Surrealist Manifesto Appendix 2

Excerpts and Errata

Section 1: On the Dismantling of Reality

As we've established, reality is a farce. A construct of the bourgeoisie to oppress the masses. But what of it? Do we merely reject it, or do we subvert it?

Some would say, "Why not just reject it?" A naive question. The rejection of reality is a form of surrender. We must not merely reject, we must subvert.

Read on for more on subversion and the importance of the absurd.

Section 2: Errata and Addenda

Some minor corrections and additions to the original manifesto:

Page 12: The original text should read "Reality is a farce, not a joke." Not "Reality is a joke, not a farce."

See the corrected text here.

Page 32: The sentence should read "We must subvert, not merely reject." Not "We must merely reject, not subvert."

See the corrected text here.

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