December 19, 2019
Gratifying Their Spleen
Timothy Birdnow
Here are some ancient thoughts that apply to the hatefest we just witnessed:
The Democrats acted out of pique and will pay.
Here are some ancient thoughts that apply to the hatefest we just witnessed:
"It is the unemotional, reserved, calm,
detached warrior who wins, not the hothead seeking vengeance and not
the ambitious seeker of fortune.â€
"Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory is won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.â€
"Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory is won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.â€
"No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his
own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.
If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay
where you are.
Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded
by content.
But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again
into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.â€
― Sun Tzu
own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.
If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay
where you are.
Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded
by content.
But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again
into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.â€
― Sun Tzu
The Democrats acted out of pique and will pay.
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Sun Tzu is just one of the wise men the Left has never read. But let us hope that at least a few of the GOP have read him!
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at December 19, 2019 12:08 PM (TBgM2)
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Whenever I want to assure that I will win an argument I make my opponent angry. Victory is guaranteed once he becomes pissed off. Anger and reason cannot coexist.
Posted by: Bill H at December 19, 2019 12:31 PM (vMiSr)
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Which is, of course, Trump's favorite tactic.
Posted by: Bill H at December 19, 2019 12:31 PM (vMiSr)
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Indeed it is, Bill. He plays them like a violin. Which is one reason he's so much fun to watch. I'd say that he learned a few things when he ran that "reality" TV show. In addition, of course, to being a big player in the NYC real estate business.
You'd think the Donkey Party would have learned something about him by now, but it really does appear that they are incapable of learning -- at least about Republicans. Once somebody has been tagged with the "Deplorable" label, the elites just can't believe they are smart.
This all works to our advantage. IF we choose to take advantage of it, that is.
You'd think the Donkey Party would have learned something about him by now, but it really does appear that they are incapable of learning -- at least about Republicans. Once somebody has been tagged with the "Deplorable" label, the elites just can't believe they are smart.
This all works to our advantage. IF we choose to take advantage of it, that is.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at December 19, 2019 12:39 PM (TBgM2)
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The Democrats are primarily Macchiavellians. They read Saul Alinsky and the other old radicals, who all got their thinking from Machiavelli.
Machiavelli was not wrong, and not even especcialy evil. He's worth reading and utilizing. But Sun Tzu was a very wise military philosopher and the Left disdains him - oddly enough.
Trump has clearly read Sun Tzu. I see it every time he acts. His all-over-the-place tweeting is one example; Sun Tzu advocated "if the enemy thinks you are near be far away, if they think you far be near" and Trump does this, is completely unpredictable. It drives the Left nuts (and a lot of Conservatives as well) because they can't ger a clear shot at him. It's like trying to hunt a wild bird, turkey say, with a 22 bolt action rifle.
Trump chooses his ground carefully. He doesn't fight if he doesn't have an edge. He follows a lot of the precepts put down by Tzu, and I have little doubt he's read The Art of War.
The Republicans desperately need to read that. Macchiavelli too.
Machiavelli was not wrong, and not even especcialy evil. He's worth reading and utilizing. But Sun Tzu was a very wise military philosopher and the Left disdains him - oddly enough.
Trump has clearly read Sun Tzu. I see it every time he acts. His all-over-the-place tweeting is one example; Sun Tzu advocated "if the enemy thinks you are near be far away, if they think you far be near" and Trump does this, is completely unpredictable. It drives the Left nuts (and a lot of Conservatives as well) because they can't ger a clear shot at him. It's like trying to hunt a wild bird, turkey say, with a 22 bolt action rifle.
Trump chooses his ground carefully. He doesn't fight if he doesn't have an edge. He follows a lot of the precepts put down by Tzu, and I have little doubt he's read The Art of War.
The Republicans desperately need to read that. Macchiavelli too.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at December 20, 2019 08:04 AM (I9Hao)
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