Immediatism

As an Anarcho-Satanist, I envision a reversal of the polarity of biblical mythological symbolism -- seeing Satan as the "good," liberated rebel, and seeing God as an "evil," authoritarian fascistic dictator.

In many ways, the State acts as a surrogate or lieutenant sovereign for the assumed abrahamic deity. The State leans heavily upon the authority of a supposedly "good" God in presidential speeches, oaths to office, flag pledges, "manifest destiny," printed currency, the swearing-in of witnesses in courts of law, etc. The hierarchical authority of the State is informed by the hierarchical authority of religious institutions which predate modern statecraft, and so by envisioning God as an "evil" character, the State is similarly implicated as "evil."

BASTARD was an annual conference of anarchist theory for 19 years in the Bay Area.

The BASTARD Chronicles 2017 includes 8 workshop talks presented that year.

The BASTARD Chronicles 2017 from LittleBlackCart.com

This was an engaging talk given at the BASTARD Conference 2017, an annual conference of anarchist theory. It is available in the collection of talks targeting that year's theme, evil, entitled EVIL, The BASTARD Chronicles 2017, from Ardent Press and available from LittleBlackCart.com.

BASTARD Chronicles 2017 from LittleBlackCart.com

Translated from the French, this book brings first person narratives and interviews with political and economic analysis to contextualize the reality and the public perception of people publicized as pirates (who sometimes are pirates, and sometimes are not), as well as how they are treated when taken into custody, usually far from their homes. Written from an anarchist perspective, this is a stark view of what modern-day colonialism looks like, and what fighting it looks like too. it delineates the various actors--state, corporate, historical, cultural, environmental, and media--that have backed Somalis into a corner from which some of them come out swinging, and yet maintain their kindness and dignity in the midst of it all.

Brethren of the Coast at LittleBlackCart.com

Georges Bataille shines when he writes in his symbolic, poetical prose like that of "The Sacred Conspiracy." He is a philosophical giant, yet unfortunately I'm not sure many anarchists would say they were, or are, influenced by his thoughts. I hope this changes. ~the editors of Elpis Journal

Elpis Journal at LittleBlackCart.com

This delightful interview is found in Elpis, a journal which lives in the space anarchism cohabits with nihilism. Whereas prior entries in this space concerned themselves more with fierce questions about who and what to destroy and less about what is political about hating everything and having no hope that (individual) human agency can effect enough of the change one would wish upon the world, Elpis is different. This journal emphasizes the latter rather than the former, and is for pessimists and pessimist sympathizers.

Elpis Journal at LittleBlackCart.com

The Dark Side: Thoughts on the Futility of Life at Amazon.com