Comments on: Jon Frum http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/02/17/jon-frum/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Bleepless http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/02/17/jon-frum/comment-page-1/#comment-55372 Bleepless Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:57:25 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/02/17/jon-frum/#comment-55372 Alas, I am not certain that this is true: During WWII, some cargo cultists were scrutinizing a US air base and saw stacks of cylindrical objects which they concluded were airplanes' eggs. They wanted a plane of their own, so they snuck onto the base and stole one of the objects. At home, they put it over a fire in hopes that it would hatch. It did. Several people died in the explosion. Alas, I am not certain that this is true: During WWII, some cargo cultists were scrutinizing a US air base and saw stacks of cylindrical objects which they concluded were airplanes’ eggs. They wanted a plane of their own, so they snuck onto the base and stole one of the objects. At home, they put it over a fire in hopes that it would hatch. It did. Several people died in the explosion.

]]> By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/02/17/jon-frum/comment-page-1/#comment-55371 Gaius Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:49:28 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/02/17/jon-frum/#comment-55371 Thanks for projecting your own beliefs and indoctrination onto an interesting, non-political story. Thanks for projecting your own beliefs and indoctrination onto an interesting, non-political story.

]]> By: Chet http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/02/17/jon-frum/comment-page-1/#comment-55370 Chet Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:40:27 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/02/17/jon-frum/#comment-55370 <i>Not everyone in the world is anti-American, it seems.</i> If you think they're proclaiming their support for the United States, then you don't understand how a cargo cult works. In fact, it's their position that the white people of the USA hold unfair domination over the various divine artifacts (Coca-cola, televisions, Cheetos) that were manufactured by the gods and intended for these indigenous peoples. To raise the attention of the gods, and incur the divine blessings they see Americans enjoy, they ape the things they saw Americans do in WWII that "attracted" cargo from planes - they manufacture mock airstrips, complete with air traffic controllers wearing wooden "headphones." Honestly it's a hilarious example of how religions are generated; behaviors that are viewed to have some effect, like dancing before a rainstorm or praying for a sick relative - are ritualized, enshrined, and repeated. Not everyone in the world is anti-American, it seems.

If you think they’re proclaiming their support for the United States, then you don’t understand how a cargo cult works.

In fact, it’s their position that the white people of the USA hold unfair domination over the various divine artifacts (Coca-cola, televisions, Cheetos) that were manufactured by the gods and intended for these indigenous peoples.

To raise the attention of the gods, and incur the divine blessings they see Americans enjoy, they ape the things they saw Americans do in WWII that “attracted” cargo from planes – they manufacture mock airstrips, complete with air traffic controllers wearing wooden “headphones.”

Honestly it’s a hilarious example of how religions are generated; behaviors that are viewed to have some effect, like dancing before a rainstorm or praying for a sick relative – are ritualized, enshrined, and repeated.

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