"On the birth of Communist-Idealism"

Discarded Mannequin Project #3

". . . At first, Communist idealism was merely an idea circulating through the collective consciousness, but nobody had recognized it for what it was, or properly articulated it, and so i grabbed it as fast as i could and copyrighted it. . . ."

Buzz of recent Socialist activity. String of Socialist Tweets. Information overload. Passionate debates. Rumors are circulating, conversations containing "anti-Capitalist content," unrest in the community, "Communist philosophy," running amok on the aspirations of Plagiarizers and bourgeois alike; everywhere we are dealing devastating blows to their fragile and illusory materialist business plans to monopolize the world.

In North America, We have abandoned vague Nationalistic generalities in favor of practical economics. It is  here in North America that we will stage our Final battle with Capital (On paper of course). The forecast is certain, at every twist and turn we will be met by proponents of Capitalism, who, far from being willing or even able to participate in a reasonable dialog, will only be seeking to demoralize and shake our confidence.

Big Capital has brainwashed the American people into thinking that Capitalism simply means individual free choice, or money, the consensual exchange of goods between free individuals,--but has anyone ever looked up the actual definition of the word "Capitalism"?, like in the dictionary?--Yeah, in an ironic turn of events, Capitalism is everything you thought Chinese socialism / communism is (to answer my own question, in the end, I guess China is not "Communist" after all, they are still only socialist ((or is it??)). --They are really stuck in between a rock and a hard place this time, yet they stall, refuse to concede, instead they say, "Let me just think about it for a while . . ."--Well, you know what I think? I think they're ALL possessed by Capital!

We must not waver, but remain confident in the practical and moral superiority of our system. Instead, it will be their confidence which is shaken as they are confronted with the precarious reality of their existence in a world without the arts.

--Communist idealism is all about art, art as a commodity, and the alienation of the artist, a lot of people don't understand / get it, but there is a HUGE difference between Marxism and Socialism / "Communism" / Leninism / and Communist idealism----actually, that's not Communism, that's a brand new philosophy called "Communist-Idealism" that i invented and has never before been seen in all the history of philosophy. For more information see Capital Vol. 4 (unpublished)--

Communist-idealism is a result of the contradictions of life in an American post-industrial digital economy; the realization that the only existence guaranteed to the artist is a lifetime of servitude in an uncertain and highly competitive labor market, censorship, and that the artist's dreams of freedom ultimately amounts to nothing more than wage slavery at the hands of imperious masters like Donald Trump.

Socialism is about people and their ideas, which is perhaps the most valuable of all commodities: What ideas are out there lurking on the web, just waiting to be discovered, what people, what stories . . . This is Communist-Idealism. . . .--Yes, let me teach you about "Communist-Idealism"!

"So, what do you do for a living?"

"I'm a philosopher." . . .

"Well, if art is the most valuable of all commodities, then I will give away my art for Free!--and leave it up to people whether they want to donate...."

"And what about the proletariat?"

"The proletariat is not necessarily only those who are actively employed in labor, but rather those who only have their labor to sell, who are totally disenfranchised from the means of production and at the mercy of Capital..."

The contradictions of Digital Capitalism will only grow as we further transition from an industrial to a digital economy. The true process of capitalism will reveal itself as, rather than a method by which to enrich the artist, as the process of individual dispossession of the means of production (see previous tweets for more info), i.e., the ruling out of individual prosperity and autonomy for the artist, and the end of society as we know it if it is not for the implementation of Communist-idealism as a counterbalance, because As it stands, right now, The whole world is laughing at us, "Xi-Jin-Ping," they say in China, "How wise you are, and how stupid you make those Capitalists look.'"

"Labor theory of Value. Change my mind."

"Ok, Does not the transfer of ideas constitute labor?--Is not art a commodity? / But what is the source of Labor??? Is it that Ideas are the source of all labor? as we can not know anything other than our own ideas?"

"--yes, i have an idea, and then i act on that idea, thus committing labor--the act is not independent of the idea, but rather is a product of the idea and an idea in and of itself. But more to come later on exactly how this new conception of labor pans out to determine value.

I believe what truly makes America great (and worth protecting) is the 1st Amendment, not the 2nd Amendment. . . . I generally believe in absolute, unlimited free speech, if you want to have a Confederate flag or make your profile picture Adolf Hitler, go ahead, i don't care. I don't agree with those ideas, and think they will only come back to hurt you, but i'm not going to attack you for it.--The idea that you are free to say whatever you want (isn't that freedom of speech? And don't you believe in freedom of speech?). Well, okay then, there is no need to overthrow the U.S. government, because Our founding fathers included within the constitution the mechanisms to change the constitution according to the will of the people should such a need arise.--Now, let's test this theory.

 According to Karl Marx, it is only once Capitalism has fully matured that Communism will come about, and that time is now (at least in North America). This is not so much a likely possibility as inevitability. . . . You see, I only ask for a fair wage and an opportunity to prove myself. I only want to help America, give people a reason to live again, to produce freely, participate in the experiment that is the "American dream,"--Yeah, I still believe in it, I would not be so rash to jump to conclusions before everything is said and done:

P.S. I also have some great product ideas (including movie scripts) too.--Why don't they let me write the next Star Wars movie? I guarantee it will be even better than the originals by George Lucas (i already know what i want to do). #Disney

Dear diary

 Perhaps the best quote in all of Das Kapital (found it all by myself).

Unknown time, unknown date:

Dear diary,

He says he’s writing some kind of book, but he should just be writing for fun. As a therapeutic activity, a way to pass the time. I’m starting to look at things, “life” in general, or any isolated individual moment of time as part of a process.

It’s amazing / incredible all the fun you can have with a couple pens and paper.

But what does that mean? “A process” What exactly does a process involve?

*Note to self that I or nobody else will probably ever read: Add cricket bit to the curse story I’m working on.*

Apprehension. Comprehension. Reaction? A series of moments… .

I think of these individuals that confront me on a daily basis, under Capitalism, I could care less about them, whether they go to prison, live or die, it doesn’t make a difference to me. I’m only concerned with my own existence and survival. Under Capitalism, their lives are so incidental. So transient. They come and go. They are all so concerned / busy getting theirs that they don’t have time to pay attention to others. Why even bother?

At least I always have pen and paper. Yes, ma’am, I think I have enough paper and ink to last me a lifetime. Or do I? How long is a lifetime?

Let’s just say that I don’t view the modes of existence “offered” to me by the capitalist system as desirable, as having anything to offer me but the uncertain promise of a monetary reward. 

I don’t, however, let this seeming apparent lack of ability to capitalize my actions define my efforts as a failure, because I don’t look at success and failure on a typical materialist capitalist basis. The sciences can only deal with the individual on a purely materialist basis, his rough nutritional / biological needs are accounted for, yet this simple characterization of the individual reduces him to the status of no more than a draught animal; it robs him of his truly human character, but what of Man’s intellectual and philosophical needs? What about the arts?

For better or for worse, I still have my “freedom.”

“Oh, you got a ticket for speeding… 073mph in a 055mph zone back in may of 2001, that’s unfortunate, but you can never run for president or hold any position of prominence, too bad. Looks like you got the short end of the stick.”

–I think regardless of the fact that there is already a large volume of literature in existence, there is a demand for things that are written in the moment, if only to capture a fleeting essence of time and space (this is a privilege that was not afforded to our ancestors, to record such seemingly fleeting useless thoughts completely uncensored for all posterity to read)–I recommend we all make blogs. Form alternative socio-economic structures. As the means of production have been altered, it would be foolish to go about things as would be done in an industrial society, because the industrial era is over.

We are now living in the digital Era, experiencing a new technological revolution first hand, perhaps one even more fast moving and far reaching than the industrial revolution, and we must adapt and secure our means of subsistence on a digital medium rather than in an actual in-person medium. Those who stubbornly cling to the old ways of doing things will soon find themselves frustrated and, increasingly, consumers and producers will move to a digital marketplace. But, for a change of pace, Let us instead imagine, for once, a digital marketplace (but for the arts) owned by society as a whole--with its own means of production, paid for consensually by the people via democracy, ensuring the artist receives a fair deal. Such a website would be free for all to use, regardless of class or location. . . . 

I suppose the ideal of Absolute freedom in a positive sense (the Materialists hold us Idealists to have such great positive definitions of freedom) is being able to use and dispose of my time and labor however I choose. In this moment, a portrait of Hegel screams out “I want. I want.” Yes, even Hegel’s great philosophic treatises are susceptible to criticism on the basis that they are the product of capitalist exploitation:

      “In a letter to Schelling, in which Hegel promises to send him a copy of the book, Hegel asks indulgence for the unsatisfactory character of the last parts of the work, and says, as if by way of explanation, that the ‘composition of the book was concluded at midnight before the battle of Jena.’ … The real explanation was much more commonplace. Hegel had made an unfortunate arrangement with his publisher… . Hegel, being much in need of the money, appealed in despair to his friend … and asked his good offices to urge the publisher to forward the money… .”

I wonder what his (Hegel’s) soft spot was. What bare sensation had his life been reduced to? As the clock strikes 4:43am, the answer to that question becomes evident. He needs, if anything, his daily meal. How will he, today, secure his means of subsistence? On the contrary, I seek to create a piece of literature that exists completely independent of the Capitalist process. This is indeed a revolutionary undertaking. And I’m in no rush to sell my freedom to the capitalist for $7.25 / hr. (Minimum wage in Virginia).--Virginia, hardest place in the world to publish a book.

So, as the Capitalist world awakens, I go to sleep (not really), to further ponder these questions of consciousness… .