404 Media reports, “A declassified World War II-era government guide to ‘simple sabotage’ is currently one of the most popular open source books on the internet.” Wow! I wonder why? As they say, “It is impossible to say why this book is currently going viral at this moment in time.”
But I’m all about keeping up with popular trends, so I read the article and looked at the book (you could read it online or even send it to your Kindle, if you wanted to keep abreast of trends, too). Interesting! From the intro:
Simple sabotage does not require specially prepared tools or equipment; it is executed by an ordinary citizen who may or may not act individually and without the necessity for active connection with an organized group; and it is carried out in such a way as to involve a minimum danger of injury, detection, and reprisal.
Some actual examples reported by 404 include:
- “Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done.”
- “Multiply paperwork in plausible ways.”
- “Make mistakes in quantities of material when you are copying orders. Confuse similar names. Use wrong addresses.”
- “Work slowly. Think out ways to increase the number of movements necessary on your job”
- “Pretend that instructions are hard to understand, and ask to have them repeated more than once. Or pretend that you are particularly anxious to do your work, and pester the foreman with unnecessary questions.”
- “Snarl up administration in every possible way. Fill out forms illegibly so that they will have to be done over; make mistakes or omit requested information in forms.”
I do love a trend.