,! ,LEFT8 ,NO ,?ANKS6 #bh ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN ,TEXT 3 ,IT ISN'T ?AT !RE'S NO 5]GY AFOOT 9 ! WORLD4 ,ON ANY GIV5 DAY ON ANY CONT95T1 ONE CAN SEE ANTI-GOV]NM5T RIOTS2 DIRECT ACTIONS 9 SUPPORT ( ANIMAL LIB]ATION OR TO PROTECT ! E>?2 CONC]T$ EF=TS TO RESI/ ! BUILD+ ( DAMS1 SUP]HIGET$ V&ALISM BY ! F$-UP & PISS$-(F2 WILDCAT /RIKES2 & ! 5]GY ( C\NTLESS 9FO%OPS1 Z9ES1 PRIMITIVE SKILLS CAMPS1 S*OOLS1 & GA!R+S2 RADICAL READ+ GR\PS1 ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS1 ETC4 ,! LI/ ( OPPOSITIONAL ACTS & ALT]NATIVE PROJECTS IS V]Y CONSID]ABLE4 ,:AT ISN'T HAPP5+ IS ! ,LEFT4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 IT HAS FAIL$ MONUM5TALLY4 ,:AT W>1 DEPRESSION OR ECOCIDE DID IT EV] PREV5T8 ,! ,LEFT N[ EXI/S MA9LY AS A FAD+ VEHICLE ( PROTE/ 91 SAY1 ! ELECTORAL CIRCUSES ?AT FEW] & FEW] BELIEVE 9 ANYWAY4 ,IT HASN'T BE5 A S\RCE ( 9SPIRATION 9 MANY DECADES4 ,IT IS DY+ \T4 ,! ,LEFT IS 9 \R WAY & NE$S TO GO4 ,! JUICE TODAY IS ) AN>*Y4 ,= AB\T T5 YE>S N[ IT HAS BECOME /EADILY CLE>] ?AT KIDS ) PASSION & 9TELLIG5CE >E AN>*I/S4 ,PROGRESSIVES1 SOCIALI/S1 COMMUNI/S >E GRAY-HEAD$ & DO NOT TURN ON Y\?4 ,SOME REC5T WRIT+S BY LEFTI/S 7E4G4 ,SIMON ,CRIT*LEY'S ,9F9ITELY ,DEM&+7 EXPRESS ! HOPE ?AT AN>*Y WILL REVIVE ! ,LEFT1 SO 9 NE$ ( REVIV+4 ,?IS SEEMS TO ME UNLIKELY4 ,& :AT IS AN>*Y TODAY8 ,?IS IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT /ORY1 9 MY OP9ION4 ,A BASIC %IFT HAS BE5 UND]WAY = A :ILE1 ONE ?AT HAS BE5 QUITE UND]-REPORT$ = FAIRLY OBVI\S REASONS4 ,TRADITIONAL OR CLASSICAL AN>*ISM IS AS \TMOD$ AS ! RE/ ( ! ,LEFT4 ,IT IS NOT AT ALL P>T ( ! (T-NOTIC$ SURGE ( 9T]E/ 9 AN>*Y4 ,NOTE ! USAGE H]E3 IT ISN'T AN>*ISM ?AT IS MOV+ =W>D1 BUT AN>*Y4 ,NOT A CLOS$1 ,EUROC5TRIC IDEOLOGY BUT AN OP51 NO-HOLDS-B>R$ QUE/ION+ & RESI/+4 ,! DOM9ANT ORD] HAS %[N ITSELF TO BE AMAZ+LY FLEXIBLE1 ABLE TO CO-OPT OR RECUP]ATE C\NTLESS RADICAL GE/URES & ALT]NATIVE APPROA*ES4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS1 SOME?+ DEEP] IS CALL$ =1 SOME?+ ?AT CAN'T BE CONTA9$ )9 ! SY/EM'S T]MS4 ,?IS IS ! PRIM>Y REASON = ! FAILURE ( ! ,LEFT3 IF ! BASICS >E NOT *ALL5G$ AT A DEEP LEVEL1 CO-OPTATION IS GU>ANTE$4 ,AN>*ISM1 UNTIL N[1 HAS NOT LEFT ! ORBIT ( CAPITAL & TE*NOLOGY4 ,AN>*ISM HAS ACCEPT$ SU* 9/ITUTIONS AS DIVISION ( LABOR & DOME/ICATION1 PRIME MOV]S ( MASS SOCIETY -- :I* IT HAS ALSO ACCEPT$4 ,5T] A NEW \TLOOK4 ,:AT IS PREEM95TLY COM+ ON GOES BY MANY NAMES3 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM1 NEO-PRIMITIVISM1 GRE5 AN>*Y1 CIVILIZATION CRITIQUE1 AMONG O!RS4 ,= %ORT1 LET'S JU/ SAY WE >E PRIMITIVI/S4 ,!RE >E SIGNS ( ?IS PRES5CE 9 MANY PLACES2 = EXAMPLE1 9 ,BRAZIL1 :]E ,I JO9$ HUNDR$S ( MO/LY Y\NG PEOPLE AT ! ,C>NIVAL ,REVOLUCAO 9 ,FEBRU>Y #b#h4 ,MANY TOLD ME ?AT ! PRIMITIVI/ ORI5TATION WAS ! TOPIC ( CONV]SATION & ?AT ! OLD AN>*ISM WAS VISIBLY EXPIR+4 ,!RE IS AN ANTI-CIVILIZATION NETWORK 9 ,EUROPE1 9CLUD+ 9=MAL TIES & FAIRLY FREQU5T GA!R+S 9 C\NTRIES FROM ,SW$5 TO ,SPA9 & ,TURKEY4 ,I REMEMB] MY EXCITEM5T UPON DISCOV]+ ,SITUATIONI/ IDEAS3 ! EMPHASIS ON PLAY & ! GIFT1 E>?LY PLEASURES NOT SACRIFICIAL SELF-D5IAL4 ,MY FAVORITE L9E FROM ?AT CURR5T3 0,UND] ! PAVEM5T1 ! BEA*40 ,BUT !Y W]E HELD BACK BY ! WORK]S C\NCILS_/PRODUCTIONI/ ASPECT ( !IR ORI5TATION1 :I* SEEM$ AT ODDS ) ! PLAYFUL P>T4 ,N[ IT IS TIME TO DROP ! LATT]1 & FULFILL ! O!R1 F> MORE RADICAL P>T4 ,A Y\NG WOMAN 9 ,CROATIA TOOK IT ALL FUR!R ) H] CONCLUSION ?AT PRIMITIVISM IS AT BASE A SPIRITUAL MOVEM5T4 ,IS ! QUE/ = :OL5ESS1 IMM$IACY1 RECONNECTION ) ! E>? NOT SPIRITUAL8 ,9 ,NOVEMB] #bh ,I WAS 9 ,9DIA 7,DELHI1 ,JAIPUR71 & C\LD SEE ?AT PRES5T+ AN ANTI-9DU/RIAL APPROA* RESONAT$ AMONG PEOPLE ( V>I\S SPIRITUAL BACKGR\NDS1 9CLUD+ ,G&HI-ORI5T$ FOLKS4 ,SCATT]$ PRIMITIVI/ VOICES & ACTIVITIES N[ EXI/ 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,*9A1 & ! ,PHILIPP9ES1 & D\BTLESS ELSE:]E4 ,?IS MAY NOT YET CON/ITUTE A MOVEM5T SURG+ BEL[ ! SURFACE1 BUT REALITY IS PU%+ 9 ?IS DIRECTION1 AS ,I SEE IT4 ,IT'S NOT ONLY A LOGICAL DEVELOPM5T1 BUT ONE AIM$ AT ! HE>T ( ! REIGN+ D5IAL1 & LONG OV]DUE4 ,?IS NASC5T PRIMITIVI/ MOVEM5T %\LD COME AS NO SURPRISE GIV5 ! D>K5+ CRISIS WE SEE1 9VOLV+ EV]Y SPH]E ( LIFE4 ,IT IS RANG$ AGA9/ 9DU/RIALISM & ! HI<-TE* PROMISES1 :I* HAVE ONLY DEEP5$ ! CRISIS4 ,W> ON ! NATURAL WORLD & AN EV] MORE >ID1 DESOLATE1 MEAN+LESS TE*NOCULTURE >E BLATANT FACTS4 ,! CONT9U$ M>* ( ! ,MA*9E IS NOT ! ANSW] BUT1 PR(\NDLY1 ! PROBLEM4 ,TRADITIONAL1 LEFTI/ AN>*ISM WANT$ ! FACTORIES TO BE SELF-MANAG$ BY ! WORK]S4 ,WE WANT A WORLD )\T FACTORIES4 ,C\LD IT BE CLE>]1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT GLOBAL OV]-HEAT+ IS A FUNCTION ( 9DU/RIALIZATION8 ,BO? BEGAN #b YE>S AGO1 & EA* /EP T[>D GREAT] 9DU/RIALIZATION HAS BE5 A /EP T[>D GREAT] GLOBAL OV]HEAT+4 ,! PRIMITIVI/ P]SPECTIVE DRAWS ON 9DIG5\S1 PRE-DOME/ICATION WISDOM1 TRIES TO LE>N FROM ! MILLION YE>S ( HUMAN EXI/5CE PRIOR TO_/\TSIDE CIVILIZATION4 ,GA!R]-HUNT] LIFE1 ALSO KN[N AS B& SOCIETY1 WAS ! ORIG9AL & ONLY AN>*Y3 FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNITY 9 :I* PEOPLE TOOK RESPONSIBILITY = !MSELVES & EA* O!R4 ,WE WANT SOME V]SION ( ?IS1 A RADICALLY DEC5TRALIZ$ LIFEWORLD1 NOT ! GLOBALIZ+1 /&>DIZ+ REALITY ( MASS SOCIETY1 9 :I* ALL ! %9Y TE*NOLOGY RE/S ON ! DRUDG]Y ( MILLIONS & ! SY/EMATIC KILL+ ( ! E>?4 ,SOME >E HORRIFI$ BY SU* NEW NOTIONS4 ,NOAM ,*OMSKY1 :O MANAGES TO /ILL BELIEVE ALL ! LIES ( ,PROGRESS1 CALLS US 0G5OCIDI/S40 ,AS IF ! CONT9U$ PROLIF]ATION ( ! MOD]N TE*NO-WORLD ISN'T G5OCIDAL ALREADY6 ,I SEE A GR[+ 9T]E/ 9 *ALL5G+ ?IS DEA? M>* WE >E ON4 ,AFT] ALL1 :]E HAS ,5LI\ND ! GLOBE4 ,! ,LEFT HAS TRI$ TO BLOCK A SORELY-NE$$ DEEP5+ ( PUBLIC DISC\RSE1 TO 9CLUDE QUE/ION+ ! REAL DEP? ( ! FRI$4 ,AN 9CREAS+LY TE*NIFI$ WORLD :]E ALL IS AT RISK IS ONLY 9EVITABLE IF WE CONT9UE TO ACCEPT IT AS SU*4 ,! DYNAMICS ( ALL ?IS RE/ ON PRIM>Y 9/ITUTIONS ?AT MU/ BE *ALL5G$4 ,WE >E SEE+ ! BEG9N+S ( ?IS *ALL5GE N[1 PA/ ! FALSE CLAIMS ( TE*NOLOGY1 CAPITAL1 & ! CULTURE ( PO/MOD]N CYNICISM -- & PA/ ! 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