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Re: ANARCHIST COOKBOOK
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Everybody,
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If you have any interest in Anarchism, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! If
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you already have a copy, throw it away. This book has nothing to do
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with Anarchism, and it is dangerous in several ways. Let me identify a
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few for you...
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1) The guy has no idea what he's copying in the bombs/explosives
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section. He copies from a number of sources, so you get hilarious (not
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hilarious for the people who get injured, I guess) contradictions- on
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one page a particular explosive will be described as stable and safe,
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and two pages later it will be listed among unstable or unsafe
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explosives.
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2) The book contributes to the popular misconception that Anarchists are
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just bomb-throwers. There is nothing of Anarchist philosophy. There is
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nothing about community organizing. There is nothing about helping
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fellow human beings.
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3) When the chemistry gets complicated, the author has even less of an
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idea what's going on. The drug section is a mess. He has copied things
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from weird sources, and he has copied them incorrectly. Often, he omits
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really important information. The LSD "recipe" is the worst of the lot.
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4) The lists of Anarchist publications contains NO EXTANT PUBLICATIONS.
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Every one of them is defunct. Also, NOT ONE OF THEM described itself as
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an Anarchist publication back in the days when these publications
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actually existed. Now, _The Match_ has been published continuously
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since before the _Cookbook_ was written. Yet _the Match_ is not
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mentioned in the _Cookbook_. Hmmm. And _The Match_ calls itself
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an Anarchist periodical. It always has.
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The _Cookbook_ causes problems for the publishers of Anarchist
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newspapers and magazines in the following way... Any time one of these
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publishers brings copies of one of these publications into a bookstore
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to be sold, the newspaper or magazine will be put on display, and then
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the _Cookbook_ shows up next to it. This discredits the other
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publications, since the _Cookbook_ is such a piece of shit. Please, if
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your local bookstores are decent enough to actually carry Anarchist
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publications, take the time to go in and explain to them that the
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_Cookbook_ does not represent Anarchists. Ask them not to put this book
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on display next to Anarchist publications. Ask them to put up some kind
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of warning that states that the book is dangerous (because of the
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recipes, which could get you killed) and that it is not in any way
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Anarchist. Consider typing up your own warning and inserting it into
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the books.
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If you ARE interested in explosives, there are much better sources, with
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accurate and complete instructions on how to make, pack, shape, and
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store explosives.
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I would like to ask, if you are interested in blowing stuff up,
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that you not bother with Anarchism. Anarchists have to be concerned
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with building structures which can effect positive social change, and
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which have real grassroots control without any hierarchical structure.
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Yes, Anarchists must be able to defend themselves, and yes, Anarchists
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must be able to present a credible threat- power concedes nothing
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without a demand- but blowing stuff up and killing a cop here or there
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will not help anyone.
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It has been suggested that the _Cookbook_ is a product of American
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Counterintelligence or Law Enforcement. I think this could be true.
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Whether or not the FBI is involved, the _Cookbook_ serves their needs.
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It discredits Anarchism by perpetuating the common myths about
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Anarchists. This only helps the Authoritarians.
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If you REALLY want to buy a true Anarchist Cookbook, write to
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Food Not Bombs and ask for their handbook. It contains a lot of
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information on how to start and maintain a food recovery program and
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how to deal with police harassment, among other things. It contains
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vegetarian recipes for feeding large numbers of people. There are no
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bomb recipes, but there are guidelines for setting up a program which
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can actually help other people.
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Food Not Bombs can be reached at
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3145 Geary #12, San Francisco, CA 94118
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Telephone (415) 330-5030
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Is there a FAQ? There really ought to be something about the _Cookbook_
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in it if there is...
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--Mark aka John Brown
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:-b
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Much Madness is divinest Sense-
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To a discerning Eye-
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Much Sense- the starkest Madness-
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'Tis the Majority
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In this, as All, prevail-
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Assent, and you are sane-
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Demur- you're straightway dangerous
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And handled with a Chain-
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--Emily Dickinson
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