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review: The Traitor's Manual
« on: January 03, 2005, 12:43:35 PM »
reference: http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=936

Sorta like the anarchist's cookbook, but not.

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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2005, 06:59:54 AM »
Yeah, sort of like the Anarchist's Cookbook, except absolutely nothing like it.

The Anarchist's Cookbook is a piece of junk manufactured by the United States Government for two reasons:

1) To discredit the idea of Anarchy by providing false information about it, to make it look violent and aggressive, and in doing so, protect the hegemonic, capitalist Status Quo.

2) To identify, through observation of who purchases and obtains it, potential troublemakers, and neutralise them, often directly. Since the instructions in the book often could lead to the easy death of the user.
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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2005, 08:56:55 AM »
riiiiiiiight.

because, y'know, so many people used the anarchist cookbook for real. and because your brand of anarchism is so old and widely held.

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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2005, 10:38:23 AM »
JP, the worlds most amusingly gullible person. :)
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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2005, 11:09:52 AM »
notice, however, that I didn't disregard the possibility of the US government doing something like that. I'm sure they would. However, the Anarchist's cookbook would require an exceptionally stupid person to use as an actual manual.

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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2005, 12:51:08 PM »
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because, y'know, so many people used the anarchist cookbook for real. and because your brand of anarchism is so old


Actually Jams brand of Anarchy goes back to the invention of Anarchy or at least the first writings by Proudhon on the subject. Anarchy did not become violent as a political movement until Bakunin who was using it as a tool against the tzars. Anarchy suffered a divisive split at that point (the late 1850's and early 60's) (much like communism) becoming more revolutionary and violent in eastern europe and more peaceful and socialist in western europe.
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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2005, 01:04:05 PM »
Please, lets not go back to the whole "what is Anarachy" argument again.  Been there, done that.
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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2005, 01:10:42 PM »
Im just trying to get jam to lock the thread  ;)

But seriously, we all know Jam is an Anarchist of sorts, he's a decent guy and his brand of anarchism is non-violent. So could we not make fun of him? At least for that anyway, its something he feels strongly about. I for one feel strongly about Brussel sprouts.
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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2005, 01:30:16 PM »
I feel strongly about pizza, and I'm disappointed at the lack of a national dialogue concerning the subject.  

I'm a purist/american, "purist" describing my preference for a crust-sauce-cheese-only pizza (toppingless, if you will) and "american" describing my preference for the style of pizza developed in the United States as opposed to the traditional Italian style.

And I think pineapple on pizza is disgusting.  

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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2005, 01:51:33 PM »
People who don't like toppings on their pizza have no place questioning said toppings individually.
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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2005, 02:00:44 PM »
I'm in favor of slightly overdone pepperoni. So it's crunchy. That makes for the best pizza.

also, I'll make fun of Jam for whatever I want. Like the late 20th century governmnet needed to discredit Anarchy. I'll tell you what's anarchy. Toppingless pizza, that's what!

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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2005, 02:04:15 PM »
also, brussel sprouts. They're even less trustworthy than Belgian waffles. Belgium is too close to France to be trusted.

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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2005, 03:00:00 PM »
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People who don't like toppings on their pizza have no place questioning said toppings individually.


People who like pineapple on pizza have no place in a sane world.

I'll tolerate mosts meats and some vegetables, but pineapple?  That's even worse than (shudder) olives or (cringe) mushrooms.

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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2005, 03:08:08 PM »
The ninja monkeys are on their way to correct you about your views on olives and mushrooms.

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Re: review: The Traitor's Manual
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2005, 03:20:10 PM »
I think when the ninja monkeys get here I 'll convince them to form a union.  I bet they're tired of all the travel, what with you sending them hither and yon at your slightest whim.  Maybe they'll strike.  In any case I'll become a legendary populist hero, the first to bring organized labor into the occult/dictator/martial arts industry.