,:AT ,DO ,/REAMS ,WANT8 #bh ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,>AGORN6 ,TEXT 3 5DGAME1 ,VOLUMES ,I @& ,I,I BY ,D]RICK ,J5S5 ,SEV5 ,/ORIES ,PRESS ,NEW ,YORK1 ,N,Y #ibi PAGES4 ,PAP]4 @s#a#h4#i#e ,PRIOR TO ! RELEASE ( 5DGAME !RE WAS QUITE A BIT ( BUZZ AB\T ! BOOK 9 ANTI-CIVILIZATION CIRCLES4 ,! EXPECTATION WAS ?AT ?IS BOOK WAS GO+ TO MAKE EXPLICIT ,J5S5'S PREVI\S FLIRTATIONS ) AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM 7= 9/ANCE HIS WIDELY REPUBLI%$ 9T]VIEW ) ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN FROM ,! ,SUN74 ,VOLUME ONE WAS GO+ TO MAKE ! /RONG 9DICTM5T ( ,CIVILIZATION1 VOLUME TWO W\LD DISCUSS H[1 EXACTLY1 TO BR+ CIVILIZATION D[N4 5DGAME WAS EXPECT$ BE AN AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ MANIFE/O BY SOMEONE :O IS A SKILL$ WRIT] RA!R ?AN A PHILOSOPH]1 /UD5T1 MAIL-BOMB]1 OR PROPAG&I/4 ,IF WE AGREE ?AT IT IS A DESIRABLE GOAL TO EXPOSE MORE PEOPLE TO ANTI-CIVILIZATION IDEAS WE HAVE TO AGREE ?AT WE CANNOT CONTROL ! ME*ANISMS BY :I* ?IS HAPP5S1 & WE HAVE TO ACCEPT ?AT POLITICAL 7AS 9 SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/7 ANTI-CIVILIZATION >GUM5TS C>RY A D\BLE BURD5 ?AT JU/ ISN'T = EV]YONE4 ,FOOTNOTES MAKE = COMPELL+ >GUM5TS = SOME1 NOT ALL1 READ]S4 ,J5S5 ISN'T A WRIT] ( LIT]ATURE1 OR ONE :OSE WORKS >E P>TICUL>LY D5SE1 BUT HE IS READABLE = AN ,AM]ICAN AUDI5CE4 ,Y\ CAN PICK UP ONE ( HIS BOOKS1 READ TWO 7OR TWO HUNDR$7 PAGES & PUT IT BACK D[N4 ,= MANY READ]S ?IS ABILITY TO 9T]ACT ) ! TEXT ON AN AD HOC BASIS CORRESPONDS NICELY TO A %ORT ATT5TION SPAN4 ,Y\ DO NOT HAVE TO SET ASIDE H\RS ( TIME TO GET SOME?+ \T ( 5DGAME4 ,!RE IS 5\< REPETITION TO GU>ANTEE Y\ WILL CAT* ! SALI5T PO9TS4 ,?AT SAID1 ?IS BOOK DID NOT NE$ TO BE N9E HUNDR$ PAGES4 ,IF ! GOAL WAS TO PRODUCE A J>GON-FREE BOOK PRES5T+ ! CASE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION & ! ME?ODS BY :I* CIVILIZATION WILL BE DEFEAT$1 ! BOOK C\LD HAVE BE5 ONE HUNDR$ PAGES & JU/ AS -- IF NOT MORE -- P[]FUL4 ,SEV]AL YE>S AGO DUR+ A PRES5TATION1 ,J5S5 WAS TALK+ AB\T :Y HE WAS WORK+ ) ! PUBLI%] ,*ELSEA ,GRE5 RA!R ?AN A MORE MA9/REAM PUBLI%] & HE MADE IT CLE>1 9 NO UNC]TA9 T]MS1 ?AT ! FACT ?AT ,C,G DID NOT CUT D[N HIS PAGE C\NT WAS A C5TRAL ISSUE = HIM4 ,AT ! TIME ,J5S5 TOOK HIS PAGE C\NT AS A MATT] ( PRIDE4 ,! AU?OR 7VA9 & P]SNICKETY7 IS 9 /RUGGLE ) ! IDEAS ?AT HE IS PRES5T+4 ,IT GOES )\T SAY+ ! ,J5S5 BELIEVES ?AT DE/ROY+ DAMS IS A NECESS>Y PRECONDITION TO SAV+ 7OR REVIV+7 ! SALMON POPULATION4 ,HE HAS SAID ?IS SEV]AL TIMES DUR+ EV]Y PRES5TATION HE HAS GIV5 & 9 PA/ BOOKS4 ,9 5DGAME HE DEVOTES SEV]AL HUNDR$ PAGES TO ?IS UNCONTROV]SIAL IDEA4 ,?IS IS ,J5S5 AT HIS WOR/3 REPEAT+ = EFFECT AD NAUSEAM4 ,AT HIS BE/ -- :I* WE SEE QUITE A BIT ( 9 5DGAME -- HE IS A POLITICALLY MOTIVAT$ J\RNALI/ :O SKILLFULLY /E]S GREAT 9T]VIEWS4 ,ONE ( ! BE/ EXAMPLES ( ?IS IS PROVID$ 9 ,VOLUME #b1 :]E HE %>ES ! RESULT ( HIS ATTEMPTS TO QU]Y FI%]Y BIOLOGI/S ON ! QUE/ION ( ! LONG T]M EFFECTS ( DE/ROY+ DAMS3 ,I'M WOND]+ IF Y\ CAN BE V]Y EXPLICIT AB\T ! DAMAGE CAUS$ TO RIV]S BY CATA/ROPHIC DAM FAILURE1 :E!R ?AT FAILURE IS AN?ROPOG5IC OR NATURAL4 ,:AT >E BO? %ORT-T]M & LONG-T]M EFFECTS8 ,H[ WILL ! RIV] BE ONE DAY AFT]W>DS1 ONE YE>1 ONE DECADE1 FIFTY YE>S1 ONE HUNDR$ YE>S8 ,>E !RE GOLD-/&>D /UDIES ?AT HAVE BE5 DONE ON ?IS8 ,TO BE CLE>3 ,I WANT TO KN[ :AT PRECISELY IS ! DAMAGE DONE BY CATA/ROPHIC DAM FAILURE4 7#f#b#g7 ,! RESPONSES1 AS Y\ MIN]S :O *A9 A PASSION 9TO A C>E] & SUFF] = IT ! RE/ ( !IR LIVES4 ,MANY ( ,J5S5'S RESPOND5TS W]E 5TIRELY WILL+ TO TALK AB\T ! LIFE-CYCLE ( RIV]S & AB\T ! SPECIFIC DETAILS & TIME FRAMES BY :I* DAMS %\LD BE REMOV$4 ,CONCLUSION3 ,DAMS %\LD GO & H]E >E ! FACTS1 OR AT LEA/ ! PEOPLE :O HAVE ! FACTS1 TO PROVE IT4 ,! >GUM5T AT ! CORE ( ,J5S5'S ,TW5TY ,PREMISES 7:I* COMPRISE MO/ ( ! FIR/ #e PAGES ( 5DGAME7 CAN BE P>APHRAS$ ?US3 ,CIVILIZATION IS NOT SU/A9ABLE1 CANNOT BE R$EEM$1 & WAS CREAT$1 & IS MA9TA9$1 BY VIOL5CE4 ,TO 5D CIVILIZATION WE 7! GREAT ,WE7 WILL HAVE TO RESI/ IT1 PROBABLY BY VIOL5T MEANS4 ,?OSE :O PREF] ,M>X TO ,ABBEY W\LD PROBABLY FRAME ! PROBLEM AS BE+ ONE ( ,CAPITALISM1 O!RS W\LD POSSIBLY CALL ! PROBLEM ONE ( ,P[]1 BUT ,J5S5'S CRITIQUE IS FAMILI> TO HIS READ]S4 ,IT IS MOD]N ROMANTICISM 9=M$ BY ! >M$ /RUGGLE GR\PS ( ! SIXTIES & SEV5TIES & BY ! DEEP ECOLOGY MOVEM5T4 ,IT IS PRIM>ILY DIRECT$ AT A P]CEIV$ 7LIB]AL7 AUDI5CE & ISN'T SO MU* A S*OL>LY DEF5SE ( HIS ,PREMISES AS A PRES5TATION ( A P>TICUL> P]SPECTIVE1 >GU+ = A C]TA9 SET ( ACTIONS4 ,?IS P]SPECTIVE -- ?AT !RE IS SOME?+ WOR? NAM+ CALL$ ,CIVILIZATION & IT IS A PROBLEM1 ?AT VIOL5CE WILL BE 9VOLV$ 9 ! SOLUTION1 & ?AT ! MAT]IAL 7RA!R ?AN SPIRITUAL7 WORLD IS PRIM>Y -- IS A *ALL5GE TO ONE :O HASN'T HE>D ! P]SPECTIVE BE=E & DOESN'T HAVE !IR [N SET ( T]MS TO DESCRIBE ! PROBLEM & ! SOLUTION4 ,HIS SOLUTION1 ON ! O!R H&1 NEV] REALLY MAT]IALIZES4 ,\TSIDE ( TALK+ SPECIFICALLY AB\T RIV] RECLAMATION1 ! PROMISE ( 5DGAME AS A MANUAL = ! 5D ( CIVILIZATION IS NEV] MORE SPECIFIC ?AN ?R[AWAY L9ES AB\T RESI/ANCE CAPP$ ) /ATEM5TS LIKE1 0,I'LL LEAVE ! RE/ UP TO Y\40 ,HE 5DS UP DEMON/RAT+ ?AT HE IS /UCK 9 ! SAME PLACE ?AT MO/ RADICALS TODAY >E3 ! HE>T MAY BE WILL+ BUT ! M9D DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A CLUE AB\T :AT TO DO4 ,IF Y\ BELIEVE HIM1 & HE DOES /ATE ! CASE FREQU5TLY 5\< ?AT IT IS H>D TO SAY ?AT HE DOESN'T BELIEVE HIMSELF1 !N ! ANSW] TO \R QUE/IONS AB\T :AT TO DO CAN BE F\ND FROM ! E>? DIRECTLY4 ,LIT]ALLY4 ,:AT DOES A /REAM DESIRE8 ,SIT NEXT TO IT & LI/5 TO IT4 ,IT WILL F9D A WAY TO TELL Y\4 ,HAVE A PROBLEM ) COYOTE EAT+ Y\R *ICK5S8 ,TALK TO !M AB\T IT4 ,MANY RADICAL & LIB]AL COMM5TATORS SNE] AT ,J5S5'S P]CEIV$ SPIRITUAL >GUM5TS4 ,!Y CALL ! LACK ( OBJECTIVE V]IFIABILITY 0MY/ICISM40 ,!Y DISMISS ! SIMIL>ITY ( ,J5S5'S >GUM5TS TO NATIVE >GUM5TS AS SAY+ MORE AB\T HIS ATTRACTION T[>D NATIVES ?AN ! REASONABL5ESS ( HIS >GUM5TS4 ,& !Y HAVE A PO9T4 ,J5S5 IS A WE/ COA/ 5VIRONM5TAL WRIT]1 NOT A R$NECK PISS$ (F AB\T ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ONLY ?+ HE KN[S1 NOR A TRADITIONALI/ LIV+ 9 RES]VATION SQUALOR4 ,:5 ,J5S5 WRITES AB\T HIS FIR/-H& EXP]I5CES 7& SUCCESSES7 TALK+ TO ! E>?1 IT READS LIKE O!R ,NEW ,AGE AU?ORS SPEAK+ AB\T ! SAME SUBJECTS4 ,BUT GUILT BY ASSOCIATION %\LD WORK BO? WAYS4 ,IF WE WANT TO BLAME ,J5S5 ON ! ONE H& = SEEM+ LIKE A WELL $UCAT$ COSMOPOLITAN LIB]AL :O IS 9 T\* ) ! E>?1 WE HAVE TO ACCEPT ?AT HE IS ALSO E*O+ PEOPLE ) UNQUE/IONABLE L9KS TO LIFE-WAYS ?AT DID CONV]SE ) ,WAKANTANKA & ?AT DID NOT SEP>ATE !MSELVES FROM ! FOOD !Y ATE1 ! GR\ND !Y WALK$ ON1 ETC4 ,SPIRITUAL BELIEFS >E A CONSI/5TLY DIFFICULT ?+ TO PRES5T TO A SECUL> AUDI5CE ?AT HAS UND]/&ABLY NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO ! ,ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS4 ,?IS DIFFICULTY IS APP>5T EV5 9 ,J5S5'S WRIT+1 :I* TAKES A UTILIT>IAN P]SPECTIVE ON ! TOPIC4 ,HE SAYS 0IF Y\ WANT TO KN[ :AT ! E>? WANTS1 Y\ LI/5 TO IT10 NOT 0Y\ %\LD PRACTICE A LIFEWAY ?AT 5TAILS !SE RITUALS1 9CLUDES !SE SOCIAL ROLES1 & PRACTICES !SE RITES40 ,H[ DOES ! SECUL> WORLD EXPRESS /RONG FEEL+S ( AFF9ITY & DISGU/1 ANG] & DESPAIR8 ,IT APPE>S ?AT EXPRESSION ( FEEL+S IS DELEGAT$ TO POLITICIANS1 TO ! M$IA1 OR P]HAPS TO A BLOG4 ,J5S5 IS TRY+ TO MAKE A BREAK FROM ?IS K9D ( M$IATION ?R\< HIS WRIT+4 ,P]HAPS ! QUE/ION M]ITS ASK+ :E!R WRIT+ ITSELF IS A SECUL> K9D ( DETA*M5T1 BUT ! EF=T IS CLE>LY !RE4 ,TALK+ TO A /REAM AB\T :AT IT DESIRES IS A V]Y DIFF]5T POLITICAL PRACTICE ?AN SAY+ ?AT ONE %\LD HAVE AN UNM$IAT$ P]SONAL CONNECTION TO ! NATURAL WORLD )\T ANY P>TICUL> ADVICE AB\T H[ ONE W\LD HAVE IT4 ,9 A WORLD ( UTT] ATOMIZATION & ISOLATION1 :AT >GUM5TS CAN WE REALLY HAVE ) SOMEONE'S EXPRESSION ( A CONNECTION ?AT !Y TRULY HAVE8 ,! SECUL> WORLD DOESN'T HAVE A RESPONSE TO ?IS HUMAN NE$ & = ALL ( ITS D]ISION AGA9/ TRADITIONAL1 SPIRITUAL1 & EV5 RELIGI\S PRACTICES1 FAILS 5TIRELY AT SATISFY+ ! NE$S ( ANYONE :O DOESN'T BELIEVE 9 ! SECUL> PROGRAM4 ,J5S5 IS NOT AN AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ & ?IS BOOK IS NOT ! EXPECT$ MANIFE/O ON ! TOPIC4 ,9/EAD ,J5S5 MIXES ! ID5TITY POLITICS ( ,AUDRE ,LORDE1 ! PRO-GU]RILLA ME?ODS ( ,W>D ,*UR*ILL1 & ! CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION FROM ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN TO POPUL>IZE !SE IDEAS = AN AUDI5CE ?AT W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS !M O!RWISE4 ,9 ! >GUM5T BETWE5 ! M$IUM & ! MESSAGE1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE ,J5S5'S IDEAS AS BE+ COMPROMIS$ BY HIS /YLE1 BUT IT IS HIS /YLE ?AT HAS ATTRACT$ ATT5TION TO HIM 9 ! 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