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A review by huerca_armada
Introduction to Civil War by Tiqqun
2.0
Forms-of-life. Hostis. Empire. Biopower. The neotaoist state. A waste of time
Don't let the title deceive you: the writing of the French radical collective Tiqqun is a tedious exercise in sophistry. While poetically written at certain points, one cannot shake the feeling that they are getting duped with the outrageous purple-prose that adorns much of the text, and the philosophical navel-gazing that goes alongside it. To be blunt: if you are looking for a program of action, this is not the text. There is minimal material basis for what is presented compared to the reams of metaphysical hypothesizing that is going on, and not in a fun way.
The only things that are really keeping this from sinking into 1-star territory is the discussions of atomization and individuation. These are the parts where Tiqqun is at their height, and when reading those passages it is hard not to get swept up in the ideas presented. But considering the ending, it is hard not to feel enormously cheated of the answer that was being built towards (or seemed to, at the very least).
Don't let the title deceive you: the writing of the French radical collective Tiqqun is a tedious exercise in sophistry. While poetically written at certain points, one cannot shake the feeling that they are getting duped with the outrageous purple-prose that adorns much of the text, and the philosophical navel-gazing that goes alongside it. To be blunt: if you are looking for a program of action, this is not the text. There is minimal material basis for what is presented compared to the reams of metaphysical hypothesizing that is going on, and not in a fun way.
The only things that are really keeping this from sinking into 1-star territory is the discussions of atomization and individuation. These are the parts where Tiqqun is at their height, and when reading those passages it is hard not to get swept up in the ideas presented. But considering the ending, it is hard not to feel enormously cheated of the answer that was being built towards (or seemed to, at the very least).