Chaos Marxism Primer - Principia Discordia

Chaos Marxism Primer
Dolores LaPicho
On the macro-level, Chaos Marxism acknowledges that capitalism pollutes the
cultural/information space, and therefore the psyche of all those subject to it,
just as badly as it poisons the ecosphere and thus our physical health.
Therefore, we encourage any and all social or political activity which increases
consciousness of objective reality and dispels illusions. We suggest that wouldbe
social activists combine their activism with the work of disciplining their own
ego. Only that way can you get actual real objective knowledge of the World-As-
Is, and what needs to be done, rather than prejudices reflected back off the
inside of your skull. And also, only that way can you teach people by example
that their own egos are part of the problem rather than part of the solution.
This "Lesser Work" consists of a commitment to:
6. serving the Something Greater, as above, by concrete action for a
better world where it will be easier for everyone to live free of illusion and
slavery, physical, mental and spiritual;
7. practicing compassion for all living things, including yourself, by
helping whoever wants to be helped in whatever way you can;
8. putting the lessons learned in the Greater Work into practice, by
creating propaganda, art, and magick however defined that calls to
awaken the "good sense" of the broad mass of people over the top of the
"common sense" of ego and the cultural-ideological apparatus of
oppression;
9. keeping the ego out of this Lesser Work by refusing the role of "guru",
"leader", or in any other way trying to submit other wills to your own
rather than liberate them on their own path to Something Greater.
I'm no guru or shaikh. I can't claim to be doing any of the above with anything
other than fitful success. This is a path that I hope might be useful as a
framework to others, but it's something I'm struggling with myself. For example,
I will know that I have humbled my own ego when I feel free to use my real
name on this blog, i.e. when I am no longer afraid of ridicule or abuse. So
please, your comments and criticisms, please. This only becomes real when it's
real for someone else but me.
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