Chapter One + Appendix One
The Development of a Society Can Never Be Subject to Rational Human Control
2,500 years of failed reforms — from Rome to the Internet — plus chaos theory, the butterfly effect, and the philosopher-king fantasy. Reinforced with Appendix One's rebuttal of control theory and the electronic philosopher-king.
Chapter Three + Appendix Six
How to Transform a Society: Errors to Avoid
Four postulates and five rules governing radical movements — tested against feminism, Irish nationalism, Christianity, Marxism, and Mexican civil society. Includes Appendix Six on why even Jesus's teachings failed to change mass behavior.
Chapter Four
Strategic Guidelines for an Anti-Tech Movement
How a tiny cadre can exploit crises and prevail — drawn from Lenin, Mao, Castro, and the Irish nationalists. Flexibility, the "democratic fallacy," momentum, organizational discipline, and the art of bouncing back from defeat.