You posted a link? You might want to hit the HTML sandbox and and check the definition of the term "link".
As for the term Machiavellian, the modern definition is nothing more than a continuation of the age old, and now PC slander of Machiavelli by people who were too lazy to read anything more than the Prince. It assumes that people/politicians and such that are "cunning and unprincipled" are somehow behaving as Machiavelli would have them behave. This is not true. Had you actually read the explanation I offered and considered it, you might have understood that.
As for Sun Tzu, he himself discusses the unversality of his military principals and there application in all adversarial relationship: military, political, personal. They are not all that different from many precepts of confucious. And on that note:
"A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias. The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side." - Confucius, Analects, c.400 b.c.
Get back to me when you expanded your reading list. There is no point in arguing with you since you lack knowledge of the basic reference material I am using. And yes, I have read every single author I mentioned and many others as well. I encourage you to do the same.
Now you are just being insulting, I posted the link/address. Copy and paste it to the address bar and it will work, but I see you are to lazy to do that.
As for the term Machiavellian, the modern definition is nothing more than a continuation of the age old, and now PC slander of Machiavelli by people who were too lazy to read anything more than the Prince.
Note the term "modern definition", which you admit I used the word "Machiavellian" in the correct "modern definition".
As for Sun Tzu, he himself discusses the unversality of his military principals and there application in all adversarial relationship
Note an "adversarial relationship" in which the government views it's country's citizens as it's adversaries, is a tyranny.
"A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias. The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side." - Confucius, Analects, c.400 b.c.
I guess by this quote, you are a 'small man' because you refuse to see any other side by your own.
Get back to me when you expanded your reading list.
You're the one who refuses to accept the modern english language.