Revolutionary Nihilism
- NihilistSage
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Revolutionary Nihilism
When a state succumbs to an internal revolution, the revolutionaries must then assume control of the state apparatus and use it to direct the revolution outward - against other states. This is what the Jacobins did in the French Revolution and as the Italians, Nazis and Communists have done.
The nature of revolution is insanity and aggression. This is the essence of nihilism. The revolution is not the means - it's the end, in and of itself. The revolutionary nihilist must only create order in the furtherance of chaos. Thus, the military industrial complex only has legitimacy in so far as it is being used to wage war. All learning and high culture must be annihilated.
Revolutionary nihilism is globalist in nature. The association of men(state), cannot maintain internal cohesion and prevent infighting and factionalism without both a perceived enemy and a perceived threat. If no such threat exists, then one must be invented.
Revolutionary nihilists must exploit crowd psychology, propaganda, cultural terrorism, violence and intimidation etc. - create the conditions under which the revolution can grow.
Revolutionary nihilism must pose a credible and existential threat to all people on earth.
What do you guys think about revolutionary nihilism?
- Luisgmarquez1985
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Re: Revolutionary Nihilism
and revolutions must indeed crowd psychology, propaganda, cultural terrorism, violence and intimidation - in other words: ideology. the old ideology that was associated with the Old Order that allowed it to govern the people was replaced by a new ideology. Ideology is subjectively reality for us and we cannot discard, lest we simultaneously discard reality itself.
with Revolutionary nihilism, it can come about as you put it, but the new state needing an antagonistic Other in order to exist is not exclusively within revolutions. It is with all states, including democratic states. All states in the end need a legitimacy in order to exist and function. it does not have to come externally. it can also come internally.
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What an absurd claim... even if we accept your premise that states exist only to facilitate competition between people, the medium for competition is not necessarily war and the goal of competition is not necessarily the destruction of other states. In today's environment, this is very evident as few countries really care about expanding their borders or destroying other states, they are interested in economic, political and influence objectives.every association of men(state), is an association against - against other men. Thus, the purpose of the state is the annihilation of the other - other states.
States exist and rather than requiring a purpose for existing they would need a purpose for being dismantled, who has the power to dismantle the state but the state in today's environment?
Revolution occurs for all kinds of reasons, by all kinds of instigators and utilising different means than just violence, hence the incorrectness of your statement.The nature of revolution is insanity and aggression
The essence of nihilism is that the nature of revolution is insanity and aggression... Really? Also Nazism and Communism are nihilistic movements? Are you kidding me?This is the essence of nihilism
I was interested since it had nihilism in the title but it seems like you wish for a grand enemy without concern for accuracy or validity.
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Re: Revolutionary Nihilism
All are needed for functioning ecosystem or societal system - growth-promoting elements, destructive elements and relatively stable elements.
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