Crypto-Fascist Manifesto V2.0

Ladies and Gentlemen, Kameraden, fellow CryptoFas,

Some time ago I wrote our Manifesto. I posted the work in progress in it's own thread and stickified that thread so it would be on top of the discussions. After all, it was a work in progress. A lot has been happening since that moment. We grew explosivly (I recall the night gorebatjov and me started the group and calling a few friends who might be willing to join, just to prevent that Last.FM would delete the group due to not enough members), we have been called Fascists and have had rather hot discussions about that, we created our first merchandise (I wonder how many Last.FM-groups can say that) and our second run is on the way. We have seen a MySpace-account being deleted and re-instituted.
It is because of that second account I write this little intro.
Our MySpace-page was deleted -most probably- because people miss the fact that Crypto-Fascism has nothing to do with Fascism, and that the meaning on Wikipedia is rather biased. We all know that if there is one thing that we are not, it is being hidden...

However, one of us decided that my first draw of the Manifesto was grammatically a little incorrect and (and this is my own idea) showed signs of not being written by a native speaker. And I admit, being Dutch means (amongst other things, that are totally unrelated) that English is my second language.
So, Coffinwood_Mill took the job on himself to rewrite the Manifesto. And I have to admit, my first reaction when I saw the result was "wow!!".

I took a little time to think and then decided that I was about to open a new thread on the forum. A thread dedicated to the Manifesto. The new Manifesto. So I unsickified the old thread. I will leave it open, but I will allow it to slowly sink a little.
This thread will take its place.
Kameraden, I present you, "The Crypto-Fascist Manifesto Version 2.0"
The CryptoFa Manifesto: What is our Crypto-Fascism?

Crypto-Fascism is a movement for the people.
It is an apolitical movement that reverses Karl Marx’s claim that “everything is politics”. It is a burgeoning faction of apolitical and secular-minded individuals who wish to research and revise the contentious and controversial symbols that fascinate them. It is the foremost objective of Crypto-Fascism to reclaim the maligned symbols of history and exorcise them from the bonds of denigration. Crypto-Fascism as a rule does not tolerate racism, prejudice or dogmatism in any way and does not rely on elitism nor does it lean upon the sanitized position of higher moral ground when addressing the principles of the movement it supports.

Crypto-Fascism is a tool for the people.
It is a movement that attempts to awaken and inform the populace by examining fascism as a historical phenomenon and to warn against the spectre of fascism in our contemporary time. It is a movement that seeks to validate the art we enjoy and fight against the vilification of that art by the ignorant. It is a movement that promotes an open dialogue by utilizing the shocking and divisive symbols, names and styles that normally elicit fear and hatred. Shock is a means of igniting pertinent discussion, while education and reclamation of history is our ultimate goal. Crypto-Fascism as a movement is as beautiful or ugly as the beholder - it reflects and demands reflection.

Crypto-Fascism is not fascism.
The objective of the group is one that is executed devoid of any political subscription. Crypto-Fascism recognizes no specific political philosophy but supports freedom of speech and artistic expression. As a movement, Crypto-Fascism is the coalescing of the reputable and repugnant sides of human nature, birthing forth something that is aesthetically pleasing, leaving the unprepared to wonder or draw conclusions, which often results in discussion on significant issues. It is a movement that feasts upon all shades of grey, distancing itself from the fixed and interchangeable tendencies of the black and white. Crypto-Fascism is all about the aesthetic principle, the au courant, and the image.

Crypto-Fascism does not hate.
It is a movement that supports introspection, examination, education, and not degeneration. It is a social evolution that forces the beholder to reflect on their outlook, and to rethink the varying positions of others. It is a social community that accepts individuals from all creed, country and ethnic backgrounds. Crypto-Fascism is a movement and ideal that promotes discussion that does not shy away from the hard questions. It looks for answers where answers are not easy and where the most treaded paths often lead to dead-end’s. Crypto-Fascism turns left into right, right into wrong, and leads wrong to what was left.

EBM_Head said:
Ok :-) Let's translate it into all languages of the world :-)
Less than 4 hours after the initial post, and about an hour and a half after the quoted one, the first translation ended up in my inbox. Thank you tristania for your (rough) Bulgarian translation ;)

Of course this one, just like the previous version is free to be shot at.

I like it. The last manifesto was fine in my opinion, but I agree that it was probably a little vague and contained, whilst not grammatical errors per se, some rather unorthodox sentence structure.

Vive le difference, vive le revolucion, vive le cryptofa!

Coffinwood_Mill, Kudos!

I really like the V2.0 of the Manifesto, and I wholly support the shift.

I'm about to complete the Catalan one. Will jump onto the Spanish one later.

Turkish version coming soon

I'm too lazy to upload images on Imageshack so I copied it

It is my personal believe that the spirit of the manifesto is more important than an exact translation of the words.
I myself (as the original writer of the first version) am very content with the changes as provided by Coffinwood_Mill, but do think that the translations need to be focused on the meaning rather than the words.

Please change in polish translation from "Manifest Kryptofaszystowski" to "Manifest Kryptofaszyzmu"- the first one sounds funny in our language.

neupuppy said:
I could try to come up with a finnish translation :)
There already is one. See the 'Manifestos in Different Languages' thread. You're still free to suggest improvements for it, though