Looking at the political situation in the United States, it reminded me of what I read in Colonel John Boyd's Patterns of Conflict.
It is about moral conflict. In his slides, Boyd talked about the essence of moral conflict, of guerilla campaigns, which is basically what is happening now, with Trump fighting a "guerilla war" against the establishment.
But Boyd did not stop at that. He also talked about how to fight against a guerilla force, summarized in a nice slide titled "Counter-guerilla campaign." Which offers insight and hints on how the U.S. media (being constantly bombarded as "fake news") and those wronged by Trump to fight back.
(I shan't try to introduce nor summarize Boyd's concepts. His slides are best read and digested as they are. But I do welcome discussions via the comments section of this blog article.)
It is not surprising that Trump's methods and strategy follow Boyd's concepts. Boyd's concepts have a very deep root in the U.S. military, and we know that Bannon has been (and probably still is) advising Trump. And now that we are clear about the strategy, people can work on a counter-strategy. Which I will leave to those in better positions.
Good luck! And good hunting!
It is about moral conflict. In his slides, Boyd talked about the essence of moral conflict, of guerilla campaigns, which is basically what is happening now, with Trump fighting a "guerilla war" against the establishment.
But Boyd did not stop at that. He also talked about how to fight against a guerilla force, summarized in a nice slide titled "Counter-guerilla campaign." Which offers insight and hints on how the U.S. media (being constantly bombarded as "fake news") and those wronged by Trump to fight back.
(I shan't try to introduce nor summarize Boyd's concepts. His slides are best read and digested as they are. But I do welcome discussions via the comments section of this blog article.)
It is not surprising that Trump's methods and strategy follow Boyd's concepts. Boyd's concepts have a very deep root in the U.S. military, and we know that Bannon has been (and probably still is) advising Trump. And now that we are clear about the strategy, people can work on a counter-strategy. Which I will leave to those in better positions.
Good luck! And good hunting!
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