Violet Madder"When public attention spikes, authoritarian systems offer a tactical sacrifice."
Like a lizard dropping its thrashing tail-- only this isn't the tactic of prey trying to escape.
Ever heard of the rubber boa? It's a snake whose head and tail look almost exactly the same. The snake crawls into a nest. Its tail sticks up and wiggles as a decoy, and the parents defending the nest attack the tail, scarring it up, while the head calmly pays them no mind and eats their babies.
(yes yes, I know, substack is bad, the writing of the article is good, here we are)
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https://open.substack.com/pub/geoffreygrammer/p/the-art-of-the-feigned-retreat?utm_source=direct&r=ze2nt&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Stop confusing maneuvering with retreating. The game is to prevent us from gaining momentum.
Pernick