The Doctrine
Rules of Engagement.
Seven rules. The predator-prey doctrine of engagement. Memorize them. They explain every political conversation you've ever lost.
The Axiom
Power decides, not righteousness.
It feels like being correct should be enough, but politics doesn't reward correctness. It rewards effectiveness. These are not the same thing. The most basic question is not what is best, but who decides what is best. Power decides. Whoever decides what counts as true, wins. You've just been too busy being correct to notice you weren't deciding anything.
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Rule 1:Refuse their traps.
They've spent fifty years building the ground you keep losing on. The gotcha question. The fake position they put in your mouth so they can knock it down. Most of politics is good people walking into these one after another. That's what being prey is. Not weakness, just reacting to a trap you never saw coming. The second you're defending something you never said, you've already lost. The trap only springs on prey that takes the bait. So don't.
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Rule 2:Lay your own. Make them come to you.
Rule 3:The audience is the prize. The opponent is the evidence.
Rule 4:Name the move. Refuse it. Set your frame.
Rule 5:Silence is a verdict.
Rule 6:Devastate, then grace.
Rule 7:Their hostility feeds you.
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