Anarchism Defined? (was Re: Village Voice: Abandon Democrats and join the anarchists)

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Brian O. Sheppard x349393 wrote:
>>It's from our favorite hippies at the crimethinc collective, producers of
>>"inspiring," "motivational," and "poetic" lit that seem to
>>incorporate design sensibilities from Jehovah's Witness lit, bringing a
>>new dimension of emo to anarchist pamphleteering.
>>
>>When I realized crimtethinc had printed up a quarter million of these
>>brochures with the full color (or nearly full color) cover, I wondered a)
>>where are they getting the money for this, and b) why can't the money go
>>into something less wanky? Anarchy: it's not a social movement - it's a
>>lifestyle choice.
>>
>>Now I'm going to go run along on a beach and throw out
>>my arms into the sunshine while I glory in my revolutionary lifestyle.
>>
>>Brian
>
>Brian is just jealous because nobody buys his anarcho-rubbish.
>
>Heaven forbid that anarchists--or activists of any stripe--should 
>think big and put together an attractive booklet with a print run of 
>250,000.
>
>Crimethinc managed to find a good deal with a publisher, but they 
>are still raising money to pay for printing and distribution costs.
>
>It about time that somebody did something like this.
>
>Chuck0

The content aside, it is undeniable that the tract in question has 
"design sensibilities from Jehovah's Witness lit" (someone gave one 
to me at the Oct. 26 demo in DC).  _You_ wouldn't have chosen _that_ 
design if you had any say in the matter at all.
-- 
Yoshie

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