Days of War Nights of Love: Crimethink for Beginners 
The first time I read this book was years and years ago. It passed me in the library and I was curious to see how I might think of it now. Far less now than before.First, I will say that I like the book for it's sense of purpose and it's energy. The authors, by all means, seem very serious about practical (well, so to speak) changes both personal and beyond.However, this is truly a very hypocritical book. Morals, they say, don't exist and individuals should create their own ethical systems
Homelessness and dumpster-diving as a movement, served up from the upper-class. Those who have a rich family to fall back on. This book claims that: "if you're not having fun being homeless, you're not doing it right." That attitude pervades in this book, and leaves a very bad taste in my mouth.To be fair, this book, and it's predecessor which was a zine, make a lot of valid and interesting points. However, the reality of the glorification of living outside of society leaves one very important

borrow your mother's suv to go shoplifting, and/or use your cellphone as an excuse if you get caught walking out the door! umm, so anarchism is only accessible for those who afford it? dumpster diving is hott, steal food from folks who have been "dumpster diving" before it was a term, before it was in and a great lifestyle choice!I'm confused...Crimethinc isn't crimethinc without classism, racism and exploitation.Let me also clarify that this review refers to Days of War AND Recipes for Disaster
A lot of people I respect are baggin' on this, but I think at the time this was important for me to read. If you're not really used to thinking about radical alternatives to our way of life, then this is kind of a kick in the face of your previously held normative beliefs. When they have a chapter telling you to forget about history, that it doesn't help anything, or that watching a movie is a bourgeois distraction, it at least makes you consider those things as possibilities, even if they turn
It's difficult to imagine the ideal world this book presents, but then it's hard to imagine any ideal. When we decide to take reality head on, however, I think it's hard not to agree that life could be something better than what it is. I feel as if by being born, I woke up and everybody is playing Monopoly. That is only a fun game when you're winning though. I don't want to be playing Monopoly, I want to be playing a game that everyone can enjoy.The problem is that there are some people who are
A handbook on how to be human. The less said about it, the better. The more done about it, the better.
CrimethInc.
Paperback | Pages: 281 pages Rating: 3.79 | 2250 Users | 165 Reviews

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| Title | : | Days of War Nights of Love: Crimethink for Beginners |
| Author | : | CrimethInc. |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 281 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2002 by Crimethinc (first published January 1st 2001) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Politics. Philosophy. Social Issues. Activism |
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i havent read it in a while, its funny to me, the folks who foam at the mouth, hating on the crimethinc. kids, and the fan club who take this book as gospel. the funniest thing about the whole thing is that i doubt the authors even give this book the creedence that either of those groups do. i gave 5 stars for what this book was for me years ago, its supposed to be over the top. they forget that this is art. this is poetry. this is supposed to be extreme, it is suposed to oppose the status quo, this is not gospel, it is satire and prose. it is supposed to shock and cause thought. lighten up, and stop judging this book by the other people who take this book too seriously.Be Specific About Books Toward Days of War Nights of Love: Crimethink for Beginners
| Original Title: | Days of War, Nights of Love : Crimethink For Beginners |
| ISBN: | 097091010X (ISBN13: 9780970910103) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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You have to keep in mind that this is motivational writing, and if you're the target audience, it's just about the best motivational writing you'll ever see. But it should not be taken too seriously as advice.And my response to the people who complain that the actions in this book are only available to relatively affluent white people: Not only is it okay to use race and class advantages to live on the fringes of society -- ideally that's what ALL race and class advantages would be used for.The first time I read this book was years and years ago. It passed me in the library and I was curious to see how I might think of it now. Far less now than before.First, I will say that I like the book for it's sense of purpose and it's energy. The authors, by all means, seem very serious about practical (well, so to speak) changes both personal and beyond.However, this is truly a very hypocritical book. Morals, they say, don't exist and individuals should create their own ethical systems
Homelessness and dumpster-diving as a movement, served up from the upper-class. Those who have a rich family to fall back on. This book claims that: "if you're not having fun being homeless, you're not doing it right." That attitude pervades in this book, and leaves a very bad taste in my mouth.To be fair, this book, and it's predecessor which was a zine, make a lot of valid and interesting points. However, the reality of the glorification of living outside of society leaves one very important

borrow your mother's suv to go shoplifting, and/or use your cellphone as an excuse if you get caught walking out the door! umm, so anarchism is only accessible for those who afford it? dumpster diving is hott, steal food from folks who have been "dumpster diving" before it was a term, before it was in and a great lifestyle choice!I'm confused...Crimethinc isn't crimethinc without classism, racism and exploitation.Let me also clarify that this review refers to Days of War AND Recipes for Disaster
A lot of people I respect are baggin' on this, but I think at the time this was important for me to read. If you're not really used to thinking about radical alternatives to our way of life, then this is kind of a kick in the face of your previously held normative beliefs. When they have a chapter telling you to forget about history, that it doesn't help anything, or that watching a movie is a bourgeois distraction, it at least makes you consider those things as possibilities, even if they turn
It's difficult to imagine the ideal world this book presents, but then it's hard to imagine any ideal. When we decide to take reality head on, however, I think it's hard not to agree that life could be something better than what it is. I feel as if by being born, I woke up and everybody is playing Monopoly. That is only a fun game when you're winning though. I don't want to be playing Monopoly, I want to be playing a game that everyone can enjoy.The problem is that there are some people who are
A handbook on how to be human. The less said about it, the better. The more done about it, the better.


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