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From: textured-AT-riseup.net
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 21:43:20 -0800
Subject: [postanarchism] Re: nihilism


that was a joke right? seriously that essay wasnt for real, right? my
favorite lines were all the ones that began 'a strategic nihilist...'.

i like how it started with the blanchot quote, good touch. are there lots of
joke essays in anarchist zines? that was a fun read. here are my favorite lines:

> ...with a sword
> in hand. Moralists should be spared no patience. ... Nihilism
> can provide you a suite a suite of tools. The first is
> deep skepticism....

> It argues for an active pose in this world, and for the inviability of
> reformist solutions.

> A strategic
> nihilist understands that the infrastructure of the
> modern world embeds its own logic and inhabitants, and
> the nihilist is willing to toss it asunder anyway.

> A strategic
> nihilist understands that an ethical revolution does
> not create an ethical society.

> It argues for an active pose in this world, and for the inviability of
> reformist solutions. 

> Nihilism informs us that this dichotomy ties us to the
> world we must supercede, before we are capable of
> actually having social relationships with people and
> not things.

> When confronted with the horror
> of your existence, race towards the bleak
> consequences, not away.

im gonna start calling myself a 'strategic nihilist' now! :)
-daniel.



   

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