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LDD Sermon #2

Started by Cain, March 25, 2006, 06:18:53 AM

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Cain

The Guerrilla Warfare Strategy of Operation MindFuck

In warfare, the oldest form of asymmetrical fighting is partisan and guerrilla warfare.  Because of the modern day situation, where a few groups like Discordians, the SubGenii and some others ,Äúfight,Äù as small bands against a wave of apathy and some outright hostility, the comparisons are apt.  We don't control the media, in the same way the Spanish bands who fought Napoleon didn't have heavy artillery or cavalry.  Its no great admission we are in a weaker position and so using the tactics of the weak makes sense.

Our main aim is destabilizing the Greyfaces and illuminating the Cabbages.  The distinction isn't often clear, but a Greyface is usually someone who consciously chooses the trip of Order, whereas a Cabbage doesn't even think about it, normally, as it is a basic part of the fabric of existence, as they have been indoctrinated.  Greyfaces are far more the enemy, whereas Cabbages can be camouflage, dupes or even allies, as well as being made to work against you.  Its kind of like the distinction between Government and the public.

So how do we go about this?  If I had only two words to sum it up, I would say fight dirty.  Advantage comes from surprise, the novel and the unconventional.  Anything outside of normal experience can be enough to shake a person, mentally.  Come from an unexpected angle, use deception and manipulation to level the playing field.  You gain many advantages this way, not least in being near impossible to fight.  How can you hope to stop something that is so subversive that most of the time there are no laws to deal with it?

Disinformation is an excellent strategy, if its about your own group or others.  The best method for lying is to use a large amount of the truth, but sneak in a lie built on the basis of that truth.  When someone tries to check, they will find the majority of your information correct and so go along with it.  It can also be used in another fashion to blow minds, by making a seamless mixture of fact and fallacy that the target becomes illuminated through confusion.  The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a good example of how to do that, with all the information about the Illuminati and the characters, constantly making you question everything.

Most people can get used to even the most extraordinary events, with enough exposure to it.  Thats why you must constantly be changing and modifying ideas!  Humans are among the best pattern seekers on this planet, so be wary of that.  You must always seek the route of least expectation, in order to keep the upper hand.  Evolve or die!

Remember that the cabbages are the field in which the Discordian hides!  Dressing and acting normally is the best defense of not getting caught.  Take notice of your surroundings and adapt accordingly.  Dressing like a freak isn't a mindfuck, its just another way of painting a sign to hang on your back, saying ,Äútarget,Äù.  I get away with my outrageous acts precisely because I blend into a crowd.  I wear jeans and a t-shirt normally, or if its a formal/business type area, a suit.  No-one messes with someone in a suit, especially if it looks like it might be expensive.  Of course, doing a mindfuck while in a suit can also be equally shocking as a tactic.  Depending on what you have planned.

This also allows you to infiltrate and destroy from the inside.  Whether you choose to be an agent provocateur, to sabotage or simply learn about how they think and their weaknesses, this is a very powerful skill to have.  Being on the inside gives advantages beyond imagining, so long as you practice sincerity in what you say and prove your worth.

Work with the Cabbages too, if your interests meet.  They may be anti-war lobbyists, SubGenius evil masterminds or people you've fooled.  You cannot expect to work well on your own.  You'll find all sorts of useful people, among many varied groups.  If you have a common, short term enemy (apart from society in general, like the GOP, for example) then you can take the O:MF route  while they rely on conventional methods.  Between the two, you can wear them down.  Of course, they may have Greyfaces among their leadership too.  But the longer you are in contact, the greater the chance of illumination...

Always remember that you are fighting a war of attrition, with no foreseeable end in sight.  Pace yourself and make sure you don't end up emptying your bag of tricks all at once.  Keep chipping away at the fabric of society, or whatever you want to call your target.  Water will wear down mountains more surely than any amount of blind and mindless pushing and flailing around.  Water dripping on stone...it only takes one drop to fall in the right place...in time, you will have taken the ground from underneath them and left them confused, with no sure ground anywhere.

The final way of acting is not to many peoples tastes.  It can also be counter-productive.  However, sometimes it can work with startling results.  Through acts of psychological terror and chaos you can sow disorder and mistrust to large segments of the people around you.  Hasan ibn al Sabbah understood this when he founded the Assassins.  A small group of religious fanatics came to dominant the Middle East through less than 200 murders.
Of course, we are against violence for the pragmatic reasons that others have laid out.  However, the point of such a campaign of psychological terror is to provoke a massive response from the Greyfaces.  Sometimes you will find yourself pitted against people who there is no reasoning with, who will have a gnawing hate for you and all that you stand for and will not rest until you are destroyed.  The weakest succumb to fear, spreading rumours which destabilize the rest, because they have to spend time imposing order on themselves rather than you.  I'm sure you can come up with a number of ways to do this to a group.  Hasan showed that a small dedicated band can hold an empire hostage through fear.  We don't aim as high, nor are we as committed to the type of acts necessary, but they can be applied to smaller groups and individuals.  Again, mistrust of everything becomes an important target that you should want them to be heading towards.  Security is never perfect, after all.  Knock away their psychological crutches, one by one.

Q. G. Pennyworth

Just gonna bamp this while I'm down here...