It’s cold to say, but I’ve always wished more on the Left would consider being more…ahem…productive with their desire to end their lives. Making a splash at Mar Largo or La Cerce or Bilderberg or somewhere else.
But, to paraphrase the article, the suicidal can barely vacuum their apartment, let alone carry out an elaborate mission. Fair I guess. But how come the Nazis always seem to have the energy to shoot up a Walmart on their way out? I guess their targets are far easier to reach.
The ol’ “Propaganda of the Deed” – we live in a world where building explosives, firearms, chemical and other weapons at home is easier than it has ever been, due to the widespread availability of knowledge of construction, and increased access to things like 3D printers. We also live in a world where large-scale horizontal organization has become easier than ever.
I think it’s important that we don’t fetishize bloodshed, since killing individuals in locations such as those won’t dismantle the systems; simultaneously, I don’t believe that terrorism is fundamentally counterproductive, on the reasons that it’s “bad optics” or that it can be used as a justification for repressing the left. Terrorism is blood theater, and like any theater, it’s up for interpretation.
I think I’m broadly more impartial to sabotage, blocking, occupying, or destroying buildings, and giving cops flashbacks to Sanrizuka. That’s what I’d like to see.
I do think optically almost all of the above actions would be, ultimately, well recieved, except by those who were never interested in tangible, radical change to begin with.
That bullshit would only hurt the leftists who survive. Capitalists are only the high priests of capitalism, they are replaceable. The effective ruler is capital itself.
I think it would hurt us in the eyes of civil society, but not in the eyes of the disgruntled and apolitical. Seeing some of these business elite actually be targetted would be unprecedented, it would be immense publicity. I think the mainstream media would froth at the mouth with hatred but the undercurrent everywhere would be one of approval.
I agree that it is the system, not any individuals, but it would be a modicum of justice and would perhaps be inspirational to everyone.
I will admit I have an accelerationist bone in my body and I would say this could probably be called accelerationism.
Not to disparage the very real mental pain and anguish suffered by “Nazis who shoot up a Walmart”, but I think the difference between them and a mother of a non-verbal adult who needs 24/7 care is that the mother’s pain is more real. It is distilled from material conditions. She should not have to burden that pain, but the systems around her do not allow relief.
A young white man shooting up a Walmart is in pain. It’s just their pain is likely rooted in a sense of entitlement. He’s suffering because he believes others ought to be suffering more than him.
A lot has been theorized on what fundamentally distinguishes someone from being left or right leaning. I subscribe to the belief that, in general, people of the left experience empathy much differently than those on the right.
The epidemic of mass shootings I think of as a sort of societal suicidality, too, so individual suicides hitting an all-time high is unsurprising.
“Suicide and Despair” is always relevant
Banger article! Thanks for sharing
Damn, that was powerful.
It’s cold to say, but I’ve always wished more on the Left would consider being more…ahem…productive with their desire to end their lives. Making a splash at Mar Largo or La Cerce or Bilderberg or somewhere else.
But, to paraphrase the article, the suicidal can barely vacuum their apartment, let alone carry out an elaborate mission. Fair I guess. But how come the Nazis always seem to have the energy to shoot up a Walmart on their way out? I guess their targets are far easier to reach.
The ol’ “Propaganda of the Deed” – we live in a world where building explosives, firearms, chemical and other weapons at home is easier than it has ever been, due to the widespread availability of knowledge of construction, and increased access to things like 3D printers. We also live in a world where large-scale horizontal organization has become easier than ever.
I think it’s important that we don’t fetishize bloodshed, since killing individuals in locations such as those won’t dismantle the systems; simultaneously, I don’t believe that terrorism is fundamentally counterproductive, on the reasons that it’s “bad optics” or that it can be used as a justification for repressing the left. Terrorism is blood theater, and like any theater, it’s up for interpretation.
I think I’m broadly more impartial to sabotage, blocking, occupying, or destroying buildings, and giving cops flashbacks to Sanrizuka. That’s what I’d like to see.
I do think optically almost all of the above actions would be, ultimately, well recieved, except by those who were never interested in tangible, radical change to begin with.
Pretty much, yeah.
That bullshit would only hurt the leftists who survive. Capitalists are only the high priests of capitalism, they are replaceable. The effective ruler is capital itself.
I think it would hurt us in the eyes of civil society, but not in the eyes of the disgruntled and apolitical. Seeing some of these business elite actually be targetted would be unprecedented, it would be immense publicity. I think the mainstream media would froth at the mouth with hatred but the undercurrent everywhere would be one of approval.
I agree that it is the system, not any individuals, but it would be a modicum of justice and would perhaps be inspirational to everyone.
I will admit I have an accelerationist bone in my body and I would say this could probably be called accelerationism.
Accelerationism in such an overwhelmingly rightwing country with no organized left is necessarily to the benefit of fascists.
Not to disparage the very real mental pain and anguish suffered by “Nazis who shoot up a Walmart”, but I think the difference between them and a mother of a non-verbal adult who needs 24/7 care is that the mother’s pain is more real. It is distilled from material conditions. She should not have to burden that pain, but the systems around her do not allow relief.
A young white man shooting up a Walmart is in pain. It’s just their pain is likely rooted in a sense of entitlement. He’s suffering because he believes others ought to be suffering more than him.
A lot has been theorized on what fundamentally distinguishes someone from being left or right leaning. I subscribe to the belief that, in general, people of the left experience empathy much differently than those on the right.
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Good read, thanks for sharing.