I don’t know where this came from, or who wrote it. I found it while digging through my grandfather’s old WW2 files. Fascinating. I have replaced the named with “Smith” because I have no idea what I’m posting.

We, the people of this nation, fully understand, and knowingly agree with, the below writings in full:

America is based on capitalism, and merits. Major corporations function on the idea of a meritocracy. High positions must be earned, and only those rightfully deserving are promoted as such. In reverse, those who are deserving are not held back in fear that they may prove better and more productive than someone who currently resides in an upper level. Promotions and positions are given based on merit, and removed based on merit. Those who are productive achievers merit advancement, and those who fail at productive achievement merit removal.

Smith is a negative asset to this country. Any national system should take the honor, dignity, and respect of its citizens as a virtue, and with the utmost of sincerity. It should recognize those who display such virtues, as positive figures. The belittlement of citizens in front of foreigns is unacceptable, as is the belittlement of citizens in any setting whatsoever.

A productive country begins with productive citizens. Citizens cannot be productive when thinking is regarded as a depravity, and certainly can not be productive without the tools to do so. Smith discourages independent thoughts and actions, and will then wonder why those under him are being neither thoughtful, nor independent. When punishments are given at a constant rate, citizens will do whatever is necessary in order to avoid punishment in the first place. In an engineered environment such as this, avoiding punishment means becoming a robot. Do x. Do y. Do z. Without independent thought and action, and by only doing exactly what is defined, is it possible to avoid being blamed when something goes wrong. With the removal of positive reinforcements, comes the removal of independent thought, comes the removal of the desire for achievement, meaning that productivity is destroyed…

The rest is unreadable.