Anarchy: a journal of desire armed. #38, Fall '93. OPENERS=20 -includes masthead, DisContents, "Inside Anarchy" by Jason McQuinn, subscription info, distribution info, etc. Also includes=20 information on Alternative Press Review @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ _Anarchy_ is an independent, not-for-profit quarterly publication of C.A.L. Press, published on the fifteenth of December, March, June and September. We sell no advertising, have no paid editorial staff, and finance this journal entirely through donations, newsstand sales and subscriptions. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Anarchy #38 Fall 1993 Press run: 6,000 ISSN 1044-1387 LC 88-13329 OCLC 11733794 PUBLISHED BY C.A.L. Press EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Jason McQuinn Bob White EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP E.B. Funck A. Hacker Shagbark Hickory Noa Toni Otter Mikell Zhan CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS Freddie Baer, San Francisco, CA. Johann Humyn Being, San Francisco, CA. James Koehnline, Seattle, WA. Phillip Lollar, San Francisco, CA. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Feral Faun, Portland, OR. Manolo Gonzalez, San Francisco, CA. Alison Gross, Paris, France Neal Keating, Albany, NY. Tad Kepley, Brooklyn, NY. Michael William, Montr=82al, Qu=82bec John Zerzan, Eugene, OR. CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE Alternate Routes =FE Allan Antliff =FE Ace Backwords =FE Anders Corr =FE Rich Curtis =FE Chuck Dodson =FE Mark Echt =FE Dina Fisher =FE Patrick Frank =FE Stanley Fureby =FE H=8Ame =FE J. McGill =FE NENW =FE Mark Neville= =FE Donald Rooum =FE Mycall Sunanda =FE Raoul Vaneigem The views expressed in the articles, graphics, letters, etc. published in Anarchy do not necessarily reflect the views of C.A.L., or those of the editorial & production staff. Anticopyright - Anarchy may be reprinted at will for non-profit purposes, except in the case of individual articles, graphics and other contributions copyrighted by their creators or previous publishers. Anarchy is indexed in the Alternative Press Index (POB 33109, Baltimore, MD. 21218), and is part of the Anarchist Media Network (@net). C.A.L. Press is a member of COSMEP, the International Association of Independent Pub-lishers (POB 420703, S.F., CA. 94142-0703). "The whirligig of time has its revenges." --B.A.G. Fuller @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ DisContents __Essays__ 27 Survival Sickness By Raoul Vaneigem file: VANEIGEM.38 30 For a World Without Morality From La Banquise file: MORALITY.38 42 A Critique of Half-Assed Radicalism By H=8Ame file: HEME.38 46 In the Aftermath of the Spanish Civil War: Adios, Catalonia By Manolo Gonzalez file: GONZALEZ.38 __Departments__ The Sad Truth file: SADTRUTH.38 6 FBI vs. the Branch Davidians Alternative Media Review file: ALTMEDIA.38 12 Anarchist Press Review 12 The Final Empire 12 Debord's In Girum 12 Debord's Comments 13 Plant's Gesture 14 Hakim Bey's T.A.Z. 14 On An(archy) and Schizoanalysis 14 The Films of Guy Debord 15 Fatal Strategies 16 Alternative Press Books On Gogol Boulevard file: ONGOGOL.38 18-21 International Anarchist News file: INTANARC.38 22 Support Mazokopos! 22 The Anarchist Scene 24 International Squatting: An Interview with Pixie & Miranda 25 San Diego National Love & Rage Conference Columns file: COLUMNS.38 53 The Iconoclast's Hammer: Radical Theory By Feral Faun 83 Untitled Fiction By Peter Sapira Letters files: LETTERS1.38, LETTERS2.38, LETTERS3.38 54-83 **************************************************************** NOTE: The following credited graphic works have been omitted from the e-conversion of AJODA #38: Cover Drawing By Chuck Dodson 2 "Wildcat Strikes Again" By Donald Rooum 5 "Twisted Image" By Ace Backwords 6 "Govt.Intelligence" By J.McGill 8 Drawing By Mark Neville 13 Collage By Johann Humyn Being 26 Collage By Johann Humyn Being 30 Collage By Johann Humyn Being 33 Collage By Johann Humyn Being 35 "No Sex Please We're Christians" By Michael William 36 Collage By Johann Humyn Being 39 Collage By Johann Humyn Being 42 Collage By Johann Humyn Being 49 Photo Courtesy F.Baer 55 Collage By Phillip Lollar 56 Collage By A.R.P. 59 "Twisted Image" By Ace Backwords 60 Drawing By Stanley Fureby 65 Drawing By Alternate Routes 68 "Twisted Image" By Ace Backwords 70 Drawing From Exegersi #3 72 Drawing From Hotcha! #67/68 77 Collage By Johann Humyn Being 78 Collage By Phillip Lollar 82 Collage By Johann Humyn Being 83 Drawing By Mark Neville 84 "Beware of Owner" By Phillip Lollar ***************************************************************** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Inside Anarchy Welcome to the Fall '93 issue of _Anarchy_. The front cover drawing introducing this issue is by Chuck Dodson, while the content focusses on the critique of morality in a substantive essay titled "For a World without Morality", translated from the _La Banquise_. There is much more still to be said concerning the critique of of morality, and especially of those forms which tend to flourish in leftist and anarchist spheres. We will undoubtably return to this theme again in the near future. Another translation, this time from _Interrogations_, presents a short critique of the anti-technology/anti-civilization milieu to which _Anarchy_ contributes. We hope publication of these critical comments will inspire more discussion of these and related themes, and we invite comments directed to the letters column.=20 In "Adios, Catalina" Manolo Gonzalez has contributed a further episode continuing his poignant account of life in revolutionary Barcelona to the point where the war was ending in defeat and escape was imperative. In this issue we have once again devoted about 30 pages to readers' letters, though we still remain far behind in publishing the backlog of letters. We have decided to make one change in our letters policy (there may still be others as well) to help us eventually catch up, and that is from here on out to limit letters to three double-spaced pages instead of the old four-page limit. And, for that matter, it never hurts to limit your letters to one or two pages if you can make your comments more concise! On another front on which we've been playing catch-up, we're doing a bit better this time. We've been able to include six pages of book reviews. While we still have scores of book reviews in the works, this almost brings us up to date on those ready for print. Regular readers will note that the pages and pages of alternative periodical reviews have disappeared from the "Alternative Media Review" section of this magazine. They've been moved to our new quarterly sister publication, _Alternative Press REview_, for those who miss them. Exemplary distributors One of the bigger surprises in the development of this publishing project has been our slow discovery of the large range of alternative press distributors - both wholesale and retail. Without this unsung network of bookshops, co-ops, comic and music stores, newsstands, community institutions, and other outlets fed by a widespread array of wholesale distributors, only a fraction of the current volume of radical publications would ever make it into the hands of readers. Over the years, a few periodical distributors (retail and wholesale) have ripped us off outright. And a few more have ripped us off unintentionally (I suspect) or for reasons they've never let us in on. However, by far, the great majority of distributors have been surprisingly helpful and enjoyable to work with. And then again there are those distributors who have consistently gone above and beyond what we have expected who deserve special mention. The biggest standout has to be Bound Together Books in San Francisco, surely the most successful of all the North American anarchist bookstores, most of which appear and disappear all too quickly. Bound Together is one of the few bookshops which always pays us early - on delivery, instead of after a wait of several months! By this alone, they've saved us, and undoubtedly other periodicals, from having to borrow more money to continue publishing. Hungry Head Books of Eugene, Oregon, is one of the few others which also pays us early, not an easy thing to do with an alter- native bookshop in a smaller city. Hungry Head is notable as well for its relatively large selection of alternative press periodicals given its size and location. Left Bank Books in Seattle is another exemplary west coast retail distributor which consistently pays us early. Left Bank Books and the affiliated Left Bank Distribution have together introduced many anarchist periodicals and books to the rest of North America by providing probably the most open and comprehensive collection of anarchist materials available anywhere. And they've been doing it successfully for many, many years. In the next rank right below these exemplary distributors is Fine Print of Austin, Texas. More than any other single alternative wholesaler, Fine Print has enabled Anarchy to financially afford to move to its current magazine format - purely because they have been so effective at getting over a thousand copies of recent issues out where they can be effectively sold in both mainstream as well as alternative outlets. This is not to slight any of the rest of our current distributors. Readers should check the listings on the opposite page. Most of these bookshops and newsstands are well worth supporting whenever you get the chance. Check them out, not only when they are located in your hometown, but also when you travel. Unless you already live in San Francisco or Seattle, for the most part you'll be able to find better selections of radical and other alternative publications at these locations than elsewhere. Support alternative distributors! Mutual aid within the alternative milieu When people think about giving a hand to the alternative press, they often think first of helping out by promoting their favorite publications, by subscribing to them, or by buying them on newsstands. And when radical zines are in trouble, many people may respond to their appeals for donations. But what about alternative distributors that face genuine problems of their own? What can we do to help them? Of course, those who live in the locality served by bookshops or newsstands can patronize them and tell friends about them. But there are also ways to help out from a distance, especially for publishers. When alternative distributors face crises which require outside support, they often need only ask for assistance. For example, as we've done several times in the past, we're quite willing to pitch in and make donations of magazines to worthwhile alternative bookshops, libraries or radical groups in order to help them overcome short-term obstacles. When Bound Together Books in San Francisco had its window broken a few years ago in a fascist attack, C.A.L. donated a large box full of back issues (over $200 worth) to be sold to help pay for a new window. In the early '80s we donated a package of anarchist books to the Librairie Alternative Bookshop group in Montr=82al to help them out when they were attempting to buy their building. And, when the proprietor of the Memory Hole Bookshop in Syracuse was busted on drug charges, we forgave all debts immediately in solidarity while he was standing trial. Most recently C.A.L. donated back issues in order to help Opening Books of Huntsville, Alabama try to reorganize and get back on its feet. These are a few examples of the types of support we're willing and able to give - if only we're notified of problems before it's too late to help. And I'm sure there are quite a few other publishers out there who would be willing to make the same type of offers. There is no need for alternative distributors to stand by helplessly during crises, when we should all be willing to help each other out with mutual aid in the face of mainstream pressures. -Jason McQuinn @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Sustaining Contributors Thanks for your support! 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