PENTAGONAL
REVISIONISM:A FIVE-POINT PROGRAM
by Anton Szandor LaVey �1988
In
recent years, we�ve wasted far too much time explaining that Satanism has nothing
to do with kidnapping, drug abuse, child molestation, animal or child sacrifice,
or any number of other acts that idiots, hysterics or opportunists would like
to credit us with. Satanism is a life-loving, rational philosophy that millions
of people adhere to. Now we�re ready for something that goes quite a few steps
beyond just explaining our principles. Every revisionist movement needs a set
of goals/guidelines that are clear, concrete, and that will effect significant
changes.
The
following Five-Point Program reflects attitudes which allow others to decide
whether they wish to align themselves with Satanism or not. Each is necessary
for Satanic change to take place. When asked what we�re �doing,� here�s the
answer:
- Stratification�The
point on which all the others ultimately rest. There can be no more myth
of �equality� for all�it only translates to �mediocrity� and supports the
weak at the expense of the strong. Water must be allowed to seek its own
level without interference from apologists for incompetence. No one should
be protected from the effects of his own stupidity.
- Strict taxation
of all churches�If churches were taxed for all their income and property,
they�d crumble overnight of their own obsolescence, and the National Debt
would be wiped out as quickly. The productive, the creative, the resourceful
should be subsidized. So long as the useless and incompetent are getting
paid, they should be heavily taxed.
- No tolerance
for religious beliefs secularized and incorporated into law and order issues�to
re-establish �Lex Talionis� would require a complete overturning of the
present in-justice system based on Judeo-Christian ideals, where the victim/defender
has been made the criminal. Amnesty should be considered for anyone in prison
because of his alleged �influence� upon the actual perpetrator of the crime.
Everyone is influenced in what he or she does. Scapegoating has become a
way of life, a means of survival for the unfit. As an extension of the Judeo-Christian
cop-out of blaming the Devil for everything, criminals can gain leniency,
even praise, by placing the blame on a convenient villain. Following the
Satanic creed of �Responsibility to the responsible,� in a Satanic society,
everyone must experience the consequences of his own actions�for good or
ill.
- Development
and production of artificial human companions�The forbidden industry. An
economic �godsend� which will allow everyone �power� over someone else.
Polite, sophisticated, technologically feasible slavery. And the most profitable
industry since T.V. and the computer.
- The opportunity
for anyone to live within a total environment of his or her choice, with
mandatory adherence to the aesthetic and behavioral standards of same�Privately
owned, operated and controlled environments as an alternative to homogenized
and polyglot ones. The freedom to insularize oneself within a social milieu
of personal well-being. An opportunity to feel, see, and hear that which
is most aesthetically pleasing, without interference from those who would
pollute or detract from that option.
This
is the encapsulated version of the current thrust of Satanic advocacy. So when
someone asks you, �Well, what do Satanists do?�, you will be qualified to tell
him.