"An International word. Just a word, and the word a movement. Very easy
to understand. Quite terribly simple. To make of it an artistic tendency
must mean that one is anticipating complications. Dada psychology, dada
Germany cum indigestion and fog paroxysm, dada literature, dada
bourgeoisie, and yourselves, honoured poets, who are always writing with
words but never writing the word itself, who are always writing around
the actual point. Dada world war without end, dada revolution without
beginning, dada, you friends and also-poets, esteemed sirs,
manufacturers, and evangelists. Dada Tzara, dada Huelsenbeck, dada
m'dada, dada m'dada dada mhm, dada dera dada, dada Hue, dada Tza."
In this passage of Dada Manifesto, Hugo Ball is telling people how good and important Dada is to the world and to a persons everyday life. He says that it's not only a psychology but a way of life that people should live. He tells the people to throw away the thought process that they had before, of sugar coating things. Instead tell people the truth, in literature, in bourgeoisie and in every aspect of your life. He talks straight to the people by writing them in the passage "yourselves, honoured poets."
I agree with Ball's thinking to a certain degree. Here in America we tried to set up a government that is transparent with checks and balances. However there are still some parts in life that should be sugar coated to a degree, for example young children should not have to see the brutality of war. Sugar coating a bad situation helps people live in bad times, its why I think we as a people are in love with movies. We could escape the pressure of reality if only for two hours and dream about a better life.
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