Thread by @ThyConsigliori

John Minford, #SunTzu 4: 20 "The Skillful Warrior takes his stand on invulnerable ground; he lets slip no chance of defeating the enemy."

One of the ways we interpret Master Sun's work is to take the ideas one at a time. I want you to learn this mode of analysis. Look:

1) The Skillful Warrior
2) His stand
3) Invulnerable ground
4) Lets slip no chance
5) Of defeating the enemy

We begin. Are you the Skillful Warrior? I am. I've been at war for my entire life. As John Fogerty so kindly explains, "I ain't no senator's son." I have never worn a proud uniform. I am no soldier. But all the soldiers I meet honor me with the rank of warrior, skilled warrior.

A Skilled Warrior takes his stand. I take mine. Those of you who know me, know that I lost 50% of my business revenue in 2016, actually, 50% of my clients, because I took my stand. Social media is mighty. It transformed my coaching practice in 2009. Politics?

We all know that politics is bad for business. From 2009 to 2016 I complied. When I took my stand, I was NOT victorious. I am, however, now. I now require all my prospects to check out my Twitter account before they hire me. And now, again, business is good. Ha!

Where can you find invulnerable ground? You may not like this answer, but we go where angels dare not tread in this classroom. Death. You will die, and so will I. But not today. When you embrace that, you are on invulnerable ground. And there, you ask yourself, where do I stand?

Do you let chances slip by? I sure do. Oh my. The stories I could tell. I'd have been rich if...

If only...

Yeah, I let chances slip by. I confess. And how I wish I hadn't, I didn't, I wouldn't. Alas. Would have, could have, should have. Alas.

The day after the 2012 election showed Romney's failure, @realDonaldTrump trademarked the slogan, Make America Great Again. The day after he won the election in 2016, POTUS registered his 2020 campaign. No previous president ever did that.

Trump is a billionaire. I'm not. He does NOT let chances slip by. I do. Yeah, he's my absolute hero. I dream to be more like him. You should too. But, believe it or not, money is not the point. Invulnerability is.

If we're going to win the #WarForAmerica2020, we need 100,000 leaders who will take their stand, locally. And, each one must win his or her spot of invulnerability. So, let's talk about money. Your income must exceed your expenses. If that's not true, then you're vulnerable.

This is precisely HOW the Swamp always wins. You get elected and think you're Mr. Smith. You come to Washington ready to change the world. Then, the Swamp hits you. You can have this. You can have that. You can have everything. And suddenly, your income is less than you need.

You forget your stand. You forget about the chances to defeat the enemy. Without knowing it, you become the enemy. The cycle continues. America Herself weeps, and you, patriot you, are the cause of her weeping.

What have you done? You have given up your invulnerable ground and your chance of defeating the enemy. You have lost your stand. You are, no longer a Skillful Warrior.

This is the cycle. This is what #MAGA must obliterate. Leadership. A leader takes his or her stand on invulnerable ground. That's what gets lost in DC. Forget about the country. Focus on your own territory. Where will you find invulnerable ground? If you do that, we win.

Analysis. Who knew? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness rest upon it. Our nation itself was founded upon an idea, an ideal. They told us the outcome of their analysis. They failed to teach us to be analysts. They had no idea that they needed to do so.

Would you find invulnerable ground upon which you can take your stand?

Analyze.

To return to previous sections in our #WarForAmerica2020 and #SunTzuForMAGA series, don't forget to head over to @WarForAmerica21.

80 verses completed, 342 to go. And also, be sure to purchase John Minford's translation, here:

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