Nihilism Today Conference @ The Anarchist Bookfair 22/10/2005

[Herbert Read]

Meet 3pm in the pub opposite the book fair.

Nihilism- No masters, no gods, no standing in council elections. (3pm)

An introduction with Herbert Read. Nihilism misunderstood and misinterpretated by all, listen to herb drone on after five pints of stella, get nasty and attack close personal friends about crap lefty politics.

Whats the point! (4pm)

Sick of sellotaping your head to a b road in scotland, tired of wiping off that clown make up, has your student grant run out. The dialetics of can i be arsed activism. sometimes you should just stay at home. Hosted by Dirtie Crustie.

Black Block/Slack Block (5pm)
Did you use to get off to throwing bricks at Maccy D's, were you always first in line for the crow bar or molotov. Do you find your self approaching your 30s, tired of it all wanting to get pissed in a squat and chat up the new young black blockers witn tales of orgasmic destruction. Slack block the new rage stay in, have a wank tell your mates you were there giving it the big ones. (Herbert read with support TBC)

Workshop (6pm) Do you wear enough black clothes?
Im not talking grey or brown, but black, any good nihilist will only be seen draped head to toe in black. Come down discuss with Herb and Magenta (that woman from travel shows)

The cost of Nihilism Today is keeping herb topped up on alcohol throughout the session.

 

[Chuck Wilson]

Meet 3pm in the pub opposite the book fair.

Nihilism- No maters, no gods, no standing in council elections. (3pm)

An introduction with Herbert Read. Nihilism misunderstood and misinterpretated by all, listen to herb drone on after five pints of stella, get nasty and attack close personal friends about crap lefty politics.

Whats the point! (4pm)

Sick of sellotaping your head to a b road in scotland, tired of wiping off that clown make up, has your student grant run out. The dialetics of can i be arsed activism. sometimes you should just stay at home. Hosted by Dirtie Crustie.

Black Block/Slack Block (5pm)
Did you use to get off to throwing bricks at Maccy D's, were you always first in line for the crow bar or molotov. Do you find your self approaching your 30s, tired of it all wanting to get pissed in a squat and chat up the new young black blockers witn tales of orgasmic destruction. Slack block the new rage stay in, have a wank tell your mates you were there giving it the big ones. (Herbert read with support TBC)

Workshop (6pm) Do you wear enough black clothes?
Im not talking grey or brown, but black, any good nihilist will only be seen draped head to toe in black. Come down discuss with Herb and Magenta (that woman from travel shows)

The cost of Nihilism Today is keeping herb topped up on alcohol throughout the session.

Seeing as you will have had five pints of stella before beginning to drone on in workshop 1 the cost of keeping you topped up through to the last workshop shouldn't stretch the audiences purse too far me thinks.

 

[Herbert Read]

Seeing as you will have had five pints of stella before beginning to drone on in workshop 1 the cost of keeping you topped up through to the last workshop shouldn't stretch the audiences purse too far me thinks.

Im a big lad with vivacious appetites, i hope you will attend Mr Wilson.

 

[Thora_v1]

I'll certainly be there. I love that Magenta woman.

 

[Chuck Wilson]

Im a big lad with vivacious appetites, i hope you will attend Mr Wilson.

Comrade Wilson to you sonny

 

[butchersapron]

Meet 3pm in the pub opposite the book fair.

Nihilism- No maters, no gods, no standing in council elections.

What about pater? Is he stuck waiting in the car till it's finished?

 

[onemonkey]

i might be there.. i might not.. i'm sure you don't care either way

 

[Ryazan]

I'll certainly be there. I love that Magenta woman.

She hasn't taken off her shades in 20 years. Must be a guiness record surely.

 

[Herbert Read]

Comrade Wilson to you sonny

you will have to bleed with me before i call you comrade

 

[Ryazan]

We can self-harm together if you want.

 

[Herbert Read]

We can self-harm together if you want.

i dont think that would be appropriate

*takes galsses off looks concerned in a social worker manner*

 

[bluestreak]

i would but i just don't know if i can be arsed with it all.

 

[Thora_v1]

i would but i just don't know if i can be arsed with it all.

Is it just me, or do nihilism/don't care/can't be bothered jokes just get funnier the more people tell them?

 

[Fruitloop]

who knows?

 

[audiotech]

She hasn't taken off her shades in 20 years. Must be a guiness record surely.

Not guinness (begorra, bejaysus ). Along with many other media types, it's reported that coke was her preferred choice of tipple. It's the real thing!

 

[Pickman's model]

Meet 3pm in the pub opposite the book fair.

there is no pub o/p the bookfair. on the other side of the road's an estate.

 

[where to]

i don't understand

 

[chilango]

Is it just me, or do nihilism/don't care/can't be bothered jokes just get funnier the more people tell them?

who cares?

 

[Ryazan]

i dont think that would be appropriate

*takes galsses off looks concerned in a social worker manner*

Well you did work as a "professional" on a self-harm team didn't you?

What a dick.

 

[Ryazan]

Not guinness (begorra, bejaysus ). Along with many other media types, it's reported that coke was her preferred choice of tipple. It's the real thing!

What is begorra? Sounds like a form of cancer.

 

[hibee]

Is it just me, or do nihilism/don't care/can't be bothered jokes just get funnier the more people tell them?

It's either that or quote the Big Lebowski

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Or Shakespeare:

Nothing will come of nothing, speak again

 

[Thora_v1]

Well you did work as a "professional" on a self-harm team didn't you?

What a dick.

In what way is that dickish?

 

[audiotech]

What is begorra? Sounds like a form of cancer.

be·gor·ra (b-gôr, -gr)
interj. Irish
Used as a mild oath.

 

[Ryazan]

In what way is that dickish?

Because as a survivor of self-harming I think he is a fraud.

 

[audiotech]

Because as a survivor of self-harming I think he is a fraud.

If you are a survivor of self-harm then why get all sensitive with a post that was delivered with some humour?

 

[Ryazan]

Wasn't being sensitive.

Just that with the Thora asking me about my comment to about herbet's professional experience in self-harm treatment, I replied.

 

[reallyoldhippy]

Because as a survivor of self-harming I think he is a fraud.

You think everyone's a fraud, though.

 

[\\-(*o*)-//]

Does Herbert Read know that Nilhilism in the Russian way was more of an ethos rather than any solid political movement? And what evolved and came out of the Nihilism soup if you will was of political use, one example being the emergence of Populism/Narodism and roughly it's two stages of action. First the failed goal of trying to bring radical education and agitation to the poor population, the second following along the lines of terrorism and violence. Either Herbert Read is taking the piss, very badly, or is naive as to his/her poilitcal beliefs. Or a mixture of both. It is difficult to tell.

 

[Chuck Wilson]

Does Herbert Read know that Nilhilism in the Russian way was more of an ethos rather than any solid political movement? And what evolved and came out of the Nihilism soup if you will was of political use, one example being the emergence of Populism/Narodism and roughly it's two stages of action. First the failed goal of trying to bring radical education and agitation to the poor population, the second following along the lines of terrorism and violence. Either Herbert Read is taking the piss, very badly, or is naive as to his/her poilitcal beliefs. Or a mixture of both. It is difficult to tell.

Must be new to the boards, everyone else knows.