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Lanny_MacDonald · 08-11-2006, 08:40 AM

Daradon beat me to it, but I want to expand the comments a bit.

I believe that information is indeed the linch pin to success in our society now. The Golden Rule used to be, "he who had the gold makes the rules", but I think that has changed as we have moved into the 90's and the new millennium, and the new Golden Rule is "he who has the information, the ability to manipulate, disseminate and control that information, makes the rules". Management of the information flow allows control over the masses. We are experiencing this in spades right now.

Getting the belief about information out of the way I also wanted to touch on the style of warfare. As Daradon pointed out, guerilla tactics are the standard operating procedure for over-matched forces. We saw the Americans get beat by these tactics in Viet Nam, we saw the Americans teach the mujahideen how to use them to defeat the Soviets, and now we are watching those same tactics used in urban warfare to defeat the Americans (again) and give the Israelis all they can handle. This style of warfare tilts the playing field to the home team and makes the war unwinable by any invading force IMO. The locals have the advantage of being able to bleed the invading forces dry. This is actually old school fighting and has little to do with information. It's warfare of convienence, striking the targets that happen by your location before moving on yourself. It's highly uncoordinated, for the most part, and relies on the enemy being the aggressor and entering into your field of operation. Information plays a very small role in this warfare IMO.

I think there should be two separate threads in your theory and book. I think you should run with the information age thread, as it is very true for industrialized societies. But I think you should also consider a thread in you book about this being the age of "extremism". It appears that governments all over the world are becoming more and more extreme in their views and more inclined to play the game their way or no way. Alliances will continue to develop and face those with the same extreme ideology against the other. Engagements will be extreme as well. Terrorist activities on both sides will continue to evolve and become more of a standard and norm. Views will continue to evolve to extreme levels (we see it here, and this is where information access and shaping of the message becomes a critical component). I see use in a new age alright, but I think its the Age of Extremeism.

08-11-2006, 08:40 AM	#9
Lanny_MacDonald Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	Daradon beat me to it, but I want to expand the comments a bit. I believe that information is indeed the linch pin to success in our society now. The Golden Rule used to be, "he who had the gold makes the rules", but I think that has changed as we have moved into the 90's and the new millennium, and the new Golden Rule is "he who has the information, the ability to manipulate, disseminate and control that information, makes the rules". Management of the information flow allows control over the masses. We are experiencing this in spades right now. Getting the belief about information out of the way I also wanted to touch on the style of warfare. As Daradon pointed out, guerilla tactics are the standard operating procedure for over-matched forces. We saw the Americans get beat by these tactics in Viet Nam, we saw the Americans teach the mujahideen how to use them to defeat the Soviets, and now we are watching those same tactics used in urban warfare to defeat the Americans (again) and give the Israelis all they can handle. This style of warfare tilts the playing field to the home team and makes the war unwinable by any invading force IMO. The locals have the advantage of being able to bleed the invading forces dry. This is actually old school fighting and has little to do with information. It's warfare of convienence, striking the targets that happen by your location before moving on yourself. It's highly uncoordinated, for the most part, and relies on the enemy being the aggressor and entering into your field of operation. Information plays a very small role in this warfare IMO. I think there should be two separate threads in your theory and book. I think you should run with the information age thread, as it is very true for industrialized societies. But I think you should also consider a thread in you book about this being the age of "extremism". It appears that governments all over the world are becoming more and more extreme in their views and more inclined to play the game their way or no way. Alliances will continue to develop and face those with the same extreme ideology against the other. Engagements will be extreme as well. Terrorist activities on both sides will continue to evolve and become more of a standard and norm. Views will continue to evolve to extreme levels (we see it here, and this is where information access and shaping of the message becomes a critical component). I see use in a new age alright, but I think its the Age of Extremeism.