A Conversation with John Zerzan on Direct Action, School Shootings, Authenticity, Veganism & More
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I reached out to John by email with 4 long questions to help prepare for a different conversation with an anti-industrialist, plus the suggestion that I could post our Q&A text interview around a few places to help clarify his political theory and promote my critique of primitivism. But he offered to voice chat instead, which was a pleasant suprise. Finally I'll transcribe some of his answers for an article on our conversation and link it here when it's finished.
--- Timestamps ---
00:30 - What targets are justifiable today?
11:20 - Would industrial society not re-emerge?
19:00 - How do we prevent school shootings?
27:30 - Does modern life offer more virtue?
42:40 - In an ideal future should we be vegan?
--- Further reading links ---
- An Open Letter To John Zerzan by myself:
- Sexual Violence Against Women and a Woman's Right to Self-Defense The Case of Aileen Carol Wuornos by Phyllis Chesler:
- The Technological Society by Jaques Ellul:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Technological_Society
- Minimum Viable Technology by David Charles:
https://davidcharles.info/positive-constraints/minimum-viable-technology/
- Newtown shooter may have called 'AnarchyRadio' show before attack:
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/16/us/newtown-shooter-possible-radio-interview/index.html
- Response to Bellamy, JZ & Steve Kirk condemning vegan primitivism: