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King Wu's constant response of "Excellent" to T'ai Kung's suggestions/lectures makes me wonder if he is actually Bill and/or Ted transported from the Future and improbably set up as a king in Early Chou era ancient China. Meanwhile, T'ai Kung's list of army equipment that the army needs reads like some sort of ancient Dept of Defense wish-list.
— Jan 18, 2025 07:12PM
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Robert
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A lot of mentions of fortifications, especially field fortifications. The earlier works (e.g. The Art of War) often referred to "feudal lords" as if they were a part of the terrain.
— Feb 17, 2025 06:23PM
Robert
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Realizing that agent Cooper's outlines his methods (in the second episode of Twin Peaks) in a similar way to Sun Tzu.
— Jan 26, 2025 11:26AM
Robert
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I like how the word "Shih" (勢) has a 4-page long endnote explaining its usage and meaning in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Also, I think I like Pinyin better than Wade-Giles.
— Jan 25, 2025 04:01PM
Robert
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The ancients loved their lists: the five grains, the five weapons, the six animals, etc...
— Jan 20, 2025 06:34PM
Robert
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The instructions for how to subvert a state in T'ai Kung's Six Secret Teachings (under Martial Secret Teachings) could be a general description of the current politics of the United States.
— Jan 16, 2025 10:11PM
