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danieleg@diaspora-fr.org

"The king frowned upon the fact that his son, abandoned the controlled roads,
would roam the countryside to form his own judgment about the world;
therefore he gave him a carriage and horses.
"Now you no longer need to go on foot," were his words.
"Now you are no longer allowed to do so" was their meaning.
"Now you can’t do it anymore” was their effect."

Günther Anders

Il re non vedeva di buon occhio che suo figlio, abbandonando le strade controllate,
si aggirasse per le campagne per formarsi un giudizio personale sul mondo;
perciò gli regalò carrozza e cavalli.
«Ora non hai più bisogno di andare a piedi» furono le sue parole.
«Ora non ti è più consentito di farlo» era il loro significato.
«Ora non puoi più farlo» fu il loro effetto.

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varelsennormal@sysad.org

Etwas Prosa zum Wochenausklang
(Oder ein kleiner Textvorschlag für die letzten Weihnachtskarten.)

Weihnachten nähern sich mit großen Titten.
Wer kommt da auf dem Esel geritten?
Ist das etwa ein Emigrant?
Oder inkoknito - ein Spekulant?
Über allem schwebt die Moral -
aber Alle denken: "Die kann mich mal!"
So genau wollen wir's gar nicht wissen - mein Hund darf doch wohl auf den Bürgersteig pissen.
Freiheit für das Gewohnheitsrecht!
Ich hab nen Jobb, verdien ehrliches Geld -
was kümmert mich da der Rest der Welt?
Die helfen mir auch nicht, wenn die "Gerechten", mal wieder mein Verhalten echten.

#Punk #Frechheit #Freiheit #gedicht #prosa #nonsens #mywork #nackt #anders #modern #hallo

varelsennormal@sysad.org

(Gegen den #Mainstream*)*
Ganz frisch -Ein #Gedicht
Frühstück
Ich trinke Kaffee mit Milch,
und Zucker dazu.
Mit anderen Sachen,
lass mich in Ruh
Die Pizza ist mein täglich Brot,
ein Rotwein dazu
das macht mich nicht tot.
Gemüse möchte ich aber auch nicht verächten.
Am liebsten aber schlafe ich;
den Schlaf der Gerechten
Spät aufstehen kann ich am besten um 12 Uhr.
Dann kommt mir die Sonne gleich auf den Pelz.
Ist im Winter der Tag doch dann schon vorbei;
koche ich mir eben abends ein Ei.

gedicht #prosa #nonsens #mywork #nackt #anders #modern #hallo

danieleg@diaspora-fr.org

The View from the Tower (1932)

When Mrs Glü, from the highest panoramic tower, took a look down, in the street below, similar to a minuscule toy but recognisable without a doubt by the colour of his coat, her son appeared; a second later this toy was run over and destroyed by a truck which looked like a toy as well - anyway the whole thing lasted not even an instant of unreal brevity, and everything was only a matter between toys.
“I don’t go down!”, cried at that point Mrs Glü, refusing to go downstairs, “I won’t leave the tower! Down there I could fall into despair!”

Günther Anders

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danieleg@joindiaspora.com

If we disregard certain residues of customs surviving from past eras, what we must do or not do is determined today by what we must buy. It is almost impossible to avoid making even a small part of those purchases that are offered and imposed as must-haves, that is, "obligatory purchases". Those who attempt it run the risk of being considered "introverted", of losing their prestige, of jeopardizing their professional prospects, of revealing themselves to be lacking in means; indeed, they run the risk of becoming morally and politically suspect. Because, in truth, not to buy is considered a kind of sabotage of the sale, a threat to the legitimate needs of the goods; therefore, not only is it considered a failure to act, but also a positive transgression, akin to theft. If not even something more scandalous: because, while the thief with his appropriation (certainly of an undesirable kind) nevertheless testifies that he loyally recognizes, like every other customer, the attraction and commandment of the commodity, thus demonstrates that he is conformist, and, if he is caught, can be called to account unambiguously, the one who does not buy dares not to heed the call of the commodity and offends the cosmos of the commodities with his renunciation; and then he even dares hypocritically to invoke the alibi of negativity, that is, of having done nothing at all, and by this he really escapes the arm of justice.

Rather ten thieves than one ascetic (Molussian proverb)

Text: Günther Anders, The Obsolescence of Humankind (1956)
Image: Michael Lavery (1930)

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