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“Let us admit that we have attended parties where for one brief night a republic of gratified desires was attained. Shall we not confess that the politics of that night have more reality and force for us than those of, say, the entire U.S. Government? Some of the "parties" we've mentioned lasted for two or three years. Is this something worth imagining, worth fighting for? Let us study invisibility, webworking, psychic nomadism--and who knows what we might attain?”

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Hakim Bey
Hakim Bey

Hakim Bey is a renowned author, born in 1945. His works primarily explore themes of freedom, anarchism, and counterculture movements, having a profound impact on contemporary society. more

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