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Manifesto

by The American Insurgent, Unknown News       Aug. 22, 2006

Any good insurgent cell worth its weight in salt peter and ammonium nitrites will proffer a sound "manifesto." After all,
manifesto writes the songs that makes the whole world sigh. The American Insurgent is no exception.

A sound manifesto contains the fundamental "core values" and beliefs that drive any productive insurgency. The American Insurgent firmly embraces the bottom line, and productivity is only as profitable as what the budding American insurgent puts into the equation. Without those "core values" and solid beliefs, The American Insurgent is just another knee-jerk reaction to political histrionics and of course, talk radio.

The primary tenet of The American Insurgent manifesto is rooted in the Old Testament value found in Exodus 20:13. "Thou shall NOT kill!" It's quick, conceptual, and it's plainly simple. There's no need for explanation, revision, spin, hyperbole, commentary, hysterics, or distraction. It's as clear as the writing on the wall so to speak. The "thou" part seems massively expansive, and the "not" part seems comprehensively understandable. The bottom line here? Don't do it — the killing thingy. "Thou shall NOT means not me, not you, not us, not them, not George Bush, not Ehud Olmert, not America, not Israel, not the U.K., not Hamas, not Hezbollah, and really it's mostly simple. Not in any conditional sort of fashion, no, it would be more like in a knock that crap off sort of manner. Thou shall not, so don't!

It is to be clearly understood here that when The American Insurgent makes reference to "tenet," there can be no association or connection made to George Tenet of the formerly Central Intelligence Agency. George Tenet, former CIA, is a craven war criminal and The American Insurgent don't cotton with no war criminals. Simple as that!

A second primary tenet of The American Insurgent can be extracted from the Sermon on the Mount. You know, THE Sermon on the Mount given by that Jesus of Nazareth guy from the New Testament. There are simply loads oodles and gobs of sound insurgent advice to be gleaned from the Sermon on the Mount given by that Jesus chap. Manifesto mainstays like "love thy neighbor" and "remember the poor" and "don't be a chump" and "don't be a stooge for political special interest or their corporate masters" and "warmongers are liars" and "when in doubt, don't trust government." Simple as that. At The American Insurgent, there's no need to draw you a map when a "manifesto" will work wonders.

A third primary tenet or pillar if you will would be America's Declaration of Independence. Special emphasis would be placed on that "folks are created equal" section and further emphasis should be placed on the part covering "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Sound as the dollar, if you catch my drift. Wait, never mind about that "sound as the dollar" silliness. That'd be just inflationary pap. Never should have abandoned the gold standard.

A final primary tenet or standard is the Constitution of the United States of America. Now that is some fine manifesto. The Constitution all in and of itself, without twist, obfuscation, minor clarification, major subversion, colossal treason, or John Yoo. The thing works well enough all on its own, and no further litmus test is required.

In a manifesto, one would want to sprinkle in the wisdom of Douglas Adams and thanks for all the fish. Add the wisdom of the Dalai Llama, Mohandas Gandhi, Huey Newton, a
 

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dash of George Carlin, and the well rounded American insurgent can never be too overly literate. Literacy, not war, will be the savior of America. So you see, a "manifesto" can seem much scarier in the theoretical than in actual propaganda or practice.

In a manifesto, one would want to sprinkle in the wisdom of Douglas Adams and thanks for all the fish.

Add the wisdom of the Dalai Llama, Mohandas Gandhi, Huey Newton, a dash of George Carlin, and the well rounded American insurgent can never be too overly literate.

Literacy, not war, will be the savior of America.

So you see, a "manifesto" can seem much scarier in the theoretical than in actual propaganda or practice.
Next time on The American Insurgent — The Mighty AK-47, pure hype or crappy ballistics?

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