Endgame, Vol. 2: Resistance
by Derrick Jensen
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Author: Derrick JensenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-06
ISBN: 1583227245
Number of pages: 433
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
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Book Review: A painful challenge
Summary: 5 Stars
A sequel to volume I, volume II deals with the nitty gritty of bringing civilization down. Jensen has already convinced me in volume I that we need to bring civilization down, violently (because civilization itself is so violent), and the sooner the better. Volume II is a rather digressive discussion of how to go about it. Jensen offers two possible approaches, blowing up dams and blowing up cell towers. In one chapter he parks beneath a cell tower and thinks about blowing it up and the steps he would need to take (such as learning how to handle explosives). These leads to thoughts as to why he doesn't go study explosives.
This, in essence, is the meat of the book. Jensen's ambivalence over the steps he knows absolutely must be taken to preserve the human species. He proposes some possible ways out of his dilemma. Maybe if he had a group to help him blow up the cell tower instead of doing it by himself. This seems to be the major motivation of both volumes - to convince a large group of people of the absolute urgency of doing SOMETHING right now, while there is still hope of saving the human species. However part of his discussion revolves around a need to anticipate how his actions will play out - around an innate need not to hurt more people with his actions than absolutely necessary.
Although he doesn't say so directly, much of the philosophical discussion reiterates the battle Marx, Engels and Lenin had with contemporary anarchists. Marx, Engels and Lenin were quite insistent that it wasn't enough to destroy the state - that careful organization was needed prior to dismantling the it - to ensure there was some type of social organization to replace it.
Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall, author of THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY ACT: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN REFUGEE
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