Muddled Social Strategies

These quotes have long been used.   Applying them have benefits but are messy.


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1.   Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
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This can be applied effectively to competitors in business and in sports.  For personal relationships, employing this strategy via monitoring the social media accounts of friends and enemies makes one a certified and pathetic masochist.  It is a heavy burden to allot time and attention to things and persons that do not make you happy.  

Normal lang kung gusto mo laging iniisip ang mga taong minamahal mo at inspirasyon mo.  Normal lang kung ayaw mo nang NEGA.  Ang dating ng kaaway ay NEGA. (Translation:  It is normal to think often of our loved ones and our inspiration.  It is normal if you avoid bad news and don't want to encourage negativism.  An enemy brings negative vibes.)

So check out your screws if you like to think often and/or be close to someone that makes you NEGAtive.    Unless your enemy reminds you of your favorite food.

2.   Divide and conquer.
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People use this to acquire and/or maintain power.   Supervisors, managers, bosses and even companies employ this tactic.  This control strategy is only effective while your subjects are not aware of your game.  This is a risky strategy since a backlash is inevitable when the pawns discover that they have been fooled or played around with.

For the loyal subjects, just always remember "United we Stand, Divided we Fall."  Good leadership is based on truth, hard work and efficiency..

3.   Good news or bad news is still publicity.
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This strategy has often been used by spin doctors in politics and the entertainment industry. These experts create and magnify an event or an issue so the general public will focus their attention on the strategist's clients. Unfortunately, the magnified events and/or issues (whether fabricated or not) are usually classified as bizarre, notorious, ridiculous, shallow or unbelievable. Simply put, these are gimmicks.   

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For most Pinoys however, relationships are based on trust and genuine concern rather than strategies and schemes. (Pakikisama)  Pinoys would rather be the underdog than the bully.  In the end, Pinoys believe that the underdog overcomes the bully and is victorious.