On Sunday, Breitbart reported:

Armstrong's wish is to combine universal principles of respect and compassion into a charter based on a "golden rule" she believes is at the core of every major religion.

The Golden Rule essentially calls on people to do unto others as they would have done unto them.

"The chief task of our time is to build a global society where people of all persuasions can live together in peace and harmony," Armstrong said.

Hmm... a universal religion that doesn't discriminate nationalities, languages, or backgrounds -- you know, a religion that says "there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female," etc.

A religion that teaches everyone that "all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." Gee, that would be swell, wouldn't it?

But where would you ever find a religion like that?

Just jumping off at this point, I'd like to present for your consideration how a society might look if we really did follow the Golden Rule. (This is from one of Claire Wolfe's wonderful "Hardyville" articles) Enjoy:

Since getting rid of politicians, the people of the small, mid-nowhere town of Hardyville haven't had much truck with laws, either. In fact -- except for a few details about being nice to each other at the stoplight -- here's our entire law code:

TITLE I

A. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

(1.) When in doubt, leave them the heck alone.

B. Do unto yourself as you would do unto others.

We find this perfectly clear -- especially when compared with, say, the U.S. Code, or even the implementing legislation for the GATT Treaty or the specifics of the Clinton Ugly Gun Ban. But for the benefit of people just moving in from some coast, or who spent too much time in government school, we hand out an explanation sheet like this:

THE CODE OF HARDYVILLE

Dear Newcomers to Hardyville:

Welcome. We know you'll find our town a pleasant place to live and raise your family. We are very easygoing around here. You'll quickly discover that we don't ask you to live by many of our own rules; we just expect you live by your own. That's why one of our few laws says, "Do unto yourself as you would do unto others." You might wonder what this means in your own life. Well, that's up to you, but here's a sample:

Those individuals who wish to ban, tax or regulate the personal health or social habits of others will be expected to provide legal certification that they have absolutely no destructive or annoying habits of their own, of any nature. In the tradition of pure democracy, the definition of "destructive or annoying" may be determined by any two or more Hardyvillians, as long as they outnumber the person practicing the habit.

Anyone advocating the notion that all people have "rights" to housing, welfare, food, a job, medical care or anything else that has to be provided by hardworking people will be expected to provide any or all of the above, on demand, personally, to anyone making the claim for it. After all, to do otherwise would be denying that person his or her "rights." Of course, if you believe "society" is supposed to pay for these "rights," you are welcome to recruit all the parts of society who agree with you, pool your pennies, and guarantee any right you want to anybody who wants you to give it to them.

Anyone who advocates asset forfeiture without due process is expected to place an identifying sticker on his or her vehicle so that the Hardyville police will know who they can stop next time they're short on donut money. Our friendly officers will cheerfully supply you with an absolutely free new "I love forfeiture!" sticker for your next vehicle as they tow away your present one.

Anyone who believes guns are evil should be sure to request a response by an unarmed policeman during any 911 emergency. (Hardyvillians, please note: Out of respect for cultural diversity, neighbors are asked not to use firearms to defend the homes and lives of people who have philosophical objections to the possession or use of guns.)

Any Hardyville residents who want government to ban anything on the basis that "nobody needs" such and such, will be expected to submit to quarterly inspections of their possessions by the Ad Hoc (and yet to be established) Hardyville Citizens Committee, Subcommittee to Determine Personal Need. Any items the committee does not deem "needed" (to be determined solely by the committee's standards of the moment) will be surrendered. This includes, but is not limited to: sports cars, collectibles, excess cash, television sets, fancy stereos and other items not required for the basic maintenance of life. It's not really our idea of good government, but if you honestly believe everything people don't need should be confiscated or banned, we're sure we can find people to help you achieve this goal in your personal life.

Supporters of affirmative action are expected personally to surrender their jobs to any member of any government-approved minority who expresses an interest in the position, no matter the qualifications of the person making the demand.

Those advocating bans on any non-coercive recreation practiced by others (e.g. drugs, sex, gambling) will be expected to give up one of their own pleasures for each item or activity of which they wish to deprive other people.

Persons proposing or supporting projects "for the good of others" or "the good of society" will be expected to participate cheerfully in any projects their fellow Hardyvillians propose for their own good.

Anyone endorsing the view that all products of European, male-dominated culture are oppressive to women, people of color and people holding "intuitive," rather than "limited, linear" worldviews are expected to do the following:

1. Refrain from crossing all bridges, which are the product of the most linear, and therefore most limiting of sciences, mathematics and engineering.

2. Do not travel in any conveyance using either wheels or an engine for motivation.

3. Avoid entering any building whose construction is beyond the technological level of a brick hut.

4. Do not use iron or products containing iron, the most oppressive of white male metals.

5. Do not subject yourself to the use of modern medicines or medical technologies.

6. If taken to court, do not attempt to prove your innocence, as the concepts of logic and proof are inherently oppressive.

7. Most important, do not claim the protections of the Bill of Rights, including that of free speech. This document was not only composed by Dead White Males, but that most evil of all DWM classes, that of hypocritical slaveholders, and will naturally be shunned by all right-thinking persons.

Finally, anyone wanting the U.S. government to force American citizens to fight wars at which the defense of the U.S. is not at stake will be expected to volunteer for front-line infantry service. All of Hardyville will hold a party to celebrate your departure.

That's it. A few very simple, commonsense rules which we know you will find consistent with your principles. Welcome to Hardyville. And always remember: ideas have consequences.

President-Elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, co-authored The Plan: Big Ideas for America. This excerpt is from pages 61-62:

It's time for a real Patriot Act that brings out the patriot in all of us. We propose universal civilian service for every young American. Under this plan, All Americans between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five will be asked to serve their country by going through three months of basic training, civil defense preparation and community service...

Here's how it would work. Young people will know that between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, the nation will enlist them for three months of civilian service. They'll be asked to report for three months of basic civil defense training in their state or community, where they will learn what to do in the event of biochemical, nuclear or conventional attack; how to assist others in an evacuation; how to respond when a levee breaks or we're hit by a natural disaster. These young people will be available to address their communities' most pressing needs.

Just a little reminder, here. Amendment 13 to the United States Constitution reads:

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

The myth of good government
LewRockwell.Com
by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.

One of the great and most persistent errors of classical liberals is to believe in "good government," a government that does "what it is supposed to do."

There is nothing the state can do, which society needs done, that cannot be done far better by the market. Another point that is just as telling: no state empowered to do what is supposedly necessary will restrain itself to those things. It will expand as much as public opinion will tolerate.

Hillary at Foggy Bottom?
AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo

In the tradition-bound world of U.S. foreign policy, innovation is frowned upon. How many times have we had that old establishment adage about how "politics stops at the water's edge" thrown at us? This cliché inverts the reality: the foreign policy of a country is in large part determined by the internal struggles of rival political factions, and nothing underscores this general operating principle more pointedly than the looming takeover of the State Department by the Clintons.

I use the plural because a Clinton appointment really means both of them: for all intents and purposes, we'll actually have two secretaries of state, like the ancient consuls of Rome.

Sooner than we thought
LewRockwell.Com
by Yuri N. Maltsev

The new Obama regime is taking shape in Washington and provinces eager to take power and secure the "change you can believe in" using humungous propaganda machine of both government radio and television and still privately owned, so-called "mainstream media." These private networks are competing with National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting System (PBS) in praising Obama’s first choices from his new dog to his new chief of staff.

The thought scene in the US today resembles that of Russia in 1917, Cuba in 1959 or China in 1948. Incessant calls for "unity" and "fairness," attacks on "divisive," "toxic" and "hateful" language are nothing new – they resemble Germany of 1932 and Venezuela of 1996, today’s Putin’s Russia and Mugabe’s Zimbabwe.

Blackwater busted?
The Nation
by Jeremy Scahill

After more than five years of rampant violence and misconduct carried out by the massive army of private corporate contractors in Iraq--actions that have gone totally unpunished under any system of law--the US Justice Department appears to be on the verge of handing down the first indictments against armed private forces for crimes committed in Iraq. The reported targets of the "draft" indictments: six Blackwater operatives involved in the September 16, 2007, killing of seventeen Iraqi civilians in Baghdad's Nisour Square.

Dennis Kucinich investigates Treasury's blank check
Mother Jones
by Nick Baumann

It looks like the Bush administration can create its own reality after all. Just this week Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson turned the $700 billion bailout from a program to purchase toxic assets from troubled financial institutions to one that will invest in banks. Understandably, this abrupt change of course angered members of Congress, who were now left to wonder if they'd been led astray in supporting the stimulus package. At a hearing on Friday, convened to examine the Treasury Department's use of the bailout funds, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle vented their outrage. The question if whether their displeasure will make a dime's worth of difference.

Displaying the range of congressional discontent, both Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), the chair of domestic policy oversight subcommittee, and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), its ranking member, accused the Treasury of a "bait-and-switch" and questioned Neel Kashkari, the 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs banker selected by Paulson to supervise the bailout, about the sudden reversal.

The third way
Reason
by Anthony Randazzo

Given the Brooks analysis, here's the real problem for the Republicans: The Traditionalist defenders of capitalism wind up out of touch with America and grounded in rhetoric rather than political principle. Meanwhile, Reformers who want to "appeal more to Hispanics, independents and younger voters" have to abandon the small government model and become the conservative wing of the Democratic Party.

None of that spells long term success for Republicans. What the GOP needs are libertarians, those who believe not only in small government, but also in individualism and the truly liberating power of free markets. If the Ron Paul movement tells us anything, it's that the Republican Party can be more than a party of old white guys with bad hair cuts.

Washington, D.C. buses will be sporting the question, "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake" this holiday season. This is a new ad campaign from the American Humanist Association.

The vast majority of Americans claim to be Christians, so this is obviously an attack on Christianity. (As if the timing didn't make that painfully apparent.)

Ok, on one hand, I would say that it is the AHA's money. If they want to spend $40,000 to purchase themselves a special place in hell, that's their business. But, at the same time, I have to wonder if the Washington buses would have sported an anti-homosexuality message or an anti-abortion message if purchased from the coffers of the Southern Baptist Convention or the local Roman Catholic diocese? After all, that's business, right?

But I do wonder what the Church's response will be? I'm sure one campaign will be to remind everyone of the "true meaning of Christmas." But, what is that exactly? Winter Solstice? The attempt of Pope Julius to incorporate the pagan Saturnalia festival into the Church calendar in 432 AD? Oliver Cromwell canceled Christmas when he and the Puritans took over England. (Captain John Smith was downing eggnog over in Jamestown in 1607, though). It was even outlawed in Boston from 1659 to 1681 - not by secular humanists, but by the pilgrims. Christmas was considered an English custom, so it was ignored by Congress after the American Revolution. Yep, they were actually in session on December 25th of 1789. It wasn't a federal holiday until 1870. Well, I doubt any of those are what is meant by the "true meaning of Christmas."

The "traditional" Christmas didn't start until 1819, when Washington Irving wrote The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. In these stories, Irving invented some "holiday traditions" and showed a squire celebrating them in his home with the local peasants. Of course, the best loved tale of "traditional" Christmas is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens from 1843.

But, hey, don't think I'm a bah-hum-bugger myself. I've actually broken the cardinal rule at our house of not listening to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving dinner. I'm already listening. Of course, I've tried to explain to my wife that at my advanced age, time flies so much faster that I only experience the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas as if it were one week. So I have to start listening early to get in all 29 days of Christmas music. (And I really like the song "Christmas Cookies" by George Strait this year.)

And another favorite tactic is the ever popular boycott. Sometimes I think the church's official battle plan is retreat. Of course, the plan is not the ingenious strategy of retreating so the enemy will follow you as you wait in ambush. No, the Church just retreats again and again. As Bret Maverick said, "He who fights and runs away, lives to run another day." Yes, I'm sure that's what Jesus meant by being salt and light. Retreat from the culture and maintain a social impact of ZERO.

I think the real question here is, how can anyone be "good for goodness' sake"? How do you define goodness? Is there a goodness for you and a different goodness for me? How can I measure your goodness by my standard of goodness? What if I believe that eating meat is good, but you believe that killing animals to eat them is morally reprehensible? What if I believe that a baby is a blessing, but you believe that a baby is at best a choice and at worst a punishment? How could any law ever be established if no one could agree to it? Relativism only leads to chaos.

Oddly enough, the ad seems to imply that there is a general goodness to which we should all subscribe. Well, I'm sure there are things which all human beings can agree are absolute. I think we can all agree that torture is evil. (Presidential administrations and the CIA aside, of course. But they are the State and morality has never applied to the State, so they don't count as human beings.) Maybe we could limit it to just torturing children.

But if torturing children is absolutely evil, then that, at least, is one moral absolute. I can't just walk down the street, pull out a gun, and shoot someone at random. I think we proletarians can agree to that as well. So there are absolutes that exist outside our individual opinions.

Well, now we have a real problem with the ad, don't we? The sign admits there is a goodness that exists. This goodness that exists is outside individual opinions. This goodness is not a physical thing. It is not a rock or a tree. It is certainly not star stuff. You can't taste it, smell it, or scratch it. The ad said we should do it for "goodness" sake, but goodness cannot be proven empirically. Thus, by saying we should be "good for goodness' sake", they have disavowed materialism and strict empiricism!

So the bus ad proves that you can believe in something that you cannot see.

But what is the origin of the "goodness"? Did it just accidentally pop into existence? If so, how can it apply to you? If goodness is just an accident, how can it matter if you are good or not? Is there some punishment or reward that accidentally occurred simultaneously with the accidental occurrence of the "goodness"?

The only other option is that Someone made the "goodness." If Someone made the "goodness," then that Someone can reward you for being good or punish you for not being good. Is this Someone the God of Christianity?

Well, we know that this Someone could not be one of the millions of gods of Hinduism, because they make no distinction between good and evil.

It can't be atheism, because there is no Someone in atheism.

It can't be agnosticism, because there might not be Someone in agnosticism.

So, have a Merry Christmas. And think long and hard about where that goodness might come from and what that implies to you.

This article was too good to not post.

By Dr. Richard A. Jones
November 12, 2008
American Vision

Now that what some might call the “unthinkable” has actually happened, it’s certain that a vital remnant in the Church will wake up and realize that, “It’s time to start paying attention.” Had McCain won, the Christian Right likely would have given another overconfident sigh of relief, hoping that the other side would somehow not be able to advance its anti-Christian offensive in 2012. (It would have advanced anyway.) Either way, it’s folly to forget that the difference between the American Dream-killing, wealth-redistributing leftist, Obama, and the RINO McCain is negligible. A tip-off that both are operative socialists was made clear last primary season when mainstream media palmed off these two inexplicable “choices” onto us. Values voters never had a say. But that’s all spilled milk. It’s time to explore how it was that what was once essentially a Christian-leaning, U.S. voting populace was so easily set up for passive acceptance of a clear-cut socialist candidate in each party. Don’t be surprised by the major cause.

Dedication to Marxism by East Coast political, academic and media types goes back to the days of FDR and even before. But, it neared max toxicity in the 1960s with Viet Nam. By 1989 and 1990, Marxist devotion in the U.S. had not weakened in the least even though the Cold War had ended and the USSR folded. That’s because, as we’ve argued here, true socialism at its core is an intense, life-dedicated hatred of God and the Christian family. And hatred of God is ever-present. This passion is what keeps the fires of nihilism and Marxism burning on campuses nationwide (and eventually in the public schools) even though it waned (for a season) in the Soviet Motherland. Viet Nam era zealots like Bill Ayers never stopped pushing radicalism at ever-lower grade levels in the schools. So it’s no surprise that mind-programmed young voters (and plenty of church goers, per Barna polling) have slowly fallen for Washington’s “equality, compassion (and vote-buying) plan;” i.e., socialism. How did this catastrophe come to pass with nary a whimper?

Many think that a deceived Protestant Church in America was the key. It abetted the slippery slope to socialism via a century-long bad habit of effeminate pietism and its cave-in to an “it’s just about over,” irrelevance-guaranteeing, dispensationalism. (Both of which developed mainly because due to loss of the best U.S. men during the cynically contrived Civil War.) Once the shroud of pessimistic end-times resignation had smothered what de Tocqueville experienced as “pulpits aflame,” the soft undermining effect of passive church irrelevance in a fast-changing society was assured. By election time 2008, scores of feminized, liberal-leaning pulpits had been taken in by the Left’s vague slogan of “change;” a change that a “truly loving God” supposedly desires.

As 1960’s radicals like Ayers and company wormed their way into the teacher colleges, the plan was that children…especially Dr. Benjamin Spock’s permissively trained and spoiled victims…would be progressively dumbed down to accept humanistic, anti-Christian socialism. The zeitgeist of the age was one of busy Baby Boomer parents marching resolutely to the beat of “me, mine and materialism.” While both parents took two salaries in order to pay their taxes and feed a consumption mentality, the planners knew that schools would be the perfect holding tank by day for “open minded” (read “gullible”) children who were getting, if any, only minimal moral guidance at home. What was being surreptitiously taught in the mega-compliant government schools was less critical to parents than the convenience of the handy babysitting. A passive Church, meanwhile, yawned. Only Rev. Rousas J. Rushdoony, virtually alone through the 1970s and 1980s, warned about the grave threat on the near horizon should government-controlled education be allowed to prevail. Has it prevailed? Having to ask the question gives the answer.

It was during this pivotal and still feasible-for-action time frame that others besides Rushdoony should have perked up and given the alert. Pro-active response conditions were still favorable. Post-Viet Nam, as socialist fruit began growing apace in the schools, pastors and young parents alive in the 1980s and 1990s (who would have been born at a time when the Cold War’s lessons about communism’s threat were still vivid) should have paid attention. And communism, as is well known, is merely the freedom-hating socialism of Obama and McCain worked out to its inevitable conclusion. With the facts so clearly visible, why didn’t those Boomer parents and their pastors figure it out?

It wasn’t just Dr. Spock. It wasn’t just end-times misinterpretations that led to irrelevance within church leadership. Post-Viet Nam pastors had other concerns stopping them from storming pulpits and with rhetorical swords drawn, proclaiming; “Parents: Remove God’s children from the humanist schools.” With Christianity under attack on all fronts, especially media, academia, and the entertainment sectors, humanistically-deceived moderns began leaving church. With tithing and giving down, pastors had worries other than the pesky socialism threat. They caved in to financial “reality,” very often using the wholly unjustified “salt and light in the schools” pretext. Instead of “taking a chance on God” and declaring truth, they ignored the get-them-out warning. They feared backlash from parents and public school teachers among the congregants. It was and is that simple.

But there’s plenty of blame to go around. All of the best known national power ministries on radio and TV happily followed suit. They too feared jeopardizing their donations and product-sales base. True, these national voices gave occasional, random attention to the school problem, but were quick to say, as a covering mantra, that the two alternatives, home education and private schools “are not for everyone.” Result: Only a few previously pro-materialism-leaning parents were sufficiently aroused to change gears, even for their own children. From pew to pulpit to the big production ministries, the ball was dropped, and the youth contingent response in the 2008 election reflects this failure. Millions of younger voters from churched homes (and often joined by their parents) had, in fact, succumbed to school socialism-based, pro-permissive, pro-class envy, pro-homosexual, pro-green, anti-defense and anti-capitalism deception. Twenty-first-century parents and leaders must wake up. “If you forebear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain…. If you say, behold, we knew it not, does not he that ponders the heart consider it? And he that keeps the soul, does he not know it? And shall he not render to every man according to his works” (Proverbs 24:10-11).

“Children of the State” in World Magazine for November 1, 2008, unintentionally revealed the degree of American reluctance to grasp 40 years of brutal truth…years at least somewhat reminiscent of 1930s Germany. It stated: “If you want a classic example of how fast a whole culture can be turned on a dime, redirected by 180 degrees, try this: Just when it seemed, through the 1980s, 1990s, and even well into the past decade, that a socialist mindset had been successfully put down in the United States, back it comes- with a vengeance.” No! 2008 was not a “here it comes back,” inexplicable surprise. Exactly the opposite! Since the 1970s, youth socialism-indoctrination has been like a freight train coming. And in 2008 it arrived-with a vengeance, right on schedule and just as planned. If not addressed now, 2010 will be worse. Today’s younger voters are politically illiterate, socialist-leaning, damaged goods and much of this because of a church-wide, millstone-risking refusal to protect Christ’s “little ones” (Matt. 18:6). “For the leaders of this people cause them to err, and they that are led of them are destroyed” (Isa. 9:16).

Wiser heads in the Church; in some rare pockets of government, and we here at American Vision, know that this trend to socialism and, with it, the soon loss of our freedoms, must end. That pitiable throng of those taken in by this fairy tale must decline. Those adults-to-be of tomorrow (and already-adults of today) who would help lead us out of the trap must increase. American Vision’s specialty in the culture wars has always been to supply God-honoring materials for Christians who want to enhance their Kingdom-advancing skills. But AV’s offerings will fall increasingly on deaf ears if the adult readers of tomorrow continue “learning” in the other side’s youth training camps. Why not tell your pastor to think over the challenge? Tell him that an obedience-respecting God will honor his leadership. This is a transformational hour in history and the hour is late. As Cliff May wrote last week in National Review; “The Democrats, i.e., the Left, now have the White House, control of both houses of Congress, a majority of governors’ mansions, a majority of state legislatures, the entertainment media, the elite news media, the unions, the educational establishment, the lion’s share of the philanthropic community, and increasing power over the courts.” ACORN is on its way to OAK status. Christians need to grow trees of influence of their own, their own forests, and fast. Failure to act now guarantees that things will all only get worse, and not just in the political realm but in all of them. We ask you to join us by removing your own children and encouraging others to do the same. Set January, 2009 as your target date. We don’t have forever. Thank you.

One of the issues of the Obama presidency is Service. According to BarackObama.com, "Obama and Biden will set a goal that all middle and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year, and will establish a new tax credit that is worth $4,000 a year in exchange for 100 hours of public service a year." According to Change.gov, the Office of the President-Elect:

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by setting a goal that all middle school and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year and by developing a plan so that all college students who conduct 100 hours of community service receive a universal and fully refundable tax credit ensuring that the first $4,000 of their college education is completely free. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.

Let me state first that I am not suggesting that Obama is a Nazi or that he's the new Hitler. But when I hear about a government requiring community service for young people, I have to admit that a certain image comes to mind. In the words of George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Returning to Total Resistance, there is a section on "The Struggle for the Youth."

An occupation my last many years. The enemy and especially the "Quisling" government installed by him, to consolidate power, will attempt to subvert the minds of the youth.

The enemy not only wants to exploit economically and militarily the occupied territory for his own war purposes, but also wants to incorporate it into his ideological sphere of power. As a consequence, you are not only to be conquered but also, if possible, to be converted. With this policy, he not only hopes to obtain labor forces but also eventually individuals who will support his ideology.

The enemy will write off the older generation, at least partially, as being impossible to convert. He will rely on terror to keep them in check and eliminate them, if necessary, by deportation or execution.

He will, however, turn with increased vigor toward the youth which he will attempt to convert by a variety of means--from promises to naked threats.

The struggle for youth is roughly divided into two parts:
(1) Suppressing the traditional youth organizations and replacing them by a "State Youth Movement."
(2) Elimination or at least a great reduction of the influence of family, church, and school upon young people, and replacing it with the influence of the party and its youth organizations.

B. Suppression of free youth organizations
The enemy fears the forces of community alive in free youth movement. His demand upon your mind is complete. As a result he cannot tolerate any other youth organizations besides the "State Youth Movement" created by him. Any type of allegiance to the old organizations will not be tolerated.

Specifically, the enemy will forbid the traditional youth organizations to do the following:
(1) Wearing of uniforms or pieces of clothing resembling uniforms;
(2) Displaying insignias, flags, and pennants;
(3) Marching, hiking, camping, etc.;
(4) Participating in any kind of sports activity.

In addition to these active measures of fighting the organizations, strong pressure will be created simultaneously to join the newly created "State Youth Movement." It will be announced, for instance, that in the future any applicant for any type of advanced or key position will be accepted only if he can prove that he was a member of the "State Youth Movement." [note: or all college students who conduct 100 hours of community service receive a universal and fully refundable tax credit ensuring that the first $4,000 of their college education is completely free - Brian]

C. Means used by the enemy to exploit the youth include the unscrupulous, diabolic exploitation of:
(1) the youthful desire for action and adventure;
(2) the ability for enthusiasm (phony ideas);
(3) the ability to become easily impressed with such things as flags, uniforms, music, and pictures;
(4) the little developed ability to judge critically;
(5) the fact that youth forgets easily and is resilient;
(6) the "conflict between generations" (normal latent tension with older generation);
(7) the "golden promises" of the future;
(8) the veiled and indirect coercion which is only used as a last resort.

The enemy thus attempts to make the aims of youth the same as his.

First phase of subverting the youth
First of all, the youth will be enlisted and won over to the enemy's side by subjects of interest to them:

Exploiting the "motor fad" of youth (knowledge of motors, driver's school for motorcycles or cars).

Exploitation of the "hunger for beauty" of youth (films and trips and colorful meetings).

Second phase
Introduction of political lessons (political influence). For the time being, only a very few lessons will be introduced which will go almost unnoticed in the clever, interesting, and technical programs presented by the state. Gradually, the number of hours of political instruction increases until it becomes the main subject.

In conjunction with the above, a slow, almost imperceptible change of emphasis from sports to a systematic pre-military training occurs.

Since occupation may well last many years, there is a great danger of politically poisoning the youth. The enemy places great emphasis on political matters even in wartime.

Always remember, "Work Makes You Free."