Vor 46 Jahren starb durch den Putsch in Chile ein Traum der Kybernetik: Cybersyn, ein Netz an Fernschreibern, Kontrollräumen und Software, das zur Verwaltung und Steuerung wirtschaftlicher Vorgänge in Echtzeit konzipiert war.
Nach Zerstörung des Kontrollzentrums und Sturz der Allende-Regierung zog sich Stafford Beer, Cybersyns Architekt, nach Wales zurück und widmete sich vermehrt der Poesie.
Einen seiner Texte habe ich für Klavier, Cello, Drums und zwei Stimmen vertont.


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How many bricks constructed this prison
And how many grapes went into the wine
How many illusions were lost for the vision
Of how many angels advancing in line?

How many lifetimes were ended in torment
And how many people this day would resign
How many bank balances just for this moment
And how many grapes went into the wine?

How many units of human compassion
And how many grapes went into the wine
How many illusions were sacrificed wantonly
How many people have looked for a sign?

How many women are need to fashion
The how many men who are forced to assign
How many excursions to bed were for passion
And how many grapes went into the wine?

How many men have been killed by our soldiers
And how many grapes went into the wine
How many insurgents are listed in Folders
And how many children are shot through the spine?

How many truths have run through our fingers
And how many credos... Believing in mine
How many have led into unthought of dangers
And how many grapes went into the wine?