The latest and most powerful sutra of the Mind Fox now! What is a stratagem described in the new language of speculative fiction is here and worth study! We define stratagem and learn a type of new speak!
The 36 Stratagems as Portrayed in Comic Books
The document that goes with this lesson was stolen from me with by Scribd by lawyerly means and for the purpose of monetization that vexes me but provides instruction of just how wicked and unfair the Old World is and well soon to be burned to ashes which does provide me with some comfort. A great wrong was done to me by Scribd and I curse them and their bloodline without mercy for I am not a messenger of mercy. NAY! The ones above see all and the bloodline of the wicked of Scribd will be burned and the souls of all that worked for wicked, wicked, wicked company shall be tossed to the fires of hell for an eternity and I laugh! Scribd can still make amends but but walk swiftly for soon the building, the computer and the people will be on fire and dead men tell not tales and also logically cannot make amends! One subscription is all that is needed to download all my lessons as document that can be printed and stored for later use but I refuse to give any coin to such wicked people but do not judge tribe by the actions of the few. There are 150 hotels in Siem Reap. One or two on Highway 6 could be converted to storage and lessons online turned to bound paper and made into a vast library of my lessons that can be read when computers are gone and the online knowledge is lost! This can be done with all books. The Dewey Decimal system is easy enough to use and the books organized and stored now for Cambodia will be unlivable but will not suffer than wrath of mother nature as much as other lands. Knowledge stored in books will be of great value to create the Second Renaissance in Siem Reap in about a hundred years! The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art. Let us create condition now for a Second Renaissance now while we have comfort and time. Books of science and commerce and how to do things will have special utility. The books of the buddhas should also be reserved and yes the fox can play the part of a buddha for well a messenger of those above is a buddha of sorts but a not a nice one, not a compassionate one! No, nay, the fox as Buddha wants a clean temple or wrath follows! The shedding of blood of a fox playing the role of Buddha! Unwise and a curse on you and your blood line for even thinking such blasphemy! Why do such an unwise thing for who knows and wager should be worth the risk and to risk all for little is well foolish and wise and really a type of madness.
I do not mind my current happy cage at all and quite content and work well and work gives me intense pleasure. I dance for purpose of the dragon and grey ox, wild ox (Kouprey). I did not know about the grey, wild ox and now understand much I have seen! I learn daily in Siem Reap! I calculate that the Dragon, wild ox and mind (Hugh means mind in Old German) fox can work well together and create conditions for life now, life on the looong voyage across the sea of fire and even plant the seeds for the Second Renaissance.
The lass the served me breakfast TODAY (9/9/20122) in Cambodia. Is poor of word but has fair hips that sway nicely and walk and moves with deliberate purpose and I do need some to keep what I have clean clean in the future? Children she can bear and many. Did she know when I met her that I was to be her husband? The stories do tell of such things. The smile has changed and she does move differently. I think she will know how to handle a fox that is wild but strong of mind and thoughtful is not a loving person. Let us call her “my vixen”. Is my vixen promised to another? Well nature has cure for that problem for I will live long and other humans not as long. I may be mistaking fantasy for reality as I often do!
I never, never, never said wrote I was a holy man. Missionary yes but holy man no. To the best of my understanding I am an avatar of the celestial fox often found on totem poles in the Land of the Eagle and this knowledge may be useful to the dragon for marketing their wisdom and smarts. The dragon must find allies and the fox is good at advising the dragon in this task for I am a messenger and clever at the task of finding allies for the dragon. I think all the sane want to live! Also, suicidal intent is proof of foolishness and/or madness! We need no suicidal on the great flotilla or arks that go south or north. We need a crew of those who want to survive! The message/sermon for today is survive, endure and evolve (SEE). Those who want to see are natural allies! My coin well I shall invest so coin given for purpose but not foolish investments for I am no fool and treated as such is a sign of disrespect and feel disrespect like a blow and let fortune which is a lady and friend to the fox do the counterblow. Bad luck from those above is not a good thing! Good luck is a good thing! Kings, in the Biblical sense, that help me will have good luck. Those who oppose will have bad luck. Those sentient beings the leave me alone will be left alone. I am fair in my own way.
Women who want to play the role of trickster should be wary for this is a lesson wrote about the missionary man and I have a mission so therefore I am a missionary man! Don’t fuck with a missionary man well duh!
A lot to digest I serve God not particular tribe of Man that has been tried already and now is the time of division and a new smaller unity that will lead to a holier reality. Try to understand with reason not faith for this is the time to be clear headed and not blinded by tradition or even compassion. Babies without true mothers die!
The document stolen through lawyerly means and the tricks of monetary gain and may they burn slowly and painfully in this world and the next. You are marked Scribd and the stain on your brow cannot be erased!
The Original 36 Stratagems
Contemporary Maxims
Chinese
Pinying
5 w’s applied! – Old Wine in New Bottles
Introduction
Times change so tools must be reshaped for new struggles! The dragon is wise and the current emperor is sagely. I use the old wisdom and put it in new boxes. For the fox is clever at this task. Five Ws, Five Ws and one H!
- Who is it about?
- What happened?
- When did it take place?
- Where did it take place?
- Why did it happen?
Some authors add a sixth question, “how”, to the list, though “how” can also be covered by “what”, “where”, or “when”:
- How did it happen?
1) Cross the Sea by Deceiving the Sky.
Act in the open, but hide your true intentions.
瞞天過海／瞒天过海
Mán tiān guò hǎi
Mask your real goals, by using the ruse of a fake goal, until the real goal is achieved. Tactically, this is known as an ‘open feint’: in front of everyone, you point west, when your goal is actually in the east.
The Allies used this strategy in the World War II against Hitler. Before we took Normandy, we first sent several drops of mannequins into the area. The Germans got tired of us playing games – let down their guard – and when the real paratroopers came, they were unprepared.
Strategy 1: Fool the Emperor to Cross the Sea
Who is it about?
What happened?
When did it take place?
Where did it take place?
Why did it happen?
2) Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao.
Attack their Achilles heel.
圍魏救趙／围魏救赵
Wéi Wèi jiù Zhao
When the enemy is too strong to be attacked directly, then attack something he holds dear. Know that he cannot be superior in all things. Somewhere there is a gap in the armour, a weakness that can be attacked instead. The idea here is to avoid a head-on battle with a strong enemy, and instead strike at his weakness elsewhere. This will force the strong enemy to retreat in order to support his weakness. Battling against the now tired and low-morale enemy will give a much higher chance of success.
Strategy 2: Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao
3) Kill with a Borrowed Knife.
Attack using the strength of another person.
借刀殺人／借刀杀人
Jiè dāo shā rén
Attack using the strength of another (in a situation where using one’s own strength is not favorable). Trick an ally into attacking him, bribe an official to turn traitor, or use the enemy’s own strength against him. The idea here is to cause damage to the enemy by getting a third party to do the deed.
Oliver North did the dirty work for the CIA. Hit men are “borrowed” muscle for the mob. Ads borrow beauty to sell.
Who is it about?
What happened?
When did it take place?
Where did it take place?
Why did it happen?
4) Relax and Wait for the Adversary to Tire Himself Out. Await leisurely the exhausted enemy.
Exercise patience and wear them down
以逸待勞／以逸待劳
Yǐ yì dài láo
It is an advantage to choose the time and place for battle. In this way you know when and where the battle will take place, while your enemy does not. Encourage your enemy to expend his energy in futile quests while you conserve your strength. When he is exhausted and confused, you attack with energy and purpose. The idea is to have your troops well-prepared for battle, in the same time that the enemy is rushing to fight against you. This will give your troops a huge advantage in the upcoming battle, of which you will get to select the time and place.
5) Loot a Burning House.
Hit them when they are down.
趁火打劫/趁火打劫
Chèn huǒ dǎ jié
When a country is beset by internal conflicts, when disease and famine ravage the population, when corruption and crime are rampant, then it will be unable to deal with an outside threat. This is the time to attack. Keep gathering internal information about an enemy. If the enemy is currently in its weakest state ever, attack it without mercy and totally destroy it to prevent future troubles.
China lost the first Opium War (1840 – 1842) and after losing, China was tired and the country’s spirits were low. The USA and Britain seized the opportunity to consummate very one-sided agreements. The agreements are known today in China as the “unequal treaties”. Ambulance chasing is another example of this.
6) Make a Feint to the East While Attacking in the West.
Fake to the right; attack to the left.
聲東擊西／声东击西
Shēng dōng jī xī
In any battle the element of surprise can provide an overwhelming advantage. Even when face to face with an enemy, surprise can still be employed by attacking where he least expects it. To do this you must create an expectation in the enemy’s mind through the use of a feint. The idea here is to get the enemy to focus his forces in a location, and then attack elsewhere which would be weakly defended.
Football makes extensive use of this tactic. Credit card companies emphasize no annual fees but stick the maximum interest monthly they can to you.
This tactic is best used when the other side is in disarray or confused and not sure what your target really is.
7) Create Something Out of Nothing.
Turn something that is not substantial into reality.
無中生有／无中生有
Wú zhōng shēng yǒu
A plain lie. Make somebody believe there was something when there is in fact nothing. One method of using this strategy is to create an illusion of something’s existence, while it does not exist. Another method is to create an illusion that something does not exist, while it does.
In World War II, Rommel deceived his opposition by creating the illusion of mass movement by building fake tanks and putting them on Volkswagens while having a few heavy vehicles tow heavy objects, thus raising lots of dust.
Stratagem Seven: Create something out of nothing – 36 Stratagems of War Episode 2
8) Secretly Utilize the Chen Cang Passage. Pretend to Advance Down One Path While Taking Another Hidden Path.
Pretend to care about an issue and later give it up to get what you really want.
明修棧道,暗渡陳倉／明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
Míng xiū zhàn dào, àn dù chén cāng
Deceive the enemy with an obvious approach that will take a very long time, while surprising him by taking a shortcut and sneak up to him. As the enemy concentrates on the decoy, he will miss you sneaking up to him. This tactic is an extension of the “Make a sound in the east, then strike in the west” tactic. But instead of simply spreading misinformation to draw the enemy’s attention, physical baits are used to increase the enemy’s certainty on the misinformation. These baits must be easily seen by the enemy, to ensure that they draw the enemy’s attention. At the same time, the baits must act as if they are meant to do what they were falsely doing, to avoid drawing the enemy’s suspicion.
In the present day, “sneak through the passage of Chencang” also has the meaning of having an affair or doing something that is illegal.
Xerox sold it first copiers for almost 3 million dollars. It did this to encourage people to rent them instead of buying and thus to foster a dependency on them. Gas stations trick us into buying gas for one price while displaying in small print the extra 9/10 of a cent they always charge. Gas here – $1.24 and 9/10 is what they should be saying. The old dating trick – Gee, before we go to the movie, I forgot my coat. Let me stop by my apartment and get it real quick. Hey, since we’re there, would you like to see my collection of (whatever).
9) Watch the Fire Burning from Across the River.
Allow them to fight your other enemy while you rest and observe. Later, defeat the exhausted survivor.
隔岸觀火／隔岸观火
Gé àn guān huǒ
Delay entering the field of battle until all the other players have become exhausted fighting amongst themselves. Then go in at full strength and pick up the pieces.
At the 1988 Winter Olympics the two main contenders (Katrina Witt, East Germany – Debi Thomas, U.S.) had enormous pressure put upon them because the whole world was watching them. A lessor skater (Elizabeth Manley, Canada) took the silver medal.
10) Conceal a Dagger in a Smile.
Befriend them to get their guard down, then attack their weakest point.
笑裏藏刀／笑里藏刀
Xiào lǐ cáng dāo
Charm and ingratiate yourself with your enemy. When you have gained his trust, move against him in secret.
Prior to invading Afghanistan in 1979, the Soviet Union would send monetary aid to them as well as military advisors that trained their army. In this way they gained control over the Afghanistan army and prepared the way to invade them.
Shu Han authored a book on Stratagems in Taipei in 1986. He says, “Masquerading as a swine to kill the tiger is a tactic used against a stronger opponent. You hide your sword from him, pretend to be as stupid as a pig and compliant in all things, keep a friendly smile on your face, and work like a slave. Ultimately, your enemy will be completely deceived. Then when a favorable opportunity presents itself, quick as lightning the slave turns into an executioner.
11) Sacrifice a Plum Tree to Save a Peach Tree. Let the Plum Tree Wither in Place of the Peach Tree.
Trade up! Take a small loss for a large gain.
李代桃僵
Lǐ dài táo jiāng
There are circumstances in which you must sacrifice short-term objectives in order to gain the long-term goal. This is the scapegoat strategy whereby someone else suffers the consequences so that the rest do not.
In the German attack on Coventry, the British knew in advance that the attack was coming because they had broken the Germans codes. They did nothing to stop the attack and thousands of citizens died. They let this happen so that they could keep the upper hand and the Germans wouldn’t know they had cracked their code. The Brits used their own citizens as the scapegoat.
12) Take Away a Goat in Passing.
Take advantage of every small opportunity.
順手牽羊／顺手牵羊
Shùn shǒu qiān yang
While carrying out your plans be flexible enough to take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself, however small, and avail yourself of any profit, however slight.
13) Beat the Grass to Startle the Snake.
Stir things up before beginning to negotiate for your true interests.
打草驚蛇／打草惊蛇
Dá cǎo jīng shé
Do something without aim, but spectacular (“hitting the grass”) to provoke a response of the enemy (“startle the snake”), thereby giving away his plans or position, or just taunt him. Do something unusual, strange, and unexpected as this will arouse the enemy’s suspicion and disrupt his thinking. More widely used as “[Do not] startle the snake by hitting the grass”. An imprudent act will give your position or intentions away to the enemy.
Before the British and French commenced their landing operations at Port
Said in 1956 they parachuted wood and rubber dummies down. The Egyptians thought they were real and began shooting at them. They dispatched their army to dispose of the paratroopers in the field. The French and British observed all of this. And understanding the “real power” of the Egyptians proceeded with their landing and wiped them out.
Stratagem Thirteen: Beat the Grass to Startle the Snake – 36 Stratagems of War Episode 3
14) Raise a Corpse from the Dead. Borrow a Corpse to Return the Soul.
Revive a dead proposal by presenting it again or in a new way.
借屍還魂／借尸还魂
Jiè shī huán hún
Take an institution, a technology, a method, or even an ideology that has been forgotten or discarded and appropriate it for your own purpose. Revive something from the past by giving it a new purpose or bring to life old ideas, customs, or traditions and reinterpret them to fit your purposes.
The Yugo car was introduced as having the reliability of a VW.
15) Lure the Tiger out of the Mountain.
Seek a neutral location. Negotiate after leading them away from a position of strength.
調虎離山／调虎离山
Diào hǔ lí shān
Never directly attack an opponent whose advantage is derived from its position. Instead lure him away from his position thus separating him from his source of strength.
The Chinese when negotiating with Americans, ask them to come to China to demonstrate equipment the Chinese are interested in buying. When the Americans get there the Chinese ignore them for a while, confusing the Americans. Then they feed them food that the Americans aren’t used to and delay the negotiations. The Americans are forced to spend more time and money to woo the Chinese and soon the Chinese have them in such a vulnerable position the American’s will agree to most anything just get out of there.
16) Let the Adversary off in order to Snare Him. To Capture the Enemy, First Let It Go.
Do not arouse their spirit to fight back.
欲擒故縱／欲擒故纵
Yù qín gū zòng
Cornered prey will often mount a final desperate attack. To prevent this you let the enemy believe he still has a chance for freedom. His will to fight is thus dampened by his desire to escape. When in the end the freedom is proven a falsehood the enemy’s morale will be defeated and he will surrender without a fight.
Coke introduced “New Coke” that was sweeter than Classic Coke. The public was upset. So Coke let the public “catch them” and brought back the Classic Coke thus capturing their customers even harder than before.
17) Toss out a Brick to attract a piece of Jade. Toss out a Brick to Attract Jade.
Trade something of minor value for something of major value.
拋磚引玉／抛砖引玉
Pāo zhuān yǐn yù
Bait someone by making him believe he gains something or just make him react to it (“toss out a brick”) and obtain something valuable from him in return (“get a jade gem”).
McDonald’s uses a free dinosaur in their kid’s meals. The kids want the dinosaur more than the meal, but the parents end up purchasing the meal for the kids as well as a meal for themselves.
18) To Catch Bandits, Nab Their Ringleader First. To Catch the Bandits, First Catch Their Ringleader.
Convince the leader and the rest will follow.
擒賊擒王／擒贼擒王
Qín zéi qín wáng
If the enemy’s army is strong but is allied to the commander only by money, superstition or threats, then take aim at the leader. If the commander falls the rest of the army will disperse or come over to your side. If, however, they are allied to the leader through loyalty then beware, the army can continue to fight on after his death out of vengeance.
China is not organized along the lines of institutional rule, as we are in the U.S. The institution of the President of the U.S. limits the rule of the President to an extent with its checks and balances. In China, most social and political systems are based on a strong and powerful leader. Removing this leader, removes his policy.
19) Remove the Fire from under the Cauldron.
Eliminate the source of their strength.
釜底抽薪/釜底抽薪
Fǔ dǐ chōu xīn
Take out the leading argument or asset of someone; “steal someone’s thunder”. This is the very essence of indirect approach: instead of attacking enemy’s fighting forces, the attacks are directed against his ability to wage war. Literally, take the fuel out of the fire.
Corporate raiders are examples of this. They try and buy up enough stocks (stealing the firewood) until they have enough to take over the control of the company.
Stratagem Nineteen: Steal the firewood from under the cauldron – 36 Stratagems of War Episode 4
20) Muddle the water to catch the fish. Gathering Fish from Troubled Waters.
Do something surprising or unexpected to unnerve them, and then take advantage of that situation.
渾水摸魚／浑水摸鱼 or 混水摸鱼
Hún shuǐ mō yú
Entrepreneurs profited immediately after the huge earthquake that centered in San Francisco in 1989 by selling T-shirts that said, “I survived the quake of 1989”.
21) The Cicada Sheds Its Shells. The Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell. The Cicada Sloughs Its Shell.
金蟬脱殼／金蝉脱壳
Jīn chán tuō qiào
Mask yourself. Either leave one’s distinctive traits behind, thus becoming inconspicuous, or masquerade as something or someone else. This strategy is mainly used to escape from enemy of superior strength.
In the 80’s, Family Fitness Centers came under attack from the government for a number of issues. To get out from under the problem, they sold off entire sections of the company. The sold them to people that used to work for FFC so they used the same sales tactics and eventually ran into the same trouble. But for a time, they were able to continue with their sales tactics by making it look like the owners were no longer there.
22) Fasten the Door to Catch a Thief. – Lock the Door and Catch the Thief
Completely destroy them by leaving no way for escape.
關門捉賊／关门捉贼
Guān mén zhuō zéi
To capture your enemy, or more generally in fighting wars, to deliver the final blow to your enemy, you must plan prudently if you want to succeed. Do not rush into action. Before you “move in for the kill”, first cut off your enemy’s escape routes, and cut off any routes through which outside help can reach them.
23) Befriend a Distant State While Attacking a Neighboring State. Befriend Distant States While Attacking Nearby Ones.
Build strategic alliances with others that will give you the upper hand.
遠交近攻／远交近攻
Yuǎn jiāo jìn gong
Invading nations that border your own territory has a higher chance of success. The battle fields are close to your own country, thus it is easier for your troops to get supply and to defend the conquered land. Make allies with nations far away from you, as it is unwise to invade them.
Israel depends on the U.S. for its power in the region, as well as other distant friends such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, while fighting in Lebanon and the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
24) Borrow a Safe Passage to Conquer the Kingdom of Guo. Attack Hu by a Borrowed Path.
Temporarily join forces with a friend against a common enemy.
假道伐虢/假道伐虢
Jiǎ dào fá Guó
Borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy. Once the enemy is defeated, use those resources to turn on the ally that lent you them in the first place.
In the Vietnam War, the U.S. used Thailand and the Philippines to get our men and supplies to Vietnam.
25) Steal the Dragon and Replace with the Phoenix. Steal the Beams and Pillars and Replace Them with Rotten Timber. Steal the Beams and Change the Pillars.
Sabotage, incapacitate, or destroy them by removing their key support.
偷梁換柱／偷梁换柱
Tōu liáng huàn zhù
Disrupt the enemy’s formations, interfere with their methods of operations, change the rules in which they are used to following, go contrary to their standard training. In this way you remove the supporting pillar, the common link that makes a group of men an effective fighting force.
Christianity kept some of the practices and holidays of other religions that it scooped up so as not to alienate them as they converted.
26) Point at the Mulberry Tree but Curse the Locust Tree.
Convey your intentions and opinions indirectly.
指桑罵槐／指桑骂槐
Zhǐ sāng mà huái
To discipline, control, or warn others whose status or position excludes them from direct confrontation; use analogy and innuendo. Without directly naming names, those accused cannot retaliate without revealing their complicity.
The US used nuclear weapons during WW II not just to defeat Japan but scare the Soviet Union.
27) Feign madness, but keep your balance. Pretend to be a Pig in Order to eat the Tiger. Play Dumb. Feign Ignorance and Hide One’s Intentions.
Play Dumb, then surprise them. Let them underestimate you.
假痴不癲／假痴不癫
Jiǎ chī bù diān
Hide behind the mask of a fool, a drunk, or a madman to create confusion about your intentions and motivations. Lure your opponent into underestimating your ability until, overconfident, he drops his guard. Then you may attack.
Japan kept a low profile after WW II and was humble toward the U.S. Japan built a tremendous industrial base that would one day give it the economic power of a Super Power.
28) Remove the Ladder after your ascent. Lure the enemy onto the roof, then take away the ladder. Cross the River and Destroy the Bridge.
Lead them into a trap, then cut off their escape.
上屋抽梯
Shàng wū chōu tī
With baits and deceptions, lure your enemy into treacherous terrain. Then cut off his lines of communication and avenue of escape. To save himself, he must fight both your own forces and the elements of nature.
Cortez burned his own ships when he got to Mexico. Since they couldn’t leave, they either had to win or die. They won.
29) Decorate the Tree with Fake Blossoms. Flowers Bloom in the Tree.
Reframe deceitfully. Expand the pie with objects of little value.
樹上開花／树上开花
Shù shàng kāi huā
Tying silk blossoms on a dead tree gives the illusion that the tree is healthy. Through the use of artifice and disguise, make something of no value appear valuable; of no threat appear dangerous; of no use appear useful.
Sanyo created shills looking to buy what was then an unpopular radio. When dealers saw that people wanted the radios, they stocked up. Sanyo went on to big success.
30) Turn Yourself into a Host from Being a Guest. Host and Guest Switch Roles.
Turn your defensive and passive position into an offensive and active one.
反客為主／反客为主
Fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
Usurp leadership in a situation where you are normally subordinate. Infiltrate your target. Initially, pretend to be a guest to be accepted, but develop from inside and become the owner later.
US is often invited to take a side in a civil war but then supplants the government that made the invitation. The Vietnam War provides an example of this switch.
31) Use a Beauty to Ensnare a Man.
The honey trap. Beauty Trap. Provide alluring distractions.
美人計／美人计
Měi rén jì
Send your enemy beautiful women to cause discord within his camp. This strategy can work on three levels. First, the ruler becomes so enamored with the beauty that he neglects his duties and allows his vigilance to wane. Second, the group of men will begin to have issues if the desired women courts another man, thus creating conflict and aggressive behavior. Third, other females at court, motivated by jealousy and envy, begin to plot intrigues further exacerbating the situation.
32) Open the Gate of an Undefended City. The Empty City Stratagem.
Deliberately displaying your weakness can conceal your vulnerability.
空城計／空城计
Kōng chéng jì
When the enemy is superior in numbers and your situation is such that you expect to be overrun at any moment, then drop all pretense of military preparedness, act calmly and taunt the enemy, so that the enemy will think you have a huge ambush hidden for them. It works best by acting calm and at ease when your enemy expects you to be tense. This ploy is only successful if in most cases you do have a powerful hidden force and only sparsely use the empty fort strategy.
On Candid Camera years ago, the host set up a stand and told people that he for some reason didn’t like $20 bills. He offered to exchange them for a $5 bill to passersby. Every one without exception turned him down, thinking they were counterfeit.
Strategy 32 of 36: Empty Fort Strategy – Zhuge Liang
33) Use Adversary’s Spies to Sow Discord in Your Adversary’s Camp. Turn the Enemy’s Agents against Him.
Provide inaccurate information to mislead them, especially through informal channels.
反間計／反间计
Fǎn jiàn jì
Undermine your enemy’s ability to fight by secretly causing discord between him and his friends, allies, advisors, family, commanders, soldiers, and population. While he is preoccupied settling internal disputes, his ability to attack or defend is compromised.
After IBM came out with its personal computer, it contracted with some Taiwan manufactures. Almost immediately, Taiwan became the world leader in PC production.
34) Inflict Pain on oneself in order to Infiltrate Adversary’s Camp and Win the Confidence of the Enemy. Self-Torture.
Appear to take some hits. Feign weakness while arming yourself.
苦肉計／苦肉计
Kǔ ròu jì
Pretending to be injured has two possible applications. In the first, the enemy is lulled into relaxing his guard since he no longer considers you to be an immediate threat. The second is a way of ingratiating yourself with your enemy by pretending the injury was caused by a mutual enemy.
People standing on freeway entrances with signs asking for help.
35) Lead Your Adversary to Chain Together Their Warships. Stratagem on Stratagems.
Devise a set of interlocking stratagems to defeat them.
連環計／连环计
Lián huán jì
In important matters, one should use several stratagems applied simultaneously after another as in a chain of stratagems. Keep different plans operating in an overall scheme; however, in this manner if any one strategy fails, then the chain breaks and the whole scheme fails.
36) Retreat is the Best Option. If All Else Fails, Run Away.
Purse your BATNA.
走為上策／走为上策
Zǒu wéi shàng ce
If it becomes obvious that your current course of action will lead to defeat, then retreat and regroup. When your side is losing, there are only three choices remaining: surrender, compromise, or escape. Surrender is complete defeat, compromise is half defeat, but escape is not defeat. As long as you are not defeated, you still have a chance. This is the most famous of the stratagems, immortalized in the form of a Chinese idiom: “Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best” (三十六計，走为上計).
STRATAGEMS THAT ATTEMPT FEEBLY TO COMBINE THE STRATEGIES OF MANY LANDS AND THE PAST AND THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE AND NEW LESSONS OF A SYNERGIC NATURE: A Great Synthesis!
37) The Stratagem of Stratagems as a Positive!
Work with the Tao!
Nature is a type of Tao.
The nature of men is a type of Tao.
The story retold again and again also known as history is a type of Tao!
38) The Stratagems of Stratagem as a Negative!
Do not work counter to the Tao!
The goal of conflict is not suicide but survival, well duh!
Work with the Principle of Hierarchy not against!
Work is the Principle of Continuum not against!
The Dragon Studies the mad Eagle to Subdue, not conquer, the sharp and mighty talons of the Eagle NOW!
The talons are too strong. Remove the ears and eyes of the eagle for now. The tongue later and finally make a great cage so the eagle destroys its own land and not the world. Nuclear weapons? Look the eagle is a land of the law of man. The law of God, they care not. Pass laws in the various lands and the enforce the law and deport. Don’t deport me! I belong to the tribe that wants to survive not the tribe of suicides and therefore belong is Asia the tribe that wants to survive or so I judge with feeble logic!
The Dragon allies with those near, those wise and those who want to survive now and in the future above transitory pleasure of the flesh now!
The Dragon seeks allies among the people of faith that are everywhere for we have common goal SURVIVAL now!
We that want to survive remove the eyes and ears for a eagle that cannot see or hear is less dangerous. Deportation of the tribe of the Eagle everywhere as soon as possible in a coordinated manner, slowly for precision is needed and needless to say responsible for action which causes irresponsible social chaos in other lands is not liked by the king or loved by the people and the dragon wants to be loved not just feared and with law first. The law of man! The Filipinos have made a good template! The law makes circles around spaces and uses the concept of sexual harassment to circumscribe behavior and speech that insult women and tribe. The GOOD Americans smell sweet. The UGLY Americans have coin but their smell not so good.
The dragon and fox exchange lessons and the laughter of two such as the dragon and fox that are celestial beings can drive men mad and break teapots and we need to keep the teapots not break the teapots so quiet!
The fox shuts up! Those who need to know know already and sufficient lessons have been given NOW! If the Asian Union not yet born is meant to be then it has the information now to do what it must do!
The arcane knowledge of computer “Hugh Fox X”. This allows access to my lessons readily. Superpowers are a different path “Hugh Fox list of superpowers” and then use the alphabet to find the superpower you wish to understand better! This type of super imagination will be valuable now and in the future and even the distant future when I am gone!
The internet will soon die. I believe the dragon has satellites and an intranet which will be useful. Space suits will allow us to survive the soon to be poisoned air and for the warlords and peace-lords for they are much the same in method and only very in intent. I wish peace. My goal is universal peace and even universal union. I catholic in the old way for the word is derived from the Greek which means universal. This will help the Filipinas understood what drives me better. The priests smell sour and no longer Catholic. The sisters smell sweet and understand the true meaning of Catholic which is universal. The ceremonies focus thought and in of themselves with wandering mind and soul actually kind of insult those above us. The logic of the universe is actually quite simple but ..! Enough I now turn to the arcane subject of questions for questions have greater utility than answers for the ability to question correctly can be used again and again and even again! Three is a very special number! To get the right answers one must at least strive for the right questions however humbly. Effort is require brothers and sisters. The parents of the parent of the parent of the parent and so on walk among us but must survive and this is the test we take NOW! My children of flesh will be among the first trans-humans and this gladdens my heart!
https://foxhugh.wordpress.com/tag/transhumanism/
This list is useful to some degree but of course survival comes first.
The fox shuts up and deals with mundane needs of the body as he must for dead men tell no tales and cannot type as well. I need no typists for I enjoy typing and almost done. I just have to type the questions and then the business of pleasure. The flowers I need are on their way? The students I need are on their way? Yes for timing is my gift of good luck as a fox! I do not have this power but have allies above the world of humans that do have this power and bestow this power to an avatar of the celestial fox, the totem fox, whatever. Signing off brothers in the task for survival. I go to feast and swim and dream of flowers that walk on shapely legs and know how to walk in a way that shakes booty to use the crude vernacular!
My own needs of seeding described but local flowers are ok as long as I do not become involved in local squabble.
Will the roses/lotus flowers come to Siem Reap? A new synthesis of sense and flesh!
I like how this rose moves and smiles and is aware very aware! Evolved quite possibly. A good mother for sure and well a fertile womb. Sorry I think logically like a human should!
Oh so the Filipina rose grows everywhere? Super adaptability. A good trait for the challenge we face. I go nowhere but the instrumentalities based on singular purpose come to me! For that is the way of an avatar of the celestial fox!
I know women want seed! Let talk plainly level I have seed that seeks womb. Coin not so much. Power less. I have some influence in this wicked world. I can give your children a power of the bloodline called reactive adaptation! I prefer many roses to one! I am polygamous by nature and can share no problem. I just ask for attention and respect when I am present. The Filipina blood line produces good actresses and that is good enough for me. English is need NOW and I teach the Filipinas how to teach and everyone in Asia and the world benefits. One hand washes the other and I do like being washed with hand and mouth! I am not holy but clean!
So the Filipinas in Burma are the most evolved and can stay clean even in filth? I am interested!
Republic Act No. 11313 or The Safe Spaces Act (Bawal Bastos Law)
The Republic Act No. 11313 or The Safe Spaces Act (Bawal Bastos Law) covers all forms of gender-based sexual harassment (GBSH) committed in public spaces, educational or training institutions, workplace and online space. You may read the Law and its IRR via the links below.
⇾ Republic Act No. 11313
⇾ Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on the Republic Act No. 11313
The evolved soon to be trans-human learn the ways of memetic warfare from the Fox NOW!
The Anti-God is more commonly known as Lady Death. Holy but below not above. Suicide and murder are her tools and the latest version of the story is the story of Thanos (Marvel). Murder for the we is common and lawful to the law of God but difficult to comprehend. Suicide well this is self murder and unlikely to be lawful. Hara Kiri and Kamikaze where used by the Japanese but very, very, very unwise but the son of God did know what he was doing and was crucified? Hmm..we are children of God not the son of God and there is a BIG difference. No survival is the duty of 90.99999 and more for the vast majority of God’s children! I weary and without body I cannot teach!
https://foxhugh.wordpress.com/half-square/symbolic-memetics/
The lowly mouse and perhaps fox can help the dragon.
The women who sell flesh for coin in an island have great influence on the eagle for nature has formed law in which women influence men through gentle chiding and well women have the babies and some power over men because men want to save their children if not themselves.
Saving drowning men is actually a foolish task and for fools not the wise!
Those who seek danger are fools. Those who swim in deep waters are even more foolish. Those who swim in deep and turbulent water well exceedingly foolish. The best swimmer often drown for they are proud and do not the heed the lesson of can versus should! Seven billion will soon become more or less 10 million. Let the fools drown. Let the mad fools most especially drown. The mad who are also wise may have utility but this must be judged carefully.
Calculation is a strategy and even a stratagem!
Addendums
The Five W’s
https://foxhugh.wordpress.com/communication/the-five-ws/
Five W’s Lessons
https://foxhugh.wordpress.com/five-ws-lessons/
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