Editing John Zerzan (section)

== Thought ==

Zerzan is an anarchist philosopher, and is broadly associated with the philosophies of [[anarcho-primitivism]], [[green anarchism]], anti-civilisation, [[post-left anarchy]], [[Neo-Luddism|neo-luddism]], and in particular the [[critique of technology]].<ref name=GUARDIAN>{{Cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Duncan |title=Profile of American anarchist John Zerzan |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2001-04-18 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/apr/18/mayday.features11 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |df=mdy-all |access-date=December 15, 2016 |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111225818/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/apr/18/mayday.features11 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Zerzan has accused linguist and activist [[Noam Chomsky]] of not being a real anarchist, saying that he is instead "a liberal-leftist politically, and downright reactionary in his academic specialty, linguistic theory. Chomsky is also, by all accounts, a generous, sincere, tireless activist -- which does not, unfortunately, ensure his thinking has liberatory value."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zerzan |first=John |title=Who is Chomsky? |url=http://www.primitivism.com/chomsky.htm |website=Primitivism.com |access-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-date=February 21, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060221023457/http://www.primitivism.com/chomsky.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>