Coincidance - Principia Discordia

126 COINCIDANCE
The conflict, Marat/Sade (which should really be Marx/Sade, except that
the ingenious Mr. Weiss was not quite ingenious enough to devise a
historical conjunction between uncle Karl and the Marquis), is the conflict
between anarchy and tyranny. Sade, not Marat or Marx, is the true
revolutionary, for he aims at a world outside the crucible of punishmentand-submission,
while they aim at a new world still within that crucible
I dreamed I called Ignatz Mouse on the phone and asked, why do you
always throw bricks at Krazy Kat?
But Krazy answered instead and said, "Little Dahlink... he's always faithful."
And the line went dead with a dreadful click like Captain Queeg rolling
his little marbles together.
TENTH CHORUS
The guillotine saves them from endless
boredom
Gaily they offer their heads as if for
coronation
Is not that the pinnacle of perversion?
— Marat/Sade
Ralph Nader writes incredulously, in his study of automobile safety,
Unsafe at Any Speed, "If one were to attempt to produce a pedestrian-injuring
mechanism, the most theoretically efficient design would closely approach
that of the front end of some present-day automobiles." Mr. Nader has
never read Sade. He takes this as an oversight on Detroit's part.
I dreamed I called Batman on the phone and asked, any truth in those
rumors about you and Robin?
"Our relationship is 100% platonic," he replied stiffly. "We sublimate. Why
do you think we're always out looking for 'bad guys' that we can punish?"
And the line went dead with a quick click like handcuffs closing on a thin
wrist forever.
ELEVENTH CHORUS
"If you are timid enough to stop with what is natural,
Nature will elude your grasp forever."
— Sade
There is much sadism in popular culture these days, but little Sadeanism.
One rare example of Sadeanisrn is the old movie, The Most Dangerous Game
and another is Ken Kesey's novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
The heroes of both of these works are trapped in situations where
superior power seeks remorselessly to destroy them. Both heroes, pure