About trenches
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 12:19 pm
There are trenches now, and we have to live with it, whether we like it or not. Those who choose to be in either one of them can do one of two things. Look for as much common ground that can be found, and benefit from it (will not be much, but any benefit is better than more costs). Or loose grip of your emotions all the time and start senseless inaccurate artillery bombardments, that do not hurt your enemy at all, but costs you a lot of grenades.
At this moment i see the people that want to travel freely between the trenches as the most value adding assets. Do not shoot them in no man's land out of prejudice that they are the enemy. Do not try to imprison them in your trench by fulminating all the time about your enemy, and treating them bad if they have to say anything that is not completely negative about your enemy. They'll notice, and devaluate themselves to you.
These people are of most value to you if you let them be free. And maybe in the far future they can even be of help in cooling down your emotions and in getting a more realistic view of your enemy. Yes, yes, i can already hear the protests in both trenches arise that they will never give up anything to the enemy. But with treating the independents decently, you have not given up anything yet. Your beloved entrenched world stays intact, and you get some benefit.
Entrenchment is bad as it is. But loosing control of your emotions all the time is even worse, and gets you in a lose-lose-lose situation.
Kind regards, Vincent
At this moment i see the people that want to travel freely between the trenches as the most value adding assets. Do not shoot them in no man's land out of prejudice that they are the enemy. Do not try to imprison them in your trench by fulminating all the time about your enemy, and treating them bad if they have to say anything that is not completely negative about your enemy. They'll notice, and devaluate themselves to you.
These people are of most value to you if you let them be free. And maybe in the far future they can even be of help in cooling down your emotions and in getting a more realistic view of your enemy. Yes, yes, i can already hear the protests in both trenches arise that they will never give up anything to the enemy. But with treating the independents decently, you have not given up anything yet. Your beloved entrenched world stays intact, and you get some benefit.
Entrenchment is bad as it is. But loosing control of your emotions all the time is even worse, and gets you in a lose-lose-lose situation.
Kind regards, Vincent