Catastrophic Socialization, Apocalyptic Capitalism and the Struggles (Version 1.0)

Sabu Kohso — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:34:37 +0000

The world is already apocalyptic. Just not all at the same time.

To be overcome: the notion of apocalypse as evental, the ground-clearing revelatory trauma that immediately founds a new nomos of the earth. In its place combined and uneven apocalypse.

--Evan Calder Williams[1]

I am not referring here to the microapocalypse of death: everybody dies, and even if everybody dies at the same time (I mean everybody), what is the problem? The earth becomes a cleared tape and why the angels grieve?

--George Caffentzis[2]

There is no need to fear or hope, but only to look for new weapons.

--Gilles Deleuze[3]

1. Catastrophic Events Articulating Apocalyptic Process

Due to the magnitude of calamity, there have been many discourses seeking to make sense of the Fukushima disaster and its aftermath: on the worsening dread of the crippled reactors; on radiation spread via distribution of irradiated food products and imposition of disaster debris by the central government; on the renewal of pro-nuclear, re-armament and market-centrist policies of the present Liberal Democratic Party administration; and finally, various types of voluntary actions of the people beginning from radiation monitoring of food and environment to information exchanges via internet to legal battles to street actions.

through europe - nuclear evergy

Catastrophic Socialization, Apocalyptic Capitalism and the Struggles (Version 1.0)