The Unabomber Manifesto
FEELINGS OF INFERIORITY
10. By "feelings of inferiority" we mean not only inferiority feelings in the strictest sense but a whole spectrum of related traits: low self-esteem, feelings of powerlessness, depressive tendencies, defeatism, guilt, self-hatred, etc. We argue that modern leftists tend to have such feelings (possibly more or less repressed) and that these feelings are decisive in determining the direction of modern leftism.
11. When someone interprets as derogatory almost anything that is said about him (or about groups with whom he identifies) we conclude that he has inferiority feelings or low self-esteem. This tendency is pronounced among minority rights advocates, whether or not they belong to the minority groups whose rights they defend. They are hypersensitive about the words used to designate minorities. The terms negro," "oriental," "handicapped" or "chick" for an African, an Asian, a disabled person or a woman originally had no derogatory connotation. "Broad" and "chick" were merely the feminine equivalents of "guy," "dude" or "fellow." The negative connotations have been attached to these terms by the activists themselves. Some animal rights advocates have gone so far as to reject the word "pet" and insist on its replacement by "animal companion." Leftist anthropologists go to great lengths to avoid saying anything about primitive peoples that could conceivably be interpreted as negative. They want to replace the word "primitive" by "nonliterate." They seem almost paranoid about anything that might suggest that any primitive culture is inferior to our own. (We do not mean to imply that primitive cultures ARE inferior to ours. We merely point out the hypersensitivity of leftish anthropologists.)
12. Those who are most sensitive about "politically incorrect" terminology are not the average black ghetto-dweller, Asian immigrant, abused woman or disabled person, but a minority of activists, many of whom do not even belong to any "oppressed" group but come from privileged strata of society. Political correctness has its stronghold among university professors, who have secure employment with comfortable salaries, and the majority of whom are heterosexual, white males from middle-class families.
13. Many leftists have an intense identification with the problems of groups that have an image of being weak (women), defeated (American Indians), repellent (homosexuals), or otherwise inferior. The leftists themselves feel that these groups are inferior. They would never admit it to themselves that they have such feelings, but it is precisely because they do see these groups as inferior that they identify with their problems. (We do not suggest that women, Indians, etc., ARE inferior; we are only making a point about leftist psychology).
14. Feminists are desperately anxious to prove that women are as strong as capable as men. Clearly they are nagged by a fear that women may NOT be as strong and as capable as men.
15. Leftists tend to hate anything that has an image of being strong, good and successful. They hate America, they hate Western civilization, they hate white males, they hate rationality. The reasons that leftists give for hating the West, etc. clearly do not correspond with their real motives. They SAY they hate the West because it is warlike, imperialistic, sexist, ethnocentric and so forth, but where these same faults appear in socialist countries or in primitive cultures, the leftist finds excuses for them, or at best he GRUDGINGLY admits that they exist; whereas he ENTHUSIASTICALLY points out (and often greatly exaggerates) these faults where they appear in Western civilization. Thus it is clear that these faults are not the leftist's real motive for hating America and the West. He hates America and the West because they are strong and successful.
16. Words like "self-confidence," "self-reliance," "initiative", "enterprise," "optimism," etc. play little role in the liberal and leftist vocabulary. The leftist is anti-individualistic, pro-collectivist. He wants society to solve everyone's needs for them, take care of them. He is not the sort of person who has an inner sense of confidence in his own ability to solve his own problems and satisfy his own needs. The leftist is antagonistic to the concept of competition because, deep inside, he feels like a loser.
17. Art forms that appeal to modern leftist intellectuals tend to focus on sordidness, defeat and despair, or else they take a orgiastic tone, throwing off rational control as if there were no hope of accomplishing anything through rational calculation and all that was left was to immerse oneself in the sensations of the moment.
18. Modern leftist philosophers tend to dismiss reason, science, objective reality and to insist that everything is culturally relative. It is true that one can ask serious questions about the foundations of scientific knowledge and about how, if at all, the concept of objective reality can be defined. But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge. They are deeply involved emotionally in their attack on truth and reality. They attack these concepts because of their own psychological needs. For one thing, their attack is an outlet for hostility, and, to the extent that it is successful, it satisfies the drive for power. More importantly, the leftist hates science and rationality because they classify certain beliefs as true (i.e., successful, superior) and other beliefs as false (i.e. failed, inferior). The leftist's feelings of inferiority run so deep that he cannot tolerate any classification of some things as successful or superior and other things as failed or inferior. This also underlies the rejection by many leftists of the concept of mental illness and of the utility of IQ tests. Leftists are antagonistic to genetic explanations of human abilities or behavior because such explanations tend to make some persons appear superior or inferior to others. Leftists prefer to give society the credit or blame for an individual's ability or lack of it. Thus if a person is "inferior" it is not his fault, but society's, because he has not been brought up properly.
19. The leftist is not typically the kind of person whose feelings of inferiority make him a braggart, an egotist, a bully, a self-promoter, a ruthless competitor. This kind of person has not wholly lost faith in himself. He has a deficit in his sense of power and self-worth, but he can still conceive of himself as having the capacity to be strong, and his efforts to make himself strong produce his unpleasant behavior. [1] But the leftist is too far gone for that. His feelings of inferiority are so ingrained that he cannot conceive of himself as individually strong and valuable. Hence the collectivism of the leftist. He can feel strong only as a member of a large organization or a mass movement with which he identifies himself.
20. Notice the masochistic tendency of leftist tactics. Leftists protest by lying down in front of vehicles, they intentionally provoke police or racists to abuse them, etc. These tactics may often be effective, but many leftists use them not as a means to an end but because they PREFER masochistic tactics. Self-hatred is a leftist trait.
21. Leftists may claim that their activism is motivated by compassion or by moral principle, and moral principle does play a role for the leftist of the oversocialized type. But compassion and moral principle cannot be the main motives for leftist activism. Hostility is too prominent a component of leftist behavior; so is the drive for power. Moreover, much leftist behavior is not rationally calculated to be of benefit to the people whom the leftists claim to be trying to help. For example, if one believes that affirmative action is good for black people, does it make sense to demand affirmative action in hostile or dogmatic terms? Obviously it would be more productive to take a diplomatic and conciliatory approach that would make at least verbal and symbolic concessions to white people who think that affirmative action discriminates against them. But leftist activists do not take such an approach because it would not satisfy their emotional needs. Helping black people is not their real goal. Instead, race problems serve as an excuse for them to express their own hostility and frustrated need for power. In doing so they actually harm black people, because the activists' hostile attitude toward the white majority tends to intensify race hatred.
22. If our society had no social problems at all, the leftists would have to INVENT problems in order to provide themselves with an excuse for making a fuss.
23. We emphasize that the foregoing does not pretend to be an accurate description of everyone who might be considered a leftist. It is only a rough indication of a general tendency of leftism.
Monday, March 31, 2008
The Wild Ones - Zipper Pull & Vinyl Figure
this is old news for most but check these super-secret shots of an upcoming T.W.O.'s zipper-pull and vinyl figure. both pictures are from earlier this year and are in the finishing process. there isn't much info on either of these two projects but both should be really cool.
Estevan Oriol - 12x36 - A Local Lens
Estevan Oriol was given a small disposable camera and was asked to shoot 36 frames. each contact sheet will be blown up for the public to see @ the show. the cool thing about this show is that it is a group show and will open simultaneously in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Seoul - Korea. the show in LA will be held @ Gallery Revisited on Saturday April 5th with the opening reception from 6-9pm. the show will run from April 5th-April 30th.
Gallery Revisited
3204 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
D!SS!ZSL!XXX
SL!CK is one artist that i can honestly say always and consistently steps things up. his progression in his artwork is fucking insanely-insane. here are a few of his pieces. i am guessing they are for his upcoming show "Ceci n'est pas Graffiti" which opens April 3rd in S.F. @ the Upper Playground gallery FIFTY24SF. if you are lucky enough to be in S.F. @ that time - i'd advise you to go see it.
SL!CK's Website/Portfolio
D!SS!Z!T Brand Website
Still Standing Dog Tag
check out the dog tag Jasper is wearing - just like from the Rogue Status - Still Standing tee. maybe we will see it released soon?
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Unabomber Manifesto - The Psychology of Modern Leftism
The Unabomber Manifesto
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MODERN LEFTISM
6. Almost everyone will agree that we live in a deeply troubled society. One of the most widespread manifestations of the craziness of our world is leftism, so a discussion of the psychology of leftism can serve as an introduction to the discussion of the problems of modern society in general.
7. But what is leftism? During the first half of the 20th century leftism could have been practically identified with socialism. Today the movement is fragmented and it is not clear who can properly be called a leftist. When we speak of leftists in this article we have in mind mainly socialists, collectivists, "politically correct" types, feminists, gay and disability activists, animal rights activists and the like. But not everyone who is associated with one of these movements is a leftist. What we are trying to get at in discussing leftism is not so much a movement or an ideology as a psychological type, or rather a collection of related types. Thus, what we mean by "leftism" will emerge more clearly in the course of our discussion of leftist psychology (Also, see paragraphs 227-230.)
8. Even so, our conception of leftism will remain a good deal less clear than we would wish, but there doesn't seem to be any remedy for this. All we are trying to do is indicate in a rough and approximate way the two psychological tendencies that we believe are the main driving force of modern leftism. We by no means claim to be telling the WHOLE truth about leftist psychology. Also, our discussion is meant to apply to modern leftism only. We leave open the question of the extent to which our discussion could be applied to the leftists of the 19th and early 20th century.
9. The two psychological tendencies that underlie modern leftism we call "feelings of inferiority" and "oversocialization." Feelings of inferiority are characteristic of modern leftism as a whole, while oversocialization is characteristic only of a certain segment of modern leftism; but this segment is highly influential.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MODERN LEFTISM
6. Almost everyone will agree that we live in a deeply troubled society. One of the most widespread manifestations of the craziness of our world is leftism, so a discussion of the psychology of leftism can serve as an introduction to the discussion of the problems of modern society in general.
7. But what is leftism? During the first half of the 20th century leftism could have been practically identified with socialism. Today the movement is fragmented and it is not clear who can properly be called a leftist. When we speak of leftists in this article we have in mind mainly socialists, collectivists, "politically correct" types, feminists, gay and disability activists, animal rights activists and the like. But not everyone who is associated with one of these movements is a leftist. What we are trying to get at in discussing leftism is not so much a movement or an ideology as a psychological type, or rather a collection of related types. Thus, what we mean by "leftism" will emerge more clearly in the course of our discussion of leftist psychology (Also, see paragraphs 227-230.)
8. Even so, our conception of leftism will remain a good deal less clear than we would wish, but there doesn't seem to be any remedy for this. All we are trying to do is indicate in a rough and approximate way the two psychological tendencies that we believe are the main driving force of modern leftism. We by no means claim to be telling the WHOLE truth about leftist psychology. Also, our discussion is meant to apply to modern leftism only. We leave open the question of the extent to which our discussion could be applied to the leftists of the 19th and early 20th century.
9. The two psychological tendencies that underlie modern leftism we call "feelings of inferiority" and "oversocialization." Feelings of inferiority are characteristic of modern leftism as a whole, while oversocialization is characteristic only of a certain segment of modern leftism; but this segment is highly influential.
cXa - LA
the home girl CHARM$ - who runs up THE FAST LIFE STREET TEAM and is also responsible for recruiting me - also heads up a project called cXa which has been around for a couple of years now. much like Dan and Destruktive Art, i knew about her project before i personally knew her. i guess cXa can best be described as an art movement. for more info - check out the cXa MySpace page here. expect to hear much more soon...
T.W.O. Round 3
here are some of the shirts that dropped @ TFL this last Saturday. if you are feeling any of them, make sure you head over to TFL before they sell out...
REVOK x Five Years Clothing Tee
pictured is a new drop from REVOK and Five Years Clothing which is a French brand is a fairly unknown in the states. this shirt will be super limited edition and will only be available @ StarCow and Five Years Clothing.
Brooklyn Projects x Crooks and Castles
here is a preview of the upcoming
release between Brooklyn Projects and Crooks and Castles entitled the "Melrose Series" which will only be available at the Brooklyn Projects store and the Crooks and Castles flagship store - both on Melrose. no release date as of yet but should be out soon.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
SFC E-7 SERGEANT FIRST CLASS
i just made SFC - E-7 SERGEANT FIRST CLASS ranking on The Grenade Army and was issued a dog-tag and rations. will post more as more supplies are issued to me.
10 Deep
check out one of the newest drops from 10 Deep's 2008 Spring collection entitled 'The Big Buck$ Jacket' which will be out later this week. 10 Deep is always solid on their outerwear and jackets and this one is going to deliver. look out for it.
Mishka x Mad Decent x Turntable Lab
red for the bloods, blue for the crips, and green for the envious. i don't have much info on these uzi squirt-guns but i am guessing these are giveaways. i love this idea and is a cool marketing/promoting idea. definitely an influence for me.
Diamond Supply Co. Contest
Diamond is holding a contest to win a pair of size 10.5 Nike x Diamond - Tiffany Dunks. the whole contest is to design a new Diamond shirt which is a prize in itself. the design must feature all original artwork, no parodies, and must be submitted by April 15th on the Hypebeast forums. you also MUST use the template provided. please refer to Nick Diamond's posts for more info. oh yeah, did i mention that the shoes have a market value of $500? good luck!
Gun Show x OCDP
here is a newer pic of Trav's Gun Show - OCDP set. i am guessing that the graphics are a standard type 5 wrapand i am not sure of the sizes but the bass drum is most likely a 20x22. weird how the bass drum has a Remo head on it - would've looked nicer with a dual-holz bass drum head.
Unabombers Manifesto - Introduction
The Unabomber Manifesto
INTRODUCTION
1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen the situation. It will certainly subject human beings to greater indignities and inflict greater damage on the natural world, it will probably lead to greater social disruption and psychological suffering, and it may lead to increased physical suffering even in "advanced" countries.
2. The industrial-technological system may survive or it may break down. If it survives, it MAY eventually achieve a low level of physical and psychological suffering, but only after passing through a long and very painful period of adjustment and only at the cost of permanently reducing human beings and many other living organisms to engineered products and mere cogs in the social machine. Furthermore, if the system survives, the consequences will be inevitable: There is no way of reforming or modifying the system so as to prevent it from depriving people of dignity and autonomy.
3. If the system breaks down the consequences will still be very painful. But the bigger the system grows the more disastrous the results of its breakdown will be, so if it is to break down it had best break down sooner rather than later.
4. We therefore advocate a revolution against the industrial system. This revolution may or may not make use of violence: it may be sudden or it may be a relatively gradual process spanning a few decades. We can't predict any of that. But we do outline in a very general way the measures that those who hate the industrial system should take in order to prepare the way for a revolution against that form of society. This is not to be a POLITICAL revolution. Its object will be to overthrow not governments but the economic and technological basis of the present society.
5. In this article we give attention to only some of the negative developments that have grown out of the industrial-technological system. Other such developments we mention only briefly or ignore altogether. This does not mean that we regard these other developments as unimportant. For practical reasons we have to confine our discussion to areas that have received insufficient public attention or in which we have something new to say. For example, since there are well-developed environmental and wilderness movements, we have written very little about environmental degradation or the destruction of wild nature, even though we consider these to be highly important.
INTRODUCTION
1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen the situation. It will certainly subject human beings to greater indignities and inflict greater damage on the natural world, it will probably lead to greater social disruption and psychological suffering, and it may lead to increased physical suffering even in "advanced" countries.
2. The industrial-technological system may survive or it may break down. If it survives, it MAY eventually achieve a low level of physical and psychological suffering, but only after passing through a long and very painful period of adjustment and only at the cost of permanently reducing human beings and many other living organisms to engineered products and mere cogs in the social machine. Furthermore, if the system survives, the consequences will be inevitable: There is no way of reforming or modifying the system so as to prevent it from depriving people of dignity and autonomy.
3. If the system breaks down the consequences will still be very painful. But the bigger the system grows the more disastrous the results of its breakdown will be, so if it is to break down it had best break down sooner rather than later.
4. We therefore advocate a revolution against the industrial system. This revolution may or may not make use of violence: it may be sudden or it may be a relatively gradual process spanning a few decades. We can't predict any of that. But we do outline in a very general way the measures that those who hate the industrial system should take in order to prepare the way for a revolution against that form of society. This is not to be a POLITICAL revolution. Its object will be to overthrow not governments but the economic and technological basis of the present society.
5. In this article we give attention to only some of the negative developments that have grown out of the industrial-technological system. Other such developments we mention only briefly or ignore altogether. This does not mean that we regard these other developments as unimportant. For practical reasons we have to confine our discussion to areas that have received insufficient public attention or in which we have something new to say. For example, since there are well-developed environmental and wilderness movements, we have written very little about environmental degradation or the destruction of wild nature, even though we consider these to be highly important.
G1xSA Mister Cartoon AF1s
Greyone in Pasadena has just received a small shipment of the Mister Cartoon Nike AF1s. please note: these are the pair with the clown pinstriped on the toes - not the spiderweb pair. if anyone is interested in the spiderweb pair - please message me - i have 2 pairs.
G1xSA
2220 E. COLORADO BLVD.
PASADENA, CA
91107
626.683.7500
T.W.O. Round 3
here is one of the many shirts that dropped today @ TFL. they are going to go quick so get to it.
KAWS Online Store
KAWS has relaunched the KAWSONE and has added an online store has an option making his products a little bit easier to purchase. available now are selections from the Spring/Summer 2008 collection.
Hall of Fame
pictured are the newest releases from Hall of Fame (Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame is another legendary store on Fairfax that only sells hard to find hats. They are basically the Flight Club of the hat world! the purchase of the shirt comes with a free gift. if there is a hat that you are looking for - they most likely have it.
Hall of Fame
449 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.655.6002
Friday, March 28, 2008
Bape Bath Mat
check out the newest release from Bape - it's obviously a bath mat and is probably really, really expensive. you can buy it here @ Cliffedge.
Boogie
these are some of my favorite pictures from the photographer known as Boogie. Boogie was born in Serbia and began his photography documenting his countries civil unrest in the '90s and upon deciding to move to New York in '98 he began taking pictures of the darker sides of New York. his list of clients include: Nike, The New York Times, Time Magazine, PlayBoy, Rolling Stone Magazine, Maxim, Vibe, The Source, and much more. check his website out here.
Junior Bonner x Steve Mcqueen
haha. confused by the title? yeah, i am fucking cheesy as fuck - i couldn't think of a better title so i just went with it, ok?! and yes, i am usually up that late - i am an insomniac, what do you expect?!
actually, all of the t.v. show/movies on the list were sorta weird. the movie 'can't stop the music' is a movie starring Bruce Jenner that explains the story behind The Village People. 'a brothers kiss' just sounded too fucking weird to even want to know what it was about, same thing for 'saddle pals', 'springtime in the rockies' was just about the only normal sounding title, and 'i heart hukabees' sounded to retarded to want to know about either.
Foreign Family
here is a new(ish) graphic from the guys over @ Foreign Family. i've been noticing a lot more usage of the Mickey Mouse-esque hands. i think i am going to start a little archive of graphics with them and maybe if i find the time - i will post them.
the guys from Foreign Family told me that they were looking for new team members last month. their offices are located in downtown LA and they would be an awesome company to work for. check out Foreign Family for more info and contact me directly for a personal email for the company if you are interested in the job. i don't want to post an email address on my blog b/c that is how you get put straight onto 20 million spam mail lists.
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