Chair: Welcome everyone. I'd like to make a start on this, our first meeting of the Interdisciplinary Political group. There's a wide range of people here, so I think we should begin with some introductions. So, from my left, name and political affiliation please.
Klaus: Klaus Kingzeit, Constitutional Monarchist
Robert: Robert Leftfield, British Free Market Ecology Party
Finella: Finella Scales, Nanny State Victory Alliance
Peter: Peter Piper, Picked a Pickled Pepper Party
Susan: Susan Greenfield, Old Labour Party Party
Emanual :Emanual Goldberg, Nazi Party. Zieg-ies! (camp salute)
Chair: Nazi Party? That's a bit much isn't it?
(rumbles from the audience)
E: We're all friends now, right?
C: I'm not entirely sure, there are standards you know.
E: Well I like that. We're a lot more open these days you know, we are trying.
C: ...
E: For example, we have an outreach programme.
C: Outreach?
E: Yes, it's quite multicultural you know. These days we actually except ethnic Austrians.
Robert: Wasn't Hitler an Austrian?
E: Yes he was, that why we thought it would be a nice place to start. Up until now he was the only one you see. It must have been quite lonely for him. In fact it probably had something to do with why he had all those people killed.
R: The Jews?
E: No, the Austrians. You see he was the only one. Probably put a bit of a strain on him. What with the cultural isolation of being forced to live in Germany and all that.
R: He did kill a lot of Jewish people though, I'm not sure it would be enough just to blame it on him feeling isolated.
E: Oh I'm very sorry, I misunderstood you. Well let me say this, it was a world war - it was open to all. I mean let's be honest we killed a lot of people and I think it's a little unfair to focus on the Jews all the time. Besides, times change.
K: I'm Austrian.
E: Oh fantastic, you must let me give you a pamphlet. You're not Jewish are you?
K: As a matter of fact I am.
E: Oh that's even better - we have a version in yiddish that we've only recently had printed. Would you like one?
K: Thank you.
Susan: Excuse, but just how much of hate figure are you planning to become in this group?
E: Well, it's an unpleasant job, but someone has to do it. It's better than not getting involved and having nothing to do. I mean, 'Work Makes You Free' and all that... I think we all know the truth of that.
S: You disgust me.
Chair: Now hold on Susan, I suppose the reason we are here is to try and see if some kind of shared vision is possible between all schools of political thought, however we feel about them. In order for that to happen we must let each person state their views and challenge them with argument. That is the only way it is possible to reach a lasting consensus.
E: Is there no room for an overwhelming mechanised assault to sweep through this plenary session and crush all opposition before it?
C: Certainly not very much.
E: What about flowers? We did think about that. We've been trying to think a bit 'out of the box' recently. Would that work?
C: That is more approachable certainly, but have you thought about hay fever?
E: We're really trying to avoid biological weaponry at the moment.
C: Well I must say that's good to hear. I'm really not sure we could tolerate that kind of thing. I hope you understand.
E: Well, of course. I mean you're either with us or against us, right?
C: I suppose so.
E: Well I suppose that's all I have to say for now then. Thank you everyone.
C: Right. Well, thank you Emanuel. Now, perhaps we should continue with the introductions. I see Janet is waiting with the coffee cart even as we speak.
