Author: CD

WHY I HATE THE MONEY CHASE AND WOULD RATHER BE A BUM Money corrupts. It’s a false return of trading something for nothing. It’s incorporeal. I gave up being a bum with all the time in the world to think, and write and travel and meet people and figure out how to make a few…

The following are the resume I got a job with a dotcom with, my letters to the CEO in silicone valley, after he came to Seattle to have a conference with me, I thought things were going to get better, but as you can see from the resignation letter I sent to every employee in…

Of Anarchists, Protests, Conventions, and the L.A.P.D. By christ damitio christ@anarchist.com Over 600 anarchists from all over North America converged upon Los Angeles for the North American Anarchist Conference. I was one of them. From the moment I heard of the conference I knew I had to attend. This was an opportunity to meet my…

A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY Often with the topic of anarchy comes the question “But what about authority? Who will be in charge? And how will they stay there and be kept from corruption?” The answer is much simpler than you might think. A nearly perfect example is the cooperative movement. Co-ops are owned by the…

RELIGIOUS ANARCHY AND SOCIAL CONTEXT I thought that the first time I heard of anarchy was when I was 15. I was listening to the Anarchist Collective “CRASS” and had become fascinated by the anarchist symbol. My understanding of anarchy then was simply a world without rules, that was why I thought I’d never heard…

BELLINGHAMBLIN’ MAN by Christ Damitio cdamitio@yahoo.com FUN LOCAL POLITICAL STUFF! Hey, if you’re lookin to read about some wierd long winded guys vacation outta state, you’re in the wrong column. I’m here to talk to you about fun, local stuff in 400 wordsish. How’s this for fun? I was pulled over two weeks ago for…

the anarchist manifesto The following is an approximate summation of my beliefs as an anarchist. My system of beliefs is constantly evolving and so it is impossible for me to put down on paper anything more than the basic premises that define my overall worldview. I do not write this to have anyone agree with…

Choices You can’t really do anything about anything except make the best choice you can and face the consequences. You weigh what you can about the consequences, greaten your odds and go for it. Never look back with regret, there’s no reason to if you made the best decision possible. Learn from your mistakes, but…

Trash One of the biggest problems our society faces is the amount of waste we produce. Our dumpsters, our landfills, and our landscapes are overflowing with waste. What is waste? Websters defines waste as (1) Using, consuming, or expending thoughtlessly (2) to lose or cause to lose energy, strength or vigor and (3) to fail…

Russ Weston Interview …filtering that out and determining whether its critical or important or not or both or neither and uh that just comes down to the bottom line and people get emotional about things and I think its an interesting thing the uh third world country, people deal with things differently, and uh I…