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Mollie Holmberg
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she/her | ♥s critters, hates capitalism | politics of EID response & One Health | Postdoctoral Fellow @ Balsillie School of International Affairs, WLU | phd geography | views are my own | donate to verified funds @ gazafunds.com, sudanfunds.com
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Every time I see this snapshot from a Cold War era CIA field manual on how to sabotage organizations from within it just reads like a description of how academics behave in meetings
Screenshot from Instagram of a page in typewriter font that reads: "(11) General Interference with Organizations and Production (a) Organizations and Conferences (1) Insist on doing everything through 'channels.' Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions. (2) Make 'speeches.' Talk as frequently as possible and at great length. Illustrate your 'points' by long anecdotes and accounts of personal experiences. Never hesitate to make a few appropriate 'patriotic' comments. (3) When possible, refer all matters to committees, for 'further study and consideration.' Attempt to make the committees as large as possible - never less than 5. (4) Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible. (5) Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, resolutions. (6) Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. (7) Advocate 'caution.' Be 'reasonable' and avoid haste which might result in embarrassments or difficulties later on. (8) Be worried about the propriety of any decision - raise the question of whether such action as is contemplated lies within the jurisdiction of the group or whether it might conflict with the policy of some higher echelon."
February 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM