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Parent Post: How does someone run for office in todays time without selling out?
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carp30mnia
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3/11/2025, 4:18:18 AM
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Oh interesting, wasn't aware that was similar to the 'Painter's' playbook lol  That's why ideally in the switch up scenario you have both/either: A) **Loyalists on the take:** foster a large/growing team with you that represent an 'underground' movement within a movement that had same intentions as you from the get-go. Prop them up to also being elected in strategic positions getting you 'in' with their support to implement the changes you want. (AIPAC have been largely successful with little resistance. Try to become informed about their modus operandi. Imo good guys don't organize covertly enough.). **Challenge**: the larger the group, the harder it is to keep track of and account for infiltrators within your own infiltration operation. If you wanted to be %%seriously%% under the radar, use covert operations. Ex: abandon all telecommunications involving your true purpose, only deal in physically written communication with other trusted members if you must, develop coded language, etc. B) **Followers that already agree mostly**: Garner enough of a following with your brand of anti-corruption, while continuing to interpret things you support within their 'lens'. So you wouldn't be bait and switching them so much as making them come onto your side with reasons they appreciate. Ex: You could present abolishing the federal reserve with arguments that the base would agree with. Eventually trickle in other reasons not priority to the general base once it's more widely accepted, and they'll be more inclined to want further reasons to *dislike it* and feed into their bias. Aka more food to feed an already generated emotional investment.   Yes, that would be the best method. But remember that the last time those powers were openly and loudly criticized was Occupy Wallstreet, how quickly that was shut down, and that's when identity politics were manifested to attack and divide people that had united against them. https://www.carolinajournal.com/opinion/is-identity-politics-a-distraction/ You'd have to make the attack more subtle and 'stomach-able' perhaps to those against it so resistance to it would be more difficult to directly attack at first, but also seeded into the mind of everyone. You can first introduce it as "Federal Reserve Reform" before going the slippery slope down to abolishment much later on. Basically you have to become an expert in the psychological warfare currently being waged, unfortunately. At least there's always **C) Find a plot, community, and secede as a last resort:** If impossible to achieve on a national level... You, your collaborators, and followers can physically concentrate in and gain control of a state/province/etc. and then try to secede. At the end of the day you need at least SOME LAND and assured genuine representation in order to self-determine your future.
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maurice
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3/11/2025, 3:49:08 PM
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To me it seems like the hemi-epiphyte method and finding followers that already agree mostly look like they work well together and are seemingly the most realistic path. (the others would need a lot more luck involved to work). The left has shown that slippery slope techniques can be effective, so just planting seeds early on and then getting more radical with policy as time goes on does seem like it will work convincing the people to be on your side. The largest problem would be getting congress to pass laws with you, and while support from the people can go a long way, it may not be enough. Maybe doing something like Trump floated earlier about creating a new MAGA party. If one was a popular president like Trump in theory they'd have a good shot at breaking off and making a successful new party and then it would be very clear which congressmen were on your side to the average voter. Right now the average voter can't tell the difference between a Thomas Massie and a Rhino Mitch McConnel, but if Thomas joined a third party following the president, it would be clear to the people to vote McConnel out for a candidate of the new party. That is getting very in the weeds though, I guess the better thing to focus on would be what do initial steps look like for finding and setting up the foundation for a candidate like this?
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