As promised, I'm following up on yesterday's epic crossposted blog entry by reviving Pax Americana's regular 198 Sundays feature. Since I'm trying to get my seditious ideas more widely disseminated, I'm going to pull the same trick and publish this in several channels.
I had a little difficulty deciding what Method to look at. In a sidebar chat with Lambert, we figured that what's important is not just saying "here's 198 ways we could maybe fight the power" but providing more concrete success stories with specific tactical suggestions.
So should I go with a basic Method to illustrate where I would start and try to paint a picture of escalation in a strategic context, or choose a more dramatic example that might spark better discussion and lead to an organic strategic arc? I considered looking at some things that have come up in yesterday's threads, like boycotts and strikes, and stuff like sedition, which would be right up most bloggers' alley.
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