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### ### ### ### ### #### ### ### ### #### ### ### ##### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### ### ########## ### ### ########## ### ### ### ### Underground eXperts United Presents... ####### ## ## ####### # # ####### #### ####### ## ## ## ## ##### # ## ## ## ## #### ## ## #### # # #### ## ####### ## ## ## ## ##### # ## ## ## ## ## ####### ####### # # ####### ###### ####### [ What Is This Thing Called The System? ] [ By The GNN ] ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED THE SYSTEM? by THE GNN/DualCrew-Shining/uXu deus ex machina machina ex deus Naturally, this file is based upon a non-critical empirical study of the actual world, therefore it is free from ideological and individual dogmas. What I present are no personal statements, they are merely humble facts. Amen. Often used, but still rather dull, the concept 'system' bears a special quality; it is always thought of as the guilty part when 'something' is wrong in society. When people feel a sort of alienation or dissatisfaction towards something, the word 'system' rescues the individual from further thoughts. It is easy to blame 'the system'. Some people prefer to use the word 'state' instead, but it is fundamentally the same thing; a good, though invisible, combatant for pseudo-intellectuals and common people to verbally fight with. But what is this thing we call 'the system?' The definition of a 'system' says that it is a composition of smaller parts, that need not to be identical (in fact, it would be rather strange if that was the case) nor even close in resemblance with its construction. A nail or a plank is not identical with the house it is a part of. Yet, a system cannot exist without the help from these smaller parts. Even though they are individually disposable, they must always exist in a certain quantity. If that was not the case, the system would fall apart and cease to exist. If we remove one nail, nothing will happen, but if all of them suddenly disappear, the house will fall apart. The parts would still be around, unorganized perhaps, but the system in question would be no more. It is important to emphasize the crucial detail that the parts are not identical with the system they are a part of. A nail is a nail, nothing more, nothing less. Yet, it keeps the house together. By merely studying a nail, we cannot know anything about the system. We need to step back and see things in a bigger picture to be able to get a grip of what is actually going on. The System we are experiencing every day is very hard to get a grip of. It is often thought that the System is separated from the individuals. The line of thought in this case is that the individuals are unable to affect the System, or that the System has a will of its own and desires. That cannot be the case, because a system can just interfere with and gain strength from its own parts. It cannot do anything with things that are separated from it. This may sound rather strange. We do believe that when we are treated badly by the System, we are not 'in' it. Nothing could be more wrong. The truth is that we are all a part of the System, we are all keeping it alive. The System around us is nothing more than a our own collective madness. What is troubling with all this is that when people blame 'the System' they are blaming themselves and their indirect stupidity. This is of course not that unexpected, because the people of today are not especially intellectual. They are just able to see the symptoms, not the disease. If they would see the disease, they would realize how complex certain things are, and that is for sure a hard thing to experience for a small mind. By merely looking at one individual, or groups of individuals even, we will not understand the System they are a part of. When those individuals reflect upon themselves, the result will be the same: They will not see the System, they will just see themselves. Therefore, when they blame 'the system' they do not really know what they are talking about. Some people would object to this and say that they would love to see the System break down, and therefore they cannot be a part of it. Sure, it is a nice thought. But most of these people contribute to the System too. But how can a person contribute to something that he does not fancy at all? Indeed, one would like to think that when one does not pursue to uphold something, one cannot be said to actively uphold it. But this is, unfortunately, perfectly possible thanks to 'indirection.' Too many of those who blame the System indirectly contributes to it every day. For example, they pay their taxes, they watch and accept the latest news on the domestic problems without second thoughts, and they vote for people who are employed to keep the System going. Why they do this is not that hard to understand; they do it because they have failed to see what the System really is. They just blame it, but they do not know what it is. Of course, this is a form of internal schizophrenia in the individual, and it is often this malady that constitutes the alienated feeling against the 'something' that they refer to as 'the bad system.' Must we be a part of the system? Is it, by definition or necessity, impossible to break free? It is not. It is, in a sense, rather hard because the complete rejection of the system requires an intellectual step that is very complex. Manuals on how this might be done cannot be written. The first step is, however, a giant but simple one: Think. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Is a computer terminating your patience? Well, FUCK IT! Then check out http://www.algonet.se/~daba \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ candy is dandy but liquor is quicker --------------------------------------------------------------------------- uXu #319 Underground eXperts United 1996 uXu #319 Call PHALLICIDE -> +1-408-883-9535 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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