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Sadism and Lies and Our Refusal to Obey
We win the way all People’s movements win.
The name of the dictator or even his specific actions don’t matter. What matters, what makes a difference is what we do. And that we don’t listen to his lies or participate in, or in any way support his cruelty.
It’s our duty to refuse to listen to the lies and to make every one of the cruel actions difficult to carry out — and very, very costly for the dictator and his lackeys.
Cruelty and Power: Rule By the Criminally Insane
It’s always difficult to know if our opponent is stupid or lying, but in the current case I think it’s safe to assume that he’s both.
Perhaps the motivations don’t matter—the job is to disempower evil, not understand it. Still, we might be more effective if we understand what’s behind it all.
We know that the tyrant is thin-skinned, as almost all tyrants are, and much stupider than the average tyrant. We know that he’s listening to people who are as evil but smarter than himself. But he’s not a good listener, so he’s an unreliable ally to the rogues around him.
This is a plus for us. They are divided and we are united.
