(1998, CONTINUED)
HUMAN
BEING XXX
(Where Do We Go From Here?)
Wednesday, 04/02/98.
My dearest Khalid,
REFLECTIONS ON YOUR TWO COMMENTS!
Before we continue with our general lectures, at first, let us comment on your two main questions. Next time our lectures on the Intellect and Intellectual Labour will continue. Nevertheless these remarks are part and parcel of the topics under discussion. Your "Comments" on "Human Being XXVII" were intriguing indeed; we can basically affirm what you have written. We have just two elaborations to make, concerning "Who 'thinks' in the Patria?" and why these "thinkers" in the Patria, the "masses", the "people" find it very difficult to "comprehend' their fiasco, and that they rarely "admit" that they think in parrot fashion.
Of course, there are highly "scientific" contributions, especially written by erudite scholars and intellectuals, published in serious journals and on excellent Web sites, using superbly any world language, but, again, in this case, specialization, a miserable philosophic background and system loyalty, play havoc with the conclusions drawn from the empirical "facts" and research "data". We say this, not because of an irresponsible criticism, critical fantasy and derogatory conceit, but simply, because we understand their logical limitations, also, we take note of the patrian predicaments in which they encounter themselves. They express a systemic truth, in all its affirmative and negative variants, but, sad to say, this is not the only truth, not the absolute truth. Furthermore, we do not profess to possess or to express such truths either. We are not "judging" anybody, and certainly, we have no wish to be "better" than anybody who is an intellectual genius. We respect all "human" ingenuity, the only favour which we humbly ask, is to be tolerant with our opinions.
Own Opinions?
Also we want to remark about their "own opinions".
With reference to "Who thinks?", any Patrian
who went to school or university, who has some educational "paper" in her/his
private confidential file or suit-case, will tell you with full confidence
that
she/he is "qualified" to think, has learned to think summa
cum laude, and can even think about anything in an independent
manner.
This erroneous approach stems from a patriarchal fallacy, which claims that everyone in the Patria thinks and that everyone knows exactly what thinking is, and what it is all about. The ontic problem is, that, unless they have understood and studied philosophy, Dick, Anne or Bill do not have the foggiest notion of what you are talking about, of your intellectual or rational question put to them. If they did, you would not have problems, hence, no questions to ask. They are convinced that they "think", thus they, correctly so, from their point of view, must consider you to be a crackpot, an excellent candidate for the nearest lunatic asylum.
If the members of the oppressed classes, the "wretched of the earth" (Fanon), the "miserables" (Victor Hugo), think the Patria is a "Wonderland" (Alice), that "thinking" is included as a fairy god-mother gift in the commodities which they buy and consume, that they enjoy a human right, freedom of expression and of speech; in nuce, that they think freely, well, then fine! If all those who have collected various degrees, Ph.D's, really think that they are erudite thinkers; also fine! We have no problem whatsoever with their assertions, and surely we have no intention to convince them of the contrary, to manipulate, to indoctrinate or to bamboozle them. It is not our historic duty to convert them, to cultivate in their minds "contradictory" things. Fine, let them enjoy their "thinking" and "acting" to the fullest!
All the members of the ruling classes and of the oppressed classes, if they are happy with their lot, with their democratic education and educational systems, then, they do not need to "comprehend" anything about our Thinking, they do not even need to "admit" that there is something "out of order" with reference to their own thinking.
Micro- a n d Macro-Wave Lengths
It is only those very few, who are already navigating on our orbit, and we on theirs, who already minimally think on our micro-wave-length, and we on their macro-wave length, who will smell a rat with reference to "bicameral thinking", "consciousness", "language" and ideology. They, not the "Chosen Few", not the "Elites", want to comprehend something about their "not own thinking", about non-related intellectual thinking, about thinking about Cosmos, about thinking about thinking itself, about Einai, about Intellect a n d Reason; they want to know more about their "own thinking", about "our thinking", about historic, emancipated thinking. For the "first" time in their miserable patriarchal life, they want to develop "own opinions" about themselves, about others, about Nature, about Society, about Nature a n d Society, about History.
Playing With Pigs, Wolves and Werewolves
Concerning your "Brief Comments" of 03/02/98, you yourself have already focussed the "solvable" problem towards other venues and avenues. You a n d I AND We have no thinking problem to solve; we know that we are thinking, how we think, and why we think so, and, what are the reasons why we cannot continue to "think" in a patrian style. In the Patria, in an Hobbesian manner, for survival purposes, we howl with and like the wolves and werewolves, we "think" like them, and we "work" and earn our "daily bread" like them and with them. But, because we are not ONLY earthly patrian "creatures", we have to be careful to the utmost, because if you play with pigs, you surely will get dirty.
Our "problem" can only centre around the solution that we do not exploit, dominate or discriminate ourselves and others. This is the reason why some of us are unemployed, why we cannot offer employment, why we have "bad luck" in interviews, why we are not in the government, why we do not participate in State-building, statesmanship, in the "Ship" of "Men" of "State", or in peaceful democratic coin-minting. And, because the rulers do not want us, do not want to offer state-employment to some of us, that is why we cannot be in a position of patrian domination or exploitation.
"I'm sad to say, I'm on my way ....."
This does not mean that we could never ever do this, that we are not doing it, and that we never ever will do a thing like this. We are Patrian, and "when you are in the Patria, you do as the Patrians do!", otherwise, not even Jesus Christ would survive in the Patria. In fact, he once denied that he was the Christ, telling his enemies that he was not the Messiah; in short, like American presidents, he told a lie, he did what Patrian "Kings" do, however, in the final analysis, this did not save him from crucifixion. So angelic we are not, so pure and immaculate we do not want to be; such things we leave to Mother Theresa, Holy Mary and Diana, to Presidents, Popes, Angels and God. What we are trying to do-think, and to think-do in the Patria is to avoid such pitfalls, such dark holes, such abysmal falls, and to continue with our own Acting a n d Thinking AND Superseding!
All about "God's Will" and the "Middle Class" which are used as pawns of Capital and Profit, we agree with you: a fine insight!
Now, concerning: "Where do we go from here!"
I can only answer with Harry Belafonte!
"I am sad to say, I am on my way!
I wont be back for many a day ...
A little "Jutta" on Pandemonium Farm."
Till the next chat & lecture!
Love,
Franz.