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Michael McCune - Repost🌩️ 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉.You can feel it — in the headlines, the protests, the silence between neighbors.The line between right and wrong has blurred so completely that many can’t tell which side they’re standing on anymore.𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.It’s true — there is a 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 over this nation.And the 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞.They’ve even crowned their kings and queens to lead it.That name is 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦.We’ve all seen the faces of those who would try to 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.They speak of compassion, yet spread control.They promise freedom, yet deliver dependency.They claim equality, yet 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧.As 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, I want to show you how to 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.But to do that, I need you to do something that may be difficult.For a few moments, 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 for the opposition.Not because they deserve compassion, but because those emotions 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝.𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧.⸻♟️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝, 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬If you want to know what an enemy will do next, stop listening to their speeches and start watching their 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫.Character is the scorecard of future behavior.Here’s how to read it:♞ 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 — do their 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 match their 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?If not, expect deception, if yes, expect consistency.♜ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 — who benefits when this policy or program passes?Power follows reward, and people follow money and influence.♛ 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — those who loudly accuse others of a sin are often hiding that sin themselves.Projection is 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐞, so 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞.It’s the queen’s move of deception, bold, emotional, and designed to distract from the real play.♝ 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 — ideology that never changes is predictable, rhetoric that shifts with polling is opportunism.♟️ 𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 — who funds them, who surrounds them, which institutions bend the knee?𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲.♞ 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 — manufactured crises are their weapon.If they push panic, they aim to force choices you wouldn’t make in calm.♜ 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 — appointments, contracts, grants, pardons, these are the 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭.Do this work calmly, like a scout returning with a map.When you can 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬, you’ll know which battles to contest, which to avoid, and 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞.⸻♟️ 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝, 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬Part of a strategist’s job is to 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫.Are they in alignment?Are promises being broken, and if so, why?Is it fear, greed, or the hunger for power?Much like Game of Thrones, the 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 operates on multiple levels, each with its own kings and queens maneuvering for control.To understand it, you must assess 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫, not appearance, not performance, but the 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭.If someone is inherently corrupt, lacking moral character, their first instinct is 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.They accuse others of the very evil they themselves embody.That’s exactly what the Left has done for years with 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩.They’ve projected their moral failures onto him so effectively that it’s become a psychological disorder we now call 𝐓𝐃𝐒 — 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞.A true strategist looks past the noise.He watches the alignment between 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬.That’s the only way to separate 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.And by that measure, I reject the Left’s claim that Trump is “evil.”Does he have a large ego and a touch of narcissism?Probably.But that ego works to 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, it fuels a relentless drive to win for the country, not to exploit it.Now, apply that same standard to others, and 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞.Take 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.I disagree entirely with his socialist ideology, it’s economically destructive,but I’ll say this, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧.That makes his policies dangerous, but not necessarily the man.Contrast that with 𝐉𝐨𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧, 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢.Their words and actions not only fail to align, they 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 that harm the very people they claim to protect.That’s not hypocrisy, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲.And then there’s 𝐀𝐎𝐂.Her danger is different.She’s not a sociopath, her words and actions often align,but her 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬.She mistakes emotion for wisdom, and that’s a formula for chaos.A strategist sees all this 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭.𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡.And when those two don’t match,you’re no longer dealing with leadership,𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.🔥 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝.Evil empires have tried to bring down 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 for nearly 250 years.Benjamin Franklin once said, “We have a republic, if we can keep it.”And 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝.You have become 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬, disciplined, aware, and grounded in truth.Now it’s time to go one step further,and become 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, calm, precise, and 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝.Because the battle for freedom is not won by force,it’s won by 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.Most people see politics as a clash of parties,but what we’re really witnessing is a clash of 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬,those awake enough to see the pattern, and those still blinded by it.The next great awakening won’t come from anger,it’ll come from 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬.𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.