Endgame Premises Archives: 15: Love does not imply pacifism

Love does not imply pacifism.

Featured, Direct Action

The Definition and History of Direct Action

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Editors note: this text was written as an introduction to a French-language translation of the Earth First! Direct Action Manual. It has been slightly edited for publication here. by Max Wilbert The term “direct action” was first widely used by the revolutionary union IWW, or the Industrial Workers of the World, in 1910. It refers … Continue reading The Definition and History of Direct Action →
The Solution: Resistance, Featured, Defensive Violence

The Art of Rebellion, Part 1: Of Martial Traditions

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Editor’s Note: this piece on the Art of Rebellion was published anonymously under the name “Seaweed” in 2008. We don’t agree with every detail (most notably, although we support autonomous localized uprisings, we don’t believe that these will be sufficient to halt the murder of the planet. We call for a more coordinated form of … Continue reading The Art of Rebellion, Part 1: Of Martial Traditions →
Featured, Strategy & Analysis

A Look at Protracted People’s War

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Editor’s Note: Revolutionaries must study each revolutionary tradition and learn from it. We don’t believe that PPW is a “magic bullet” for current pre-revolutionary conditions, but it is worth studying. By JP Protracted People’s War (PPW) is a military theory developed by Mao Zedong during the Chinese Civil War and the war against the Japanese … Continue reading A Look at Protracted People’s War →
Featured, Music & Art, Property & Material Destruction

A Modern Eco-Sabotage Manifesto

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By Max Wilbert The woman places an arrow on her bow, draws to her cheek, and fires. The arrow arcs over a high-voltage electrical transmission line, carrying a non-conductive rope. She jogs to her arrow, and begins to reel in the rope. As she pulls it over the lines, a conductive cable is revealed to … Continue reading A Modern Eco-Sabotage Manifesto →
Indigenous Autonomy, Mining & Drilling, Obstruction & Occupation

Falling in Love (Unist’ot’en Camp Report-Back)

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Unist’ot’en Camp, January 2015 The storm enveloped us. Snow lashed the road. The darkness was total, our headlights casting weak yellow beams into the darkness. Most people had hunkered down in homes and motels, and the roads were near empty. Still, every few minutes a passing truck threw a blinding cloud of dry snow into … Continue reading Falling in Love (Unist’ot’en Camp Report-Back) →
Building Alternatives, Indigenous Autonomy, Colonialism & Conquest, Defensive Violence

The Humility of Love: A Lesson from Chiapas

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Humility. An important word you rarely hear in our culture anymore. Our culture seems to be going in the opposite direction, everything with a superlative. Everything bigger, faster, better, stronger. Everything new, shiny, pretty, expensive. But never humble. “Dude, love that car. It’s so humble.” Yeah, you never hear that. ... Continue reading →
Agriculture, Colonialism & Conquest

DIY Resistance: I love you, Dad

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Many thanks to San Diego Free Press, who first published this article By Will Falk, Deep Green Resistance “Your mother and I are worried about you,” my dad said looking down into the beer his hands cradled on a wood table in the Morris Inn at the University of Notre Dame. We came to Notre … Continue reading DIY Resistance: I love you, Dad →
Listening to the Land

Defend What You Love

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“I don’t think it is violence to defend that which you love.” ~ Saba Malik, Permaculturalist and member of the DGR Advisory Board, POC Caucus, and Women’s Caucus When civilization ends, the living world will rejoice. We must be biophilic people in order to survive. Those of us who have forgotten how must learn again … Continue reading Defend What You Love →
Direct Action, Human Supremacy, Male Supremacy

DIY Resistance: Develop a Sense of Urgency

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Many thanks to San Diego Free Press, who first published this article By Will Falk, Deep Green Resistance Southwest Coalition We are losing badly. The dominant culture is destroying what is left of the world and, right now, our resistance is simply ineffective. I cannot pretend to know exactly how we’re going to turn things … Continue reading DIY Resistance: Develop a Sense of Urgency →
Alienation & Mental Health, Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Strategy & Analysis

The Decision to Die, The Decision to Kill

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By Will Falk, Deep Green Resistance Southwest Coalition  It is long past time we honestly assessed our capacity for violence. Violence – unconscionable violence many seem unconscious of – rages on around us. I write “unconscionable” because what other word describes the images of Palestinian children on hospital beds with half their heads caved in? … Continue reading The Decision to Die, The Decision to Kill →