Omkring hans anarkistiske holdninger siger Jensen:
<blockquote>I get asked quite often if I’m an anarchist. If they want to put a label on me, that’s fine. What is most important to me is to live in a world that is not being murdered. We can put whatever label we want on that. Honestly what this culture has done to the planet needs to be stopped.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bestcyrano.org/THOMASPAINE/?p=592 |title=Tearing Down the Masters House: Et interview med Derrick Jensen |access-date=29. marts 2008 |archive-date=20. februar 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220095811/http://www.bestcyrano.org/THOMASPAINE/?p=592 |url-status=ok }}</ref></blockquote>
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