“Religion Of Robots” — AleXander Hirka (Burning Man 2018)

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Anarchists For Jesus

The story thus far

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The story thus far:

The baby trembled with innocent, yet agelessly wise laughter, as the gifts were placed before it.
“A blanket,” said the first man,” of blue and red and white. Sewn by Betsy Ross herself, it certainly remains a heritage worth dying for.”
“And these tools — a sickle and a hammer,” spoke the second man, “are not mere steel and wood, but mighty symbols worth laying down a life for.”
“And I sweet child bring you the vision of one world united by the soma of electronic technology,” said the third visitor, “I bring you a digital game called ‘Little Wars’ which now includes an advanced meltdown function for more family fun and learning. A future worth dying for.”

And so it came to pass that the child grew up, and as we watch Chapter 29 on the video screen we see him sipping an Amaretto and Russian vodka blend at a sidewalk cafe, while scanning a recent New York Times.

The cafe radio announces the day’s news.
“A subversive group, calling itself ‘Anarchists for Jesus’, and claiming a secret membership numbering in the millions, has called for a ‘renaissance of responsibility’ and worldwide action to stop what it refers to as ‘nuclear and other forms of techno-death.’
Through ingenious uses and manipulations of…

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aleXander hirka
aleXander hirka

Written by aleXander hirka

Writer, visual artist, philosopher, autodidact, curmudgeon. More than half of what i do is make believe. https://alexanderhirka.nyc

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