"If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in
superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental,
seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is
taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If
sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where
he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected."
Sun Tzu, The Art of War [emphasis added]
Apparently, Sun Tzu was way ahead of the game when it came to the idea of serinating.
But look! A digression without even beginning the post!
Perhaps this is more linked to the title (or at least two glasses of wine allow me to make such a link):
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of aSun Tzu, The Art of War
hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory
gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor
yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
Know thy enemy. Know thyself.
Which is why, rule number 1, as Aspeth pointed out in the previous post's comments is do not link to the enemy. You all know who I'm talking about.
I would argue, however, that the t. officiale looserius is a caveat to that rule, because he is, largely, the subject matter. And really, his forces seem separated at the moment.
Rule number 2: annoy the enemy but refer to rule number 1.
Such as on the latest Cnet article about t. officiale looserius which notes he is trolling the caninus haterius and his pack. While the t. officiale looserius is following rule number 2, and attempting to follow rule number 1, he is unable to combat rankings, by and large. Particularly if his enemies follow rule number 1.
The pack waits, while the t. officiale looserius expends significant energies combatting the waiting pack, before he has even arrived on the battlefield.
Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be
fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle
will arrive exhausted.Sun Tzu, The Art of War
(good god, can someone explain blogger's formatting to me???? this is messed up and its not just the wine)
5 comments:
Don't ask me about Blogger formatting, their UI sucks.
Nice post though.
I like links if only cuz they help me know what you're talking about. People who would refrain from linking are buying the whole "traffic = good" delusion. Link away. So long as it's something you want me to see, link! Or paste. Actually, I prefer that you copy-and-paste Casey and Nigel outside their forums. That is very useful for me.
Agreed. Avoiding the enemy gives him power as does engaging him. Walking the line in between is the path to follow.
Love,
Yoda
Sprezz - I understand - I find wordpress works much better.
Anon - Any links you want, go to ExUrbanNation. They're mostly there.
Akubi - You should do that in Yoda-speak, but bang-on.
It is difficult enough to type the f-ing word verification let alone speak Yoda. I don't speak for anyone except myself.
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