| TRANSCRIPT: THE FENRIS MANIFESTO |
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| SIEGEL:
The anonymous internet paper popularly known as the Fenris Manifesto has
aroused new controversy in the wake of the deadly attacks against two
Federal office complexes in |
| ADLER: Marla Grayson runs a blog called “The Bergeron Report.” If visits are anything to go by, it is one of the more popular blogs promoting paranormal activism. She often gets emails about her writing; sometimes praising, sometimes threatening. She says she rarely gets anything like the overstuffed envelope she found in her mailbox in January. |
| GRAYSON: The envelope has no return address, no signature, nothing like that. It was hand-typed, like on a manual typewriter. |
| ADLER: The 5,000 word document begins with a recounting of the Norse myth of how Fenris, the giant wolf that was bound by the fearful gods. The infuriated wolf eventually broke loose to devour the sun and, later, the god Odin. From there, the manifesto declares that, like Fenris, the paranormal community is chained, and if not set free, they too will rise up and attack their oppressors. Again, Grayson. |
| GRAYSON: I read it, and decided to post it to my web page. I thought it was relevant to the dialogue we need to be having in this country about civil rights. |
| ADLER:
Since Grayson posted the document, now popularly known as the Fenris
Manifesto, it has been picked up and reposted on forums, emails and
websites worldwide. However,
the document has attracted fresh attention since the |
| BUSH:
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| ADLER: When later asked about the Fenris Manifesto, he admitted to not having read it. |
| BUSH: The FBI is looking closely at it, and they’re following some leads. But I will say this. . . whoever wrote this is a criminal. He’s got something to hide. I mean, if you mean it, sign your name! That’s the way I see it. |
| ADLER:
While the White House has not publicly speculated on any connection
between the Manifesto and the attacks, several conservative commentators
are saying the Manifesto is a declaration of war by an extremist
Parafascist movement, with |
| THURSBY: I doubt the people responsible for the Manifesto are the ones who burned down the FBI building. The whole tone of the thing seems like a general warning than an imminent threat. The arson seemed somewhat haphazard to me, like an act of desperation. Whoever wrote this can write coherently and rationally, and can spell. They’re no Unibomber. |
| GRAYSON: People are dangerous! We have car bombs and guns used by regular people. It’s what is in the heart that makes people criminals, not the abilities they have. |
| ADLER: Grayson says she’s not sorry for publishing the Manifesto, but says she is disappointed that the reaction hasn’t been more productive. |
| GRAYSON:
Since the Fenris paper came out, people are blaming everything on the
paranormals. The |
| ADLER:
James Callaway, spokesman for the Texas-based Americans for
Paranormal Integration and Republican candidate for the House of
Representatives, says that the Manifesto and the |
| CALLAWAY: Really, we’re not doing enough. We’ve had half-baked registration and vaccination programs going for years now, and we still have people flying through the air and blowing up buildings! We need more rigorous testing and mandatory vaccination – the younger the better. It’s the only way for these people to lead normal lives, and the rest of us to be safe. |
| ADLER: The Fenris Manifesto says that when society punishes good people, the good in people dies. More ominously, it ends with the statement, quote, when you punish a being out of fear of what they could become, your fears will become true, end quote. Dan Thursby: |
| THURSBY: When people get desperate enough, when they have nothing more to lose, they lash out. They become extremists. |
| ADLER:
We have only to look at the |
| Disclaimer: This is a prop for a role-playing game, not a report from National Public Radio. |