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Intoxication Culture: A Straight Edge Anarchist Critique

From back cover: As much as I value destruction toward the creation of joyful rebellion, I refuse the self-destruction created by intoxication culture – a form of self-destruction driven by the inherent power imbalance between an individual and the (mental … Continue reading

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Is Straight Edge Political? A Fanzine on the Political Potential of Straight Edge

A few words before you start reading this fanzine here. First, let me briefly explain how I came up with the idea to address the question: Is Straight Edge political? I myself have been living drug-free for several years and … Continue reading

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Out of Step With the World: Exploring Straight Edge as Anarchist Praxis (English & Spanish versions)

A zine that explores an anti-authoritarian overlap between straight edge and anarchism by exploring both the origins of the straight edge movement and the history of intoxication culture. Out of Step With the World_Exploring Straight Edge as Anarchist Praxis pdf … Continue reading

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The Anarcho-Primitivist case for Straight Edge: Against His-Story, Against Alcoholocaust!

From back cover: “The foundations of colonial genocide bear the stench of a long and protracted alcohol induced nightmare — nearly every indigenous culture the Europeans encountered was destroyed by European alcohol and disease. The spreading of firewater among indigenous … Continue reading

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Confronting a Silent Assassin: Intoxication Culture in Resistance Movements

From back: “From an anarchist perspective, intoxication remains a source of contention. Many radical anti-capitalist anti-statists remain unaware of the ways intoxicants, stimulants, and depressants have been deployed by ruling classes throughout history as mechanisms for diminishing the self-defense capacities … Continue reading

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