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Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Anarchism
Anarchy. The word conjures images from fraternity house shenanigans
to rioting and looting on the streets of important cities at its
mention. For most civilized persons, with these mental images close
at hand, Anarchy is something to be avoided at all costs. How can
civilized society carry on with the threat of bombs and looting
effectively slamming the brakes on human progress? In Volume IV of
His groundbreaking series, David Mint explores the concept of
Anarchy not as a menace, but as an ultimate given.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, anarchism was the most
feared revolutionary movement in the world. However, in the century
anarchism was eclipsed by the rise of the modern totalitarian
states, world wars, and the emergence of technocratic managerial
economies. Meanwhile, anarchists have failed to provide
alternatives to this dominant form of political economy. In this
work, the anarchist theoretician Keith Preston places the blame for
these failures on the shoulders of his fellow anarchists. He
criticizes the contemporary anarchist movement for having
degenerated into a fashionable youth culture that has lost the
ferocity of historic anarchism. Instead, present day anarchists are
more likely to serve as the lackeys of political correctness than
the vanguard of revolution. Preston discusses the possibility of
new directions for modern anarchists. These include the formation
of strategic alliances for the purpose of overthrowing states,
ruling classes, and empires by means of the visionary concept of
pan-secessionism. He recognizes that anti-state revolutionaries
will eventually need to achieve victory through "fourth generation
warfare" i.e. an insurgency on the model of groups like Hezbollah
or the Peoples War Group. Further, Preston argues that the social
base of anarchism should not be fanciful intellectuals or
privileged-class university students. Instead, the foundation of
revolutionary struggle should be the "lumenproletariat" of the
permanently unemployed, the dispossessed, the prisoner, the
prostitute, and the homeless. Preston subsequently surveys a
plethora of trends that provide a basis for anarchist optimism.
Volume III in the Fimbul Winter Trilogy. Attainment for two
magickal orders based upon Evolutionary Libertarian principles.
Elucidates revolution magick by creating a mindset conducive to
establishing world liberty and peace via democratic means. It does
this inspirationally by prefiguring a time when revolution will
have progressed much further than at present. A very complete
system with bylaws, rituals, flags, ceremonial armor, plus dress
and field uniforms with decorations for valor. Symbols are
eclectic, traditional, and from ancient mythology. All of this, of
course, involves a much higher level of activism than we hope will
ever be necessary. Also from Fimbul Winter Books by this author:
Traditional Arcane Teachings, Mythology of the North, Evolutionary
Psychology, World Libertarian Revolution, The Adventures of Eric F.
Magnuson.
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