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Robert Inhuman, WHY WE ADOPTED THE CIRCLE 'A'...

I've used the Circle A image in a lot of satiric or kind of cynical ways over the years. This is because of the common social stigmas Anarchism obviously has, many of which I need not bother listing, primarily the turn-off for us has usually been its association with Anarchist groups that operate under the same clique-ish and elitist mentality we've been so disappointed by in Punk, Hardcore, Crust, even Noise scenes... Even though Anarchism is not inherently based on any single aesthetic, it often falls for the same traps as music scenes, in which people are rejected if they aren't speaking the same language or dialect through their clothing or mannerisms, despite what they might be saying with their voice. The cliché of wastoid Peter Panarchist / Bart Simpson wanna-bes does not help things any in the consideration of aligning ourselves with the Circle A; not when it's accompanied by "666" or "420"...

But there is a real alternative to this "Bart Simpson Anarchy", based genuinely on constructive, cooperative, socially-challenging yet respectful and encouraging COMMUNITIES. This is where that A inside the heart comes in. At first it can seem "cute" or less "badass" than the A spray-painted by Bart on the front door of his principal's house, but generally it doesn't seem like being more "badass" is going to teach more people to stay alive and consider the lives of everyone else encounter. Looking cool should not override distract from our respect for life and desire to find ways to constructively express that, and fight against our own impulses to be disrespectful towards what we know in our hearts is good.

The "A" we've used for this record is meant to align our ideas with Anarchism as an effort to recognize and utilize our autonomy and solidarity; our allegiance to the D.I.Y. ethic as a means of self-worth and survival, both culturally as "punks" and quite possibly in a physical sense if the world keeps going in the direction it's been going... The heart around this "A" is meant to distance ourselves from the negative stereotype briefly described above, and for those of you who have been burnt just the same by the elitist infections of your local Anarcho collectives - we want to be a counterexample to those unfortunate circumstances. The heart is supposed to be a reminder that being interested in Anarchism does not at all have to mean you subscribe to a vengeful attitude, pre-emptive violent resistance, or the "every man for himself" way of life. If Anarchism is not compatible with the pursuit of LOVE, in its truest sense, (and that is in fact what is without a doubt the most important goal) then I would not consider it for my own life, not to mention wouldn't reference it on my band's record. Is that overly optimistic? Maybe I'm dead wrong, but also I do tend to favor ideals that are basically unattainable. Setting the bar too high is the only way we can reach our absolute full potential, you know??

Note: In this piece I've just been capitalizing the "ism"s to make it easier to read them as the subject; not to imply they are something like God, or like Swill, or even like our cat Asphalt at the house in LA who ran away and I miss dearly.

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"In order to love eachother and be equal with eachother, we have to destroy the kind of government that keeps us from asserting our positive values of life."

It's not enough to just not kill yourself.

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from Resisting The Viral Self LP​/​CD (2007​-​2009), released March 29, 2009
Robert Inhuman: words, voice, edits.

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