,NEGATIVE ,LIB]TY @& ,H>DNESS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,I ?9K IT'S 9SUFFICI5TLY ANALYZ$ H[ ! BANN] ( 0NEGATIVE LIB]TY0 (T5 REPLICATES ! 0H>DNESS0 ( MASCUL9ITY & GETS WRAPP$ 9 IT4 ,9T]DEP5D5CE @& CONT+5CY ( FEEL+S IS (T5 RIDICUL$ ALONGSIDE MEANS ( 9T]DEP5D5CE @& CONT+5CY 9 SOCIAL @& ECONOMIC RELATIONS4 

,I'VE LONG BE5 SKEPTICAL ( ! WAYS 0AUTONOMY0 - 9/EAD ( 0FRE$OM0 - GETS ?R[N >\ND 9 ! LEFT BECAUSE ( H[ (T5 IT IS US$ AS SOME?+ LIKE 0SOV]EIGNTY0 & H[ QUICKLY ,I'VE SE5 SAID NEGATIVE APPROA* TO FRE$OM COLLAPSE TO NATIVISM1 ISOLATIONISM1 & SELF-RELIANCE AS ! TRUE GOAL4 ,& IT ALWAYS T5DS TO BE COD$ MASCUL9E OR APPEAL TO MASCUL9E TROPES4 

,DON'T GET ME WRONG1 ,I'M A BIG BELIEV] 9 9DIVIDUALISM - ?AT ! RATIONAL EVALUATIVE AG5CY ( 9DIVIDUALS %\LD BE CON/ANTLY FOCUS$ ON & 5%R9$1 NEV] C$$ TO 0GR\PS0 OR O!R 9/ITUTIONAL OR COLLECTIVE 5TITIES4 ,I DEPLORE APPROA*ES TO /RUCTUR+ SOCIETY OR EV5 ANALYZ+ IT ?AT DON'T PUT 9DIVIDUAL AG5CY FIR/4 ,BUT ?AT'S NOT REMOTELY ! SAME ?+ AS NEV] BE+ 9T]DEP5D5T4 ,AN 9DIVIDUAL CAN HAVE /RONG AG5CY 9 A WEB ( 9T]DEP5D5CE4 ,9DE$ ! FUR!R ! IMPACT ( !IR *OICES /RET* ! MORE AG5CY !Y HAVE1 :]EAS M]ELY BE+ 0FREE0 FROM \TSIDE 9FLU5CE OR CONNECTION IS ! FRE$OM ( ! PRISON CELL4 

,9 ALL ! P]MUTATIONS ( MY LIFE ,I RELATIVELY E>LY ON REALIZ$ ! ULTRAVIOLET LIMIT ( ! FETI%IZATION ( NEGATIVE FRE$OM - ISOLATION & SELF-RELIANCE 9 OPPOSITION TO CONNECTION & 9T]DEP5D5CE - WAS A D>K PLACE FILL$ ) NAZIS 7NATIONAL ISOLATIONISM7 @& PRIMITIVI/S 79DIVIDUAL_/TRIBAL ISOLATIONISM7 

,BUT !SE DISC\RSES ( RETREAT & ISOLATIONISM LIKE MO/ V>IANTS ( E?NONATIONALISM & PRIMITIVISM T5D TO BE OV]:ELM+LY RIV5 ) IDEOLOGICAL & ES!TIC RE9=CEM5TS ( MASCUL9ITY4 

0,I JU/ WANT TO PROTECT MY DAU<T]0 IS A L9E ,I HE> CON/ANTLY4 ,ESPECIALLY FROM ANTICIV FOLKS :O (T5 GET TO A PO9T :]E !Y PROGNO/ICATE ! BREAKD[N ( CIVILIZATION & ! V]Y SPECIFIC HORRORS ?AT !Y FE> !IR DAU<T] WILL HAVE TO SURVIVE4 ,RETREAT FROM ! MOD]N WORLD1 RETREAT FROM CONNECTIVITY1 IS ?US FRAM$ 9 T]MS ( TYPICAL MASCUL9E 0DO+ :AT MU/ BE DONE TO PROTECT ONE'S FAMILY40 ,?IS K9D ( EXTREMELY P]SONAL 9VOCATION IS ( C\RSE ONE ,I CAN'T REALLY RESPOND TO1 & SO \R EX*ANGES 9EVITABLY 5D SOON AFT] !IR 0BUT MY DAU<T]0 PROCLAMATIONS4 ,9 SOME WAYS ,I WI% !M WELL1 ! WORLD IS A T]RIBLE PLACE4 

,BUT ! FETI%IZATION ( 0H>DNESS 9 ALL ?+S0 AS P] ,NIETZS*E1 IS ONE ( ! MO/ PROTOTYPICAL COMPON5TS ( MOD]N MASCUL9ITY 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,& MORE ?AN ANY?+ IT'S A WALL+ (F FROM 0BE+ AFFECT$0 - :E!R EMOTIONALLY OR CULTURALLY OR :AT HAVE Y\4 

,SOME ( ! FIR/ WRIT+S ,I EV] PUT ONL9E AT ! DAWN ( ?IS MILL5NIA W]E DIAGNOS+ ! ROOTS ( P[] & ABUSE AS /EMM+ FROM ! HUNG] TO DIS5GAGE1 TO NOT RISE 9 COMPLEXITY TO MEET ! EXT]NAL MULTITUD9\S WORLD BUT BEAT IT AWAY OR 9TO REGUL>ITIES4 ,I ?9K ?AT SPECTRUM - BETWE5 5GAGEM5T & DIS5GAGEM5T - IS CRITICAL TO UND]/&+ P[] AS AN IDEOLOGY1 /RATEGY1 OR PSY*OLOGICAL ORI5TATION1 BUT ,I ALSO ?9K IT'S DEEPLY G5D]$ 9 A WAY WE DON'T EMPHASIZE 5\< & ?AT CLE>LY PLAYS A HUGE ROLE4 

,( C\RSE ?IS IS NOT REMOTELY TO SUGGE/ ?AT ALL 9/ANCES ( DIS5GAGEM5T OR PUTT+ UP EMOTIONAL WALLS OR SEEK+ 9DEP5D5CE OR SELF-RELIANCE >E /RICTLY BAD ?+S4 ,( C\RSE NOT4 ,WE LIVE 9 A COMPLEX WORLD1 B\ND>IES CAN PROTECT AGA9/ ABUSE4 ,!RE >E MANY 9/ANCES :]E ,I DIS5GAGE - REFUS+ TO GET WRAPP$ 9TO ! EMOTIONAL ABUSE ( FAMILY1 REFUS+ TO WA/E MY TIME ON A PILE ( R&OS 9 MY M5TIONS - BUT !RE'S A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 SITUATIONAL PRAGMATIC /RATEGIES & CORE MOTIVATION OR 9CL9ATION4 

,! FALL ( MANY VULG> RANK-&-FILE LIB]T>IANS TO V>IANTS ( FASCISM & NATIONALISM HAS BE5 EXPLA9$ FROM MANY ANGLES 79CLUD+ MANY T]RIBLE ATTEMPT$ EXPLANATIONS71 BUT ONE SIGNIFICANT PIPEL9E IS ! WAY ! BROAD] IDEOLOGICAL CLU/] ( MASCUL9ITY CAN SO EASILY TAKE OV] & R$IRECT FRAM+S ( LIB]TY AS PURELY A MATT] ( SEP>ATION-FROM RA!R ?AN OPTIONS-TO4 

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