I don't think this group needs an introduction, at any rate I don't feel fit to give one. Suffice to say that I give their perspective some weight since it is learned. Mind you they are French and they like to write about destitution of authority and riots. In France we see people in the streets throwing stones and molotovs, groups of riot cops huddled together in defense. No reason Burgercops wouldn't out and out kill everyone and Burgers would clap for it. All the same I should think being anti-cop and spreading the general will to disobedience is fine. One must start somewhere. Consider also the Baltimore cops who were charged with racketeering. This is not even the same case as the blatant drug planting and an obvious ploy by the state to very publicly crucify SOME members to give the rotten organization as a whole an air of legitimacy.
Started reading it. I really like their first chapter, will see how the rest goes
Adrian Diaz
I've read it, quite good stuff. Philosophically speaking it's quite heavy. First it defines communism as an authentic mode of being-in-the-world (this kills the right Heideggerians). Then explains how normie social networks are the natural extension of neoliberal govermentality where we're all expected to become entrepeneurs of the self who farm likes but never quite manage to have a real connection with anyone or anything, downright predicts the rise of Chinese social credit (which, you know, its bound to become a global phenomenon). The weirdest, most esoteric stuff (and I mean this in a good way!) is when they say instead of being individuals we are all fragments of being who are separated by capitalism, with communism being how these fragments of being are finally united.
Lincoln Robinson
it's anarcho-liberalism
Camden Long
I guess id have to know what they mean by united. It sounds like the human instrumentality project, the way they put it
Connor King
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Grayson Thompson
I like that he calls love an experience. Makes it less spooky. Beautiful and not really in conflict with what I believe.
Ryder Miller
It's very interesting. Do they self-identify as any tendency?
Michael Lopez
OP here. They are sort of their own thing, but are influenced by a number of philosophers. Beyond Hegel and Marx you have Heidegger who in turn massively influenced Foucault, Marcuse, and Agamben. They are also indebted to the Situationists, Deleuze, and Guattari. They are also probably an offshoot of the journal Tiqqun which was short-lived between 98-01.
Thank you for goodposts. Finishing the last chapter right now.
Landon Phillips
I agree with most of the stuff written, but they are repeating themselves. There is not much of the things they haven't already said in The Coming Insurrection and To Our Friends
