In my country temperature just dropped for almost 30° Celsius in a few hours after a week of summer temperatures. It's literally snowing. Went from flip-flops to winter coat over night. And yet some are still not convinced that the climate is screwed.

What are your thoughts on how many anarcho-primitivist/luddite/anticiv spaces have been taken over by right-wing types? It seems less people are actually engaging in primitivist thought and more so thinking it's "based" and "trad."

I saw how you got downvoted for insulting whatalthist, and this is what led me to ask this question.

I'm assuming you're referring to online spaces. There's a strong effort by the right to co-opt primitivism. There are some forums that are frequented by right-wingers, though they're in the minority; most problematic spaces are the ones about Kaczynski and things directly related to him. There are also many social media accounts that express primitivistic ideas in combination with authoritarian and rightist politics (e.g. individuals who adore both Ted Kaczynski and Pentti Linkola). Most concerning to me are actually the offline examples that get press coverage.

I see this as being both due to deliberate efforts to co-opt primitivism, much in the manner Nazis co-opted socialism, and due to ignorance on the part of many right-wingers. It isn't too hard to misinterpret Kaczynski's remarks about leftism if you read him inattentively, and conclude that he must be some sort of right-winger. Ted's mistake was focusing on attacking the left too much and worrying too little about the right, but at the time he wrote his manifesto this choice made sense.

Ted was a fan of Earth First! and when he wrote Industrial Society and its Future the wounds of an ideological split within it were still fresh. EF! started out as a truly ecocentric movement with extremely narrow goals of protecting the wilderness from the ravages of industrialism and other harm caused by civilized humans. After gaining a lot of momentum, EF! attracted thousands of newcomers, many of whom leaned more to the side of leftist humanism than deep ecology, causing conflict — the newcomers were trying to transform the movement into one about ecology-related social justice issues, while the original Earth First!ers preferred to only focus on wilderness conservation. (For more on this check out Earth First!: Environmental Apocalypse by Martha F. Lee). The right-wing in America at the time was comprised mostly of people who were staunch prometheans, warmongers, etc., and Ted rightly assumed they weren't going to take over his movement. However as the political climate changed they became one.

The US and the rest of the "West" seems to be experiencing a rise in right-wing back-to-nature ideas, similar in many ways to the so-called "right-wing hippies" of the Weimar republic. I'm talking about doomsday preppers, christian nationalist communes, etc. Kaczynski did not anticipate this, and by the time news about who was adopting (some of) his ideas — not just anarchists and former Earth First!ers, but people including the Greek fascist Golden Dawn party, and Andreas Breivik — reached Kaczynski in his supermax prison it was a bit late. He penned a short note titled Ecofascism: An Aberrant Branch of Leftism in 2020, arguing against their ideas and saying he's their enemy. However, more people read and will read ISAIF in the future than this obscure note and the few other scattered critiques of the right that can be found throughout his work.

What we need to do is to aggressively shun these types until we successfully repel them. This applies to real life and online interactions. There will always be some who'll try to co-opt primitivism, but this big wave needs to be halted. There are also some who are genuinely willing to learn and adjust their beliefs, but they're few in between. It's necessary to distinguish between the two, keep the latter and reject the former.

Do you reccomend the book Deep Green resistance as a starting place? What books would you reccomend?

Nope. I think Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How by Theodore John Kaczynski is much better. Both books have a nearly identical end goal and share many grand-strategic ideas, but DGR is inconsistent in many places, and does analysis poorly. Though it's not against civilization like the former two books, The Solutions are Already Here by Peter Gelderloos also has valuable analysis and lessons for the anti-civ/anti-tech movement. These are the two books I most recommend as a starting place to anti-civilization strategic thinking.

People who think that replacing a wild ecosystem (left pic) with a solar plant (right pic) is "good for the environment" are seriously delusional. Solar panels require a global supply chain, (fossil fuel-based) mining and refining of rare-earth minerals, denuding of areas, and regular washing, all of which are extremely ecologically destructive. They also have a relatively short life and become problematic toxic waste afterwards. Humans have existed sustainably for hundreds of thousands of years prior to the advent of civilization and thrived - believe it or not - without any of these 'green' energy technologies. If we wish to survive and thrive again we must return to those ways.

Remember, liberals will always care more about civility and politeness than about you and your kids being alive. This isn't just about the ongoing genocide in Palestine by Israel. Exact same goes for climate change, colonial oppression, pollution, etc. They'll always put order first, no matter how much they claim to value freedom. Docility and a weird, contrived sense of moral superiority are their highest values. Never try to appease them, stay radical.

Imagine actually advocating "AI rights" and "compassion towards machines." We're in a world where real living beings are being massacred and enslaved en masse in the name of progress, but apparently technology is the side deserving of sympathy. Some people really are far gone.

Made this anti-yacht agitprop piece in support of orcas fucking up and sinking boats. Obviously the rich assholes are not happy and want to demonize this already endangered species further, so it's critical to root for orcas, whether they ram boats or not. Thankfully the orca rebellion is spreading.

P.S.: You don't necessarily have to be an orca to fuck up a boat ;)

Today we lost Ted Kaczynski. It's not surprising, we all knew that day was around the corner, considering his diagnosis, but hearing about it still shook me a bit. He was certainly not a flawless person, but his uncompromising devotion to defending the wild against the system of civilisation will forever earn him my respect. We need more people of such powerful character, determination and wit. Rest in power, Uncle Ted 💚

Finished reading DGR by Jensen, Kieth and McBay, and I have some thoughts. A manualfesto, it first briefly outlines why we need to get rid of civilisation, and then proceeds to discus different possible courses of action, relying mostly on historic analysis of other movements to learn from mistakes and successes and assemble a strategic blueprint. The first few chapters were by Lierre Keith and I genuinely think the book, though still lacking in other places, would've been much better off without the stuff she wrote. She's grossly smug, e.g. by outright dismissing any possibility that younger adults could have good ideas (because of "undeveloped brain"), so they should just shut up and let themselves be lead (by her & co). Much of the book comes off as the authors trying to justify why they should have a leading role - when it comes to discussions of hierarchy there are barely any examples or thorough explanations given to back up their enthusiasm, and they just pretend it's common sense. When historic analysis is employed, the choice of movements and/or events is very narrow and shallow compared to other books dealing with these topics. The authors most often use the French WW2 Resistance, Black Panthers, ANC, the IRA.., while neglecting actually relevant groups like MEND and ELF. Even where comparisons are appropriate, one can't help but feel like he's reading a rushed highchool assignment. Furthermore, there's a persistent emphasis on how movements need to have a clearly defined goal, yet McBay consistently fails at this himself by conflating three different things, setting them as DGR's targets: civilisation, industrial civilisation, industrial capitalism. The oddest thing about this piece is that it's over 500 pages, yet has so little substance

Under no pretext should arms and munitions be surrendered to those who call themselves “authorities,” or anyone for that matter. The state maintains its power through holding a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. This is used to protect interests of big business that states need to survive these days; these interests are also predominantly responsible for dragging us towards extinction; bowing to or compromising with state/corporate interest is suicidal. Disarming oneself can only mean surrender and defeat.

A little reminder that these will eventually be used to shoot at you, to kill you when you get in the way of state interest. They currently have obvious weak-spots like a battery pull-out handle, turn-off buttons, etc., but rest assured they will be improved over time. Time to stop looking at technological monstrosities with awe, and recognise them as the tools of oppression they inherently are.

The irony of doing deforestation in a land that already has nearly no forests, only to place some giant bird-killing things there in the name of "green energy." Don’t let me even get started about how much harmful manufacturing processes need to take place to make wind turbines.

Reminder to the weak liberal-minded environmentalists: all the logging machines that make Earth bald before her time won't burn down or get smashed to pieces on their own. They might need a hand :)

Here’s a little anti-civ essay about why I’m not a fan of holidays. It touches on their psychological and environmental harms, but also delves into the philosophical waters, analysing how holidays are a big part of an oppressive, exploitative structure that we’ve taken for granted. Read to learn more.

Worse than Waco

What transpired between members of the Branch Davidians and federal law enforcement in Waco is one of those moments where the government showed its true colours, but there’s an an even worse case.

After prior years of harassment and abuse (including murder) at the hands of law enforcement. MOVE, a christian anarcho-primitivist communal organisation, was besieged by nearly five hundred police officers on 5/13/1985.

Arresting & detaining have been among the tactics pigs used to either destroy MOVE or chase them out of the city. The reasons were racism (most MOVE members were black), and the organisation's activism related to the injustices of the American "justice" system among other things.

MOVE was started by John Africa (pictured bellow), who came up with their philosophical underpinnings, but was not a leader in any traditional sense. These beliefs included a love for all life, state abolition, self defence, soberness, eating fresh raw food, and staying active.

On that day in 1985, neighbouring buildings were evacuated as an army of pigs showed up to arrest MOVE. Water and electricity was shut off. Police used more than ten thousand rounds of ammo before cops decided the compound be bombed (yes, literally). A helicopter dropped two bombs that caused a fire. The ensuing fire killed 11 of the 13 people in the house (John Africa, 5 other adults, and five children). Ramona Africa, the only adult survivor, said that police fired at those trying to escape. The fire destroyed over 60 other buildings.

In '96 a federal jury ordered the city to pay a $1.5 million civil suit judgment to survivor Ramona Africa and relatives of 2 people killed in the bombing. The city used excessive force and violated the members' constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

If you wish to learn more about MOVE, I recommend their booklet "25 years on the Move", available for free at Anarchist Library.

“All living beings, things that move, are equally important, whether they are human beings, dogs, birds, fish, trees, ants, weeds, rivers, wind or rain. To stay healthy and strong, life must have lean air, clean water and pure food. If deprived of these things, life will cycle to the next level, or as the system says, ‘die’.” - John Africa

Why I hate roads, an essay.