Nihilism is Not Nothing

No-Wing Anarchy
Nov 2 · 5 min read

Ask nearly anyone, and they will tell you that nihilism is a belief in nothing. Popularized by the movie, the Big Lebowski, and perpetuated by lazy academics and philosophers, this misunderstanding of nihilism has led to a sort of demonization in anarchist circles. Primitivist John Zerzan frequently laments about nihilism, saying things like “…you start having people that are so nihilistic they don’t even care about life anymore.” To Zerzan…

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For an anarchism without wings, freeing ourselves from the left/right paradigm.

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