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An American philosopher, Zerzan is one of the leading voices of anarcho-primitivism, criticizing civilization, technology, and domestication as sources of oppression and defending a return to ancestral ways of life.
Political topics
John Zerzan leans further toward biology than 100% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Technology is where John Zerzan stands furthest from the rest.
On Free market, John Zerzan sits practically at the catalog median.
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Current that values indigenous peoples and their rights, defending autonomy, territory, culture, and political participation, along with development models and a plurinational state that respect their traditions.
Anarchist branch linked to naturism that defends simple living in contact with nature, without a state or oppressive conventions, valuing individual autonomy, health, and harmony with the natural world.
Current of John Zerzan and Ted Kaczynski that sees industrial civilization and agriculture itself as the root of domination, calling for the end of modern technology and a return to small stateless hunter-gatherer communities.
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Authoritarian NeoliberalismFar-Right24%
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During the Spanish Revolution, regions of Aragon and Catalonia lived an anarchist experiment of collectivizing land and factories, with workers' self-management and social organization without a central state.
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