24th July, 2000.
PART I
“A spectre is haunting the
Internet. It’s called emancipation.
Web surfers of the world,
join us. You have everything to gain
especially independence of
thoughts and mind.”
(Carl Zimmerman)
Introduction:
1. About Us:
We are a group of international
students, graduates, teachers, scholars, writers,
artists, authors, inventors,
free lance workers, scientists, engineers, farmers and independent entrepreneurs,
interested in Science and Philosophy, the Arts and Humanities. Some of
us, ever since the famous Fall of the infamous Wall of Berlin, have begun
to review Science, Philosophy & History, began to develop our own Science
and Philosophy, our own views about Praxis and Theory, about Nature and
Society.
Specifically, we concentrated
on other ways of Thinking & Thought, on new Logical Methods and on
our own Epistemology, Ethics and Aesthetics. We formulated the
emancipatory guide-line:
Do a n d Think AND Excel Of, By and For Ourselves, Here, Now and Forever!
Ever since 1989 till today, among
many other things, we seriously studied our world system, the fatherland,
official Science and Philosophy, the New World Order, Technology and Economics;
day and night, in debates, chats and lectures, reading, studying, writing
and discussing, as far as our abilities and capabilities could reach and
fathom reality, we penetrated and interpenetrated the essence of so-called
History,
and we came to the conclusion,
to the horrible discovery, that Labour in all its forms
is the umbilical cord, is the
very essence of Alienation, is Alienation per se.
This cognition and recognition
opened vast vistas to our Science and Philosophy,
unravelled "open secrets", brought
many an enigma into broad daylight. We began
to reap what we have sown, the
fruits of self-action, self-thinking, of self-excellence,
in nuce, of self-emancipation.
Our Thinking and Thought, our Intellect and Reason, were blossoming, blooming and flowering, we became more natural, more social, more historic. Our Thinking Methods, our Logics became refined, our acts and thoughts oscillated like magnet-needles, hovered like the Sword of Damocles over a moribund and dying culture. We perceived things which we never ever have dreamt of before, we did things which we never ever could have imagined before, and our thinking registered relations which have been obliterated by millennia of exploiting smoke, dominating smog and discriminatory putrefied air.
A few of us, fell by the wayside, like house-pigeons, they could not reach the cosmic heights and ontic velocities of the messenger doves; we bewail their departure, and wish them success in all their future endeavours. We became quantitatively less, yet qualitatively more. Yet, we marched on, we pulled ourselves out of the morass, by grasping our own hair, out of the stagnating, skunklike mud of indoctrinated ignorance and manipulated arrogance. We became excellent, we began to excel, to gain immanent transcendental cruising speed.
As such, we reached the end of the so-called Second Millennium. We knew and we know that we cannot "conscientize", cannot organize, mobilize or teach anybody or anything, who or which does not find itself/herself/himself already on the excellent emancipatory orbit. In fact, we never tried to do this -- we left this educative endeavour to Christians, Marxists, Liberals, Teachers and Professors. We appreciate and respect their vocation and work, but we have other emancipatory objectives, subjectives and transjectives.
2. The Current State of Affairs
Being part and parcel of this globe, striving towards cosmic depths and heights, directions and perspectives, towards active levels, towards ontic degrees, other intellectual elegance and rational fragrance, towards new, original mensions, towards more excellent surpassing, we decided also to be "in", to be "cool", to know what is "related". We entered Cyberspace, we sped forward on the Information Highway, we embraced the WEB, we became internetted, we went global.
We designed Home Pages, organized Discussion Forums, we e-mailed, we chatted, we chattered!
This metamorphosis had a quantitative
effect; we expanded globally, we reached
strange sites, new pages, new
panoramas opened in front of our eyes; many illusions were deleted; our
knowledge was enriched and saved, we encountered new versions, met beta-beings,
downloaded Classics and De Luxes. We experienced crashes, viruses,
cracking and hacking, pecking
and cackling.
We are being confronted with
millennium relations, with a new species of beings,
with other affirmations, negations
and contradictions. Our modus operandi changes, our modus vivendi
relates
in different, triverse ways, our Invisible, Invulnerable,
Invincible Principle dawns on
the Galactic Horizon. Emancipation gains new, authentic, original mensions.
The chaff is being sifted away, the natural, fresh, germinating wheat triumphs over its cloned inmate; the emancipators identify themselves, and the alphas, betas and omegas spew global, globalized venom; they only see themselves, can see nothing else anymore, except their own cloned phantoms in their virtual real world. Formal Logics has reached its historic objective: A = A. Only B or C or Z can still visualize A, Non-A, B, or anything else for that matter.
We reached the Alpha and Omega
of History, of the Fatherland, of Globalization.
And Now, And Here,
What is To be Done?
What and How Can Be Thought?
What and How and Why can
be Emancipated?
We have crossed the "Historical
Rubicon", now let's Reach For The Stars:
per aspera ad astra!
PART II
A. ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC EMANCIPATORY
"RULES AND REGULATIONS"
Prelude
Why do we need rules, norms, regulations, statutes, constitutions and laws?
Are they not preserving Labour,
the status quo? Are they not intrinsic elements
of the functioning Global State?
Part and Parcel of the Political Domination of
"Big Brother"?
Emancipation, Excellence, Transcendence,
by definition, cannot be achieved within
the static framework of a systemic
set of restrictions, of do's and don'ts. However, on the other hand,
are our scientific and philosophic methods really so chaotic, our Epistemology
and Logics truly so anarchic, just chosen at random, mere trial-and-error
equivocations? Certainly not.
Until now, in Praxis, we were guided by certain cosmic landmarks; in Theory, we had certain ontic guide-lines, in Excellence, we detected certain transcendental clues, motives, motifs. Generally, we identify with scientific precision, incision; we differentiate with decisiveness, determinedness. We triversify, superate in excellence, in emancipation.
Thus, are these not valid in
the praxical "organization" and theoretical approximation
of our correspondence, inter-communication,
inter-relations, chats, debates, discussions, "membership", "guests" and
"visitors"?
In reality, we need not, should
not need any "rules" and "regulations"; what is
quintessential for us are our
own cosmic nature, our own ontic existence, our own excellent transcendence;
these are our real, true, guiding "guardian angels". However, because we
are still on our way, are still stumbling over identifiable, stony levels,
are still falling in different degrees into rocky crevices and pot-holes,
and are still swept away in triverse mensiones by stormy hurricanes,
for these reasons, and only for these, we urgently need certain guide-lines,
to keep us on track, to keep us in balance, onboard, safe and sane.
Concerning levels, degrees and mensions, we are not only unified, we are this, but we are also differentiated, and some of us, are also triversified. We do not act identically, we do not think totally differentiated, we do not excel in historic, emancipatory spheres. In simple text: we find ourselves at different levels, degrees and mensions of consciousness. As stated before, we're all on our way; we assist, we help, we encourage, we direct each other. This must be learned, must be ruly, regulated. Some of us are more "advanced". Of course, this is not a privilege, it's only that some of us are already since a very long time hot on the trail. Some of us are newcomers, however, we are introducing new, fresh air into the debates, generating innovative acts, thoughts and life energy.
1. THE UNFOLDING DRAMA
With reference to the above, in accordance with "Do a n d Think It Yourself", let's scrutinize some brilliant ideas and recent suggestions of our own "members":
"... If this should have been what has happened, then I must come to the conclusion which Carl always has been explaining to us, i.e., his insistence on underlining and permanently emphasizing the validity of the 'Emancipatory Fight with the Pen', i.e. , by simply writing down and publishing our thoughts on the web; this might de facto be more 'effective' than I have thought it to be until now. (Besides, this reminds me of the "Butterfly Effect" in Chaos Theory) ... " (Iris)
" ... But now, there we go again: What is to be done? How about "personalities" within our online and off-line debates in this context?
Should they, can they be "excluded", "avoided", and if so, why and how?
Because we would like at least to officially "maintain" the illusion of --- what?
Or should we put "under the carpet of privacy" some verbal manifestations and conduct which as we know and stated are nothing more than precise reflections of the very state of affairs within the involving system with which for several reasons we are not in agreement with?
Should there be any need of classification and splitting into some "official" and "private" pandemonium debate?
How about the "divide
and rule" principle and "secret-landia" of already internalized
schizophrenic behaviour
modification patterns on a global cyber-scale on-line and off-line? How
about further online-splitting of yet already offline split personality-chips?
Do we need some kind of updated Moral Philosophy of Adam Smith, do we need his "Inner, Neutral, Objective Spectator", do we need an official online Knigge (Behaviour Manual)?
After all, how would we seriously
come to know somebody, basing us on a
discussion-chip-performance?
Haven't we already struggled for years and experienced
enough regarding the overcoming
of those chips and our illusions, being used and abused since birth and
during years by pretending, behaviour-modified character-masks?
And finally, didn't
we encourage everybody to honestly, truly state his/her thoughts on
his/her level, openly,
authentically?
However: We simply 'go ahead'. ... " (Iris)
"I cannot and will not
accept such level of behaviour. I have no
problems with two
fellow humans having differences of opinion however to
take it to "mud slinging"
level is beyond my comprehension. ... Also I
suggest that we develop
a code of conduct for new members. Looking forward
for your comments.
" (Khalid)
"Look at the fireworks in
the Debate message shown below. The sparks in
our debates don't compare
to anything like that. However, the message
demonstrates why it's important
to mainly stick to issues and avoid
personalities as much as
possible in our debates. Personalities should
be addressed in private messages
between the parties involved. Unless
I'm mistaken, I think that
the main purpose of our debates is to help
increase the knowledge and
insight of the debate participants and
spectators for their growth
(because unless we grow, we die) and for the
development of emancipatory
ideas. I've seen teams die when they continuously
behaved in the manner shown
in the Debate message below. The Crew is too
astute to let that happen.
"
(Carl)
"Please pardon me today, for being so explanatory, so introductory, it's important. I have 'good' emancipatory reasons.
Furthermore, a short note on our general philosophic endeavour. Extensively and intensively, over the decades, we have studied seriously Democracy, Foreign Policy, Marxism, Leninism, Trotskyism, Revolutions, the Frankfurter School, Elementary Physics, Mathematics, Economics, History, Religion, Literature, Poetry, Languages, etc.
Since donkey years, we have
read whatever we found of scientific, philosophic or emancipatory interest;
we have studied Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, etc.
With unbiased, scientific
innocence, with open-minded preparedness to learn, with restless, philosophic
expectations, we tried to unravel, to interpenetrate the profound caverns
of knowledge, of truth and wisdom, listening to anything, to anybody, who
had something to contribute, to reveal. What is published on our Home Pages,
and what is being illustrated in our chats, are the disturbing results
of stringent, serious deliberations.
And now: What Is To Be Done?
We cannot supply the data, the facts, the literature, the statistics, which after decades of investigation, study and analysis had led to such radical, dramatic, innovative, emancipatory conclusions. ....
This must go on the record
once and for all. Many people, for whatever reason, may not be able to
follow us; others may condemn us, may declare us to be totally crazy; we
understand these outbursts, in fact, we expect them, and we nurture no
"bad" feelings towards any person concerning this delicate issue. It's
extremely difficult to develop
guide-lines and rules to
direct us towards emancipatory excellence.
Now, let's move on. Please, be patient, our task is extremely difficult, diverse and controversial; exactly because it concerns thinking itself, in-itself, which exists extremely complicated and complex. Thus, warm up your 'thinking motor', launch your belligerent 'think tank'." (Franz)
"Carl, I agree with Franz.
One needs never apologize
for the actions of another. A fool will always
reveal himself given enough
time. I have no idea who is right or wrong in
the facts of the discussion
but there is no doubt in who turned it in the wrong
direction. So what. ...
It is amazing how intellectual
conversation can turn angry and insulting so fast
and without reason. ... One
thing I know: give people enough time and they
will reveal their true selves.
Franz, you are not a blank page to me. " (Steve)
"Carl, I appreciate your elegant
proficiency in handling delicate matters
such as, unfortunately, was
Jim's case. I am convinced, that there is no
way to avoid such incidents,
as the Crew, by definition, is open anytime
to sincere participation,
active criticism, controversial thought exchange
and thus further growth,
as you yourself eloquently observed, which
necessarily includes the
"risk" of experiences like the one we had with
Jim. This will doubtlessly
happen again, and I don't see any reason to
be worried or even surprised
about future incidences of this kind, as
long as we know how do deal
with these cases in a professional manner.
What concerns Jim's case,
for some reason he fell onto a low and
regrettable level of completely
irrational personal attacks, which
made a meaningful controversy
about some doubtlessly interesting points he
raised impossible. The Crew
refrained from a "counter-attack" because,
firstly, scientific controversy
is not a matter of emotion or personal
dislike, and secondly, the
real controversy can only start, if both
scientific views involved
accept, that the other side "has a point to
it" worth the debate. Other
than that, the only outcome of a so-called
"controversy" would be eternal
self-affirmation, reaffirmation and
remaining stuck within one's
absolute truths. There is, of course,
nothing "wrong" with absolute
truths, they are our necessary "starting
points", our identification,
the firm basis we stand on for to be able
to negate in the first place,
for to be able to relate at all, and for to be
able to anticipate, that
there are more things in heaven and on earth
than are dreamt of in our
very own philosophy." (Jutta)
What is the "red thread" that relates the above quotations? Which mile-stones, guide-lines, light-year-stars can we identify for us?
Also, we should note that time
constraints require rules and regulations. Our members have limited time
to spend on our online activities, and must co-ordinate this with the time
spent on family, business, study, physical exercise and other activities.
Very often we don't have the adequate time to engage in activities necessary
to keep emancipatory endeavours on track. Adherence to certain rules and
regulations, developed by ourselves, with our own approval, would lessen
the problems involved, and thus generate optimal active participation.
PART III
2. OUR GUIDE-LINES
General
One of the conclusions, which can definitely be drawn
from the above, is that real
emancipators, true historians, do not need "rules,
laws or regulations" of whatever genre. All the suggestions with reference
to a "code of conduct" (Khalid) point at our relations to newcomers,
to others.
Whosoever sees it/her/himself as something, someone
striving towards emancipation,
towards a cosmic-ontic, natural-social relationship
of and with History, necessarily, at first, has to study her/his "home-work",
has to cognize and recognize certain "home-truths"; below are exemplified
the four major ones:
1. The famous "Gretchenfrage" of Goethe's Faust ; also of Napoleon to Laplace: Not, How's business? But, How's religion?
Thought (I think that ....) and Knowledge (I know that ....) are anaemic and endemic to Belief (I believe that ....). With due respect, who is a staunch believer should put on her/his religious, theologian shoes, which certainly do fit comfortably well, should move very fast faraway from us, and keep her/himself at a safe distance, securely hidden away from the onslaught of the "Götterdämmerung", of the devastating typhoons and roaring hurricanes of our Science and Philosophy. Who has read and studied Ludwig Feuerbach's The Essence of Christianity and Bertrand Russell's Why I am not a Christian?, can cautiously try to approximate us again. Our Science and Philosophy have as a quintessential pre-condition the superation of all demons, angels, gods, devils, ghosts and spirits in our very "souls". Item: firstly, we study, think about, know these fantasies, but we don't believe in them. We don't allow them to haunt, to terrorize, to master us. And we cannot allow religious "abracadabra" and fantastic "tohu wa bohu" to ruin and sabotage our stringent, illuminating discussions, debates and chats.
2. The famous endogenic-systemic "Quo Vadis?" Issue. Whither Goest Thou?
Shakespeare made it very clear that there are more things in Heaven and on Earth than only those things that are dreamt of daily in our miserable "home-made" pseudo-philosophy.
Official education and dissocialization systematically
had practically destroyed all
our transcendental, fiery, youthful daydreams.
They were replaced with endogenic, systemic, evolutionary, peaceful, second-hand
merchandise, with "progress", with "change" only
within the system, only here, and forever here. Amen! A
galaxy of "ruling" norms, habits, behaviour patterns,
customs, cultural heritage, tradition, rules, regulations, laws and constitutions,
invented by all sorts of "rulers" across the millennia, forever
guard that we never ever will dream about transcending the very limits
of internal, systemic repose. They are the formal logical, moral, legal,
humanistic watch-dogs of our Quo vadis, of our Future! Consequently,
secondly,
an emancipator has to clarify this issue, of, by, for her/himself. Otherwise,
s(he) will never understand what transcendence, superation or excellence
really and truly imply.
3. The "Ora et Labora", The Old
Bailey and Tower Pray- and Work-Shop!
The Alcatraz
of "Kinder, Küche, Kirche" Syndrome.
Welcome To
The KKK Club!
Thirdly, who did not apprehend,
comprehend what Labour is, would never be
able to make a single, earthly
analysis, worth of scientific and philosophic consideration, about transcendental
emancipation; would not understand what the New World Order, what Globalization
are all about. S(he) would never grasp the alienating essence of
Work, of Labour; would forever fall into the fascist, nazi maelstrom
of producing and reproducing an army of labourers; would keep the second-class,
adopted, feminine "fellow-human-beings" in an inferior status, better in
the kitchen, even in the age of informative cloning; and would drive unknowingly,
in good belief, the rest of "humanity", in the name of "Freedom"
and "Democracy", like Pavlov-Daisy-Sheep, straight into the Cathedral of
New Worship of His Lordship "Big Brother".
4. The
"Ecce Homo" Arrogance, The "Crown Of Creation",
"The
Highest Blossom Of Nature".
What A Man!
Man, the Creator of the Creator, the Lord of Creation.
Homo, Homo Sapiens, Homo Sapiens Sapiens, The One, The Only, The One and Only, the Hen Kai Pan, the Unomnia.
A Great Man, with Great Ideas, from a Great Race; an Aryan, making Great History.
Our Saviour, the Almighty, the Redeemer -- A Christian, A Liberal, A Peace-Maker, A Democrat, A European, An American, A Communist, A Nazi, A Fascist, A Marxist, A Hegelian, A Terrorist.
Man, the generator of labour, the inventor of war, technology and conspiracy, the discoverer of world order, of money, capital and profits. The discriminator and violator of women, slaves, "niggers", Kaffirs, Coolies and Camel-Drivers.
Well, finally, somebody
who still nurtures such "great ideas" cannot have a "great future" on our
Home Pages, and surely s(he) will get into serious trouble with any
real emancipator, a true historian,
with us. In other words, in order to be excellent,
we better get our actions and
ideas very clear and precise concerning the wonderful, beautiful "human
being", whom we want to "conscientize" and emancipate.
Concerning New Comers
Now, concerning praxical matters, with reference to newcomers to our forums, debates and chats, it's imperative to do and know the following:
a) Current occupation and employer or business.
b) Academic degrees.
c) Published articles and/or books.
d) History of on-line activities, e.g., membership
in other forums.
e) Major interests (e.g., natural science, philosophy,
history, etc.).
f) Their views of a key issue in one their favourite
subjects.
g) Challenge these views, and see if they have an
open mind.
h) Information about why they are interested in joining
the Crew.
i) What they want to contribute to the Crew.
j) What they expect the Crew to do for them.
k) Finally, only then, anyone of us, could safely
recommend anyone
to join or chats or engage
in any other Crew-related activity.
PART IV
(to be continued)