First off, relax if you don't know what a Grotesque is. A Grotesque is a chess puzzle wherein White fights with a much smaller force against a much larger and well positioned force. Usually it's an "End-game" problem, after much of the battle has already been fought and the White player is fully expected to lose.

The first thing to remember when you're in a grotesque scenario, is to remember, to not take it so freaking seriously. Yes, it's a dire situation, but panicking will only result in you losing faster. You have to look at what you CAN control, and what you can do to hurt the other side. You're not going to necessarily win, but you sure as hell can do major damage, and perhaps even eke out a victory.

First, you have to change your mindset. We are not the losers, despite the enemy yelling at us non-stop 24-7 that nobody is on our side and that we're going to lose. That of course is what they want us to do, so by simply not doing what you are told, you've already won a minor victory. Yes, we're up against a situation where we have been outmaneuvered time and time again by divide and conquer tactics, but what we have left is a rock solid core of those who do not bow to lies.

Second, cultivate the "Wasp" mentality. It's already working, and yet the PTB don't see it. Every time they talk about how evil we are here, and every time they make reference to us, they paint us as their "Wasp". Think about what happens when a Wasp is inside a moving automobile. Everybody panics. Not because of the damage that can be done, but because of the perceived threat. Yes, this is the exact same reason Terror attacks are so effective on the Americans. They can't REALLY hurt us, but they will scream, and jerk the country around trying to destroy the Wasp, which will probably fly free unharmed from the wreckage of the vehicle when all is said and done.

Third, Hit em Where They Ain't. Rule one for Guerilla Warfare, and also the most important rule for battling in any asymmetrical situation. The enemy will ALWAYS have more resources to throw at any possible situation. As a result, you will have to choose your battles wisely. DO NOT throw away time, effort, materiel and morale by attacking fortified enemy positions. You won't win, and will just end up hurting your own positions. For example, don't bother trying to respond to DNC attacks on Sexism, Racism, LGBTQ Rights, or Religions. Those are VERY strongly fortified positions, and they will constantly attempt to make every single battle on those terms.

Fourth, Hit and Fade. This is one that's hard to adjust to mentally, but needs to be emphasized, especially when you win a small victory. The temptation to stick around and solidify the position will be enormous. For example, say you win a small victory, like Abbie Hoffman Did with the water project he protested. He did NOT stick around and attempt to make water the source of a new political movement. He did not make the issue about water, local politics, and all the baggage associated with him. Instead he moved on to a different target, which had the potential to cause lasting harm to the FBI. He got documents to the people who HAD the ability to make change. Unfortunately, the media had been co-opted at this point, (They learned FAST from Watergate) And as such the damage from the revelation of COINTELPRO was minimized. The concept however, was solid, just hadn't obeyed the next rule.

Fifth, Don't repeat yourself. If you Win, expect that tactic not to work again. Feel free to try, if you think the enemy is dumber than you are, but chances are you just won against a position they hadn't fortified. Attempting to attack it again will result in the full retaliation. The Enemy is not as dumb as they think YOU are.

These are just my Wargaming/Military rules of thumb for asymmetrical conflict. It's cheerfully cribbed from the best, like Mao and Guevara. As Von Clausewitz said, War is Just Politics carried out through other means. I consider that to be an equation. As such both sides are equal, and the lessons of war can be applied to politics.

So, if you're interested in playing a few grotesque scenarios, just to get the feel of losing without taking it to seriously, there's a wide variety of ways to get into it. There's of course the classic Chess Problems, Which are the simplest way. If you're into more classic gaming, I recommend trying a tabletop game like Advanced Squad Leader, which often have scenarios that require the requisite thought. If you're more of the video game fan, there's plenty of interesting strategy games out there, most of them made by indie developers by modding popular games which usually are obsessed with US style overwhelming force. I recommend Europa Barbarorum for the historical fans, Jagged Alliance 2 v.1.13 for the Modern Fans, and XCOM 2: Long War 2 for those interested in a scenario involving an enemy with total control over the media and infrastructure, where even the populace for the most part are against you... (My personal favorite. Still Can't win in Ironman Mode, but doesn't stop me trying.)

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