Thread by @ThyConsigliori

John Minford, #SunTzu 6: 4 "Appear at the place to which he must hasten; hasten to the place where he least expects you."

Master Sun does not tend to formally announce what, exactly, he's doing. I doesn't say things like, "I command you to..." Yet notice, that is precisely what he's doing here. He might have said, "You need, right now, to appear at a place your enemy will hasten to."

When I teach my clients to study and master Sun Tzu's counsel, I am perpetually paranoid that they'll only let his guidance into mind, and at that for but a moment, and then never let it penetrate into heart and soul to the point of real time execution.

Let's apply right now! Did you know that the entire field, the entire study of Sociology was spawned by Marx and Engels? Mind, I LOVE sociology. But, I'm special. I am able to separate the Communism from the scientifically applied methods and analysis. Here's our case.

Go to a night school college course in Sociology. Be kind. Be nice. Do NOT fight. Read the text book. Do your homework. Participate in class. Meet with the professor. Make friends. And as you do, find those moments where you can agree with the course, in spite of its Communism.

Here's a specific example. Miners were terribly abused by their Capitalist employers. The bosses were absolutely evil. Marx and Engels point that out correctly. Agree with it! Ah, but subtly, so gently, claim that this is a failure of the bosses. Did you see it?

What Marx, Engels and your Sociology professor get wrong is this. It is NO failure of Capitalism, when bosses are evil. It is a failure of the evil bosses. Master Sun does not give us the following analytical tool, so Pasquale must. Here I go. Specific vs General.

Evil mine lords are a specific case. We can agree. They were both evil and absolutely they were Capitalists. Okay. The specific attack against the mine owners actually says NOTHING about Capitalism, itself. To generalize from the specific is an error. And it has a name!

Actually two. Take notes now, you are going to LOVE what you can do with these names! The first is False Induction. To generalize from the specific is to induce. To do it wrongly is to falsely induce. Ha! And, whew hoo, get this, it is a: CATEGORICAL ERROR OF THINKING.

Personally, I adore showing up in a debate with a Communist capable of identifying their errors of thinking, their fallacious arguments and gently, so gently TROUNCING them in public. Okay, I have to watch that temptation to get all stirred up. I know. Still, it's so fun!

By the way, the only way you ever know you've won is by their silence. They may block you here at Twitter. But most likely they just stop talking. You never get statements like this, "Okay, I surrender. Your argument-fu is mighty and you have defeated me." Just silence.

What have I just shown you? How to show up with intellectual mastery in a debate where you are unexpected. I can't tell you the number of times my liberal friends have said to me, "I can't believe a smart person like you supports @realDonaldTrump." I love that!

Let's go back to your night class. Remember, don't convert people. Just show up and have fun. And learn. We Capitalists have committed hellacious atrocities and in doing so, we empower the Progressive Left. We must face these atrocities with calm clarity, don't disagree.

Let me say this another way. Love the arguer while you hate his argument. Remember, the Progressive Left has stolen the minds and hearts of Americans. But that doesn't make then UnAmerican. They are our brothers and sisters and we must win them back.

The McCarthy era made that mistake. It attacked Americans, often abridging their rights, employing Stalinist methods, and defined them as UnAmerican. We must NOT repeat that mistake. So, love the people in your night class, while holding tight to your own values. Show up. Appear.

If we've ever spoken over the telephone or in person, you know I really do have an excellent evil laugh. If you can hear that, that's what I'm doing right now, visualizing your discombobulated friends in your class where you have appeared so unexpectedly.

What about where your enemy must hasten to, if you arrive there before he does? Did you know that most public school budget meetings, by law, mandate that any member of the public may attend? It may different in different districts, I'm not sure. I have attended such, however.

By the rules, when I attended, there was an open topic section where anyone could stand and address the school board. I was amazed. Previously, I had no idea. By law, they had to listen to any topic I might want to hit them with. The temptation, oh my!

Do you know the movie All The President's Men? Do you know the command Follow The Money? Let me tell you, if you get onto their budget, they will hurry and scurry to you. In fact, for the #MAGA movement, that mandate is the single greatest in compliance with Master Sun's command.

For the Progressive Left, it is always all about the money. Never believe a word they say in denial. From those who have to those who need. That is their moral mandate from Lord Marx's mouth. They are always coming for the money. If you get to the budget, they will hasten after.

Let's conclude with a return to the idea we worked on yesterday: empowerment. Can you feel it? Enter in where you're not expected, and I add, do so with joy and great confidence, having fun, relaxing into the space no matter the opposition or their attack, unstirred by it.

Enter into your mind's inner temple and plan. Identify where your enemy must hasten, in response, stirred by you, if you but arrive their first, rested and ready. Become the stirrer. Forswear being stirred. Safe within your own strategic defenses and redoubts, select your moment.

Invulnerable, you may sally forth at will and pleasure, forcing your enemies to respond to your attack, stirred by you. You have the power to force their hand, the ability to determine what they will do before they have the slightest clue you are coming.

Can't you see Master Sun's enigmatic smile of approval. If you have succeeded, as I know you will, then, the moment will come when you may bow your head for blessing, and his hand will surely bless your head, and he'll muffle your hair up a bit too.

Go, and make it so.

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114 verses completed, 308 to go. And also, be sure to purchase John Minford's translation, here:

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The second is available free. It is the combined Declaration of Independence and Constitution.

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Last is my own book. I'll give you the link here, and then conclude with its ten MAGA principles:

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1. Remember The Forgotten Americans
2. Rule Of Law
3. American Jobs
4. Quality Of Life For Every American
5. Heal Our Cities
6. Build The Wall
7. Make America Wealthy Again
8. Make America Strong Again
9. Make America Safe Again
10. Make America Great Again