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On Antinomianism as Tactic, not Value

Distinctions serve to increase understanding, provided they are adequately explained. One such distinction I would like to look at is the difference between values and tactics using the practice of “antinomianism.”  Values represent the principles by which individuals or groups dictate their behaviors and determine what goals are worth pursuing. Most people hold what canContinue reading “On Antinomianism as Tactic, not Value”

A Higher Quality Confusion

There’s a line from Mayor Richard Daley during a press conference about the Democratic Convention Riots in 1968 when a reporter asked about the police inciting the rioting. He said, “The police are not here to create disorder. They are here to preserve disorder.” I often find that my role, and that of the Temple,Continue reading “A Higher Quality Confusion”

No Profane Political Agenda (i)

“The Temple of Set has no profane political agenda, for much the same reason as my critique here: the dragon is too big [worldwide], and the means for combatting it directly are ludicrously ineffective. [This was the lesson that Winston Smith learned in 1984.] Our recommendation is rather an intensely personal one: to apprehend andContinue reading “No Profane Political Agenda (i)”

Personal Context in Brooklyn’s Forgotten Scene

Sometimes you live through things that end up being important in ways you and your dumbass friends don’t realize at the time. I was deeply in but not completely a part of the Brooklyn Hardcore scene. I love those mooks and enjoyed the atmosphere of their shows, but musically I was bent towards unlistenable post-industrialContinue reading “Personal Context in Brooklyn’s Forgotten Scene”