FB Post – 6/26

She sure seems to have him wrapped around her finger yea? Is he her enemy?

subdue the enemy without fighting

Lure in the enemy by it’s weaknesses and let it destroy itself?

If you haven’t read the Art of War by Sun Tzu I highly suggest you do as it can apply to many things in life.

One of the biggest lessons from the ART OF WAR is never interrupt an enemy doing the wrong thing. This is something that the OOA/OSDM/HIDC seem to be missing. In fact they have completely failed nearly every lesson from the ART OF WAR besides “Divide and Conquer”, at which they are exceedingly good at.

And it is very interesting in that by having this quote on this photo, they are essentially cluing us into the fact that we may just have a war on our hands. But who is fighting who?

Some background on the content of the painting:

Psyche and Cupid represent a marriage between the Soul and Desire. It’s often used as a cautionary tale (in later antiquity) to demonstrate that the willingness to succumb to passion and need can cause the downfall of the human soul. However, in Apuleius’ original story, Psyche (the Soul) is rewarded with immortality for embracing her desires.

How did the human soul become immortal? By allowing itself to chase that which it wanted.

@wanda102

Psyche and Cupid represent a marriage between the Soul and Desire. It’s often used as a cautionary tale (in later antiquity) to demonstrate that the willingness to succumb to passion and need can cause the downfall of the human soul. However, in Apuleius’ original story, Psyche (the Soul) is rewarded with immortality for embracing her desires.

So with this in mind along with the quote “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” – Sun Tzu we can essentially say that us giving into our lust is the easy win for whatever nefarious organization is putting us through this.

So is the message here… don’t give in?

@thebuz I don’t know if they are necessarily telling us to give in or not, but it seems they are foreshadow or even warning that is it a true way to “lose the war”. Perhaps whatever we lust for the most is, like you said, fuel for the mysterious organization. The war of what? I’m still trying to figure that out…

@thebuz Joyce did say “it is simply easier to follow along with the fun distractions that come forth here and there and to enjoy these frivolities we offer,” didn’t she? Don’t resist, don’t fight, give in.

@wanda102 Or is this just a different side of the Fluffernutter coin?

“Stop worrying, and just give into this frivolities.”

vs.

“These things that seem like a good time? They’ll KILL YOU.”

@shankfx22
@thebuz

I think this quote is about intention. Sun Tzu is saying that subduing without fighting is the pinnacle of generalship. That means that the “war” being fought is not a traditional attack that is aimed to break down or destroy us, rather they mean to have us submit willingly and be useful to them.

@bcbishop I feel like Fluff was warning us to look beyond the exterior of what we’re presented. As such, I do understand your idea that he wasn’t the same as the caller who spoke to Meghan, Megan, and Kortney the other night. However, I’d counter that, if he was, in instructing us to give them something to invest in, he’s continuing to suggest we not take things at face value, and be discerning. Whether he and Joyce have the same motives remains to be seen. That said, just because Joyce said it was easier to give in to frivolity, doesn’t mean that’s an approach worth “investing” in.

As we say in crisis PR, “Don’t start a fire in your own backyard”.