Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Page 4
Simple sabotage is often an act which the citizen performs according to his own initiative and inclination.
Il sabotaggio semplice è spesso un atto che il cittadino compie secondo la propria iniziativa e inclinazione.
Acts of destruction do not bring him any personal gain and may be completely foreign to his habitually conservationist attitude toward materials and tools.
Gli atti di distruzione non gli apportano alcun guadagno personale e possono essere completamente estranei al suo atteggiamento abitualmente conservativo nei confronti dei materiali e degli strumenti.
Purposeful stupidity is contrary to human nature.
La stupidità intenzionale è contraria alla natura umana.
He frequently needs pressure, stimulation or assurance, and information and suggestions regarding feasible methods of simple sabotage.
Egli ha spesso bisogno di pressione, stimolazione o rassicurazione, nonché di informazioni e suggerimenti riguardo ai metodi praticabili di sabotaggio semplice.
(1) _Personal Motives_
(1) _Motivi Personali_
(a) The ordinary citizen very probably has no immediate personal motive for committing simple sabotage.
(a) Il cittadino comune molto probabilmente non ha alcun movente personale immediato per compiere atti di sabotaggio semplice.
Instead, he must be made to anticipate indirect personal gain, such as might come with enemy evacuation or destruction of the ruling government group.
Al contrario, bisogna fargli anticipare un guadagno personale indiretto, come quello che potrebbe derivare dall'evacuazione del nemico o dalla distruzione del gruppo governativo al potere.
Gains should be stated as specifically as possible for the area addressed: simple sabotage will hasten the day when Commissioner X and his deputies Y and Z will be thrown out, when particularly obnoxious decrees and restrictions will be abolished, when food will arrive, and so on.
I vantaggi dovrebbero essere indicati nel modo più specifico possibile per l'area di riferimento: il sabotaggio semplice accelererà il giorno in cui il Commissario X e i suoi vice Y e Z saranno cacciati, in cui decreti e restrizioni particolarmente odiosi saranno aboliti, in cui arriveranno i viveri, e così via.
Abstract verbalizations about personal liberty, freedom of the press, and so on, will not be convincing in most parts of the world.
Verbalizzazioni astratte sulla libertà personale, la libertà di stampa e così via non saranno convincenti nella maggior parte del mondo.
In many areas they will not even be comprehensible.
In molte aree non saranno nemmeno comprensibili.
(b) Since the effect of his own acts is limited, the saboteur may become discouraged unless he feels that he is a member of a large, though unseen, group of saboteurs operating against the enemy or the government of his own country and elsewhere.
(b) Poiché l'effetto dei propri atti è limitato, il sabotatore potrebbe scoraggiarsi a meno che non si senta parte di un gruppo numeroso, sebbene invisibile, di sabotatori che operano contro il nemico o il governo del proprio paese e altrove.
Vocabulary
- sabotaggio
- Deliberate destruction or obstruction of work or materials
- semplice
- Simple, uncomplicated, or straightforward in nature
- spesso
- Often; frequently occurring or happening regularly
- atto
- An act, deed, or action performed by someone
- che
- That, which, or who (relative pronoun)
- cittadino
- A citizen; member of a city or state
- compie
- He/she performs or carries out an action
- secondo
- According to; second in order or importance
- propria
- One's own; belonging to oneself exclusively
- iniziativa
- Initiative; the ability to start or lead action
- inclinazione
- Inclination; a tendency or preference for something
- atti
- Acts, deeds, or documents of official record
- distruzione
- Destruction; the act of destroying or ruining
- apportano
- They bring or provide; contribute or cause
- alcun
- Any or some; used in negative constructions
- guadagno
- Profit, gain, or advantage obtained from something
- personale
- Personal; relating to or belonging to a person
- possono
- They can or are able to do something
- essere
- To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary and main verb
- completamente
- Completely; entirely or totally in all aspects
- estranei
- Strange or foreign; unrelated or unfamiliar to
- suo
- His, her, or its; third person possessive adjective
- atteggiamento
- Attitude or posture; manner of bearing oneself
- abitualmente
- Usually; commonly or customarily in regular fashion
- conservativo
- Conservative; favoring preservation of existing conditions
- confronti
- Confrontations; comparisons with or encounters against someone
- materiali
- Materials; physical substances or elements used
- strumenti
- Instruments or tools used for work
- stupidità
- Stupidity; the quality of being unintelligent
- intenzionale
- Intentional; done deliberately or on purpose
- contraria
- Contrary; opposed to or against something else
- natura
- Nature; the natural world or human character
- umana
- Human; relating to or characteristic of people
- Egli
- He; formal masculine third person singular pronoun
- ha
- Has; third person singular of 'avere'
- bisogno
- Need; a requirement or necessity for something
- pressione
- Pressure; force or influence applied to someone
- stimolazione
- Stimulation; the act of arousing or encouraging
- rassicurazione
- Reassurance; relief from doubt or anxiety
- nonché
- As well as; and also in addition
- informazioni
- Information; facts or knowledge provided to someone
- suggerimenti
- Suggestions or recommendations offered for consideration
- riguardo
- Regard; concern or consideration for something
- metodi
- Methods; procedures or ways of doing things
- praticabili
- Practicable; feasible or able to be done
- Motivi
- Motives; reasons or causes for action
- Personali
- Personal; relating to individual private matters
- comune
- Common; shared by many or widespread
- molto
- Very; to a great degree or extent
- probabilmente
- Probably; likely or most likely to occur
- movente
- Motive; reason or inducement for action
- immediato
- Immediate; occurring without delay or directly
- per
- For; indicating purpose or direction in action
- compiere
- To accomplish or complete an action fully
- contrario
- Contrary; opposite or opposed to something
- bisogna
- One must; it is necessary to do
- fargli
- To make him; cause him to do
- anticipare
- To anticipate; foresee or expect something ahead
- indiretto
- Indirect; not direct or straightforward in nature
- potrebbe
- Could or might; conditional form of potere
- derivare
- To derive; come from or originate somewhere
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