File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2004/anarchy-list.0401, message 268


Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:53:20 +0000
From: Iain McKay <iain.mckay-AT-zetnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: primitivism and anarchism


hello all

Dave Coull wrote:
> In my experience, the sayings of situationists are
> anything but clear. In fact, far from "clarifying"
> things, quoting some situationist is more
> likely to make things more OBSCURE .

actually, this is one of the situationists sayings
which is clear and very true.
 
> > "Theory -- where you have ideas
> > Ideology -- where ideas have you"
> 
> It's a bit like Zen, isn't it ?
> But zen I never underztood zat eizer.
> 
> It's just playing with words.

but making a point in the process... which is
cool.

> Yes, but what does that have to do with the fairly
> pointless quibble over whether anarchism is a "theory"
> or "a system of ideas and ideals forming the basis
> of an economic or political theory" ?

maybe, maybe not. But I like that saying and stick by it.
Feel free to ignore it. It's not that important!

Iain


   

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