{"product_id":"now","title":"Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow\u003c\/em\u003e is the phantom chapter to the Invisible Committee's previous book, \u003cem\u003eTo Our Friends\u003c\/em\u003e: a new critique from the anonymous collective that establishes their opposition to the world of capital and its law of labor, addresses current anti-terrorist rhetoric and the ferocious repression that comes with it, and clarifies the end of social democracy and the growing rumors of the need for a coming “civil war.” Now emerges at a time when the Invisible Committee's contestation has found echoes throughout the West, with a collapse of trust in the police, an inept weariness on the part of the political system, a growing urgency for opposition, a return of the theme of the Commune, a vanishing distinction between radicals and citizens, and a widespread refusal on the part of the citizen to be governed. As farcical political elections continue to unfold worldwide like a line of tumbling dominoes, and governments increasingly struggle to reclaim a legitimacy that has already slipped out of their grasp, Now clarifies the Invisible Committee's attitude toward all such elections and their outcome: one of utter indifference. Now proposes a “destituent process” that charts out a different path to be taken, a path of outright refusal that simply ignores elections altogether. It is a path that calls for taking over the world and not taking power, for exploring new forms of life and not a new constitution, and for desertion and silence as alternatives to proclamations and crashes. It is also a call for an unprecedented communism—a communism stronger than nation and country. [publisher's note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Semiotext(e)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358244315476,"sku":"A8B-25624","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/the_invisible.jpg?v=1790814517","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/now","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}