November 2024

I. Nostalgia is a Dead End
Nostalgia is a trap that binds us to the past, urging us to relive moments that no longer exist. It is a comforting illusion, a mirage of something that might have been, but it leads us nowhere. We must turn away from the past and toward the future, toward the collective possibility of change. The future is not a reproduction of the past; it is the creation of something new.

II. Pop Culture is a Distraction
Pop culture is a modern-day bread and circus—a tool used to distract, to numb, and to pacify the masses. While we engage in endless consumption of entertainment, the real work of change goes undone. We will not be sedated by shallow spectacle. Culture is not mere diversion; it is a space for profound transformation, and we must reclaim it from the forces that trivialize it.

III. Culture Wars Are Not a Solution
Culture wars are not about the pursuit of truth or justice; they are distractions, designed to divide and confuse us. We will not be drawn into false battles over symbols and identity while the system that profits from our division remains unchallenged. Our goal is not to win these wars, but to break free from the system that manufactures them.

IV. Divided We Beg, United We Bargain
Division is the weapon of the powerful. They pit us against one another in petty, fruitless battles, leaving us fractured and weak. If we are to change anything, we must come together in solidarity, understanding that our strength lies not in isolation, but in collective action. United, we bargain; divided, we beg.

V. Capitalism is the Problem
Capitalism thrives on inequality, exploitation, and the endless accumulation of wealth by the few. It tells us that our worth is tied to our productivity, and that our lives are valuable only as long as we serve the machine. Capitalism commodifies everything, even our very souls. We will not accept a system that reduces us to cogs in its wheel.

VI. Society Values You Only If You Are Profitable
Society claims to care about the individual, but this care is conditional, transactional. It loves you as long as you can produce, as long as you contribute to the endless churn of profits. The moment you are no longer useful, you are discarded. We will fight to create a society where people matter for who they are, not what they can produce.

VII. Normal Capitalism is a Crisis
For the majority of people, “normal” capitalism is already a crisis—a crisis of meaning, of alienation, of endless labor without fulfillment. We are asked to accept this as the natural order, but it is not. Normal capitalism is a failure of the imagination, a failure of the spirit. We deserve more. We demand more.

VIII. Desperation Fuels the Machine
Capitalism thrives on desperation—on the stress, anxiety, and isolation of workers who have been taught to accept their conditions as normal. Desperate workers are docile workers. But desperation is not our destiny. We are not born to serve; we are born to live. We must change the conditions that make desperation the norm.

IX. Left Politics Requires Opposing Hegemony in All Forms
True left politics requires a relentless opposition to all forms of hegemonic power. Whether political, economic, social, or cultural, we must challenge the structures that dominate and control. The fight is not against one system, but against all systems of control that seek to consolidate power in the hands of the few.

X. The Digital World is a Battleground
Our digital lives are a battleground of information, where every side tries to control the narrative, shape reality, and define truth. What is real? What is fake? In a world where all images are recycled and repurposed to serve new agendas, we cannot trust the platforms that claim to inform us. Social media is no longer a tool for connection, but a tool of manipulation. We must reclaim the digital space and demand transparency, truth, and accountability.

XI. People Need Weird Art
We need art that challenges, provokes, and unsettles. Art that is weird, that refuses to conform to expectations, that refuses to be commodified. Art is not decoration—it is a tool for seeing the world in new ways, for confronting the familiar with the unfamiliar.
More than ever, the world needs art that speaks to the heart of human experience, that challenges the status quo, that reflects the complexity of the world we live in. Art is the tool we use to imagine a better world, to express what words cannot, to connect what is fragmented. We need more weird art, not less. We will create it.

XII. Everything Is Recorded, Nothing Is Remembered
In the digital age, everything is recorded but nothing is truly remembered. History is lost in the noise of constant information, reduced to a series of images, hashtags, and fleeting trends. We must resist the temptation to treat culture as something to graze upon, to nibble at. Culture is not a commodity; it is the collective memory of a people, and it must be preserved and reimagined.

XIII. There Is No Absolute Truth, Only MarginsThe world is not black and white. It is rarely even grey. It is beige—a dull, homogeneous mass of compromise, confusion, and contradiction. Yet, in these margins, in the spaces outside the mainstream, is where new ideas can germinate, where new visions of society can be born. We will live in the margins and bring forth something new.

XIV. Ideologies Are Secular Religions
Ideologies are systems of belief, often rigid and dogmatic, that promise salvation through adherence to a set of principles. They are the secular religions of our time—empty, hollow, and enslaving. We will reject the false promises of ideology and seek a world where people are free to define their own path, not bound by rigid systems of thought.

XV. Fear Is Our Enemy
Fear has been used to control us. Fear of change, fear of difference, fear of uncertainty. We will fight with hope, or without hope, but we will fight absolutely. We will no longer allow fear to dictate our choices, our actions, or our lives.

XVI. Robots Will Not Build the Classless Society
Automation is not the answer to our woes. Robots will not build the classless society. We will build it, through collective struggle, solidarity, and vision. Machines have already reduced the workweek for some, but they have not reduced our burdens—they have intensified them. The machines are not here to save us. We must save ourselves.

XVII. Challenge the Status Quo, Promote Change
The status quo is not an immutable fact of life; it is the product of centuries of oppression, exploitation, and inertia. We will not accept it. We will challenge it at every turn, promoting radical change in every corner of society. The world does not need more fine-tuning; it needs an overhaul.

The task of building a just, equitable, and meaningful world lies with us. No one else will do it for us. Not technology, not politicians, not corporations. The responsibility is ours. The future is ours to create, and we must create it with courage, creativity, and a relentless pursuit of justice. The time to act is now. We will no longer accept the world as it is. We will create the world as it could be. The struggle is not over; it has just begun.

The revolution begins with us.