Killing King Abacus Anthology: A Collection of Writings for Relations Without Measure

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This is an anthology of the writing tied to Killing King Abacus. Killing King Abacus was started as a writing project to challenge aspects of discourse and practices within the North American anarchist scene by three individuals Leila, sasha k and Wolfi Landstreicher. One of the central challenges of this project was to think through/explore “insurrectionary anarchism” as a practice/process. This anthology spans a time between 2000-2005 covering Killing King Abacus #1 and #2; Hot Tide Bulletin which is comprised of anti-authoritarian/anti-capitalist analysis; an exchange between sasha k and Chris Dixon debating/dialoging issues of organization; the role of “activists” and “political experts”; a collection of letters and articles in other publication that where in response to or in discussion with the larger Killing King Abacus project.­ 1. Taking the Challenge to Kill King Abacus; or Trying to Create Relations Without Measure ... An Introduction to This Anthology by Chris Kortright 2. Turning to Insurrection by sasha k 3. Political Imagination in the Age of the Smart Phone by Leila 4. Untimely for Worlds Without Measure (Being My Thoughts on the Project Killing King Abacus) by Wolfi Landstreicher SECTION ONE: ISSUE #1 SPRING 2000 5. Killing King Abacus 6. Action 7. Anarchists and Action by Alfredo Bonanno 8. The Elves and Lit up Signs 9. ELF Communiques by Earth Liberation Front 10. Letter Introducing Nikos Mazotis by Comrades from the Anarchist Circle and the Collective 11. Anarchists in Solidarity 12. Excerpt from Mazotis' Court Statement by Nikos Mazotis 13. N30 Black Bloc Communique by ACME Collective Dec. 4 1999 14. On Behalf of the Barbarians by Bleu Marin 15. Caught in the Web of Deception: Anarchists and the Media by Wolfi Landstreicher 16. Against War and Pacifist Bliss. Translated from: Neither Their War Nor Their Peace, June 1999 17. Kula Shells and Zombies: Notes on Value by Leila 18. Enter... Enter... by Diavolo in Corpo 19. Drowning... by Wolfi Landstreicher 20. Necrophiliac Logics and the Revolt of the Imagination by Leila 21. Civilization and the Creative Urge by Wolfi Landstreicher 22. From Thought into the Unknown by Leila 23. Clocks by Julio Cortázar 24. The Persistent Refusal of Paradise by Penelope Nin 25. Capitalism at the Crossroads and Opportunity of the Yugoslav crisis by sasha k 26. Freedom by Albert Libertad 27. Obsession by Albert Libertad 28. The Particular and the Universal by Julio Cortázar 29. Fixed Abodes by Leila 30. In the Distance: Suburbia Against the Barricades by Leila 31. The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism Among Anarchists: A Review of Hakim Bey's Millennium by sasha k SECTION TWO: ISSUE #2 SPRING 2001 32. Killing King Abacus #2 33. Notes on Insurrectionary Anarchism by sasha k 34. A Few Notes on Alienation by sasha k 35. Notes Towards a New Analysis of the Institutions of Domination by Wolfi Landstreicher 36. Civilization and History: A Comments on John Conner's The Rise of the West by sasha k 37. Parody and Subversion: Notes on Roles by Leila 38. Never Cry Wolf by Wolfi Landstreicher 39. Unmasked Simulations in White Overalls by Sandra K. 40. Brittle Utopias by Leila 41. We Go On by Albert Libertad 42. The End of the World by Mara Almani 43. At the Center of the Volcano by Dominique Misein 44. The Anarchist Ethic in the Age of the Anti-Globalization Movement by sasha k and Leila 45. The Ferocious Jaws of Habit by Mare Almani 46. Alienation, Marvelous Pursuits and the New Nomadic Sciences by Leila 47. A Balanced Account of the World: A Critical Look at the Scientific World View by Wolfi Landstreicher 48. Where Do We Meet Face to Face by Wolfi Landstreicher 49. Money and Logos by M.D.P. 50. China: Capitalist Discipline and Rising Protest by sasha k SECTION THREE: HOT TIDE DISCUSSION BULLETIN 51. The Scale of Capitalism and Resistance by Leila and sasha k 52. Terrorist Threats by Leila and sasha k 53. Direct Action cannot be Televised by Leila and sasha k 54. Comments on Hot Tide by Wolfi Landstreicher 55. Our response by Leila and sasha k 56. Solidarity, Analysis and the North-South Divide by Leila and sasha k 57. Assault on the Border by Leila and sasha k SECTION FOUR: DISCUSSION BETWEEN SASHA K AND CHRIS DIXON ON ACTIVISM AND ORGANIZATION 58. Finding Hope After Seattle by Chris Dixon 59. "Activism" and "Anarcho-Purism": A Response to Chris Dixon's Finding Hope After Seattle by sasha k 60. Reflections on Privilege, Reformism, and Activism: A Response to sasha k by Chris Dixon 61. Dirty Mirrors and Deformed Reflections by sasha k SECTION FIVE: KILLING KING ABACUS ELSEWHERE 62. A Brief Note On Insurrection by sasha k and Leila 63. The Same Old Empire (Oops, I Mean Imperialism)... by sasha k 64. Thirteen Notes on Class Struggle: Some Notes for Discussion by sasha k 65. The Insurrectionary Act and the Self-Organization of Struggle by sasha k 66. Insurrectionary Practice and Capitalist Transformation: A discussion between The Batko Group and sasha k.