KilliKnign Agb acus Anthoglyo a colleocftw iroint ifnogrrse lations withomueta sure Killing King Abucus Anthology a collection of writings for relations without measure Changing Suns Press Regina, Saskatchewan 2016 Killing King Abacus Anthology ChangiSnugn sP res2s01,6 ISBN9:78 -0-9951551-0-7 Anti-copyright@ Thibso okm ayb ef reepliyr ataenddq uoteTdh.e a uthoarnsd p ublishhoewre, vewro,u ldl ike tob ei nformaetd: ChangiSnugn sP ress 2138 McintySret reet ReginSaK, S4P2R7 Canada [email protected] http:IIwww.changingsunspress.com/ Table of Contents Taking the challenge to Kill King Abacus; or trying to create relations without measure ... an introduction to this anthology by Chris Kortright ix Turning to Insurrection by sasha k xii Political Imagination in the Age of the Smart Phone Leila xiv UNTIMELY for Worlds Without Measure (being my thoughts on the project Killing King Abacus) Wolfi Landstreicher xix Section One: Issue # 1 Spring 2000 Killing King Abacus 3 Action 5 Anarchists and Action by Alfredo Bonanno 6 The Elves and Lit up Signs 9 ELF Communiques by Earth Liberation Front 10 Letter Introducing Nikos Mazotis by Comrades from the Anarchist Circle and the Collective Anarchists in Solidarity 11 iii Excerpt from Mazotis' Court Statement by Nikos Mazotis 12 The Acme Collective Communique by Acme collective 19 On Behalf of the Barbarians by Bleu Marin 24 Caught in the Web of Deception: Anarchists and the Media by Wolfi Landstreicher 35 Against War and Pacifist Bliss by Neither their War more their Peace 39 Kula Shells and Zombies: Notes on Value by Leila 41 Enter ... Enter ... by Diavolo in Corpo 43 Drowning ... by Wolfi Landstreicher 46 Necrophiliac Logic and the Revolution of the Imagination �� � Civilization and the Creative Urge by Wolfi Landstreicher 51 From Thought into the Unknown �L� � Clocks by Julio Cortazar 58 The Persistent Refusal of Paradise by Penelope Nin 59 Capitalism at the Crossroads and Opportunity of the Yugoslav crisis by sasha k 61 Freedom by Albert Libertad 69 iv Obsession by Albert Libertad 73 The Particular and the Universal 75 by Julio Cortazar Fixed Abodes by Leila 76 In the Distance: Suburbia Against the Barricades by Leila 80 The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism Among Anarchists: A Review of Hakim Bey's Millennium by sasha k 85 Section Two: Issue # 2 Spring 2001 Killing King Abacus #2 91 Notes on Insurrectionary Anarchism by sasha k 92 A Few Notes on Alienation by sasha k 97 Notes Towards a New Analysis of the Institutions of Domination by Wolfi Landstreicher 99 Civilization and History: A Comments on John Conner's The Rise of the West by sasha k 101 Parody and Subversion: Notes on Roles by Leila 104 Never Cry Wolf by Wolfi Landstreicher 107 Unmasked Simulations in White Overalls by Sandra K. 110 Brittle Utopias by Leila 112 v We Go On by Albert Libertad 116 The End of the World by Mara Almani 119 At the Center of the Volcano by Dominique Misein 123 The Anarchist Ethic in the Age of the Anti­ Globalization Movement by sasha k and Leila 133 The Ferocious Jaws of Habit by Mare Almani 152 Alienation, Marvelous Pursuits and the New Nomadic Sciences by Leila 157 A Balanced Account of the World: A Critical Look at the Scientific World View by Wolfi Landstreicher 162 Where Do We Meet Face to Face by Wolfi Landstreicher 171 Money and Logos byM.D.P. 177 China: Capitalist Discipline and Rising Protest by sasha k 187 Section Three: Hot Tide Discussion Bulletin Hot Tide Bulletin #1 The Scale of Capitalism and Resistance by Leila and sasha k 196 Terrorist Threats by Leila and sasha k 198 Hot Tide Bulletin #2 Direct Action cannot be Televised by Leila and sasha k 200 vi Comments on Hot Tide by Wolfi Landstreicher 203 Our response by Leila and sasha k 206 Hot Tide Discussion Bulletin #3 Solidarity, Analysis and the North-South Divide by Leila and sasha k 209 Assault on the Border by Leila and sasha k 213 Section 4: Discussion between sasha k and Chris Dixon on Activism and Organization Finding Hope After Seattle by Chris Dixon 218 "Activism" and "Anarcho-Purism" a response to Chris Dixon's Finding Hope After Seattle by sasha k 226 Reflections on Privilege, Reformism, and Activism a response to sasha k by Chris Dixon 231 Dirty Mirrors and Deformed Reflections by sasha k 241 Section 4: Killing King Abacus elsewhere A Brief Note On Insurrection by sasha k and Leila appeared in Green Anarchy Issue 8, 2002 252 The Same Old Empire (Oops, I mean Imperialism) ... by sasha k appeared in Aporia Journal Issue l, 2003 254 Thirteen Notes on Class Struggle: Some notes for discussion by sasha k appeared in Green Anarchy Issue 18, 2004 260 vii The Insurrectionary Act and the Self-Organization of Struggle by sasha k appeared in Aporia Journal Issue 2, 2004 264 Insurrectionary Practice and Capitalist Transformation A discussion between The Batko Group and sasha k. 2005 267 viii Taking the challenge to Kill King Abacus; or trying to create relations without measure ... an introduction to this anthology by Chris Kortright What was the project Killing King Abacus? What does it mean to Kill King Abacus? The Project Killing King Abacus was started as a writing project to challenge aspects of discourse and practices within the North American anarchist scene as we­ anarchists-engage in struggles against capitalism and the state. The project was the engagement of three individuals Leila, sasha k and Wolfi Landstreich­ er. One of the central challenges of this project was to think through/ explore "insurrectionary anarchism" as a practice/process. The project first appeared on the anarchist scene as a zine which came out in spring of 2000. Number 1 of Killing King Abacus was a mixture of translated texts, communiques regarding actions that where happening in North America and original texts by the indi­ viduals involved in the project. A second issue came out in print the following year (spring 2001). This second issue again had translations and original texts, but this time talking back to the reception that the first issue recived within the anarchist scene. Although the print zine only came out these two times, the project itself became more than just the zine. The project became located on a website that produced both dialogue and discussion through a discussion board and letters as well as launching a second connected project Hot Tide Discussion Bulletin taken up by Leila and sasha. At the time, Wolfi was working on a proj­ ect called Willful Disobedience1 which was promoted through the website. The website also became a space to archive articles and new translations addressing insurrectionary anarchism and questions of informal organization. A significant aspect to this project-and one that separates it from many other anarchist projects-was the influences and tensions that it brought together. The three individuals came together to explore questions of insurrectionary anarchism and translate (primarily from Italian) texts that many in the North American anarchist scene had not yet had access to, but the project did not have a singular vision or voice. Wolfi, Leila and sasha entered into this project together, but they were influenced by authors and ideas that were often in conflict with each other. In these texts you can feel 1. A book collection of Willful Disobedience spanning from 1996 to 2006 is published by Ardent Press and avalible through Little Black Cart: http:/ /littleblackcart.com/ ix