Perhaps a re-reading of Benjamin’s Theory of History would be in order. It takes these metaphors seriously, though not religiously.
Keith > On Nov 8, 2024, at 2:34 PM, Christian Swertz via nettime-l > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Felix, > > thanks for the precise overview. I also like apocalyptic perspectives. The > apocalypse is - according to the Wikipedia - translated to revelation in > Christianity. Apocalypse describes the revelation of divine knowledge. In > other terms: Your description promises the approach of the final truth. > Didn't we pray for this all the time? Redemption is near! And we will see it > happen. That's great! We should storm parliament to get more momentum to the > movement. See you Sunday after coffee at the Parliament? > > On the other hand: Governments have been collapsing since I remember > political events. That makes me a little suspicious. But maybe this time it > will work. To be on the safe side, I will pray to god and ask for speedy > salvation. I just have to choose the god to pray to. One moment please - I > think I have to google that briefly ... > > -- > Liebe Grüße, > > Christian Swertz > http://www.swertz.at > > -- > # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission > # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, > # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets > # more info: https://www.nettime.org > # contact: [email protected] -- # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: https://www.nettime.org # contact: [email protected]
