“Ghastly Lack of Taste”

This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders.

Atrocious Bad Taste

Where? At Lowlands.

Rarely have I heard a band sing so out of tune in such an infantile manner. No, I have never been to Lowlands. I prefer to avoid such orgies of mass animation, but this year I took a quick look to see if it might be something I’d want to show Mavi.

The answer is, of course: No, over my dead body. Maybe a visit to Zwarte Cross or Ruigoord would be better. Or to Wonderwood next year, but not to this… what is this, really? This is the plastic soup of music. Mavi wouldn’t be happy with this; she has very good taste in music. Apparently, we can’t say the same about the Dutch.

I saw people hacking at healthy trees like maniacs at Lowlands

What we can indeed say about the Dutch is that abusing trees seems to have become a ‘tradition’ at events like Lowlands. “I saw people hacking at healthy trees like maniacs at Lowlands.” Yes, of course, this is all allowed in the Netherlands, as a tree is not a living legal person, not a being to which you can assign a lawyer. No, ripping the limbs off an animal—that constitutes abuse, but trees? They can’t feel pain, according to the outdated science of the 1950s.

If you enjoy the music played at these kinds of festivals, you must indeed be a bit possessed. But possessed by what? It’s unlikely to be a shrewd little devil; some subtlety is required for that. Possessed by the Spirit of Sugar and Yeast? That’s more like it. But let’s be honest, it’s only complete if you stir in a big cauldron of plastic soup, a dash of glyphosate, and some PFOAs.

So no, Stefan Egberts can fret about the Orgy of Destruction—is he a Putin sympathizer or perhaps a conspiracy theorist? Because doesn’t the arms race go hand in hand with the disposal fee? Together for a better world. A world full of trees that were made for my generation, the Festival Culture generation. I was there tearing apart a tree, laughing—what a tradition. Our way of life, which always comes under fire as soon as something happens.

The Show Must Go On.

As a possessed individual with delusions of grandeur, I have a new title for my next poetry collection:

After two rounds through the upscaler, a new author’s name arises: Martiun Eenders.

Let’s see if the neocons will find that normal.

Martiun Eenders, 24-08-2024

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About the author

Martijn Benders has published twenty-six books, eighteen of which are in Dutch. Critics such as Komrij and Gerbrandy have hailed him as one of the greatest talents of his time. He has also written three philosophical works, one of which is in English and focuses on the Amanita Muscaria, the Fly Agaric. Publishing on the international platform of The Philosophical Salon, he has also gained international recognition as one of the most remarkable thinkers from the Netherlands.

Books

There exists a considerable group of leftist individuals who vigorously opposed the prevailing coronavirus narrative, including some of the world’s leading philosophers, such as Agamben and Kacem. However, this stance was heavily censored and vilified by what is referred to as ‘neocon-left’ or ‘woke-left’, as something associated solely with what they deem ‘far-right’. In my book, I discuss the reasons behind these actions, the underlying motives, and how this is emblematic of a new form of fascism aimed at seizing power permanently.

The middle section of the book is dedicated to poetry. It features a beautiful selection of poems from the Mediterranean region, by poets from Turkey and Greece, who have been imprisoned and tortured by the regime.

The final part of my book is a manifesto against literary nihilism, as manifested in the Literature Fund. It reveals how this fund is dominated by a group of Christians and ‘wokies’, which is undesirable in a free society.

Amanita Muscaria – The Book of the Empress is an exceptional work that sets a new benchmark in the realm of mycophilosophy. While one might be tempted to classify the book within the domain of Art History, such a categorization would fail to capture its true essence.

Amanita Muscaria – The Book of the Empress – De Kaneelfabriek, 2023

You don’t have time to read this, but that’s because you are no longer human. If anything remained of the original person within you, the old mycelia of childhood, you would learn a great deal from this book. In fact, its magical knowledge might become your most valuable possession. This is a book about human imagination and how it fell into the iron grip of transdimensional cockroaches. Additionally, it offers magical tips to significantly improve your life and time acceleration. M.H.H. Benders also takes a light-hearted yet scathing look at the entirety of Dutch literature. What more could you want?