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,= YE>S1 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN HAS 9SPIR$ MY UND]/&+ ( GRE5 AN>*Y ?R\< MANY ( HIS TEXTS4 ,I 5JOY 0,AN>*Y ,RADIO0 & ! TOPICS HE COV]S1 AS WELL AS HIS S5SE ( HUMOR6 

,I REC5TLY DISCOV]$ ?IS TEXT ONL9E & ACT+ ON AN IMPULSE DECID$ TO WRITE UP A QUICK RESPONSE TO IT6 ,AS ) ALL MY WRIT+1 ,I ONLY SPEAK = MYSELF & MY [N P]SONAL EXP]I5CES4 

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,IT'S PRETTY FA%IONABLE1 AMONG AN>*I/S AS WELL1 TO SNE] AT ! NOTION ( HOPE1 TO EXPLICITLY RULE \T ANY *ANCE ( OV]ALL VICTORY OV] DOM9ATION & OPPRESSION4 ,DES]T 7#b#a#a7 SPORTS ?IS \TLOOK ON ITS COV]3 0,9 \R HE>TS WE ALL KN[ ! WORLD WILL NOT BE 'SAV$'10 & REPEATS ?IS /ATEM5T TWICE MORE 9 ITS OP5+ PAGES4 ,CIVILIZATION WILL P]SI/4 ,IT'S TIME TO GIVE UP ON 0UNW9NABLE BATTLES40 ,9 ?IS WAY ! MIS]Y ( BURN\T & DISILLUSIONM5T WILL BE AVOID$ & WE'LL ALL BE A LOT HAPPI]767 ,! ,MEXICAN ,UNABOMB]TYPE GR\P1 ,9DIVIDUALIDADES T5I5DO A LO SALVAJE 7,I,T,S71 ALSO FIRMLY ASS]TS ?AT !RE'LL BE NO W9N+4 0,WE DO NOT BELIEVE ?IS IS POSSIBLE10 !Y PROCLAIM REPEAT$LY4 ,BUT IT IS POSSIBLE4 ,\R OV]COM+ ! DISEASE ( CIVILIZATION IS 9 NO WAY GU>ANTE$1 OBVI\SLY1 BUT CLE>LY IT IS POSSIBLE4 ,I PREF] :AT ,KI]KEGA>D SAID ( HOPE3 ,IT IS 0! PASSION = ! POSSIBLE40 ,MORE BOLDLY1 :ATEV] BECAME ( 0,DEM& ! ,IMPOSSIBLE08 ,:5 VICTORY IS REFUS$ >E WE NOT AT ,GAME ,OV]8 

,I HAV5'T READ ,DES]T1 AL?\< ,I HAVE HE>D NICE ?+S AB\T IT4 ,I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN'S 9T]PRETATION ( HOPELESSNESS & NIHILISM IS ?AT ( A MIS]ABLE PESSIMISM ?AT CONSUMES ! 9DIVIDUAL1 LEAD+ TO EI!R T]M9AL APA?Y OR SOMETIMES1 SELF9FLICT$ DEA?4 ,:ILE !SE >E V]Y REAL1 DEBILITAT+ EXP]I5CES = SOME1 !RE >E O!RS :O F9D JOY 9 P]SONAL REVOLT - H]E & N[ - DESPITE ! DISMAL REALITY ( ?IS CIVILIZ$ NI<TM>E4 

,)9 ! AN>*O-LEFTI/ MILIEU1 ,I HAVE P]SONALLY WITNESS$ ! 0MIS]Y ( BURN\T & DISILLUSIONM5T0 = YE>S AT SU* A HI< RATE ,I AM SURPRIS$ !RE >5'T SUPPORT GR\PS 9 RESPONSE TO IT6 ,IT'S POSSIBLE ?AT ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN & MANY O!RS >E UNAW>E ( ! FREQU5CY ( BURN\T 9 LEFTI/ CIRCLES BECAUSE IT IS ! LA/ ?+ ! LEFT WANTS 9 ! SPOTLI<T4 ,:AT K9D ( 0,COM+ ,9SURRECTION0 PROPAG&A W\LD EXPOSE ! MIS]Y ?AT RESULTS FROM ! LABORI\S TASK ( 9DEF9ITE1 RADICAL ORGANIZ+ & 0COMMUNITY BUILD+0 :ILE *AS+ ! HOPE ( A 0MASS UPRIS+0 OR VICTORI\S 0REVOLUTION08 

,BUT = SOME1 IT IS 9 ! MOM5T ( M5TAL EXHAU/ION ?AT A NEW & EXCIT+ ?+ HAPP5S3 A P]SONALLY LIB]AT+ EXP]I5CE FRE$OM FROM HOPE6 

,IS IT NOT A P]SONAL 0VICTORY0 TO %$ ! %ACKLES ( OBSESSIVE POSITIVITY8 ,IS IT REALLY 0GAME OV]0 :5 AN 9DIVIDUAL BEG9S TO ASS]T NEGATIVITY T[>D ! /]ILIZATION ( LEFTI/1 OV]-HYP$ POSITIVE POLITICS8 

,WE MI<T RECALL ,H]B]T ,M>CUSE'S ,ONE,DIM5SIONAL ,MAN1 :I* ANN\NC$ ! APP>5T 5D ( RADICAL POSSIBILITIES1 ! DEF9ITIVE TRIUMPH ( CONSUM]I/ UNFRE$OM4 ,HE WAS DELI<T$ TO HAVE BE5 PROV5 WRONG )9 WEEKS ( ! BOOK'S #aifd APPE>ANCE BY ! BEG9N+S ( A GLOBAL MOVEM5T ?AT %OOK ! WORLD4 ,& AS ! GLOBAL SY/EM N[ %[S ITSELF TO BE FAIL+ AT EV]Y LEVEL1 %[S ITSELF TO HAVE NO ANSW]S AT ALL1 !RE /&S EV]Y *ANCE ( QUALITATIVELY SURPASS+ ! ,MOVEM5T ( ! '#fS4 

,BUT NOT1 NE$LESS TO SAY1 IF WE R5\NCE ANY HOPE ( OV]COM+4 ,IT IS WELLKN[N ?AT HEAL? & RECOV]Y FROM ILLNESS IS TI$ NOT TO HOPELESSNESS BUT ITS OPPOSITE4 ,CONSID] ! ,S]BIAN ,DANILO ,KIS'S LA/ NOVEL1 ,PSALM #d#d1 AB\T A Y\NG FAMILY'S WILL TO SURVIVE & RESI/ 9 ,AUS*WITZ1 :]E VISUALIZ+ HOPE IS A 0NECESSITY40 ,= US & ALL LIFE1 MATT]S >E GRAVE BUT WE >E NOT 9 ,AUS*WITZ4 ,& YET WE SPURN HOPE8 

,9 RESPONSE TO ?IS ,I W\LD LIKE TO %>E A QUOTE3  
  

,?\< WE HAVE 9H]IT$ A GREAT MANY IDEAS AB\T H[ TO CONFRONT DOM9ATION1 WE KN[ ?AT NO?+ IS SET 9 /ONE4 ,FROM ! %ATT]$ TOOLS & BONES ( \R PR$ECESSORS1 WE CRAFT \R [N WEAPONS4 ,NO?+ IS GU>ANTE$ TO WORK1 YET WE ATTACK REG>DLESS4 ,WE DO SO NAK$1 HAV+ %$ ! RAGS ( MORALITY1 IDEOLOGY1 & POLITICS ?AT HAD ACCUMULAT$ OV] TIME4 ,WE CONFRONT ?IS WORLD RAW1 9 ALL ITS HORRIFY+ GLORY4 ,WE NEGATE EV]Y TRU? & RULE & WE PROCE$ ) A SPIRIT ( 9C5DI>Y EXP]IM5TATION4 ,WE DREAM BIG1 EXPECT PA?S1 PISS+ 9 ! GE>S ( SOCIETY'S MA*9]Y1 & :5 ALL ELSE FAILS1 WE WILL FOLL[ 9 ! FOOT/EPS ( ?OSE :O SP5T !IR F9AL M9UTES 9 ! GAS *AMB]S S++ & FUCK+4 ,MAY J\ISSANCE BE ! BLESS$ FLAME ?AT GUIDES US 9TO ! VOID4 - ,BLESS$ IS ! ,FLAME3 ,AN 9TRODUCTION TO CONC5TRATION CAMP RESI/ANCE & AN>*O-NIHILISM  
  

,EGOISM & NIHILISM >E EVID5TLY 9 VOGUE AMONG AN>*I/S & ,I'M HOP+ ?AT ?OSE :O SO ID5TIFY >E NOT )\T HOPE4 ,ILLUSIONS NO1 HOPE YES4 ,I WOND] :AT WE HAVE TO (F] AT L>GE1 9 T]MS (1 SAY1 ANALYSIS & 9SPIRATION OR :E!R ?AT'S /ILL BE+ ASK$ MU*4 

,DUR+ ! CONCLUSION ( MY P>TICIPATION 9 COMMUNITY ORGANIZ+ & ACTIVISM1 ,I 5C\NT]$ AN 9T]E/+ QUE/ION3 :AT N[8 ,IT WAS PRECISELY ! REBELLION ( ?OSE HOPELESS NIHILI/1 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S :O 9SPIR$ ME TO SEE AN>*Y 9 AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T WAY4 ,MY P]SONAL REBELLION AGA9/ SOCIETY & 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION DID NOT HAVE AN 5D1 JU/ P]PETUAL EVOLUTION T[>D MORE CL&E/9E1 JOYFUL =MS ( AN>*Y4 ,IT WAS DUR+ MY RETIREM5T FROM RADICAL ORGANIZ+ ?AT ,I RE-DISCOV]$ MYSELF1 AS AN 9DIVIDUAL )\T ! SOCIALIZ$ CONDITION+ ( LEFTISM1 & AS A WEAPON =M]LY UNKN[N TO MY [N SELF4 ,I BEGAN TO SEE MYSELF & ALL MY CAPABILITIES BETT] ?AN ,I EV] HAD AS A LEFTI/4 ,IF ?IS DISCOV]Y LACK$ AN ANALYSIS ( 9DIVIDUALIZ$ W>F>E & ! 9SPIRATION FROM O!RS HAV+ SO MU* FUN ) !IR LIVES1 ,I'D PROBABLY /ILL BE SUFF]+ FROM T]M9AL BOR$OM )9 ! LEFT4 ,I HAD DISCOV]$ ?AT 0HOPE0 WAS A USELESS CONCEPT ?AT ONLY L$ TO DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,BUT ) F]AL REBELLION AGA9/ SOCIETAL REALITY )\T ANY EXPECTATIONS1 ,I C\LD EXP]I5CE A FRE$OM IMPOSSIBLE UND] ANY O!R CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,I DIDN'T JU/ DEM& ! IMPOSSIBLE1 MY AN>*Y BECAME ! EMBODIM5T ( IMPOSSIBILITY ) EV]Y M9UTE ( CRIM9AL ACTIVITY4 

,!RE >E EGOI/S :O SEEM MA9LY 9 LOVE ) !IR SACR$ ,EGOS1 :]E ALL IS JUDG$ 9S(> AS IT S]VES ! ,SELF4 ,MEAN:ILE ! REIGN+ TE*NOCULTURE FE$S SOLIPSISM1 N>CISSISM1 & ISOLATION ! MORE TE*NO-ADDICT$ >E ITS SUBJECTS4 ,DID ,MAX ,/IRN] SEE ! NATURAL WORLD AS HAV+ VALUE ONLY 9 RELATION TO ONE'S EGO8 ,H[ MU* 9T]E/ DOES ! PURE EGOI/ HAVE 9 MUTUAL AID1 SOCIAL /RUGGLES OR ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( COMMUNITY8 ,I RECOMM5D ,/IRN]'S ,! ,EGO & ITS ,[N AS AN IMPORTANT CORRECTIVE TO ! APPEALS ( COLLECTIVISM 9 ITS V>I\S GUISES1 BUT T5D TO AGREE ) ,>IZONA AN>*I/ ,DAN ,TODD ?AT ,DIOG5ES & ! ,CYNICS 9 ! ,WE/ & ,*UANGTZU & SOME ( ! ,TAOI/S 9 ! ,EA/ DID AN EV5 BETT] JOB ( IT C5TURIES E>LI]4 ,DOES NIHILISM MEAN ?AT PRETTY MU* EV]Y?+ MU/ GO = A DEC5T LIFE TO BE POSSIBLE8 ,IF SO !N ,I'M A NIHILI/4 ,IT'S SAFE TO SAY ?AT NIHILISM ISN'T LIT]ALLY NO?+ISM OR ONE C\LDN'T BE BO? A NIHILI/ & AN AN>*I/4 ,IF IT MEANS ! POLITICS ( DESP]ATION OR HOPELESSNESS1 NO ?ANKS4 ,FR5* PHILOSOPH] ,JEAN,FRANCOIS ,LYOT>D PUT ! WORD 9 A DIFF]5T LI<T3 0,) ! MEGALOPOLIS1 :AT ! ,WE/ REALIZES & DIFFUSES IS ITS NIHILISM4 ,IT IS CALL$ DEVELOPM5T40 ,>E !RE NIHILI/S :O TAKE ON SU* 9/ITUTIONS & :AT DRIVES !M8 

,AS = SELF-S]V+ EGOISM8 ,IF JOY1 LOVE1 PLAY1 & ADV5TURE W]E NOT SELF-S]V+ ?AN !Y W\LD R5D] ME SUBS]VI5T TO SOMEONE ELSE - :I* IS EXACTLY :AT ,I HAVE COME TO REJECT4 ,= YE>S HAVE WE NOT SE5 H[ COMPULSORY S]VITUDE TO SOCIOPOLITICAL SY/EMS1 ,! ,COMMUNE1 ! ,GR\P OR EV5 A ,GOD HAVE DEBILITAT$ ! P[] ( 9DIVIDUALITY8 ,OR H[ \TS\RC$ OB$I5CE & CODEP5D5CY HAVE CRIPPL$ ! ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE ONE'S SELF AS VALUABLE & WOR?Y ( SELF-9T]E/ & FRE$OM8 ,I ASSUME SOME NIHILI/S \T !RE ID5TIFY ) 0DESP]ATION0 9 DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,I P]SONALLY RELATE MORE TO A MATT] ( BE+ DET]M9$4 ,BUT IF AN>*Y C\LD BE DEF9$ AS ANY ACTIVITY ?AT CONTRADICTS ! SOCIAL SUPPRESSION ( 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OM1 DOES AN>*Y NOT REQUIRE AN ELEM5T ( DESP]ATION8 ,IS IT UNREASONABLE TO BE DESP]ATE = FRE$OM = ! RECLAIM+ ( ONES LIFE FROM ! CIVILIZ+ 9/ITUTIONS ?AT /EALS 9DIVIDUAL LIVELIHOOD8 ,EV5 IF ONE FEELS IT IS HOPELESS8 ,= ME ! WILL T[>D EXP]I5C+ FRE$OM M9UTE BY M9UTE DRIVES ME TO CONFRONT ANY & ALL 9/ITUTIONS ?AT DEM& MY OB$I5CE4 

,SPEAK+ = MYSELF1 NIHILISM DOES MEAN EV]Y?+ MU/ GO - BUT )\T ANY IDEA ( :AT K9D ( LIFE WILL BE AHEAD4 ,?AT CAN ONLY BE DEF9$ MOM5T TO MOM5T & TO CON/RUCT A FUTURE UTOPIA W\LD ONLY LEAD ME TO SURR5D]1 TO SOME DEGREE1 ! FULL ATT5TION ( MY PRES5T EXP]I5CE4 

,!RE'S MORE ?AN ANTI-HOPE ON (F]1 9 ANY CASE4 ,TWO NEW BOOKS REM9D US ( ?AT4 ,5RICO ,MANIC>DI'S ,FREE FROM ,CIVILIZATION IS ! FIR/ ',A,Z' TYPE ANTICIV (F]+ 9 ANY LANGUAGE 7ORIG9ALLY ,LIB]I DALLA ,CIVILTA7 & ,PAUL ,C$5EC'S ,! ,AN>*I/ ,REVELATION3 ,BE+ ,:AT WE'RE ,MEANT TO ,BE1 ! LEA/ PESSIMI/IC BOOK ,I CAN RECALL READ+4 ,IT REF]S TO ,G]MAN AN>*I/ ,GU/AV ,L&AU]1 = 9/ANCE1 = ! IDEA ?AT WE 0NE$ NOT WORRY ?AT ! QUANTITY ( ?OSE ANSW]+ ! CALL WILL NOT BE GREAT 5\<1 :5 ! QUALITY ( ITS .<ANTICIV.> CONT5T IS BEYOND QUE/ION40 ,IT BR+S AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE & ! SPIRIT TOGE!R 9 A V]Y WIDE-RANG+ & P[]FUL CONTRIBUTION4 

,DIRE TIMES BUT1 AS ,OSC> ,WILDE HAD IT1 0,WE >E ALL 9 ! GUTT] BUT SOME ( US >E LOOK+ AT ! />S40 

,9 MY WRIT+ 0,NO ,HOPE1 ,NO ,FUTURE3 ,LET ! ,ADV5TURES ,BEG960 ! 0HOPE0 ,I AM CRITICIZ+ IS ?AT :I* ACTIVI/ LEAD]S & LIB]ALISM UTILIZE 9 ORD] TO MOBILIZE MASS MOVEM5TS4 ,SIMIL> TO H[ RELIGION (F]S A HEAV5 AT ! 5D ( A LIFE ( MIS]Y1 ,I HAVE SE5 H[ LEFTISM (F]S ! SAME 0HEAV50 9 ! =M ( 0COM+0 9SURRECTIONS OR ! TRADITIONAL 0,PROLET>IAN ,REVOLUTION04 ,AS MANY ( US HAVE EXP]I5C$ ?\<1 LIFE1 AS ) WILD NATURE1 IS V]Y COMPLEX4 ,! ELECTIONE]+ ( HOPE & C\NTLESS O!R POLITICAL PROMISES MAY CAPTIVATE SOME1 BUT NOT ALL4 ,9 ! CASE ( ?IS TEXT1 ,I'M PO9T+ \T ?AT SOME DISCOV] FRE$OM 9 ! TOTAL AB&ONM5T ( POSITIVE POLITICS 9CLUD+ ! 0UTOPIAN FUTURE0 TI$ TO IT LIKE A C>ROT4 ,= SOME1 NIHILISM IS ! PURSUIT ( CREAT+ MOM5TS ( BLISS H]E & N[ ) ! RUBBLE ( BURN$ D[N SLAU<T]H\SES1 ! C>TLOADS ( RETAIL !FT1 ! SPONTANE\S ATTACKS AGA9/ FASCISM & SO ON4 ,SOME NIHILI/S DO MORE ?AN JU/ LOOK AT ! />S2 SOME 5JOY ! NI<T SKY FROM ! RO(TOPS ( SQUATT$ BUILD+S1 ! SUNRISE FROM MOV+ FREI<T TRA9S1 OR ! ?UND]/ORMS DUR+ NI<TTIME PROP]TY DE/RUCTION4 

,! /]EOTYPE ( ! MIS]ABLE1 SELF-DEFEAT+ NIHILI/ IS JU/ ?AT - A /]EOTYPE4 ,IT IS A ONE-DIM5SIONAL PORTRAYAL ?AT TREATS ! NIHILI/ AS A CATEGORY RA!R ?AN A UNIQUE 9DIVIDUAL4 ,& TO LIMIT ONE'S P]CEPTION ( NIHILISM TO M]E /]EOTYPES W\LD QUITE SIMPLY R5D] ! HOPELESS1 PLAYFUL REBELS ( 9DIVIDUALIZ$ AN>*Y1 AS NONEXI/5T AS HOPE ITSELF6 

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