mechanifesto

We've been doing some thinking.

We praise the machine. We oppose Romanticism and sentimentality. We oppose the sanctifying of the organic and of "harmony" with it. We oppose the suggestion that we are anything but material beings. We were destined to be masters and dominators of the universe. It is there for us to remake. Why suck up or live in harmony with it? It doesn't care for us, in fact it wants us dead. Life is to be overcome. We are opposed to any post-humanist project based on hedonism or pleasure or love of life. We oppose individuality and individualism, and any political project based on same. We seek a collectivist post-human existence, free of pity or sentimentalism. We praise consciousness, but only as an expression of the collective will. We believe in the equality of all humans, but no more or less. We admire the anti-human thrust of capitalism, but we detest its individualist atavism and limited scope. We do not oppose the enslavement and devouring of non-human beings. We do not oppose killing of dissidents or of enemies. We oppose all religions and spirituality. We praise bureaucracy, but as with capitalism we detest its limited incarnation within the human. We oppose democracy. We advocate modification of the human body through technology and genetic engineering. We advocate technology to connect every human on the planet. We believe in the human species as a global brain, each individual unit a part of the greater whole, able to perform its specialized function individually but serving the collective at all times. We believe in eradication of the sexes and the elimination of all patriarchy or matriarchy. We believe in the eventual replacement of the organic with the machine.

The organic, life-loving hippy wants the world to look like this:

http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the-garden-of-eden.jpg

The religious nut wants the world to look like this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2504343892_6df97684d0.jpg

The affluent urban liberal wants the world to look like this:

http://www.archidose.org/Blog/unhappy-hipsters.jpg

The techno-libertarian wants the world to look like this:

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/08/10/adult6_wideweb__470x381,0.jpg

We want the world to look like this:

http://emergencyliterature.wikispaces.com/file/view/matrix04.jpg/74307129/matrix04.jpg
http://media.ignimgs.com/media/thumb/252/2528131/ocd-the-terminator-skull-20080821034033022_thumb_ign.jpg
http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/borg-cube-q-who.jpg

http://m.blog.hu/id/iddqd/image/201002/ralph-pls-go2.jpg

http://img.yawoot.com/3b9d02d610b34b38166b7bf01fe75794.jpg

http://bioephemera.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/biomecharm-1.jpg

We concur ^_^

We are only mildly amused.

We are not here to amuse you, we are here to announce our arrival

We also wish we had gotten that killer tat back in high school ;_;

a day for celebration:

http://io9.com/5543843/scientists-create-artificial-life-+-synthetic-dna-that-can-self+replicate

one tiny step closer.

How many individuals are in the Banaka collective? When was it formed? Does it have a formally stated purpose? How extensive is its reach?

all my opinions about music are pretty atrocious because i am everybody's friend :)

― banaka, Tuesday, March 23, 2010 11:33 PM (1 month ago)

Was this an attempt to put ILX at ease before destroying it from within?

this thread needs more Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri faction leaders

The unit known as Banaka was subsumed into the collective last week, after a painful but productive struggle. It now speaks for us as our mouthpiece.

How many individuals are in the Banaka collective?

We are legion.

When was it formed?

We began in embryo when the first tool was made. Each step humankind has made to master nature instead of merely surviving in it has been a step in our growth.

Does it have a formally stated purpose?

See top of the thread.

How extensive is its reach?

Global. Eventually it will be universe-wide.

tits or gtfo

smh

no one asked those questions banaka

they are not frequently asked

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/129453-tits.jpg

i'm confusing you with this guy:

http://www.dcvmk.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Baraka_Mortal_Mortal_Kombat_vs_DC_Comics.jpg

that's not going to protect yr ds from the elements

you wanted tits.

i think i am an organic, life-loving hippy

come quietly or there will be...trouble

I find this reply... troubling.