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<A title=shovland@mindspring.com href="mailto:shovland@mindspring.com">Steve
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=paleopsych@paleopsych.org
href="mailto:paleopsych@paleopsych. org (E-mail)">paleopsych@paleopsych. org
(E-mail)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=ThePoliticalSpinroom@yahoogroups.com
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(E-mail)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 18, 2005 5:20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Paleopsych] FW: Unitarian
Jihad</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>The following is the first communique from a group calling
itself <BR>Unitarian Jihad. It was sent to me at The SF Chronicle via an
anonymous <BR>spam remailer. I have no idea whether other news organizations
have <BR>received this communique, and, if so, why they have not chosen to
<BR>print it. Perhaps they fear starting a panic. I feel strongly that <BR>the
truth, no matter how alarming, trivial or disgusting, must <BR>always be told.
I am pleased to report that the words below are at <BR>least not disgusting:
<BR><BR>Greetings to the Imprisoned Citizens of the United States. We are
<BR>Unitarian Jihad. There is only God, unless there is more than one <BR>God.
The vote of our God subcommittee is 10-8 in favor of one God, <BR>with two
abstentions. Brother Flaming Sword of Moderation noted the <BR>possibility of
there being no God at all, and his objection was <BR>noted with love by the
secretary. <BR><BR>Greetings to the Imprisoned Citizens of the United States!
Too long <BR>has your attention been waylaid by the bright baubles of
extremist <BR>thought. Too long have fundamentalist yahoos of all religions
<BR>(except Buddhism -- 14-5 vote, no abstentions, fundamentalism
<BR>subcommittee) made your head hurt. Too long have you been buffeted <BR>by
angry people who think that God talks to them. You have a right <BR>to your
moderation! You have the power to be calm! We will use the <BR>IED of truth to
explode the SUV of dogmatic _expression! <BR><BR>People of the United States,
why is everyone yelling at you??? <BR>Whatever happened to ... you know,
everything? Why is the news <BR>dominated by nutballs saying that the Ten
Commandments have to be <BR>tattooed inside the eyelids of every American, or
that Allah has <BR>told them to kill Americans in order to rid the world of
Satan, or <BR>that Yahweh has instructed them to go live wherever they feel
like, <BR>or that Shiva thinks bombing mosques is a great idea? Sister
<BR>Immaculate Dagger of Peace notes for the record that we mean no
<BR>disrespect to Jews, Muslims, Christians or Hindus. Referred back to
<BR>the committee of the whole for further discussion. <BR><BR>We are
Unitarian Jihad. We are everywhere. We have not been born <BR>again, nor have
we sworn a blood oath. We do not think that God <BR>cares what we read, what
we eat or whom we sleep with. Brother <BR>Neutron Bomb of Serenity notes for
the record that he does not have <BR>a moral code but is nevertheless a good
person, and Unexalted Leader <BR>Garrote of Forgiveness stipulates that
Brother Neutron Bomb of <BR>Serenity is a good person, and this is to be
reflected in the <BR>minutes. <BR><BR>Beware! Unless you people shut up and
begin acting like grown-ups <BR>with brains enough to understand the
difference between political <BR>belief and personal faith, the Unitarian
Jihad will begin a series <BR>of terrorist-like actions. We will take over
television studios, <BR>kidnap so-called commentators and broadcast calm,
well-reasoned <BR>discussions of the issues of the day. We will not try for
"balance" <BR>by hiring fruitcakes; we will try for balance by hiring
non-<BR>ideologues who have carefully thought through the issues. <BR><BR>We
are Unitarian Jihad. We will appear in public places and require <BR>people to
shake hands with each other. (Sister Hand Grenade of Love <BR>suggested that
we institute a terror regime of mandatory hugging, <BR>but her motion was not
formally introduced because of lack of a <BR>quorum.) We will require all
lobbyists, spokesmen and campaign <BR>managers to dress like trout in public.
Televangelists will be <BR>forced to take jobs as Xerox repair specialists.
Demagogues of all <BR>stripes will be required to read Proust out loud in
prisons. <BR><BR>We are Unitarian Jihad, and our motto is: "Sincerity is not
enough." <BR>We have heard from enough sincere people to last a lifetime
already. <BR>Just because you believe it's true doesn't make it true. Just
<BR>because your motives are pure doesn't mean you are not doing harm. <BR>Get
a dog, or comfort someone in a nursing home, or just feed the <BR>birds in the
park. Play basketball. Lighten up. The world is not out <BR>to get you, except
in the sense that the world is out to get <BR>everyone. <BR><BR>Brother
Gatling Gun of Patience notes that he's pretty sure the <BR>world is out to
get him because everyone laughs when he says he is a <BR>Unitarian. There were
murmurs of assent around the room, and someone <BR>suggested that we buy some
Congress members and really stick it to <BR>the Baptists. But this was deemed
against Revolutionary Principles, <BR>and Brother Gatling Gun of Patience was
remanded to the Sunday <BR>Flowers and Banners committee. <BR><BR>People of
the United States! We are Unitarian Jihad! We can strike <BR>without warning.
Pockets of reasonableness and harmony will appear <BR>as if from nowhere! Nice
people will run the government again! There <BR>will be coffee and cookies in
the Gandhi Room after the revolution. <BR><BR>
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</FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">the truth, no matter how
alarming, trivial or disgusting, must </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">always be told. I am pleased to report that the words below
are at </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">least not disgusting:
</FONT></TT><BR><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">Greetings to the Imprisoned
Citizens of the </FONT></TT></SPAN></FONT><TT><FONT face="Courier New"
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">United
States</SPAN></FONT></TT><TT><FONT face="Courier New" color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">. We are </SPAN></FONT></TT><FONT face="Courier New"
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">Unitarian Jihad. There is only God, unless there is more
than one </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">God. The vote of our God
subcommittee is 10-8 in favor of one God, </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">with two abstentions. Brother Flaming Sword of Moderation
noted the </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">possibility of there
being no God at all, and his objection was </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">noted with love by the secretary.
</FONT></TT><BR><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">Greetings to the Imprisoned
Citizens of the </FONT></TT></SPAN></FONT><TT><FONT face="Courier New"
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">United
States</SPAN></FONT></TT><TT><FONT face="Courier New" color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">! Too long </SPAN></FONT></TT><FONT face="Courier New"
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">has your attention been waylaid by the bright baubles of
extremist </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">thought. Too long have
fundamentalist yahoos of all religions </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">(except Buddhism -- 14-5 vote, no abstentions,
fundamentalism </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">subcommittee) made
your head hurt. Too long have you been buffeted </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">by angry people who think that God talks to them. You have
a right </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">to your moderation! You
have the power to be calm! We will use the </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">IED of truth to explode the SUV of dogmatic _expression!
</FONT></TT><BR><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">People of the
</FONT></TT></SPAN></FONT><TT><FONT face="Courier New" color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">United States</SPAN></FONT></TT><TT><FONT
face="Courier New" color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, why is everyone
yelling at you??? </SPAN></FONT></TT><FONT face="Courier New"
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">Whatever happened to ... you know, everything? Why is the
news </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">dominated by nutballs saying
that the Ten Commandments have to be </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">tattooed inside the eyelids of every American, or that
Allah has </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">told them to kill
Americans in order to rid the world of Satan, or </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">that Yahweh has instructed them to go live wherever they
feel like, </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">or that Shiva thinks
bombing mosques is a great idea? Sister </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">Immaculate Dagger of Peace notes for the record that we
mean no </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">disrespect to Jews,
Muslims, Christians or Hindus. Referred back to </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">the committee of the whole for further discussion.
</FONT></TT><BR><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">We are Unitarian Jihad. We
are everywhere. We have not been born </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">again, nor have we sworn a blood oath. We do not think that
God </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">cares what we read, what we
eat or whom we sleep with. Brother </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">Neutron Bomb of Serenity notes for the record that he does
not have </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">a moral code but is
nevertheless a good person, and Unexalted Leader </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">Garrote of Forgiveness stipulates that Brother Neutron Bomb
of </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">Serenity is a good person, and
this is to be reflected in the </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">minutes. </FONT></TT><BR><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">Beware! Unless you people shut up and begin acting like
grown-ups </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">with brains enough to
understand the difference between political </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">belief and personal faith, the Unitarian Jihad will begin a
series </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">of terrorist-like actions.
We will take over television studios, </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">kidnap so-called commentators and broadcast calm,
well-reasoned </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">discussions of the
issues of the day. We will not try for "balance" </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">by hiring fruitcakes; we will try for balance by hiring
non-</FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">ideologues who have carefully
thought through the issues. </FONT></TT><BR><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">We are Unitarian Jihad. We will appear in public places and
require </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">people to shake hands
with each other. (Sister Hand Grenade of Love </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">suggested that we institute a terror regime of mandatory
hugging, </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">but her motion was not
formally introduced because of lack of a </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">quorum.) We will require all lobbyists, spokesmen and
campaign </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">managers to dress like
trout in public. Televangelists will be </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">forced to take jobs as Xerox repair specialists. Demagogues
of all </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">stripes will be required
to read Proust out loud in prisons. </FONT></TT><BR><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">We are Unitarian Jihad, and our motto is: "Sincerity is not
enough." </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">We have heard from
enough sincere people to last a lifetime already. </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">Just because you believe it's true doesn't make it true.
Just </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">because your motives are
pure doesn't mean you are not doing harm. </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">Get a dog, or comfort someone in a nursing home, or just
feed the </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">birds in the park. Play
basketball. Lighten up. The world is not out </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">to get you, except in the sense that the world is out to
get </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">everyone.
</FONT></TT><BR><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">Brother Gatling Gun of
Patience notes that he's pretty sure the </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">world is out to get him because everyone laughs when he
says he is a </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">Unitarian. There
were murmurs of assent around the room, and someone </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">suggested that we buy some Congress members and really
stick it to </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">the Baptists. But
this was deemed against Revolutionary Principles, </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">and Brother Gatling Gun of Patience was remanded to the
Sunday </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">Flowers and Banners
committee. </FONT></TT><BR><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">People of the
</FONT></TT></SPAN></FONT><TT><FONT face="Courier New" color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">United States</SPAN></FONT></TT><TT><FONT
face="Courier New" color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">! We are Unitarian
Jihad! We can strike </SPAN></FONT></TT><FONT face="Courier New"
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">without warning. Pockets of reasonableness and harmony will
appear </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">as if from nowhere! Nice
people will run the government again! There </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">will be coffee and cookies in the Gandhi Room after the
revolution. </FONT></TT></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
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