Sandile, I wouldn't have said it better myself, thank you.
. . Klaas Nono Mabunda ANCYL Limpopo Provincial Spokesperson 0827304331 0794304331 0867182705 (fax) [email protected] [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:43:42 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] Robert Greene 's 48 Laws of Power. Robert Greene's book comes from a long tradition of titles which promote megalomania; namely Sun Tzu's 'The Art of war' and Machiaveli's 'The Prince'. These texts, collectively form an anthology of how to become a blood thirsty, manipulative, despot. These texts, including Robert Greene's, fall short of providing an acceptable description of how revolutionaries should relate to authority entrusted to them democratically as defined in 'Through the Eye of the Needle' and 'How to be a Good Communist' to mention but a few. That being so, I would argue that if 'The Prince' is a text worth including in the Communist University Course, so should Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power. Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -----Original Message----- From: Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:22:13 To: YCLSA EOM Forum<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] Robert Greene 's 48 Laws of Power. I don't think that Klaas Nono Mabunda is really fitting in with this group. This latest post of his is just ugly. If it is the kind of thing that is relished within the ANC Youth League in Limpopo, then I think that these comrades should be prevailed upon to keep such things to themselves, and not spread them around. Robert Greene may share their creed, but not ours. What do other comrades think? VC On 11 February 2013 16:10, Klaas Nono Mabunda <[email protected]>wrote: > Robert Greene 's 48 Laws of Power. > > 1.Never outshine the master. > > 2.Never put too much trust in friends; learn how to use enemies. > > 3.Conceal your intentions. > > 4.Always say less than necessary. > > 5.So Much Depends on Reputation – Guard it with your Life. > > 6.Court attention at all costs. > > 7.Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit. > > 8.Make other people come to you; use bait if necessary. > > 9.Win through your actions, never through argument. > > 10.Infection: avoid the unhappy and unlucky. > > 11.Learn to keep people dependent on you. > > 12.Use selective honesty and generosity to disarm your victim. > > 13.When asking for help, appeal to people's self-interests, never to their > mercy or gratitude. > > 14.Pose as a friend, work as a spy. > > 15.Crush your enemy totally. > > 16. Use absence to increase respect and honor. > > 17.Keep others in suspended terror: cultivate an air of unpredictability. > > 18.Do not build fortresses to protect yourself. Isolation is dangerous. > > 19.Know who you're dealing with; do not offend the wrong person. > > 20.Do not commit to anyone. > > 21.Play a sucker to catch a sucker: play dumber than your mark. > > 22.Use the surrender tactic: transform weakness into power. > > 23.Concentrate your forces. > > 24.Play the perfect courtier. > > 25.Re-create yourself. > > 26.Keep your hands clean. > > 27.Play on people's need to believe to create a cultlike following. > > 28.Enter action with boldness. > > 29.Plan all the way to the end. > > 30.Make your accomplishments seem effortless. > > 31.Control the options: get others to play with the cards you deal. > > 32.Play to people's fantasies. > > 33.Discover each man's thumbscrew. > > 34.Be royal in your fashion: act like a king to be treated like one. > > 35.Master the art of timing. > > 36.Disdain things you cannot have: Ignoring them is the best revenge. > > 37.Create compelling spectacles. > > 38.Think as you like but behave like others. > > 39.Stir up waters to catch fish. > > 40.Despise the free lunch. > > 41.Avoid stepping into a great man's shoes. > > 42.Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter. > > 43.Work on the hearts and minds of others. > > 44.Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect. > > 45.Preach the need for change, but never reform too much at once. > > 46.Never appear perfect. > > 47.Do not go past the mark you aimed for; in victory, learn when to stop. > > 48.Assume formlessness > > > > . > . > Klaas Nono Mabunda > ANCYL Limpopo Provincial Spokesperson > 0827304331 > 0794304331 > 0867182705 (fax) > [email protected] > [email protected] > > -- > -- > You are subscribed. 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