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"There are three topics: love, death,
and flies." Augusto Monterroso
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A counterattack
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Blow with an axe
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An atrocity
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189 catastrophes, 7 shots,
a disaster
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A conflict, 10 million explosives,
2 shots
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An aberration, 750 missiles,
4 trenches
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1,500 diseases,
5 murders, a war...
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65,000 attacks,
100 missiles, 550 projectiles
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2 shots, 1,421,000 crimes,
a disaster
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4 assaults, 1,000 homicides...
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OPERATION PARADISE
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Once, in a small place
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someone scribbled
the following phrase
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with chalk on a wall:
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“Paradise is the absence of man.”
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A guy who read the phrase
a few days later
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found it funny
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and also decided to copy it
in large writing
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on a wall in his town square.
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And so, via this simple mechanism
of transferring information
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in a few months
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thousands of walls
were home to those six words.
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That wasn't the end of it because
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the phrase became a talking point
among the citizens.
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No evening meal with friends,
bar talk,
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neighbourhood gathering
or open-air dance
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was complete without
discussing its meaning.
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And over time
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all the local people gradually
asked themselves the same question:
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"What if we leave?"
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"If paradise is the absence
of man...
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let's go!"
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"The only real possibility
of turning this land
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into a genuine paradise."
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Intuition gave way to certainty,
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and the urge to leave
gradually grew bigger and bigger.
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It's true
that there were some hitches.
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At the time, the then president
of the place
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insisted that "Paradise is the absence
of man and woman."
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But since no one
really fancied arguing,
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the new formula was accepted.
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A few weeks later,
the Parliament there
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unanimously approved
the call for a referendum
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to vote if they wished to leave
that piece of land.
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The Government of the nation
where that land was
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did not oppose the referendum
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because it didn't consider it
unconstitutional.
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"No one really wants to split up
the country", they thought.
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The campaign before voting
was very dull.
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Everyone supported leaving
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although, admittedly,
for very different reasons.
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Some spoke of love
for Mother Earth,
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others defended
the migrant traditions
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of an ancient people
whose origins are unknown.
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Those defending wild boars
saw it as an excellent way
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to prevent this noble animal's
extinction.
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Anyway...
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the referendum was carried out
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and 100% of the population
went to the polls
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and cast a favourable vote.
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Afterwards,
the local Government
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busied itself organising the diaspora
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that was christened with the name
"Operation Paradise".
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Withdrawal
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was to be carried out using planes
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with a random destination decided
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after take off,
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from among the world's airports.
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During the ensuing months
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the basic needs
of the local inhabitants were met.
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Nobody worked except those
in charge of the operation
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or of maintaining basic services.
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Nothing could be bought or sold
with money.
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Nobody could enter or leave
the country.
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All communication was cut off.
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Private property was abolished
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and planes could only be boarded
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carrying a small suitcase
with a minimum of belongings.
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Symbolically,
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and coinciding with when the last
plane took off with the last group,
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whose random destination
was Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital,
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explosive devices reduced to ashes
certain football grounds
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and other emblematic buildings
in the country.
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It should be noted
that other countries and nations
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were solemnly encouraged
to follow the example.
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And the example spread.
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First, a small Amazonian tribe
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thought they should leave
because there was no jungle left.
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Then all the countries
of Black Africa
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who quickly realised
they had nothing to lose.
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The Chinese diaspora was a mess.
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Because they were the Chosen People,
the Israelis
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took years to decide.
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It was impossible
to remove some,
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who clung on tooth and nail
to the Wailing Wall,
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which was, incidentally,
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blown up with dynamite
before the last plane left.
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As the years went by,
the planet became void of humans,
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except a small Caribbean island
called Dominica,
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where they were all crowded together.
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Shortly after,
unable to take the weight,
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the island eventually sank.
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Arsehole.
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Arselick.
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Arsewipe.
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Ape.
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Airhead, arsekisser
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bastard, bugger, buffoon...
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clueless, creep, crawler, cunt...
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cheapskate, chicken, clown
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chicken, crook, cheater
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cockroach, chav, cocksucker
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cretin, dumbwit, egghead
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motherfucker, monster, minger...
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THE LOVESTRUCK CUTLETS
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HOMO SAPIENS AND FREE WILL
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Video commentary
about what Voltaire famously said:
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"When nature formed our species
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it gave us some instruments.
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For example,
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self-love for our survival,
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benevolence for the survival
of others,
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love which is common
to all the species
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and the inexplicable gift
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of combining more ideas
than all the animals together."
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When it had given us our portion
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nature said to us:
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"Now, do what you can."
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Lawyer.
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Lawyers.
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Lawyers.
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Lawyers. Lawyers...
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Psychology...
Personal development...
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House of God...
Lawyers...
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Psychologist...
Insurance...
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Illusion...
Holistics...
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HOMO SAPIENS AND FREE WILL
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Once, in a small place,
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someone scribbled
the following phrase
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with chalk on a wall:
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"Paradise is the absence of man."
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A guy who read the phrase
a few days later
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found it funny,
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and also decided to copy it
in large writing
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on a wall in his town square.
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And so,
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via this simple mechanism
of transferring information...