individual responsibility - was Re: Nationalism vs Globalism

[mirimir at riseup.net (Mirimir)]

On 09/03/2016 06:51 AM, John Newman wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 03, 2016 at 12:03:56AM -0600, Mirimir wrote:
>> I wouldn't say monastic. Just private. Read old Bill Burroughs' stuff
>> about the Johnson Family.
> 
> It's been years since I read Naked Lunch or any of the other cut-up
> novels (although I did re-read Junkie and Queer recently)... 

If you like the Johnsons, you gotta read his last trilogy: _Cities of
the Red Night_, _The Place of Dead Roads_ and _The Western Lands_.

> Still, I remember the Johnsons... the correct interpretation of WWJD 
> is, of course, What Would a Johnson Do ?

Right, WWJD :) His Johnsons are cypherpunks. Recall who he was. An heir
of Burroughs Corporation founders.

> John
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