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.

Work slowly.

Slashing tires, draining fuel tanks, starting fires, starting arguments, acting stupidly, short-circuiting electric systems, abrading machine parts will waste materials, man power, and time.

Various media may be used to disseminate suggestions and information regarding simple sabotaage.

However, this man needs to be stimulated to re-orient his thinking in the direction of destruction.

Give lengthy and incomprehensible explanations when questioned.

See that the procedures adopted are as inconvenient as possible for the management, involving the presence of a large number of employees at each presentation, entailing more than one meeting for each grievance, bringing up problems which are largely imaginary, and so on.

Encouraging Destructiveness

Encouraging Destructiveness

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.

Anyone can break up a showing of an enemy propaganda film by putting two or three dozen large moths in a paper bag. Take the bag to the movies with you, put it on the floor in an empty section of the theater as you go in and leave it open. The moths will fly out and climb into the projector beam, so that the film will be obscured by fluttering shadows.

Abstract verbalizations about personal liberty, freedom of the press, and so on, will not be convincing in most parts of the world.

Anyone can break up a showing of an enemy propaganda film by putting two or three dozen large moths in a paper bag. Take the bag to the movies with you, put it on the floor in an empty section of the theater as you go in and leave it open. The moths will fly out and climb into the projector beam, so that the film will be obscured by fluttering shadows.

Purposeful stupidity is contrary to human nature.

Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done.

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.

Multiply paper work in plausible ways.

The potential saboteur should discover what types of faults are normally found in their kind of work and should then devise their sabotage so as to enlarge that 'margin for error.'

This type of activity, sometimes referred to as the 'human element,' is frequently responsible for accidents, delays, and general obstruction even under normal condi tions.

Where destruction is involved, the weapons of the citizen-saboteur are salt, nails, candles, pebbles, thread, or any other materials he might normally be expected to possess as a householder or as a worker in his particular occupation.