The Communist Jesus Club
Ken | 09.03.2006 12:37 | Analysis | Culture | Social Struggles
As the twenty-first century unfolds, humanity appears to profoundly get
on our nerves. Despite the significant achievements of the past two
centuries, Western societies are nevertheless bent upon crippling and
bombing their way to enrichment.
on our nerves. Despite the significant achievements of the past two
centuries, Western societies are nevertheless bent upon crippling and
bombing their way to enrichment.
The Communist Jesus Club
As the twenty-first century unfolds, humanity appears to profoundly get
on our nerves. Despite the significant achievements of the past two
centuries, Western societies are nevertheless bent upon crippling and
bombing their way to enrichment. Increasingly, progress is equated with
the blind acceptance of a cold rationalism based solely on the logic of
commodity society. Across the world, new forms of prejudice and
irrationalism gain credence in the face of this totalizing ideology.
The Communist Jesus Club invites all those who are concerned about these
retrograde developments to collaborate in formulating a positive
alternative. We seek to reclaim the questioning and creative elements of
the Enlightenment, religions ancient and modern, and communism. We are
dedicated to the idea that human beings can make
their own history.
The Communist Jesus Club is being initiated by Frank Bruno, Josie and
the Pussycats, Shaquile O'Neill, Bill Oddie, Dylan Thomas, James
Council, the IRA, Omad Djalili and Freddie Starr. Our objective over the
next few months is to gain agreement on a series of basic human
principles, and to draw
up a manifesto for our times. Debates will occur in our heads and in the
pub.
As a starting point, we offer the following elastic and critical
positions:
1. We are committed to the pursuit of the City of Gold.
2. We support experimentation in all its forms - scientific, social
and personal.
3. We support the development of the human potential, individual
self-determination, and the human community.
4. We uphold a human-centred perspective. You might think position 3
makes this clear. So be it.
5. We uphold a universalist orientation to some of the problems facing
the world, while not disputing the fact of uneven development.
6. We seek to critically build upon our heritage, to use and abuse all
traditions that contain the seeds of human community.
Those who are interested in becoming involved should carry their own
cross.
As the twenty-first century unfolds, humanity appears to profoundly get
on our nerves. Despite the significant achievements of the past two
centuries, Western societies are nevertheless bent upon crippling and
bombing their way to enrichment. Increasingly, progress is equated with
the blind acceptance of a cold rationalism based solely on the logic of
commodity society. Across the world, new forms of prejudice and
irrationalism gain credence in the face of this totalizing ideology.
The Communist Jesus Club invites all those who are concerned about these
retrograde developments to collaborate in formulating a positive
alternative. We seek to reclaim the questioning and creative elements of
the Enlightenment, religions ancient and modern, and communism. We are
dedicated to the idea that human beings can make
their own history.
The Communist Jesus Club is being initiated by Frank Bruno, Josie and
the Pussycats, Shaquile O'Neill, Bill Oddie, Dylan Thomas, James
Council, the IRA, Omad Djalili and Freddie Starr. Our objective over the
next few months is to gain agreement on a series of basic human
principles, and to draw
up a manifesto for our times. Debates will occur in our heads and in the
pub.
As a starting point, we offer the following elastic and critical
positions:
1. We are committed to the pursuit of the City of Gold.
2. We support experimentation in all its forms - scientific, social
and personal.
3. We support the development of the human potential, individual
self-determination, and the human community.
4. We uphold a human-centred perspective. You might think position 3
makes this clear. So be it.
5. We uphold a universalist orientation to some of the problems facing
the world, while not disputing the fact of uneven development.
6. We seek to critically build upon our heritage, to use and abuse all
traditions that contain the seeds of human community.
Those who are interested in becoming involved should carry their own
cross.
Ken