Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services

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Over the last week, the guide has surged to become the 5th-most-accessed book on Project Gutenberg, an open source repository of free and public domain ebooks.

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral

"Simple Sabotage Field Manual" by United States. Office of Strategic Services is a historical publication written during the early 1940s, amid World War II.

This manual acts as a guide for ordinary civilians to conduct simple acts of sabotage against enemy operations without the need for specialized training or equipment. Its main topic revolves around promoting small, accessible forms of resistance that could collectively disrupt the enemy's war effort.

The manual outlines various strategies and techniques for citizens to engage in sabotage that could be executed discreetly and with minimal risk. It provides specific suggestions for targeting transportation, communication, and industrial facilities to create delays and inefficiencies in enemy operations.

The manual emphasizes the power of many individuals acting independently to contribute to a larger campaign of disruption, encouraging simple acts such as misplacing tools, delaying communication, or damaging equipment with household items.

Overall, the "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" serves as a unique historical artifact that illustrates grassroots resistance efforts and the belief in the collective power of ordinary people during wartime.

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1. Love it.

I'm going to become a "citizen-saboteur"

I've got the "starting arguments" and acting stupidly down pat.

[live love laugh]

2. This seems like stuff MAGAts are already doing.

2. POSSIBLE EFFECTS

Acts of simple sabotage are occurring throughout Europe. An effort should be made to add to their efficiency, lessen their detectability, and increase their number. Acts of simple sabotage, multiplied by thousands of citizen-saboteurs, can be an effective weapon against the enemy. Slashing tires, draining fuel tanks, starting fires, starting arguments, acting stupidly, short-circuiting electric systems, abrading machine parts will waste materials, manpower, and time. Occurring on a wide scale, simple sabotage will be a constant and tangible drag on the war effort of the enemy.

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3. Collin Robinson Has It Down Pat...

[Kaleva]

4. Anyone familiar with The Poor Man's James Bond series?

And The Anarchist's Cookbook?

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5. Read Them In The Late 80's After Learning About Them In 'High Weirdness By Mail'

Praise Bob and pass the ammo!!!

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6. I used to get books from Paladin Press

"Sometimes described as the "most dangerous publisher in the world",[5] it was sued over several murders connected to one of its books, and ceased operations in January 2018.[6][7"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paladin_Press

I still have a couple.

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7. Yep - The Catalog Alone Was Quite The Read!

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8. Lesson learned from the 60s: Avoid violence. Feels good in the moment, but will backfire. To me,

the key is this: "The manual emphasizes the power of many individuals acting independently to contribute to a larger campaign of disruption..."

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9. I Agree

Do what we do in the shadows...

Don't be a 'hero', keep your head low!