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Six Principles from Sun Tzu (Rules for Conservatives)
The Sun Tzu Strategy Site ^ | No date | Mark McNeilly

Posted on 04/19/2009 7:11:15 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion

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Well, as Rush says, "We're in a war!"

What can we take from this? What are our enemies' weaknesses?

Should we take this discussion private so as not to disclose our tactics? If so, what's a good way to do that? Yahoo Groups by invite only? private chat?

1 posted on 04/19/2009 7:11:15 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

ping for later.


2 posted on 04/19/2009 7:25:19 PM PDT by bitterohiogunclinger (America held hostage - day 163)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion
The biggest problem:

“Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril.”

I'm not sure the Republicans know who they are yet. They need to figure this out, pronto!

3 posted on 04/19/2009 7:27:28 PM PDT by MAexile (Bats left, votes right)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

The enemy’s biggest weakness is that they are not on the side of truth. Another is that they are governed by their feeeeeelings. I try to keep on the offensive with the truth and get the enemy to respond with their injured feeeeeelings. Don’t let them start the discussion, and if they do, take charge of it, and watch them fall to pieces.


4 posted on 04/19/2009 7:30:53 PM PDT by yawningotter
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion
Sun Tzu tactics are very wise, in a political sense.

Also, I say we take a close look at the non violent, peaceful demonstrations that eventually brought down communist regimes in Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, and eventually Moscow, even with an impressive State Controlled media arrayed against People Power. Gandhi overturning the British also has some very instructive points. The bottom line is that we can REALLY get these folks at the ballot box in 2010, which is only next year, less than 8 months away, with repeated demonstrations and phone/fax/email barrage campaigns to buttress it.

There are many historic parallels here in our struggle to hold back European Socialism here in the US here folks, with the way Obama, Axelrod, CNN and Napolitano are behaving.

But we have our Lech Walesa's I am convinced. We need SON OF TEA PARTY, or TEA PARTY II (like the man in the American colonial three pointed cap said, folks) and in the next two months in my opinion.

5 posted on 04/19/2009 7:31:18 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (If we say "YES. By your definition I guess I'm a rightwing extremist" en-mass, we can shut them down)
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Conservatives are, by nature, not deceptive. Liberals are, by nature, liars and deceivers. We need to practice not divulging our alliances and our plans to our enemies who seek to destroy us.

We need to quietly build our armies without tipping our hands. We need to deceive the liberals that we are doing one thing while, in fact, doing something else.

We can exploit their weaknesses by knowing what they are and exploiting them. If they are afraid of our ability to organize counterattacks, we should keep them off balance by sending confusing signals and keeping them guessing and wasting energy on what we might do.

We also must do everything possible to divide them from their base and destroy any confidence in their leadership. We should organize protests at every turn and hold them publicly accountable for every negative event or public policy failure.

The essence of Sun Tzu's philosophy is you defeat the enemy's mind to defeat the enemy. You basically screw with his head until he doesn't know whether he's coming or going and whether you are coming or going, attacking or retreating.

Conservatives need to learn to be more unpredictable and surprising. The Palin candidacy threw the Obama campaign into a complete tailspin and we need to keep doing that to them day after day until they have no idea how to counter what we are doing.

Remember how Eisenhower kept the Germans guessing where the invasion of Europe would begin.

We can beat these liars and tyrants if we throw out the predictable RINO's who keep collaborating and betraying us and accept nobody into our ranks who will sell us out or betray our secret plans.

6 posted on 04/19/2009 7:34:39 PM PDT by NoControllingLegalAuthority
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

Good article.


7 posted on 04/19/2009 7:41:52 PM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

Words to win by. Thanks for posting.


8 posted on 04/19/2009 7:48:57 PM PDT by WVNight (We havn't played Cowboys and Muslims yet....)
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9 posted on 04/19/2009 7:51:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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10 posted on 04/19/2009 7:53:26 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

One of the most effective tactics is to use the enemy’s own principles and procedures against him. Our enemies have done this with great success, using our national conscience and principles of law to destroy the very things those laws were meant to protect. In the case of the Left, the only real principles that they hold are those of political correctness. We should attack using accusations of racism, accusations of hurting the :working families”, doing it “for the children”, etc.


11 posted on 04/19/2009 8:03:44 PM PDT by fr_freak
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Wow, thank for the GGG ping, SC. That’s an honor!


12 posted on 04/19/2009 8:29:41 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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In the simplest terms possible, there are two rules to successful strategy.

1) Attack your enemy where he is weak.

2) Get your enemy to attack you where you are strong.


13 posted on 04/19/2009 8:36:26 PM PDT by Tublecane
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“Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril.”

There’s always the unexpected. Always.


14 posted on 04/19/2009 8:37:13 PM PDT by Tublecane
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"The enemy’s biggest weakness is that they are not on the side of truth."

this was the first thing that crossed my mind in this regard. another is their willingness to do anything to accumulate power. Foolhardiness, I guess you might call it. And most of all, pride/arrogance. They will always underestimate their opponents because they are so prideful. (Pride goeth before a fall; and a haughty spirit before destruction.)

15 posted on 04/19/2009 8:38:20 PM PDT by redhead (Ronald Reagan: “The closest thing to eternal life that we have here on Earth is a federal program.Â)
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Dare I say that their greatest weakness is that they depend on themselves or Satan? If we depend on God, how can we lose?

Of course if we are in the End Times, then Satan will seem to win temporarily. We know how that turns out, too.


16 posted on 04/19/2009 8:56:09 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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Avoid Strength, Attack Weakness: Striking Where The Enemy Is Most Vulnerable...

Mr Obama. Who Are You? Who was your father? Where were you born? How old are you? What is your REAL name? Why have you spent almost a million dollars to avoid showing us your birth certificate?

Ask him that every time he shows his face in public. Loudly. Set up a chant. The questions should follow him everywhere he goes. THAT is his weakness!

17 posted on 04/19/2009 8:57:43 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum!)
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To: Quix

Thank you Quix!


18 posted on 04/19/2009 9:05:52 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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You’re welcome WV.


19 posted on 04/19/2009 9:06:17 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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The Rodents are power because they out hustled and out smarted us. Too many conservatives think, they can win just be being “pure of heart”. We need to develop effective tactics in order to win. As of right now, conservatives sink at tactics.


20 posted on 04/19/2009 9:14:25 PM PDT by DanZanRyu
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