Thread by @ThyConsigliori

13 May 2021 #MAGAanalysisPrep

#FromDictatorshipToDemocracy – Chapter 4: Exercising Power

Here's a list from page 45. It isn't an easy list to unpack.

The Categories of Weapons in Political Defiance:

1) Psychological
2) Social
3) Economic
4) Political

2) I think what I have to do is make it very personal. I know a great deal about psychology. For instance, I know how be respectful on the path to earning respect, and I can do this with enemies at will. I also know how to agree and disagree, gently yet forcefully.

3) Further, I also know how to introduce myself and initiate friendships. I have a list of local sheriffs I've been procrastinating reaching out to. I must STOP procrastinating. I can be a powerful friend. I will reach out to a minimum of 1 per day till my list is complete.

4) Social weapons are harder for me due to the busy nature of my work and family life. I don't go to meetings with people. No parties outside of family stuff, etc. But I can do breakfast meetings if I choose to. I think I'm going to have to. Man I hate this.

5) I do, however, have a social superpower. I can generate email lists, manage them, and build social value into both the list and the messaging. You guys know me here at Twitter. Before Twitter, I did email work for the Trump campaign. I really can weaponize this.

6) I do not make dollar contributions. Time, yes, and in that way, time being money and all, I donate a lot. But not cash. Thing is, I know how to ask for money and people say yes to me a lot. That's how I live and work from home. I'm a salesman. Yeah, I can weaponize cash.

7) So, what about politics? How is that even a weapon, at all, and one of political defiance? Oh, I know! Politics is driven by politicians. I have a HUGE advantage here. I will NEVER be a politician. Ha! What I can always do is talk to them. Wanna hear a little story?

8) We lived in Boston for a while, where our son Anthony went to an amazing school. They changed our lives, forever. This was back in the 90's and we still use what they taught us to this very day and always will. While there, they got Kate and me to go to a dinner party.

9) It was a fundraiser, and they were going to have big shots there, and knew they'd need me to chat them up. I don't think Olympia Dukakis was there, that would have really impressed me. But good old Mike was. Sure enough, they maneuvered me to hang out with him.

10) Problem. Mike may well be the very most boring human being ever born. He's every bit as bad in person as he was on TV. What to do? I did almost all the talking, and very few questions got asked by me. Whew. He loved it. I told him everything about Anthony's school.

11) You should have seen Kate circling us, making goo goo eyes at me, cause she knew how I was suffering and tried to get me off my game. Not even! I was damned charming, I'm telling you. No one was disappointed in me. Did my job I did.

12) Politics is just politicians, and politicians are just people - believe it or not! - and they always face decisions were the right thing might even be possible if they'd only do it. Yeah, I can work with that. Right? What do you think?

13) Okay then, we have four categories of nonviolent political defiance to figure out how to use and put to work. I just did my take. Now your turn. Where do you live? And how can you put these types of weapons to work? And not you don't have to be like me, either.

14) Which is to say, you don't have to put all four weapons categories to work. You can just pick one, any you might fancy. But here is what you do need to do. You kind of have to tell people you're doing it. Ground swells don't happen from silence about this stuff.

15) And seriously, work on Sharp's book with me, or any others from our list. Use it to prepare yourself for action. We need action, but it needs to be well thought through. Don't you agree? (See, that was me tying you down with a closing line. It's one of my favorites!)

Thread ends at #15.

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