TO ! S5SES & ! IMAG9ATION40 ,GIV5 ! IRRATIONAL ASPECTS ( /AL9ISM & O!R LEFTI/ MOVEM5TS1 ) !IR DEMONOLOGY ( 5EMY FACTIONS1 WOR%IP ( LEAD]S1 HI/ORICAL MESSIANISM & TE*NOLATRY1 ,GU]9'S DI/9CTION IS LESS ?AN 5TIRELY CR$IBLE4 ,MOREOV]1 HE CAN ONLY PRODUCE A NAIVELY 9/RUM5TAL RECOMM5DATION = FUTURE RESI/ANCE TO FASCISM3 0,D\BTLESS1 .<! LEFT'S.> PROPAG&A ME?ODS NE$ TO BE REJUV5AT$ & MOD]NIZ$10 HE SAYS4 0,SOCIALISM %\LD PLACE ITSELF MORE )9 ! REA* ( ! MASSES1 & SPEAK TO !M 9 CLE> & DIRECT LANGUAGE ?AT !Y WILL UND]/&40 7PP4 #g#c-#d7 ,:ILE ,GU]9'S LACK ( CREATIVE RESPONSE TO ?IS QUE/ION IS UND]/&ABLE = HIS TIME1 \R FAILURE TO UNITE REASON & SPIRIT WILL BE LESS EXCUSABLE4   
  ,BO? ,GU]9 & ,REI* 7:OM ,JOEL ,KOVEL HAS CALL$ 0! MO/ SPIRITUAL ( PSY*OANALY/S071 REF] TO ! 0MY/ICAL CONTAGION0 ( FASCISM1 BUT !Y ID5TIFY ?IS ) /ATISM1 TRADITIONAL RELIGION1 PATRI>*AL VALUES & NATIONALI/-RACI/ IDEOLOGY4 0,EV]Y =M ( MY/ICISM IS REACTION>Y10 WRITES ,REI*1 0& ! REACTION>Y MAN IS MY/ICAL407P4 #b#d7 ,YET HE >GUES = A K9D ( ORGANICISM1 & ATTACKS BO? ! *UR* & 0REACTION>Y SCI5CE0 7P4 #a#b#h71 >GU+ ?AT 0MA*9E CIVILIZATION0 HAS TURN$ HUMANITY1 0FUNDAM5TALLY AN ANIMAL10 9TO A ROBOT4 0,9 ! CON/RUCTION ( ! MA*9E1 MAN FOLL[$ ! LAWS ( ME*ANICS & LIFELESS 5]GY10 HE SAYS1 & ADDS EMPHATICALLY1 0,! ME*ANI/IC VIEW ( LIFE IS A COPY ( ME*ANI/IC CIVILIZATION40 ,!IR ANIMAL NATURE SUPPRESS$1 HUMAN BE+S EXP]I5CE IT 9 A DI/ORT$1 SUP]NATURAL OR O!RWORLDLY WAY4 7PP4 #c#c#d-#e1 #c#d#d7 ,( C\RSE1 ,REI*'S WORK SUFF]S FROM ME*ANI/IC R$UCTIONISM & A LACK ( NUANCE CONC]N+ ! SPECTRUM ( EXP]I5CES & IDEAS HE CATEGORIZES AS MY/ICAL4 ,REI*'S NOTION ?AT 0,CONSCI\SNESS IS ONLY A SMALL P>T ( ! PSY*IC LIFE0 7P4 #b#f71 LIKE ,FREUD'S1 REFLECTS A MIXTURE ( RESPECT = ! NON-RATIONAL & A N>R[ RATIONALI/ APPROA* TO IT4 ,:ATEV] HIS FAIL+S1 NEV]!LESS1 HE ATTEMPT$ TO EXPLORE ! UND]LY+ *>ACT]OLOGICAL S\RCES ( FASCI/ HY/]IA 9 ORD] TO UND]/& 0:AT PREV5TS ! ECONOMIC SITUATION FROM CO9CID+ ) ! PSY*IC /RUCTURE ( ! MASSES0 7P4 #a#d71 A PROBLEM :I* REMA9S UNRESOLV$ TODAY1 BUT :I* CANNOT BE FULLY RESOLV$ BY A N>R[ A!I/IC RATIONALISM OR ,REI*IAN !RAPEUTIC-M$ICAL IDEOLOGY4 ,= ,KOVEL'S REM>K ON ,REI*1 SEE HIS ,HI/ORY & ,SPIRIT3 ,AN ,9QUIRY 9TO ! ,PHILOSOPHY ( ,LIB]ATION 7,BO/ON3 ,BEACON ,PRESS1 #a#i#i#a71 P4 #a#e#g4 

.<#b#g.> ,AS ,ALEX&] ,COCKBURN OBS]VES 9 AN ESSAY DISCUSS+1 AMONG O!R RELAT$ !MES1 ! ,NAZIS' FASC9ATION ) ANIMAL CRUELTY1 VEGET>IANISM1 ANTI-VIVISECTION1 ETC41 0,ANIMAL-RI<TS ADVOCATES & VEGET>IANS (T5 FIDGET UND] JE]S ?AT IT WAS ,NAZIS :O BANN$ VIVISECTION4 ,9 FACT VIVISECTION CONT9U$ DUR+ ! ,?IRD ,REI*4 ,! ,BRITI% J\RNAL ,! ,LANCET COMM5T$ ON ! ,NAZIS' ANIMAL EXP]IM5TATION LAWS ( #aicc ?AT 'IT WILL BE SE5 FROM ! TEXT ( !SE REGULATIONS ?AT ?OSE RE/RICTIONS IMPOS$ .<9 ,G]MANY.> FOLL[ RA!R CLOSELY ?OSE 5=C$ 9 .<,5GL&.>4' ,! MORAL IS NOT ?AT !RE IS SOME?+ 9H]5TLY ,NAZI-LIKE 9 CAMPAIGN+ AGA9/ VIVISECTION OR DEPLOR+ ! EAT+ ( ANIMAL MEAT OR REVIL+ ! CRUELTIES ( ! FE$LOT & ! ABATTOIR4 ,! MORAL IS ?AT IDEOLOGIES ( NATURE IMBU$ ) CORRUPT RACE !ORY & A DEGRAD$ ROMANTICISM CAN LEAD PEOPLE UP ! WRONG PA?1 ONE :OSE T]M9US WAS AN ABATTOIR = 'UNHEAL?Y' HUMANS1 CON/RUCT$ AS A REV]SE IMAGE ( ! DEA? CAMP = 7SUPPOS$LY7 HEAL?Y ANIMALS TO BE CONSUM$ BY HUMANS4 ,= ! ,NAZIS !IR DEA? CAMPS W]E1 9 A WAY1 ROMANTICISM'S REV5GE = ! ABATTOIRS & ! HOG-SQUEAL ( ! UNIV]SE .<AN ALLUSION TO ,UPTON ,S9CLAIR'S ,! ,JUNGLE.> E*O+ FROM ! ,UNION ,/OCKY>DS 9 ,*ICAGO40 ,SEE 0,A ,%ORT1 ,MEAT-,ORI5T$ ,HI/ORY ( ! ,WORLD4 ,FROM ,$5 TO ! ,MATTOLE10 9 ,NEW ,LEFT ,REVIEW1 ,NUMB] #bae 7,JANU>Y-,FEBRU>Y #a#i#i#f74 

.<#b#h.> ,JEFFREY ,H]F1 0,BELAT$ ,PESSIMISM3 ,TE*NOLOGY & ,TW5TIE? ,C5TURY ,G]MAN ,CONS]VATIVE ,9TELLECTUALS10 9 ,TE*NOLOGY1 ,PESSIMISM1 & ,MOD]NISM1 $IT$ BY ,Y>ON ,EZRAHI ET AL1 7,AMH]/3 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,MASSA*USETTS ,PRESS1 #a#i#i#d71 PP4 #a#a#e-#c#f4 ,SEE ALSO ,JEFFREY ,H]F1 ,REACTION>Y ,MOD]NISM3 ,TE*NOLOGY1 ,CULTURE & ,POLITICS 9 ,WEIM> & ! ,?IRD ,REI* 7,NEW ,YORK & ,LONDON3 ,CAMBRIDGE ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS1 #a#i#h#d74 ,I ?ANK ,ALLAN ,ANTLIFF = PO9T+ \T ,H]F'S WORK TO ME4 

.<#b#i.> ,GU]91 IBID41 PP4 #g#i1 #i#h1 #e#c4 ,GU]9 SPEAKS ( O!R =MS ( FASCI/ 0MY/ICISM10 9CLUD+ ! CULT ( Y\? & ! CULT ( ! DEAD & FALL5 H]OES4 ,BUT !SE CULTS CAN ALSO BE F\ND 9 WORK+ CLASS LEFTI/ & AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS1 TOO1 AS ANYONE :O SEES ! NEWSREEL ( ,DURRUTI'S FUN]AL WILL NOTICE4 ,! CULT ( ! DEAD PROBABLY GOES BACK TO ! NE&]?ALS1 AFT] ALL6 ,EV5 ! PSEUDO-CLASSIC & >T DECO ES!TIC 9 FASCI/ >T CAN ALSO BE DISC]N$ 9 SOCIALI/ & AN>*I/ PO/]S4 

.<#c.> ,= EXAMPLE1 ! BASIC !MES ( ! ,ITALIAN ,FUTURI/S1 MANY ( :OM W]E WON OV] TO ,MUSSOL9I1 W]E E/ABLI%$ BY ! MOVEM5T'S LEAD] ,FILIPPO ,TOMMASO ,M>9ETTI 9 ,! ,FUTURI/ ,MANIFE/O4 ,JANE ,RYE SUMM>IZES !M AS 0! EXALTATION ( SPE$1 Y\? & ACTION2 ( VIOL5CE & CONFLICT2 REBELLION AGA9/ ! PA/ & DISGU/ ) ! /AGNATION ( ,ITALIAN CULTURE2 A PASSIONATE 5?USIASM = ! BEAUTIES ( ! 9DU/RIAL AGE40 ,SEE ,RYE'S ,FUTURISM 7,NEW ,YORK & ,LONDON3 ,DUTTON1 #a#i#g#b71 P4 #a#a4 

.<#c#a.> ,KOVEL1 IBID41 PP4 #g#b-#e1 #h#c1 #h1 #f#i-#g4 ,HE ADDS ?AT A SPIRITUALITY P]SPECTIVE 0DOES NOT D5Y ANY ( ! F9D+S ( SCI5CE 444 ,IT SIMPLY SAYS ?AT !SE F9D+S1 ! 'NONSPIRITUAL SPIRIT ( ?+S SPIRITUAL1' IF Y\ WILL1 >E A BACKDROP TO ! 5C\NT] ) NONBE+ :I* IS ! 'SPIRIT ( SPIRITUALITY' ITSELF40 

.<#c#b.> ,MURRAY ,BOOK*91 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM3 ,AN ,UNBRIDGEABLE ,*ASM 7,$9BUR< & ,SAN ,FRANCISCO3 ,A,K ,PRESS1 #a#i#i#e74 

.<#c#c.> ,! UNDAT$ FALL D\BLE ISSUE ( ! ,N,C,L,C J\RNAL1,! ,CAMPAIGN]1 WAS PROBABLY PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#g#b4 ,ON ! ,U4,S4 ,LABOR ,P>TY1 SEE 0,BOZOS ON ,P>ADE3 ,! ,FR5ZI$ ,CASE ( ,LYN ,M>CUS10 BY ,ROB]T ,SOLOMON1 9 ,FLI-,BACK3 ,A ,J\RNAL ( ,*EAP ,%OTS 7,DETROIT1 ,FEBRU>Y #a#i#g#f72 ,N,C,L,C3 ,BR[N%IRTS ( ! ,SEV5TIES 7,T]RORI/ ,9=MATION ,PROJECT_/,C\NT]SPY71 & 0,! ,/RANGE ,ODYSSEY ( ,LYNDON ,LA,R\*E10 BY ,FRANK ,DONN] & ,R&ALL ,RO!NB]G1 9 ,! ,NATION1 ,AUGU/ #a#f-#b#c1 #a#i#h4 

.<#c#d.> ,AN E>LY ESSAY ON SU* P>ALLELS1 ,JOHN DE ,GRAAF'S 0,! ,DANG]S ( ,C\NT]CULTURE10 WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,M>*-,APRIL #aigf ,NOR? ,C\NTRY ,ANVIL1 & LAT] REVIS$ & REPR9T$ 9 ! ,FALL #aigg ,CO,EVOLUTION ,QU>T]LY UND] ! TITLE1 0,! ,W&]VOGEL40 ,LAT]1 ,DE ,GRAAF REVIEW$ HIS DISCUSSION 9 AN >TICLE = ! ,W9T] #aih ,*ICAGO NEWSPAP] ,HE>TL& 9 AN ESSAY1 0,FROM ,FL[] ,P[] TO ,FASCISM40 ,DE ,GRAAF'S VIEW1 IT %\LD BE NOT$1 WAS NOT ?AT ! ESS5TIALLY PACIFI/ & 9T]NATIONALI/ ,G]MAN C\NT]-CULTURE WAS FASCI/1 BUT ?AT ! GRE5 C\NT]-CULTURE ALONE WAS 9CAPABLE ( /OPP+ FASCISM4 ,A LEFT LIB]AL HIMSELF1 ,DE ,GRAAF >GU$ ?AT A 0CONV]G5CE ( C\NT]CULTURE & LEFT POLITICAL T5D5CIES0 WAS NECESS>Y1 & SAW SIGNS ( HOPE 9 ! ECOLOGY & ANTI-NUCLE> MOVEM5TS ( ! LATE #a#i#gS & E>LY #a#i#hS4 

.<#c#e.> ,ROB]T ,A4 ,POIS1 ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM & ! ,RELIGION ( ,NATURE 7,NEW ,YORK3 ,/4 ,M>T9'S ,PRESS1 #a#i#h#f71 PP4 #c#d-#f#c4 

.<#c#f.> ,LANGDON ,W9N]1 ,! ,:ALE & ! ,REACTOR3 ,A ,SE>* = ,LIMITS 9 AN ,AGE ( ,HI< ,TE*NOLOGY 7,*ICAGO3 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,*ICAGO ,PRESS1 #a#i#h#f74 P4 #a#c#g4 

.<#c#g.> ,SEE ,JOHN ,MOORE'S ,AN>*Y @& ,EC/ASY3 ,VISIONS ( ,HALCYON ,DAYS 7,LONDON3 ,APORIA ,PRESS1 #a#i#h#h71 AVAILABLE FROM ,F,E ,BOOKS4 ,= ! ,NIETZS*E CITATION1 SEE ,! ,PORTABLE ,NIETZS*E1 $IT$ & TRANSLAT$ BY ,WALT] ,KAUFMAN 7#a#i#e#d2 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,VIK+_/,P5GU91 #a#i#g#h71 P4 #i#b4#b#g4 

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