the tactics will work much better against a centralized organization than a decentralized org; see the Butler section
OTOH, Staeheli (and I very much agree) thinks that it is the charismatic power, and direction that makes the difference in choosing targets
once upon a time, I had academic dreams of getting my own theory published; which I would have called critical point theory. It would have been a combination of "great man theory" and decap strategy.
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most people don't matter...zap the ones that do, and cripple a movement
unless the leader is already dead.
Christianity...and Islam...come to mind.
bingo; religious movements are hard to squish
hell, the Jews are still around after 2000 years, and I bet it's hard to get converts since they cant eat bacon or lobster LOL
hmmm.
was the Scientific Method a 'movement'?
Could it be made into one?
I'd say yes...
the Church made it a point to squash it as much as possible before the full power of the printing press came into effect.
The Church used a combination of Info War and arrests...and of controlling employment!
didn't work huh?
or it hasn't worked yet.
from the from what I hear on the news they're still trying
RILLY HARD
to squish it.
honestly speaking, it is the Church of Liberalism that is hard at work against Scientific Method these days!
of course they are...and in a MOST dishonest way.