Kevin Tucker
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Kevin Tucker is an anarcho-primitivist
writer and speaker who lives in rural Pennsylvania. He is the editor of Species Traitor
, an insurrectionary anarcho-primitivist journal, an editor and contributor to Green Anarchy
magazine, and co-founder of the Black and Green Network. Black and Green Press and FC Press put out a book of Tucker's writings in April 2010 called For Wildness and Anarchy
He is also the guitarist/vocalist for anarcho-primitivist death metal
band Peregrine.
. A common theme among Tucker's writings have been the consequences of domestication
and sedentism
among nomadic gather-hunters
. The central argument being that human nature has been shaped by evolution in accordance with wildness, what Tucker calls "primal anarchy". That "primal anarchy" is exemplified by nomadic gatherer-hunter life. By focusing on the changes brought about by various levels of domestication one can see the impacts of domestication and ultimately civilization.
Tucker has written extensively regarding the impacts and plausibility of revolution
. Concluding that revolution will always be political in nature and therefore has no relevance to the destruction of civilization
or further aid in its collapse
. Focus has instead been turned towards what Tucker calls 'Primal War' : a notion based on rewilding and undermining domestication rather than hope for liberation through a historical event.
Tucker is a colleague of fellow anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan
and the two have engaged on multiple speaking tours focusing on the origins of civilization and the consequences of domestication.
round up of Earth Liberation Front
and Animal Liberation Front
activists; a move Tucker called "harassment". Even though he was not a suspect of committing any crime, he was questioned because the FBI believed he might have had some information on the actions of these organizations. He has stated that he has no knowledge of the ELF
and the ALF, other than what is publicly known.
with Pittsburgh band Auryn the next year. Proceeds from the split with Auryn went to "folks facing jail time and courts in the Green Scare." Both were released on Andy Hurley
's record label Fuck City.
Anarcho-primitivism
Anarcho-primitivism is an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization. According to anarcho-primitivism, the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural subsistence gave rise to social stratification, coercion, and alienation...
writer and speaker who lives in rural Pennsylvania. He is the editor of Species Traitor
Species Traitor
Species Traitor is a sporadically published journal of insurrectionary anarcho-primitivism. It is printed as a project of Black and Green Network and edited by anarcho-primitivist writer, Kevin Tucker....
, an insurrectionary anarcho-primitivist journal, an editor and contributor to Green Anarchy
Green Anarchy
Green Anarchy was a magazine published by a collective located in Eugene, Oregon. The magazine's focus was primitivism, post-left anarchy, radical environmentalism, African American struggles, anarchist resistance, indigenous resistance, earth and animal liberation, anti-capitalism and supporting...
magazine, and co-founder of the Black and Green Network. Black and Green Press and FC Press put out a book of Tucker's writings in April 2010 called For Wildness and Anarchy
He is also the guitarist/vocalist for anarcho-primitivist death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Peregrine.
Contributions to anarchism
His primary contributions to anarcho-primitivism have been the expansion of anthropological understanding, focusing on the importance of spirituality and domestication, a deep critique of revolution, and the act of rewildingRewilding
Rewilding may refer to:* Rewilding , the return of habitats to a natural state* Rewilding , the reversal of human "domestication"* Rewilding , a thoroughbred racehorse...
. A common theme among Tucker's writings have been the consequences of domestication
Domestication
Domestication or taming is the process whereby a population of animals or plants, through a process of selection, becomes accustomed to human provision and control. In the Convention on Biological Diversity a domesticated species is defined as a 'species in which the evolutionary process has been...
and sedentism
Sedentism
In evolutionary anthropology and archaeology, sedentism , is a term applied to the transition from nomadic to permanent, year-round settlement.- Requirements for permanent settlements :...
among nomadic gather-hunters
Hunter-gatherer
A hunter-gatherer or forage society is one in which most or all food is obtained from wild plants and animals, in contrast to agricultural societies which rely mainly on domesticated species. Hunting and gathering was the ancestral subsistence mode of Homo, and all modern humans were...
. The central argument being that human nature has been shaped by evolution in accordance with wildness, what Tucker calls "primal anarchy". That "primal anarchy" is exemplified by nomadic gatherer-hunter life. By focusing on the changes brought about by various levels of domestication one can see the impacts of domestication and ultimately civilization.
Tucker has written extensively regarding the impacts and plausibility of revolution
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
. Concluding that revolution will always be political in nature and therefore has no relevance to the destruction of civilization
Civilization
Civilization is a sometimes controversial term that has been used in several related ways. Primarily, the term has been used to refer to the material and instrumental side of human cultures that are complex in terms of technology, science, and division of labor. Such civilizations are generally...
or further aid in its collapse
Collapse
Collapse may refer to:* Collapse, the action a collapsible or telescoping object does* Collapse * Collapse * Collapse ** Cave-in is a kind of structural collapse** Collapse of the World Trade Center, a 2001 event...
. Focus has instead been turned towards what Tucker calls 'Primal War' : a notion based on rewilding and undermining domestication rather than hope for liberation through a historical event.
Tucker is a colleague of fellow anarcho-primitivist John Zerzan
John Zerzan
John Zerzan is an American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author. His works criticize agricultural civilization as inherently oppressive, and advocate drawing upon the ways of life of prehistoric humans as an inspiration for what a free society should look like...
and the two have engaged on multiple speaking tours focusing on the origins of civilization and the consequences of domestication.
Court hearing
Tucker received some attention in the media after being subpoenaed to a Grand Jury, as a part of the Green ScareGreen Scare
The Green Scare, alluding to the Red Scares periods of fear over communist infiltration of US society, is a term popularized by environmental activists to refer to legal action by the US government against the radical environmental movement....
round up of Earth Liberation Front
Earth Liberation Front
The Earth Liberation Front , also known as "Elves" or "The Elves", is the collective name for autonomous individuals or covert cells who, according to the ELF Press Office, use "economic sabotage and guerrilla warfare to stop the exploitation and destruction of the environment".The ELF was founded...
and Animal Liberation Front
Animal Liberation Front
The Animal Liberation Front is an international, underground leaderless resistance that engages in illegal direct action in pursuit of animal liberation...
activists; a move Tucker called "harassment". Even though he was not a suspect of committing any crime, he was questioned because the FBI believed he might have had some information on the actions of these organizations. He has stated that he has no knowledge of the ELF
ELF
ELF may be:Science* Electron localization function, a concept in quantum mechanics* Extremely low frequency, the band of radio frequencies from 3 to 30 HertzLinguistics...
and the ALF, other than what is publicly known.
Peregrine
Tucker's band Peregrine released its debut album The Agrarian Curse in 2008 and a splitSplit album
A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively...
with Pittsburgh band Auryn the next year. Proceeds from the split with Auryn went to "folks facing jail time and courts in the Green Scare." Both were released on Andy Hurley
Andy Hurley
Andrew John Hurley is an American musician and drummer. He is best known as a member of the Chicago-based rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several different bands. He is currently the drummer in the heavy metal supergroup The Damned Things with Fall Out Boy guitarist...
's record label Fuck City.