PRESS RELEASE
In the course of the Senate Anti-Terrorism Hearings in the wake
of the Oklahoma bombing, a new menace has come to light. This
menace is a shadowy, formless anarchoterrorist cult known as
Discordianism. This cult contaminates the information
superhighway and its tentacles reach everywhere.
Below are some facts about this organization, its methods and
motives.
FACT: One of the founders of Discordianism was involved in the
Kennedy assassination.
Discordianism was cofounded by Kerry Thornley. Thornley was a
close friend of Lee Harvey Oswald and was involved in a covert
Marxist group in the Marines. After the assassination of
President Kennedy, District Attorney Jim Garrison uncovered
evidence conclusively linking Thornley to the conspiracy.
FACT: Discordianism preaches drug use, terrorism, sexual
depravity, and the overthrow of all governments.
The Discordian "Bible", the Principia Discordia,
contains incitements to plant marijuana and disobey laws and
advocacy of pornography and blasphemy. Other materials are even
more explicit and extreme. THESE MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED WIDELY
BY THE MEMBERS OF THIS CULT.
Discordians are prominent in drug advocate, anarchist, communist
and militia movements. They will be found in any movement which
opposes and hastens the destruction of society.
It is clear that the Discordians have no respect for the values
of society which they seek to destroy. And if society does not
see the threat and react to it swiftly they may succeed.
FACT: Discordians are entrenched on the Internet and use it to
disseminate their propaganda.
Discordianism is a cancer which has spread widely all over the
Information Superhighway. There are Discordian Netscape pages
advocating sexual perversion, anarchism and drug abuse. There are
even newsgroups created and run by Discordian agents. The Net,
which is decentralized and hard to police, is a perfect haven for
these rats.
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE:
SUPPORT THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM ACT
The Telecommunications Reform Act, currently before the Senate,
will make it a criminal offense to distribute obscene and
indecent material, categories under which Discordian propaganda
clearly falls. This would allow the perpetrators of these
materials to be properly dealt with by the law. Write to your
congressman indicating your support for the act.
PRESSURE ONLINE SERVICES TO SHUT DOWN KNOWN DISCORDIAN SITES.
There are Netscape pages all over the net run by Discordian
cells, disseminating their poisonous propaganda to children. Some
of these are at universities, some at commercial service
providers. Letters and phone calls to the sites, describing the
material and explaining why it is unacceptable would get it
pulled. If the site refuses to comply, it may be sympathetic to
or controlled by the Discordian group. If that is so, contact the
site which provides it access and complain.
EDUCATE OTHERS ABOUT THE MENACE
Copy and spread this alert. Transmit it to others. Tell others
about the menace and the very real threat of Discordianism. The
more people know, the fewer will be seduced by their lies.
PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN
If your children have access to the net, monitor what they
access. Do not allow them to access Discordian materials. If they
have been contacted by agents of Discordianism, determine these
agents' identities and call the police.
ACT LOCALLY
Keep your eyes open -- the Discordians could be where you are!
Look around you. If you notice Discordian activity, in your
community, your workplace, your online service or elsewhere, keep
an eye on it and alert others. Report any illegal activity to law
enforcement authorities. Only you can stop this threat!
DISSEMINATE THIS ALERT WIDELY. SEND COPIES TO ALL CONCERNED
CITIZENS. IT'S UP TO YOU! ACT NOW!