File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2004/anarchy-list.0401, message 169


Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 19:41:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Ali Kazmi <thekazmis2001-AT-yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: primitivism and anarchism



--- Chuck0 <chuck-AT-mutualaid.org> wrote:
> Ali Kazmi wrote:
> 
> > Their ideas of primitive life are based on
> cartoons.
> 
> As is your strawman misrepresentation of primitivist
> ideas.

Really?

The only primitivist I will listen to is one who has
lived in primitive areas, not people who think
bicycling to work is being primitive. I have seen some
of the most primitive areas in Afghanistan, Pakistan
and India, interior villages of Somalia. I have seen
the hardship and suffering of their daily life. You
have not. Think about who the fantasist is.

Yes, cities are overcrowded. Industry is exploitative.
Capitalism has created a plethora of professions we
could do without. Overpopulation is a problem. 

The way we live needs to be restructured, Industry
needs to be reorganized. Capitalism abolished. These
are ANARCHIST ideas. 

The destruction of industry and 90% of the population,
and return to primitive way of life are primitivist
ideas. If we go cherry picking through primitivist
ideology for the best ideas. Voila, we will end up
with anarchist ideas. So why the garbage?

Cheers.

Ali.

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