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Machiavelli realized that, when carefully studying history, the good guy almost always finishes last.

There is something to be said for the principle of fighting for your survival. Religious and political voices counsel us every day how to be submissive and, for the most part, docile. Most first-world societies have been brainwashed their people, push a relentless torrent mandating acts of altruism, self-loathing, and guilt. The overlords have “bred” Aggression out of us. Such social engineering has been used throughout man’s history under the guise of civility and peace. The goal, of course, is to assure the dominance of a government or group over others.

If you think that you understand strategic social interactions, politics, or survival, then you better know Machiavelli.

The first thing that every survival minded person must do is learn how to override that training. If you genuinely wish to survive any significant conflict or social upheaval, then you need to understand Machiavelli's principles. A Nicolo Machiavelli primer is provided below, along with his two seminal works.

 

Executive Summary:

Anyone who wishes to protect their nation, way of life, liberty, and freedom should acquaint themselves with the Machiavellian principles. I suggest that you begin with “The Prince.” (see the PDF below)

His principles (in the supporting materials below) will offend the sensibilities of some who are highly religious. I recommend that you force yourself past it. The perceptions and well-rooted historical basis upon which they were formed are easily validated by millennia.

Machiavelli served as a diplomat in Italy's Florentine Republic for fourteen years. Upon the return of the exiled Medic family and the fall of the Republic, Machiavelli studied Roman history. Licking his wounds at the collapse of the Republic, he wrote his most notable treatise, The Prince. In the Prince, he outlined the harsh realities of what it requires to maintain and assure the longevity of a monarchy or a government.

Machiavelli is known as the "Father of Modern Political Theory". The Prince illuminated the necessity of ruling by deceit, fear, and in some cases, force. Pope Clement VIII condemned the premise. Interestingly, the Catholic Church had been practicing nearly identical methods to protect, grow, and maintain their control over their nation-state colonies around the world, all done for the “greater good” (God’s will).

Machiavelli was well-read and quite worldly for his time. In 1521 he penned an interesting treatise "On the Art of War."  The Prince and Click here to download "On the Art of War."

 Supporting Materials:

Machiavelli:

  • May 3, 1469 - Jun 21, 1527, Florence, (Italy) Republic of Florence
  • Diplomat, Politician, Historian, Philosopher, Humanist, Writer
  • "Father of Modern Political Theory"

Machiavelli’s Principles:

  • Separate Politics/Government from Religion
    • Machiavelli challenged the core underlying everyone's religious convictions. He challenged the logic and historical evidence of spiritual and moral convictions at the heart of “man”.
  • There are no friends in politics
  • The “effectual truth”
    • .Allies in politics, whether at home or abroad, are not friends
  • Whoever imagines allies are friends ensures his ruin rather than his preservation
  • The virtues taught in our secular and religious schools are incompatible with the virtues one must practice safeguarding those same institutions.
  • The power of the lion and the cleverness of the fox: These are the qualities a leader must harness to preserve the republic.
  • Leaders must, at times inspire fear not only in their foes but even in their allies — and even in their own ministers.
  • The proper aim of a leader is to maintain his state
  • P.olitics is an environment where
    • Acting virtuously often leads to the ruin of a state.
    • Pursuing what appears to be vice results in security and well-being.
  • Leaders must understand that the ability to make difficult decisions carefully weighing the best of bad choices is what is required to achieve the most good.

“I pour myself out as fully as I can in meditation on the subject, discussing what a principality is, what kinds there are, how they can be acquired, how they can be kept, why they are lost:” Nicolo Machiavelli

Machiavelli set social precepts on their collective ears. He broke the standard of the time; separating Politics/Government from Religion. The response to Machiavelli’s words was condemnation and outrage. He never urged evil for evil’s sake. He realized that, when carefully studying history, the good guy almost always finishes last.

 The Prince and Click here to download "On the Art of War".

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Reactive behaviors are dangerous. Proactive actions are strong. Proactive actions are the essence of planning, analytical analysis, and review of historical data. Proactive actions are based upon careful deliberations and well-designed preparations and procedures. Reactive actions are spur of the moment. By their nature, they lack clarity of thought, lack deliberation, and are fraught with shortsighted reasoning. We should take a quick look at this issue and how we see its results intentionally thrust upon us in the real world.

Benjamin Franklin’s quote, widely butchered and amended, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”, would seem to be more appropriate to this topic than most would realize. That quote is commonly applied to arguments regarding the surveillance state and excessive governance/protection. In fact, most people are not aware that Franklin was referring to monetary seizures through taxation. Of course, taxation is an affront to freedom, and threatens liberty if you fail to comply. The solution to the people’s lack of desire to comply is gained through the application of the Hegelian Dialectic. Rahm Emmanuel popularized, or vilified, the concept with his

Hegelian Dialectic 

Problem – Reaction – Solution Paradigm

  1. The government creates or exploits a problem then attributes blame to others.
  2. The populace reacts by asking the government for protection and help to solve the problem.
  3. The government offers the solution that was planned by them long before the crisis occurred.

Outcome: Rights and liberties are exchanged for the illusion of protection and help.

Bruce Yandle (The Freeman) put it well in a recent article:

“… When it comes to crisis management, opportunistic politicians such an [Rahm] Emanuel never miss a chance to convert crises into political pork for special interests.

Rahm’s Rule is a useful accessory to a body of theory that seeks to explain the political economy of regulation. The rule tells us that major crises can provide cover for distributing benefits to targeted special interest groups. The greater the magnitude of a given crisis and the shorter the interval for forming legislation to deal with it, the larger the spread of pork that can be packed into the final legislation. Rahm’s Rule is a guarantee that efforts to resolve a deadline-based crisis will go on to the very last minute."

 

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