Today's Topics:
Slack and Flat Tires in Manila
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To: Subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Slack and Flat Tires in Manila
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 10:54:53 -0600
From: humphrie@ssc.wisc.edu
Quoted from a wire story by Eileen Guerrero, AP:
MANILA, Philippines -- Convinced flat tires were the key to salvation,
religious cultists deflated tires on scores of buses and cars Monday,
paralyzing traffic throughout the city. ...
"This is God's order to let out air," said Honora Dimagila, 44, who was
arrested Monday. "Air is from God. This is the solution to the crisis in
our country."
Cults enjoy a wide following in the Philippines, the only predominately
Roman Catholic country in Asia. The military has sponsored anti-Communist
cults, whose members believe sacred amulets protect them from bullets. [The
kevlar flak jackets from the Great Satan in DC probably help too.]
Handbills distributed by the cult, called the Reserved Manpower of the Good
Wisdom for All Nations, said deflating tires was, "God's way of stopping
bad deeds."
The handbills promised a new era of equality and social justice, including
a daily wage of $30 for everyone. <end quote>
This is certainly more innocuous than American cultists who argue the only
way to get social justice will be by putting Women, Lesbians, Gays and the
Bill of Rights to the torch.
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