03-09-2021, 03:44 AM
"If they manufacture an illness, why not take the manufactured cure that is also provided."
Generally speaking, this setup is called a con, a scam, or a high level deception trick.
For example, if you were to buy a house for 100k USD, and I wanted to take advantage of that, I would attempt to convince you to sell it to me for 90k, believing the market value will skyrocket to 150k USD in a few months or years.
A regular trade would be for you to sell it to me for 110 or 120k, above market price, but still within a good amount of margin for overall profit taking. But no, I think I need it at a lower price than market, that way I win if it reaches 150k and I win if it stays at 100k. Meanwhile I collect "rent" to pay the taxes and maintenance, as I don't need to live in it. So you would be losing the rent income plus the appreciation in value, if the market booms, plus 10k off the up front cost, plus whatever interest was on your loan to buy (borrow technically from banks) that house in the first place.
Most people would logically not take that deal, as there is no benefit to them. So I just set fire (called arson) to the neighborhood and burn down the businesses 1-5 mile away. This will "lower" your property value temporarily, so that it sinks to 70k or 80k. THis makes my offer of 90k "above market value" temporarily.
And if you still refuse the "deal", there might be a little fire on your own property.
This is how negative strategies work. You lose, I gain. I gain, and I gain. You lose, and you lose.
If you are still resistant to the "deal", then your home might just burn down and you collect the insurance. Meanwhile, I'll buy up the property at bottom level rates. It's got nothing on it after all, any more.
This is called "engineer the crisis and then provide the solution". The crisis is setup like a con or trick. Trick or treat! Meaning, give me something or you will get penalized.
The "crisis" is you lose. The solution is "I win".
This is how negative civilizations actually think, although how they can create a civilization is another topic. Ferengi in the Star Trek universe perhaps? Most people can grasp it, although some cannot accept it in their heart, because they rely on a different mode of deal making.
So some people can see both sides of the situation, while others can only see one side of the equation. There are extremes on either side, but the middle path requires neutrality and objective observation skills.
This is often why the ancients had a saying "get a thief to catch a thief". Why? Because only a thief can think like a thief? Perhaps.
Generally speaking, this setup is called a con, a scam, or a high level deception trick.
For example, if you were to buy a house for 100k USD, and I wanted to take advantage of that, I would attempt to convince you to sell it to me for 90k, believing the market value will skyrocket to 150k USD in a few months or years.
A regular trade would be for you to sell it to me for 110 or 120k, above market price, but still within a good amount of margin for overall profit taking. But no, I think I need it at a lower price than market, that way I win if it reaches 150k and I win if it stays at 100k. Meanwhile I collect "rent" to pay the taxes and maintenance, as I don't need to live in it. So you would be losing the rent income plus the appreciation in value, if the market booms, plus 10k off the up front cost, plus whatever interest was on your loan to buy (borrow technically from banks) that house in the first place.
Most people would logically not take that deal, as there is no benefit to them. So I just set fire (called arson) to the neighborhood and burn down the businesses 1-5 mile away. This will "lower" your property value temporarily, so that it sinks to 70k or 80k. THis makes my offer of 90k "above market value" temporarily.
And if you still refuse the "deal", there might be a little fire on your own property.
This is how negative strategies work. You lose, I gain. I gain, and I gain. You lose, and you lose.
If you are still resistant to the "deal", then your home might just burn down and you collect the insurance. Meanwhile, I'll buy up the property at bottom level rates. It's got nothing on it after all, any more.
This is called "engineer the crisis and then provide the solution". The crisis is setup like a con or trick. Trick or treat! Meaning, give me something or you will get penalized.
The "crisis" is you lose. The solution is "I win".
This is how negative civilizations actually think, although how they can create a civilization is another topic. Ferengi in the Star Trek universe perhaps? Most people can grasp it, although some cannot accept it in their heart, because they rely on a different mode of deal making.
So some people can see both sides of the situation, while others can only see one side of the equation. There are extremes on either side, but the middle path requires neutrality and objective observation skills.
This is often why the ancients had a saying "get a thief to catch a thief". Why? Because only a thief can think like a thief? Perhaps.