Ward Churchill Speaks, People Cheer

After every single sentence, in fact. Got annoying. But it was enjoyable to see him speak in person, finally, after having blown two chances to see him in San Francisco last spring. His speech pretty much covered the material that he is known for emphasizing, in the style he's known for using (very gruff and passionate).
The focus of the talk was on state repression (such as the green scare, a topic particularly pertinent in Eugene) and its links to academic repression. No surprise here. He went through some examples of such repression, talked about the denigration of nations and the predominance of states, gave a critique of civilization as an unnatural imposition that is naturally resisted on all levels, and talked about indigenous struggles. He believes we should look to indigenous struggles in our resistance because indigenous peoples know how to most "naturally" resist tyranny. I've come to realize that Churchill's brand of indigenism is almost identical to anarcho-primitivism, which explains the abundance of his books on Green Anarchy's reading list.
Overall, the talk was very rousing and entertaining. I enjoyed myself. Now I'm waiting to see tomorrow how the local newspapers twist the meaning of it and slander Churchill...