Charles Manson and various members of his
"family" brutally killed several people from the Tate and LaBianca
family on two seperate ocassions. The
purposes of these killings are misunderstood by today's society, when ignoring
Manson's philosophy. Although Manson
never killed anyone, he went to prison in 1969 for masterminding the
operation. Today's society has labeled
Charles Manson as a mass-murderer who had no purpose through his cause. However, society overlooks the goal of
Manson's plan, which included creating a better society. Manson continues to preach his cause through
repeated parole attempts, behind the walls of a California prison where he
resides currently. His cause remains
unknown to many, but several of Manson's underlying themes coincide with
earlier transcendental views.
Many of Charles Manson's beliefs include
creating a better society by reducing the size of the government, and
preserving the role of an individual in society. This explains why Manson refused counsel at
his trial, he represented himself until the judge found many of his motions
"ludicrous" and appointed him an attorney. Manson preached that only he could represent
himself, because no one could preserve his individuality. Mr. Manson lost his sixth amendment right to
self-representation, and he uses this example now to prove that the individual
rights of people are controlled and manipulated by the government.
The story of the "Manson Family" goes
beyond the Tate/LaBianca murders, to years before the murders took place. Manson and his "family" would
gather together in a house, when generally they would sit contently and listen
to Charles preach. Usually the sermon
would last for an hour or two and include stories and prophecies about the
"revolution" that Manson felt was coming. Manson called this revolution helter skelter,
after a Beatles song, which he felt told about the future of our society. Manson believed that the African-American
members of our society were troublesome and would over-through the white
race. Therefore, Manson began to prepare
for helter skelter by informing his family.
Instead of waiting for helter skelter, Manson wanted to prevent it by
creating a utopian society that excluded the African-American race.
Above and beyond individuality, Manson felt
that four important things needed preserved: air, water, trees, and
animals. Mr. Manson commonly refers to
these things as AWTA, and claims that his "family gave their lives to
unite the brothers and sisters of the world" with these standards. The use of euphorics by Manson and his
followers, provided an enhanced sense of individuality in an environment
interacting with nature. Manson commonly
used music to get his message out to other people, and generally, he would end
a session with songs prophesizing helter skelter orchestrated by his
guitar. Today, many of Manson's songs
have been released under the Guns and Roses album name. This angers Manson and extends his argument
that the rights of an individual are no longer safe.
In his 1986 Parole Hearing Statement, Manson
talks about how his "family wanted to stop a war and turn the government
and world to peace." He goes
farther to say that his masterplan included preserving ATWA, which would extend
to enhance the individual. Both of these
ideals were important to the transcendentalists of the 19th century. The belief that the individual, not the
government was key to society, was important to the transcendental
philosophy. Transcendental philosophy
includes sacrament to nature and the individual through a self emanating
god. Manson preaches that God resides in
him, this proves that Manson has adopted a God within himself, which compares
to transcendental teachings.
The term mass-murderer cannot describe Charles
Manson as a person with ideals and beliefs.
Rather, a title of modern transcendentalist describes Manson's actions
and preachings. Although he sits behind
prison walls today, his influence will linger on past his death, through
transcendental writings. Manson will
probably never receive full credit for his beliefs and inspiration to create a
better society, but people must remember that his ideas compare immensely to
the great transcendental thinkers before him.
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