People's Art of War 人民兵法
Tech and geopol. Ex Army 1SG. Jaded tech consultant. Shit poster. I look at history and find there's no time.
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Geopolitical action should not be confused with missionary work. Nor should hope blind you to political realities.
Its time that people stop trying to appropriate Western institutions and terms. And start defining and using their own. Also stop trying to prove themselves to these dumbnuts. Tha...
The difference between ordinary leaders and great ones? Ordinary leaders manage the immediate. Great ones attempt to raise society to their vision. Short🧵
Great strategic leaders pull insights and actions from ambiguity. The best are foren gamblers too. Since they often get only once chance to sieze opportunities.
Success breeds copycats. You'll never get rid of them. Instead set the narrative. Make them follow you. Its free advertising.
To survive in politics, you must accept that friends may become enemies and enemies may become friends. Relationships are prized, but fluid.
Multi-ethnic empires either rule in three ways: suppression, acceptance, or assimilation of their ethnic groups. Or a combination of the three. 🧵 https://t.co/VvLClI5Gqt
The people turn to extremists when reasonable politicians can no longer provide stability or economic prosperity. In the same vein, people will ignore major problems if there is...
Every statesman needs to balance the experience of the past against the claims of the future. The past in diplomacy sets the ground on which the diplomat fights. The future? The...
The west has changed in what they think a dissident is. It reflects their changed priorities. And their mindset. The Cold War dissidents were vastly different than the modern on...
One of the biggest issues in politics? Lack of an effective bureaucracy. A bureaucracy is important to ruling effectively. And governing wisely. 🧵 https://t.co/b2pYbB4uav
If the merchants don't fear the state, they become too powerful. The merchant thinks of immediate profit and gain. Political leaders need to think about the future. https://t.co/...