Communism Part I

EXT. AIRPORT LOS ANGELES (LAX) 11:45 NIGHT.

 

Total darkness. One can hear a plane far away… the noise becomes stronger… strong thunder like noise of airplane engines… Airplane Boeing 757 on line Los Angeles – New York takes off from the runway. Unlimited lights of Los Angeles…

 

INT. AIRPLANE BOEING 757 NIGHT

 

The airplane is almost empty. Al travels alone. He is a middle-aged man. Wears an expensive suit, white shirt and tie. Looks elegant.

 

Stewardess is a young, attractive looking woman. She serves refreshing drinks. Approaches Al.

 

STEWARDESS

Would you like coffee or

tea?

 

AL

Coffee please.

 

STEWARDESS

Sugar, milk?

 

AL

Yes please.

 

The stewardess pours coffee in a cup on the tray which she holds with another hand. She hands it to Al with a smile.

 

STEWARDESS

Here you go.

 

AL

Thank you.

 

Brandon sits two rows behind Al. Young, athletically built man. Dressed sportily. Frances, a beautiful brunette naps on his shoulder. Dressed casually.

 

Kevin sits on the opposite side of the aisle of Brandon. He is a man in his best years. Wears a cheap grey suit. Travels alone. Talks to Brandon.

 

KEVIN

(proudly emphasizes)

…I have never charged a

parking ticket without

adding the comment “Have a

nice day”. Good manners in

first place…

 

Brandon half interested approves such behaviour by nodding his head. In this moment Al passes beside them. Kevin opens his eyes widely from surprise.

 

KEVIN

(says to Brandon

confidently covering his

mouth)

That is Al…

(emphasizes)

He is a mafia boss…

 

Brandon nods his head still not very interested.

 

John sits two rows behind Kevin. Late fifties. Extremely modern cloth. Armani. Rolex. He speaks to Diane, an attractive dressed up blond woman, half his age.

 

JOHN

…everything will look

completely different.

We will reduce CO2 emission

by 80% and that will end

global warming… we will

be able to breathe again,

not to speak of ozone

holes…

 

Behind him sits Jack. By his looks one would guess he is a retiree. Wears wrinkled grey clothing.

 

Jack heard what John said. It revolted him. Jack interrupts him with a lot of malice.

 

JACK

You politicians are the

biggest liars. This world

would be much better

without you…

 

Spouse Kathy sits beside him and gives him a sign to be silent.

 

John has a short fuse. He tries to respond calmly and well mannered but his vanity is hurt.

 

JOHN

I contributed a lot to

society…

 

JACK

(cannot resist to say)

Yah, yah. I can only think

it…

 

John slowly loses his temper and reacts with more tension.

 

JOHN

I am the one who reduced

crime in Washington DC!

(gives more passion)

I am the one who brought

help to New Orleans after

Katrina!!

(continues almost in the

manner of Adolf Hitler.)

I am the one who told Bush

not to leave Iraq before

winning!!! I am the one…

 

DIANE

(calmly interrupts him)

John stop, what’s wrong

with you?

 

JOHN

Huh?

 

John brings himself together. Disapproved by shaking his head.

 

JACK

(interrupts)

What the heck…

 

Kathy grabs Jack’s sleeve and stops him by putting her finger on her lips.

 

JACK

(says to Kathy)

Why are you telling me to

shut up? Is this what we

fought for? This is a free

country!

 

KATHY

(calms him)

You don’t know the man.

 

JACK

They’re all the same!

Before elections they are

angels then after they only

watch their own asses…

 

Jack mumbles disapprovingly to himself.

 

Behind them sits a well-dressed couple in their mature years. Danny is short and chubby. He talks to his wife Bette who reads a journal.

 

DANNY

…it should be bought for

the bedroom.

 

BETTE

Danny, slow down… first

we need to consult S&F, to

see what they think…

(continues reading journal)

 

DANNY

I can’t wait to get home…

 

Camera moves into the cockpit. The pilot and co-pilot sit there. Both look young. They routinely take on their duties.

 

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York, do you

copy.

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York, do you

copy.

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

Delta 704, here is flight

control New York.

 

PILOT

Delta 704 asks permission

to land at Kennedy airport.

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

Roger that. OK Delta 704.

You are in queue now.

Continue flight through

the same corridor.

 

PILOT

Delta 704 Roger that.

 

CO-PILOT

(says to pilot)

We have excellent weather

for landing…

 

In the plane one hears murmur, and noise of the engine. One can hear through speakers that the weather in New York is clear. The temperature is 77 degrees Fahrenheit. SUDDENLY ABSOLUTE SILENCE AND DARKNESS. It lasts for about 10 seconds so that the movie viewers become a little bit upset. After about 10 seconds everything appears back the same way it was before. However, it is not night any more, it is day. The passengers are confused. Most of them feel something happened but do not know what. Comments are heard…

 

KATHY

(looks at Jack)

What happened?

 

JACK

Even airline companies

aren’t what they used to

be…

 

FRANCES

(says worriedly to Brandon)

Something very strange

happened…

 

BRANDON

(looks around)

Everything looks fine…

 

The pilot, doesn’t understand what happened either. He inspects the commands. Everything looks normal, but the sun shines brightly. The pilot looks at the co-pilot with a questioning look. The co-pilot shrugs his shoulders.

 

PILOT

Wasn’t it just night?

 

CO-PILOT

It was…

 

PILOT

And now it’s not?

 

CO-PILOT

It’s not…

 

PILOT

That’s what I thought…

 

Tries again to communicate with flight control.

 

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York.

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York.

 

Radio whizzes, static, but there is no response. Pilot tries again…

 

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York. Do you

copy? Roger.

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

(strong foreign accent

responds)

Here is Condor. Here is

Condor. No Roger here…

 

PILOT

(surprised but continues)

Roger that. Delta 704 calling.

I’ve lost connection with

New York. Can you help me?

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

No Roger here. Here Condor.

Thirty miles ahead of you

is the airport Heaven.

I recommend landing because

after it is Hell.

 

The pilot looks at the co-pilot surprised. The co-pilot responds by shrugging his shoulders.

 

PILOT

Roger that. Flight control,

where is the airport John

Kennedy?

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

Hey, here is Condor. No

John here. I recommend

landing because after us

is Hell…

 

PILOT

Roger that. I’m coming

down.

 

The airplane flies over rocky mountains. One can see beautiful lakes, woods and meadows in the mountains. It decreases in altitude reaching the beautiful blue sea. Frances looks through the window.

 

FRANCES

(tells Brandon)

Look how beautiful it is

here…

 

BRANDON

(peeks over her)

It is indeed… …but it

doesn’t look like New York

…not even like the US…

 

Pilot informs the passengers through the P. A. System: “It seems we have small technical problems. We will land in the emergency airport. We are planning to continue the flight to New York soon.” The stewardess continues: “Please fasten your seatbelts and put your seat back in an upright position…”

 

Passengers look at each other questioningly…

 

EXT. AIRPORT DAY

 

The airplane Boeing 757 lands on a small airport. The main building is small. There is a board there and on it is the name “Heaven”. It is not a busy airport. Light, clearness, and beauty everywhere.

 

At the airport a brass band plays “Imagine” by John Lennon. The passengers get out of the plane…

 

BETTE

(frowns her face)

What kind of music is that?

 

JACK

The moment I got on the

plane I knew there would

be problems…

 

FRANCES

Where are we?

 

At the airport domestic officials, a middle aged married couple Miki and Mirjana greet them. They are very friendly and hospitable….

 

Miki is a former high official of the communist party, seducer, cheater. Now almost an exemplary man. He wears a light linen sport suit. It fits him well.

 

Mirjana is somewhat younger than Miki. One would say she is a pretty beautiful woman. Her turquoise dress is waving, emphasizing her elegant look.

 

MIKI

Welcome, I am Miki and this

is my wife Mirjana. We wish

you a nice stay…

 

The passengers protest loudly.

 

JACK

What stay? What are you

talking about…

 

JOHN

It’s out of question…

 

BRANDON

Brandon has a final soccer

cup in Milan…

 

DANNY

I am not staying here…

 

BETTE

I have a concert in Paris!

 

Al is very surprised and watches what happens there.

 

Commotion rises.

 

Miki tries to calm down the situation but he is not very skilful in it…

 

MIKI

I think you will have to

forget about your

obligations and wishes…

 

JACK

What is this?

 

BETTE

Who are you?

 

KEVIN

You cannot threaten me!

(shakes his finger as a

warning)

 

JACK

I will report it to the

police as soon I get home!

 

KEVIN

I am the police!

What is this?

 

Miki finally gets a chance to respond to them in peace.

 

MIKI

This is Heaven.

 

JACK

What heaven?

 

MIKI

Exactly the one you can

see… There is no

return…

 

Now protests culminate into revolt. Mirjana raises her arms in order to calm down the situation.

 

MIRJANA

Please people…

 

Newcomers calm down. They are curious what she has to say…

 

MIRJANA

No one forces you to stay

here. Simply, there is no

exit… I wanted to go back

home too when I got here.

We all looked for an exit

but didn’t find any…

 

DANNY

I will find it…

 

MIRJANA

You are free to search for

an exit as much as you want

and I wish you with my

whole heart to find it….

 

DANNY

(relaxingly says)

Uh, I thought I was in

prison…

 

MIRJANA

(smiles and continues)

But this place is very

nice. We are very happy

here and do not want out

any more. This is Paradise.

 

JACK

What paradise?

 

MIRJANA

Now we will take you to the

Welcome houses where you

will be explained where you

are and what you might

expect here.

 

They look oddly at each other but get on the two buses and go to the welcome houses.

 

EXT. WELCOME HOUSE DAY

 

One welcome house is located in a small town on a beautiful small island. It is connected with a coast by a pebbled path. The little town has about thirty houses. A very nicely arranged island.

 

One bus comes to the Welcome center. Newcomers take off the bus and walk to the island.

EXT. AIRPORT LOS ANGELES (LAX) 11:45 NIGHT.

 

Total darkness. One can hear a plane far away… the noise becomes stronger… strong thunder like noise of airplane engines… Airplane Boeing 757 on line Los Angeles – New York takes off from the runway. Unlimited lights of Los Angeles…

 

INT. AIRPLANE BOEING 757 NIGHT

 

The airplane is almost empty. Al travels alone. He is a middle-aged man. Wears an expensive suit, white shirt and tie. Looks elegant.

 

Stewardess is a young, attractive looking woman. She serves refreshing drinks. Approaches Al.

 

STEWARDESS

Would you like coffee or

tea?

 

AL

Coffee please.

 

STEWARDESS

Sugar, milk?

 

AL

Yes please.

 

The stewardess pours coffee in a cup on the tray which she holds with another hand. She hands it to Al with a smile.

 

STEWARDESS

Here you go.

 

AL

Thank you.

 

Brandon sits two rows behind Al. Young, athletically built man. Dressed sportily. Frances, a beautiful brunette naps on his shoulder. Dressed casually.

 

Kevin sits on the opposite side of the aisle of Brandon. He is a man in his best years. Wears a cheap grey suit. Travels alone. Talks to Brandon.

 

KEVIN

(proudly emphasizes)

…I have never charged a

parking ticket without

adding the comment “Have a

nice day”. Good manners in

first place…

 

Brandon half interested approves such behaviour by nodding his head. In this moment Al passes beside them. Kevin opens his eyes widely from surprise.

 

KEVIN

(says to Brandon

confidently covering his

mouth)

That is Al…

(emphasizes)

He is a mafia boss…

 

Brandon nods his head still not very interested.

 

John sits two rows behind Kevin. Late fifties. Extremely modern cloth. Armani. Rolex. He speaks to Diane, an attractive dressed up blond woman, half his age.

 

JOHN

…everything will look

completely different.

We will reduce CO2 emission

by 80% and that will end

global warming… we will

be able to breathe again,

not to speak of ozone

holes…

 

Behind him sits Jack. By his looks one would guess he is a retiree. Wears wrinkled grey clothing.

 

Jack heard what John said. It revolted him. Jack interrupts him with a lot of malice.

 

JACK

You politicians are the

biggest liars. This world

would be much better

without you…

 

Spouse Kathy sits beside him and gives him a sign to be silent.

 

John has a short fuse. He tries to respond calmly and well mannered but his vanity is hurt.

 

JOHN

I contributed a lot to

society…

 

JACK

(cannot resist to say)

Yah, yah. I can only think

it…

 

John slowly loses his temper and reacts with more tension.

 

JOHN

I am the one who reduced

crime in Washington DC!

(gives more passion)

I am the one who brought

help to New Orleans after

Katrina!!

(continues almost in the

manner of Adolf Hitler.)

I am the one who told Bush

not to leave Iraq before

winning!!! I am the one…

 

DIANE

(calmly interrupts him)

John stop, what’s wrong

with you?

 

JOHN

Huh?

 

John brings himself together. Disapproved by shaking his head.

 

JACK

(interrupts)

What the heck…

 

Kathy grabs Jack’s sleeve and stops him by putting her finger on her lips.

 

JACK

(says to Kathy)

Why are you telling me to

shut up? Is this what we

fought for? This is a free

country!

 

KATHY

(calms him)

You don’t know the man.

 

JACK

They’re all the same!

Before elections they are

angels then after they only

watch their own asses…

 

Jack mumbles disapprovingly to himself.

 

Behind them sits a well-dressed couple in their mature years. Danny is short and chubby. He talks to his wife Bette who reads a journal.

 

DANNY

…it should be bought for

the bedroom.

 

BETTE

Danny, slow down… first

we need to consult S&F, to

see what they think…

(continues reading journal)

 

DANNY

I can’t wait to get home…

 

Camera moves into the cockpit. The pilot and co-pilot sit there. Both look young. They routinely take on their duties.

 

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York, do you

copy.

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York, do you

copy.

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

Delta 704, here is flight

control New York.

 

PILOT

Delta 704 asks permission

to land at Kennedy airport.

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

Roger that. OK Delta 704.

You are in queue now.

Continue flight through

the same corridor.

 

PILOT

Delta 704 Roger that.

 

CO-PILOT

(says to pilot)

We have excellent weather

for landing…

 

In the plane one hears murmur, and noise of the engine. One can hear through speakers that the weather in New York is clear. The temperature is 77 degrees Fahrenheit. SUDDENLY ABSOLUTE SILENCE AND DARKNESS. It lasts for about 10 seconds so that the movie viewers become a little bit upset. After about 10 seconds everything appears back the same way it was before. However, it is not night any more, it is day. The passengers are confused. Most of them feel something happened but do not know what. Comments are heard…

 

KATHY

(looks at Jack)

What happened?

 

JACK

Even airline companies

aren’t what they used to

be…

 

FRANCES

(says worriedly to Brandon)

Something very strange

happened…

 

BRANDON

(looks around)

Everything looks fine…

 

The pilot, doesn’t understand what happened either. He inspects the commands. Everything looks normal, but the sun shines brightly. The pilot looks at the co-pilot with a questioning look. The co-pilot shrugs his shoulders.

 

PILOT

Wasn’t it just night?

 

CO-PILOT

It was…

 

PILOT

And now it’s not?

 

CO-PILOT

It’s not…

 

PILOT

That’s what I thought…

 

Tries again to communicate with flight control.

 

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York.

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York.

 

Radio whizzes, static, but there is no response. Pilot tries again…

 

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York. Do you

copy? Roger.

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

(strong foreign accent

responds)

Here is Condor. Here is

Condor. No Roger here…

 

PILOT

(surprised but continues)

Roger that. Delta 704 calling.

I’ve lost connection with

New York. Can you help me?

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

No Roger here. Here Condor.

Thirty miles ahead of you

is the airport Heaven.

I recommend landing because

after it is Hell.

 

The pilot looks at the co-pilot surprised. The co-pilot responds by shrugging his shoulders.

 

PILOT

Roger that. Flight control,

where is the airport John

Kennedy?

 

FLIGHT CONTROL

Hey, here is Condor. No

John here. I recommend

landing because after us

is Hell…

 

PILOT

Roger that. I’m coming

down.

 

The airplane flies over rocky mountains. One can see beautiful lakes, woods and meadows in the mountains. It decreases in altitude reaching the beautiful blue sea. Frances looks through the window.

 

FRANCES

(tells Brandon)

Look how beautiful it is

here…

 

BRANDON

(peeks over her)

It is indeed… …but it

doesn’t look like New York

…not even like the US…

 

Pilot informs the passengers through the P. A. System: “It seems we have small technical problems. We will land in the emergency airport. We are planning to continue the flight to New York soon.” The stewardess continues: “Please fasten your seatbelts and put your seat back in an upright position…”

 

Passengers look at each other questioningly…

 

EXT. AIRPORT DAY

 

The airplane Boeing 757 lands on a small airport. The main building is small. There is a board there and on it is the name “Heaven”. It is not a busy airport. Light, clearness, and beauty everywhere.

 

At the airport a brass band plays “Imagine” by John Lennon. The passengers get out of the plane…

 

BETTE

(frowns her face)

What kind of music is that?

 

JACK

The moment I got on the

plane I knew there would

be problems…

 

FRANCES

Where are we?

 

At the airport domestic officials, a middle aged married couple Miki and Mirjana greet them. They are very friendly and hospitable….

 

Miki is a former high official of the communist party, seducer, cheater. Now almost an exemplary man. He wears a light linen sport suit. It fits him well.

 

Mirjana is somewhat younger than Miki. One would say she is a pretty beautiful woman. Her turquoise dress is waving, emphasizing her elegant look.

 

MIKI

Welcome, I am Miki and this

is my wife Mirjana. We wish

you a nice stay…

 

The passengers protest loudly.

 

JACK

What stay? What are you

talking about…

 

JOHN

It’s out of question…

 

BRANDON

Brandon has a final soccer

cup in Milan…

 

DANNY

I am not staying here…

 

BETTE

I have a concert in Paris!

 

Al is very surprised and watches what happens there.

 

Commotion rises.

 

Miki tries to calm down the situation but he is not very skilful in it…

 

MIKI

I think you will have to

forget about your

obligations and wishes…

 

JACK

What is this?

 

BETTE

Who are you?

 

KEVIN

You cannot threaten me!

(shakes his finger as a

warning)

 

JACK

I will report it to the

police as soon I get home!

 

KEVIN

I am the police!

What is this?

 

Miki finally gets a chance to respond to them in peace.

 

MIKI

This is Heaven.

 

JACK

What heaven?

 

MIKI

Exactly the one you can

see… There is no

return…

 

Now protests culminate into revolt. Mirjana raises her arms in order to calm down the situation.

 

MIRJANA

Please people…

 

Newcomers calm down. They are curious what she has to say…

 

MIRJANA

No one forces you to stay

here. Simply, there is no

exit… I wanted to go back

home too when I got here.

We all looked for an exit

but didn’t find any…

 

DANNY

I will find it…

 

MIRJANA

You are free to search for

an exit as much as you want

and I wish you with my

whole heart to find it….

 

DANNY

(relaxingly says)

Uh, I thought I was in

prison…

 

MIRJANA

(smiles and continues)

But this place is very

nice. We are very happy

here and do not want out

any more. This is Paradise.

 

JACK

What paradise?

 

MIRJANA

Now we will take you to the

Welcome houses where you

will be explained where you

are and what you might

expect here.

 

They look oddly at each other but get on the two buses and go to the welcome houses.

 

EXT. WELCOME HOUSE DAY

 

One welcome house is located in a small town on a beautiful small island. It is connected with a coast by a pebbled path. The little town has about thirty houses. A very nicely arranged island.

 

One bus comes to the Welcome center. Newcomers take off the bus and walk to the island.

Bette looks along the pedestrian path towards an unusual island. Talks to her husband Danny.

 

BETTE

Isn’t it wonderful here!

…like in fairy tale…

 

DANNY

Nothing is clear to me…

 

INT. WELCOME HOUSE DAY

 

The Welcome center is a contemporarily adapted old rock house. An unusual combination of old and new. New comers enter a big room which looks like a modern classroom. Each table has a computer. Instead of a blackboard there is a huge monitor. The chairs are upholstered. The room is bright and comfortable for staying in.

 

New comers all sit like students in classroom. Miki and Mirjana speak….

 

MIRJANA

You have come to another

world, in Paradise.

 

Their faces reflect surprise and confusion. Absolute silence in the room. Frances breaks the silence with a silent and fearful question…

 

FRANCES

Are we alive?

 

MIRJANA

The life you’ve had so far

is finished. Now you are

starting a new one…

 

Massive refusal steps in…

 

JACK

I haven’t planned it yet…

 

DANNY

I refuse cooperation…

 

JOHN

Me too…

 

DIANE

I haven’t even gotten a

face lift yet…

 

MIRJANA

(interrupts them)

You should be happy to be

here. Most of you do not

deserve it. Most of you are

here just because there is

not enough space in Hell.

 

MIKI

(continues)

There they get stacked up

four people one above another.

(shows it with his hands)

Newcomers go to the bottom.

 

The newcomers are disgusted and horrified. Murmur is heard. Mirjana looks at the newcomers. Waits a little bit in order to get attention and continues.

 

MIRJANA

We have your records and

know exactly what you

deserve.

 

DANNY

(furiously interrupts

Mirjana)

I have not authorized you

to collect information

about me!

 

MIRJANA

I haven’t collected

information about you.

I’ve received it from

above. I am just doing my

job…

 

DANNY

(responds with mocking

sarcastic voice)

Who has given it to you

from above?

 

Mirjana looks above and says nothing…

Danny takes a probing glance at her but asks nothing…

 

MIRJANA

(continues)

Because of the crowd at

Hell and humanitarian

reasons one has come to the

conclusion to give one more

chance to bad people…

 

MIKI

(interrupts)

You are very lucky. Many

people do not have access

here.

 

MIRJANA

Those who do not deserve

to be in Heaven will get

a red hat from us.

 

She shows a hat. This is a simple knitted hat with a knitted ball on the top

 

MIRJANA

(continues)

Those who get a blue hat…

(shows a blue hat)

…deserve to stay here.

 

Silent and very tense atmosphere in the room.

 

MIRJANA

(continues)

Red hat will tell everybody

that you are sinners in

trouble and that you are

supposed to go to Hell…

But, there is an escape!

(she stresses and

continues)

We have a principle of

mutual evaluations among

the people here. If you do

good things to other people

they would give you good

marks. Each favourable

evaluation you receive

takes off one knot from

your red hat. If the red

hat fully disappears you

will not go to Hell.

 

DANNY

(curiously)

How does the evaluation

works?

 

MIRJANA

The evaluation is anonymous

over computers or phones.

Everyone has an equal

evaluation right.

 

DANNY

(jumps from a chair)

I do not want everybody to

evaluate me. Only owners

of corporations may

evaluate me!

 

MIRJANA

If you want to stay here

you do not have a choice…

 

JACK

It’s too hot. I will not

wear a wool hat!

 

DIANE

It will mess up my

hairstyle.

(touches the hair

indulgently)

 

MIRJANA

(continues calmly)

A red hat is a punishment.

You have to wear it. But

wearing the red hat is also

very useful. The people

will see that you are in

trouble and would help you

if you deserve it.

 

DANNY

(sarcastically)

Thank them very much…

 

MIRJANA

(continues)

That is the reason everyone

here tries hard to please

other people and to

diminish making possible

inconveniences…

 

FRANCES

Interesting…

 

MIRJANA

(continues)

A blue hat you wear only

if you wish. Good marks

enlarge it. It actually

presents your merits…

Possessing a bigger blue

hat tells you are a better

person.

 

BRANDON

I am not sure I understand.

Could you please repeat

it for me?

 

Mirjana now talks slowly in order to be taken seriously and understood better.

 

MIRJANA

Please listen to me very

carefully. It is very

important! If you behave

properly you will get

positive evaluations from

the people here and that

would decrease the size of

your red hat or increase

the size of your blue hat.

(she shows the hats in

order to be more

understood)

On the other hand, if you

produce evil you would get

negative evaluations from

the people here and that

would increase the size of

your red hat or decrease

the size of your blue hat.

A blue hat means you stay

here…

 

MIKI

Red hat means that within

a year you will be on the

bottom, below three people.

 

MIRJANA

Are you ready for the hat

distribution?

 

JACK

I am ready. I know that a

big blue hat belongs to me.

 

Al shrinks himself and does not say anything.

 

BRANDON

Brandon is ready. Everyone

likes Brandon!

 

MIRJANA

Let’s go then…

 

Ghostly silence in room, fear of distribution…

 

MIRJANA

(continues)

John! … Here is your hat.

 

She takes a red hat out of the desk. John does not care much about it and takes the hat.

 

MIRJANA

Diane! For you…

 

Gives her a small red hat.

 

DIANE

(watches the hat)

It’s cute…

(but she is not confident)

 

 

MIRJANA

Al!

 

He crosses himself and fearfully approaches her. Mirjana takes out a blue hat for him. Relaxing smile immediately illuminates his face, but…

 

MIRJANA

Oops, my mistake…

 

Mirjana returns a blue hat and pulls out a red hat five feet long for him. Al closes his eyes in pain because of the sudden inconvenience and sighs deeply.

 

AL

They could knit a sweater

with this wool…

(takes the hat)

 

KEVIN

(heckles)

Don Corleone, justice is

slow but attained!

 

MIRJANA

Kevin!

 

He approaches confidently thinking he is supposed to receive a blue hat.

 

MIRJANA

(continues)

Your hat…

 

Mirjana takes out a smaller red hat for him.

 

KEVIN

(shake head protesting)

All my life I was in the

service of law enforcement.

This is injustice!

 

MIRJANA

(replies calmly)

Your laws do not apply

here.

 

MIRJANA

Jack!

 

Now he approaches less confident. He receives a smaller red hat as well. He is very angry and verbally attacks his wife Kathy…

 

JACK

You are guilty for this!

You! Why did God create

you? To hurt me?

 

(Kathy is silent)

 

MIRJANA

Kathy!

 

Approaches sadly and frightened. She got a red hat. Returns to her seat with a tear in her eye.

 

MIRJANA

Brandon!

 

Approaches very confidently and receives a blue hat. He returns back happily the same way he approached Mirjana.

 

BRANDON

(smiles)

Everyone likes Brandon!

 

MIRJANA

Frances!

 

She approaches a little bit afraid. Takes a blue hat and happily returns back to her place.

 

MIRJANA

Danny!

 

He got a red hat. Protests….

 

DANNY

I have been a president and

CEO in many corporations.

Humankind has received

unlimited benefits from my

work… You are criminals,

thieves, cheaters…

 

MIRJANA

Bette!

 

She receives a big blue hat. Returns to her place dancing with her hips.

 

MIRJANA

Now you know how things

are…

 

KEVIN

(sadly complains)

I go to church every

Sunday. Pray to God to

forgive my sins. This is

injustice…

 

MIKI

Have you prayed to Him to

forgive your wastefulness

while people are hungry

around the world?

 

KEVIN

If they worked they would

have enough food. What do

I have with that?

 

MIKI

A lot! Here everything is

evaluated… Have you

prayed to God to forgive

you for the aggressions on

Yugoslavia, Iraq,

Afghanistan?

 

KEVIN

I have not done it!

 

MIKI

You have not, but you are

guilty anyway! Have I voted

for the Presidents who

occupied these countries or

you? Have you paid taxes to

them that they used to buy

bombs? Yes you have done it.

You are responsible for it!

 

KEVIN

Sometimes the power must be

used in order to prevent

greater evil…

 

MIKI

That was done against your

own laws, not to mention

how much it was against our

laws….

 

KEVIN

(looks for an escape)

We haven’t done this. Our

presidents did.

 

MIKI

We know how big your quilt

is and how big the quilt of

your presidents is. Your

presidents do not have

access here. They go straight

to Hell! (he thinks a little

bit and continues)

Haven’t you established

competitions practically

everywhere?

 

KEVIN

You could say that. What

is wrong with that?

 

MIKI

Wrong is the fact that

winner takes all. That is

the reason you try to win

at any price. That is

evil…

 

JACK

(sarcastically)

Can we be enlightened with

the information how you

have become such good

people?

 

MIKI

We compete as well but a

winner does not profit much

more then a loser. We base

our relationships mainly on

mutual agreements…

 

JACK

(continues sarcastically)

You agreed to be good and

you are good?

 

MIKI

Something like that…

 

MIRJANA

(continues)

You who received red hats

with your own effort may

escape Hell. Miki had a big

red hat at the beginning

here. Hadn’t you Miki?

 

MIKI

(mumbles)

Yes…

 

MIRJANA

If he escaped from Hell I

guarantee you that you can

do it as well, for sure.

 

Miki does not like this comment but stays silent.

 

MIRJANA

We have organized our life

here on the top of the

level, far above the one

you came from. Heaven is

an ideal place for living.

I believe that you are

interested in how it looks

like… From now on, it

will be your life as well.

 

 

 

Go to Heaven Part II

Discuss Religion

Recently I have found a similarity between what I created and what Jesus Christ is supposed to create when he returns to the planet Earth. That opens some possibility that I may be Jesus Christ. That is the reason I added to my website this discussion about the Christian religion. I am new in the field so that your comments may help me to learn more about it. I know, me as Jesus Christ is supposed to be the greatest authority in the Christian religion, but unfortunately I missed all of the courses about that. Take my excuses and I will give you my opinion based on my logic and intuition that I might have gotten directly from God. But of course, I am not sure about that so please take it conditionally.

Please open discussions:

 

1.   Just an Observation   3 comments

2.   Response to a Big Christian Organisation   1 comment

3.   Question   2 comments

4.   Dilemmas   1 comment

Discuss Humanism

These pages allow you to actively participate in the discussion about the creation of a better future of mankind. This page contains links to all discussions related with all the topics having to do with this book. You are free to open up a discussion by raising theses or questions, comment the theses of other participants, or to respond to the questions raised by them. Your comments are not to offend anybody on any account. All constructive forms of both the attack on and of the defence of the views presented in the book will be more than welcome. Your comments will help me write a better and more understandable book

Please open discussions:

 

  1.     Voting Power 6 comments

  2.     Democratic Anarchy  8  comments

  3.     Work Competition 8  comments

  4.     Alienation 4 comments

  5.     Positive and Negative Evaluations  14 comments

  6.     Ethical Basis for Equality   6 comments

  7.     Electronic Tagging of all Individuals 2 comments

  8.     Economic Model Applicability to Population Density    6 comments

  9.     Monetary Systems    2 comments

10.     Direct Democracy or Anarchy?   1 comment

11.     Hierarchic or Free Production?    1 comment

Interview with "Dnevno"

My Interview with “Dnevno,” Zagreb. 12.12.2012 

Deconstruction of capitalism: ‘I am the Messiah Aleksandar, my philosophy will eliminate evil from the world’.

Aleksandar Šarović is, many would say, eccentric. He describes himself as a messiah whose philosophy will completely eliminate the evil of this world and make it a beautiful place to live. On his website, for years he has been presenting his work which is the result of a desire to change the system in which we live. For ten years, he worked on the book ‘Humanism,’ in which he has presented his vision of the ideal society. This graduate architect, born in Zagreb in 1955 now lives in Canada. For the last ten years, he has mostly taken care of housework, children and – philosophizes, possible thanks to his well-paid wife. Why does he advocate for the abolition of prisons, who does he see as the ruler of the world, why would wars one day no longer exist? – read on.

 

Mr. Šarović, you live in Canada, where many young Croats move in search for a better life now. Would they find it there?

 

The living standard here is better than in Croatia, but it is not good enough. I think a high number of available jobs here are generally low paying and cannot provide a good life.

 

You are the author of the book ‘Humanism.’ When the book came out, how did you get the idea to write it and how was it accepted by the audience? Is it available in print?

 

When I graduated from architecture, I realized that the society in which I lived was not good and that my efforts in the field of architecture would be meaningless. Since I cannot change myself, I decided to change the world. It took me ten years to write the book ‘Humanism.’ It was finished in 1992. The book presents a good society. It is only available on my website since the year 2000. So far I have distributed about 6,000 free copies. Some individuals are very interested in my ideas, but they are not influential.

 

You defined your book ‘a pure science that determines certain and bright future of mankind. ” Aren’t you afraid of criticism that would call you pretentious?

 

I am the Messiah, messiah Aleksandar. I assert it because my philosophy will completely eliminate the evil of this world and permanently make it a beautiful place to live. This will be achieved by the literal enforcement of equal rights among the people. In approaching the development of a new social system, I took into account the main elements of the existing science, particularly political science and economics. Then I transformed them into forms that will allow further advancement of society. While doing it, I did not repeal any existing function.

 

I’m not afraid of criticism because I feel superior. Sociologists pretend I do not exist because there is entirely no use for sociology today. Why then does it exist? Solely to distinguish obedient people who accept without thinking the nonsense that authorities impose. Obedient people are unable to change anything, which is why every government likes them. The social sciences are now completely helpless and useless for defining a good society.

 

The book proposes a radical change in the socio-economic system. Have you had any inconveniences because of it?

 

I have not; I am wholly ignored by science, politics and the media. But one day when my philosophy starts moving masses, I might have problems.

 

You believe that the concept of ‘past work points’ could abolish prisons? Please explain the functioning of the judiciary and the concept of ‘past work points.’

 

A prison sentence has not changed since the first emergence of a state. It is cruel and unnecessary. I have proposed that a record is kept of how much each man contributes to improving or damaging society. All the good that a man commits will bring him the points of past work, and every evil which he commits will take away past work points from him. To achieve such a system it would be necessary to conduct a study of value categories, and the results of such a study will have to be accepted by the people in a referendum. Points of past work can be a secret known only to the man who owns them, but if a man commits great inconveniences, such as to cause crime, and if he falls into a negative value of the past work points, then these points will no longer be a secret. I suggest that people who fall into a negative value of past work points are forced to wear distinctive clothing. In the system, I proposed they would be very ashamed of such clothing so that it can be a more severe punishment than prison. Prisons will not be needed. People will be able to get rid of these clothes only through highly productive work and outstanding behaviour in society.

 

You advocate for direct democracy. However, in a referendum, everyone would not have equal rights to vote, even though all would have the right to vote, regardless of age. Please explain it a bit.

 

I suggest that people who contribute more to the creation of a good society, those who possess more past work points, have proportionately greater voting power. Such a measure would be very stimulating for the development of society. Everything else is a matter of agreement. If the nation agrees that all people have equally contributed to the common good, then everyone will have the same starting amount of past work points and thus will also have an equal right to vote. If people see that the points of past work are motivating for the development of the society, then they will accept the differences in voting rights to the extent that they find it is most convenient for society as a whole. I do not see why age would be an obstacle to the right to vote.

 

In the book, you have expressed the hope that some political party would adopt the program defined in it. You think that a win from such a party would be the beginning of a significant reform of the system and society. Have you been in touch with the politicians and offered them your program?

 

I contacted a multitude of prominent politicians in the world and in Croatia, as well as political parties, but did not receive answers from them. It is no wonder because politicians, no matter how much they welcome the public good, they primarily represent their own right. They do not like my system because it abolishes privileges. Politicians will continue to make decisions on behalf of society, but for the first time in history, they would bear a responsibility to each individual for what they do.

 

Each person will receive an equal right to give a monetary reward or punishment to any individual in society. This amount will be minimal, let’s say one dollar or one point of past work. What would we end up with? All people will try to minimize inconveniences and maximize conveniences to other people. A politician who displeases the people can be punished by a large number of individuals with a large sum of dollars altogether or by a large amount of past work points. Incompetent politicians and liars will quickly abandon the policy, only the fittest and bravest will dare to lead the people. So it is no wonder why the privileged politicians do not like me. I think the changes that I have proposed will have to be accepted directly by the people because authorities do not like my social system.

Can most people be motivated by the common good, rather than their private ones?

 

The social system that I have proposed will no longer have privileges; it means that nobody will be able to get a private good if they do not contribute to a common good.

 

You say ‘my book defines a system that will eventually replace capitalism and form a good society. “Is the creation of a ‘good society’ possible with people as they are? Or is a man ready for the introduction of a ‘good society”?

 

A good society is the result of a good social system. Once a good social order is established society will soon become good because it will consist of good individuals.

 

Are you afraid that the world powers would be preventing the evolution of capitalism towards a better system, whatever it is for many years, to keep the power they currently possess, which is based on capital?

 

Capitalism will continue to be present because it is at this point the best possible socio-economic system. But it can be quite easily fixed through reform. In the first place, it is necessary to shorten work hours proportionally to the rate of unemployment. Unemployment exists just for capitalists to be able to pay cheap labour. When unemployment is abolished, workers will earn more. It will, on the other hand, reduce the profits of the owners of the companies. Even such a simple reform would not pass quickly, but capitalism cannot win.

 

The economy of the new society, as you see it, would be a sort of hybrid of planned and market economies. Can you briefly explain how it would work?

 

An open labour market is essentially an open competition of workers for every public position at any time. A worker who anticipates and offers the highest productivity for the desired work post will get the job. If productivity is limited, the job will go to the worker who demands the lowest price for current work and therefore a lower income. The new economy will necessarily require an efficient system of establishing workers’ responsibilities for the realization of proposed productivities, and this will be achieved by the points of past work.

 

What do we get with such a division of work? The best worker in any workplace ensures maximum productivity for the company, and therefore it will bring the most significant benefits to society. Furthermore, the open labour market would eliminate workers’ privileges, and with it corruption, the foundation of immorality in today’s society. The labour market will balance the interest of all jobs. And perhaps most importantly, the labour market will give people the freedom to choose jobs that they like more, and so the work will become far more enjoyable than it is today. Work will become a value in itself.

 

The social system that I have proposed accepts a planned economy because it provides the most stable production. However, the economy will not have anything in common with the Soviet economic model, but will instead be based on customer orders. The largest consumer is the state that collects taxes and decides on the use of tax money. In the new social system, the tax amount and its purpose will determine each worker. Each worker will participate in deciding how much tax money should be set aside from their incomes on their own accord. The mean value of the testimony of all workers will determine the percentage of income that all people will set aside for taxes. After that, each worker will decide how much of his taxes he wants to spend on education, health, public safety, infrastructure and all other common use expenses.

 

Given that the new social system offers stable and good relations between nations, people will not give money for armies, and the armies will cease to exist. In a developed democracy, war will no longer be possible. Fiscal policy will for the first time follow the interests of the people and the people will be much more satisfied with it than they are today.

 

You believe that people would voluntarily separate the tax money from their incomes?

 

Minimum tax cannot be voluntary because the state cannot function without taxes. I think that people will voluntarily increase the taxes to establish a more stable economy and rational consumption. The new social system will teach people that there are far higher values than money. I am convinced that one distant day when true values are established in society, people will freely allocate all the money from their gross incomes for tax purposes. Then, all goods and services will be freely available to all people.

 

Who do you see as some kind of the ruler of the world?

 

Jacob Rothschild governs the Western world secretly by the wealth his family has amassed for centuries. He rules secretly by using a large hierarchical structure of agents who are exposed instead of him. So no one can blame him for the problems that stem from his rule.

 

Message for the end?

 

My website presents the bright future of mankind in detail. Please visit it.

 

When asked if there were something out of a CV he would like to distinguish, Šarović said: As a third-year student of architecture I won the Yugoslav competition for arranging the Republic Square in Zagreb (Jelačić Square), but did not get the realization of the project.

 

Zoran Stupar

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

 

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Google Project 10^100

Google   has opened the competition called Project 10100 about new ideas that would change the world by helping as many people as possible. I applied with three projects that together pretty much define the basis of my system Humanism. This system will one day totally change the world and make it a wonderful place to be. Here are my proposals:

I.     Humanism 1/3: Let’s build democratic anarchism

1. What one sentence best describes your idea? (maximum 150 characters)

The history of humankind is bad because it was made by fighting for privileges; when we end privileges we will get a good and sane society: Humanism

 

2. Describe your idea in more depth. (maximum 300 words)

I have invented a system of democratic anarchy. It is an extremely simple and powerful tool that gives every person equal legislative, judicial and executive powers in society. Each person will get the right to evaluate let’s say three people positively and three people negatively every month. Each positive assessment should automatically bring a small benefit, let’s say one dollar, to the assessed person. And any negative assessment will result in a punishment of the same form. What would we get? Such a small power in the people’s hands will make individuals respect each other strongly. It will direct each member of society to create the greatest possible conveniences to other people, and to diminish or abolish creation of all forms of disadvantages.

People will judge other people freely. That means an immoral person may evaluate other people dishonestly but it will not matter much because an individual power of one dollar cannot produce harm to anybody. Individuals will not have much power in society but their evaluations joined together will be very powerful. A person who receives a large number of negative evaluations would try hard to avoid doing anything inconvenient to other people. Besides, the person who receives bad evaluations would never know who has evaluated him negatively so that he would try to improve his behaviour towards everyone. As the result, bullies will not harass children at school any more, bosses will not abuse their employees at work, neighbours will not produce noise at night, salespeople will not cheat on their customers, politicians will not lie to people, etc. They will all try to please other people in the best possible way. This is what will take privileged powers from all the people; this is what will eliminate social evil and form a good society.

 

3. What problem or issue does your idea address? (maximum 150 words)

The system of democratic anarchy will especially affect authorities. The higher the position an authority has in society, the greater the responsibility he would bare to society. For example: The president of the US might get 100,000,000 bad evaluations from the American people and 1,000,000,000 from other people around the world for bad policies, lies, and for criminal aggressions on countries. That would cost him 1,100,000,000 dollars in only one month. On the other hand, I doubt that his supporters would certainly evaluate him positively because they might easily have higher positive evaluation priorities and would spend their positive evaluations elsewhere. Non-privileged presidents would not dare to perform bad policies any more. And if it happens somehow, they would run away from their positions very fast. Only the most skilful and brave individuals would dare to lead countries. They will not be authorities any more but our servants.

 

4. If your idea were to become a reality, who would benefit the most and how? (maximum 150 words)

Democratic anarchy can be tested immediately in countries that do not have strong privacy laws. All what is needed is a simple web application and good will. People will need to request the registration to the web site presenting their IDs. They will receive user-IDs and temporary passwords. Then each user will evaluate three people positively and three people negatively monthly by entering information about them into the web site. At the beginning there will not be any monetary awards or punishment involved. It cannot be performed before the governments and people formally accept democratic anarchy. However, the result will still be very affirmative. By searching the website, users may find the top positively and negatively evaluated people by country, city, company, name, etc. Nobody would like to be on the bad side of the evaluation. Such result will bring noticeable improvements to all the people in these countries.

 

5. What are the initial steps required to get this idea off the ground? (maximum 150 words)

Google’s fund, allocated to this project, can produce a profitable movie “Heaven”. The screenplay location is in the YouTube video. The movie is based on my ideas and presents the bright future of humankind through a very funny story. The movie is supposed to get huge public attention, which could put pressure on scientists to take my ideas seriously. Scientists should develop the system more. Then some political parties around the world might propose the new system to the people. Sooner or later some people will vote for such a party and accept democratic anarchy. Their parliament will establish the required laws, these people will try the new system, and that will start building humanism. The people will make their community a wonderful place to be. When the rest of the world recognises that, it will follow suit. The whole world will start building the bright future of humankind.

 

6. Describe the optimal outcome should your idea be selected and successfully implemented. How would you measure it? (maximum 150 words)

Democratic anarchy is actually the most powerful tool of justice ever. How come? The answer lies in time. There is a saying: “Silent water moves hills”. The permanent power of evaluation even with such a small power like one dollar will make people strongly respect each other. Human beings will become values. Everyone will try hard to please society in the best possible way. That will create a miracle no other tool of justice has ever been able to make. That will create a good and sane society.

In the future, the system of evaluation will probably abolish state laws, police, military force, and very states. Nobody will need them anymore. The measure of the success of my ideas will be a perfect society and everyone will recognise that. The world will become prosperous beyond the wildest dreams today; it will become paradise on earth.

 

7. You may also submit 1 YouTube video (max 30 seconds long) explaining your project.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ-FDAUgHt4