![]() Once he is encouraged to think backwards about himself and the objects of his everyday life, the saboteur will see many opportunities in his immediate environment which cannot possibly be seen from a distance. Where he formerly thought of keeping his tools sharp, he should now let them grow dull surfaces that formerly were lubricated now should be sanded normally diligent, he should now be lazy and careless and so on. (a) The saboteur may have to reverse his thinking, and he should be told this in so many words. A reasonable amount of humor in the presentation of suggestions for simple sabotage will relax tensions of fear. It should be pointed out to the saboteur where the circumstances are suitable, that he is acting in self-defense against the enemy, or retaliating against the enemy for other acts of destruction. (c) More important than (a) or (b) would be to create a situation in which the citizen-saboteur acquires a sense of responsibility and begins to educate others in simple sabotage. Instances of successful sabotage already are being broadcast by white radio and freedom stations, and this should be continued and expanded where compatible with security. Estimates of the proportion of the population engaged in sabotage can be disseminated. It also can be conveyed directly: statements praising the effectiveness of simple sabotage can be contrived which will be published by white radio, freedom stations, and the subversive press. Even if the technique is not applicable to his surroundings, another’s success will encourage him to attempt similar acts. This can be conveyed indirectly: suggestions which he reads and hears can include observations that a particular technique has been successful in this or that district. ![]() (b) Since the effect of his own acts is limited, the saboteur may become discouraged unless he feels that he is a member of a large, though unseen, group of saboteurs operating against the enemy or the government of his own country and elsewhere. In many areas they will not even be comprehensible. Abstract verbalizations about personal liberty, freedom of the press, and so on, will not be convincing in most parts of the world. Gains should be stated as specifically as possible for the area addressed: simple sabotage will hasten the day when Commissioner X and his deputies Y and Z will be thrown out, when particularly obnoxious decrees and restrictions will be abolished, when food will arrive, and so on. Instead, he must be made to anticipate indirect personal gain, such as might come with enemy evacuation or destruction of the ruling government group. (a) The ordinary citizen very probably has no immediate personal motive for committing simple sabotage. ![]()
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