Posted on 12/26/2015 3:43:19 PM PST by Hojczyk
It was the greatest moment of Pattons career and a welcome, day-late Christmas present for the surrounded heroes of Bastogne. The Americans went on to smash the Germans at the Bulge, one of the most significant victories of the war.
Desperate for a miracle amid the crisis, the Americans got what they needed from Patton, who stayed completely confident in himself, his troops and his policy of aggression. That confidence enabled him to take the big risks necessary for a miracle.
With the economic recovery going in fits and starts, you might want to do a little miracle working of your own. Not so surprisingly, Patton-style miracles are replicable, if you do the following:
Believe in yourself. Patton was famous for many instances of bad behavior, especially the notorious slapping of a wounded soldier. But he never lost faith in himself or his belief in aggressiveness as the path to success. If you believe in what you’re doing, keep doing it. If you don’t believe in it, find something you can believe in. Quickly.
Dont worry about policy or business rules. Patton organized and trained his troops to handle something so difficult it was considered impossible, according to military doctrine. If you’re striving for a miracle, you can’t afford to be constrained by your company’s past.
Be aggressive. Take risks. There’s no way around this. Big success is for those who take big risks. Playing it safe may keep you in business, but it also squanders opportunities.
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I figured that when Corsi dropped it (remember when he said it would be implemented by 2010?) it would just fade away. But it's baaaaack.
THAT is exactly what I got from Bill Stills videos. Those are not main errors, on either his part or yours.
Making this comparison is ludicrous. General Patton was a career military man his entire life. His superior was General Eisenhower, whose superior was General Marshall whose superior was President Roosevelt. All of these people had one thing in common. Leadership. Trump has great leadership qualities. The current occupant of the White House is totally devoid of leadership, and the current leading Democrat candidate, Hillary, has even less leadership experience than 0Bamma. Additionally, Trump has an affinity and great respect for the military and those who served. Hillary has absolute hatred, total disdain for the military. Just ask anyone who was part of the Clinton White House. Trump will trust the military and its capability. Hillary will have distrust and suspicion of the military, and will make hare brained decisions, even worse than the current empty suit in the White House.
You caught those errors in his videos? Then why do you recommend them? That makes no sense.
Bill Still said in his videos exactly what you are claiming as errors, silly!
You are not making any sense now.
What do you need now?
You need me to repeat the list?
These are some of the errors in those videos and that book that you seem to like.
Those are not errors, sweetie. Those are facts. They are verifiable.
The Federal Reserve is NOT part of our government. Go ahead, find where the Federal Reserve is listed in the phone book. It isn’t listed with the Federal Government, that is for sure.
Now you’ve done it. Sandy Hook was a drill, and so was the Boston Marathon. A diver took-out Loretta Fuddy. It’s posted on the internet.
That’s the man.
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The whole “ the fed is private” thing is pretty debatable in my mind. It is really not so clear cut. As to the reserves do we really have any idea what they are? Has anyone audited it and produced a balance sheet? If you can point me to one I’d really like to study it.
Not sure Trump is like Patton, But I am sure Obammy is like Pee Wee Herman.
Maybe he wouldn’t like the comparison, but Trump was Brigade Commander when he graduated from military school.
Let’s attack Trump, not the Marxist/socialist African Muslim destroying our country with the full support of the DNC nazis. Let’s recall where socialism first gained a foothold. About 8.5 million Germans, or 10% of the population, had been members of the Nazi Party. Nazi-related organizations also had huge memberships, such as the German Labour Front (25 million), the National Socialists People’s Welfare organization (17 million), the League of German Women, Hitler Youth, the Doctors’ League, and others.[2] It was through the Party and these organizations that the Nazi state was run, involving as many as 45 million Germans in total.[3] In addition, Nazism found significant support among industrialists, who produced weapons or used slave labour, and large landowners, especially the Junkers in Prussia. Denazification after the surrender of Germany was thus an enormous undertaking, fraught with many difficulties.
Probably more like MacArthur than Patton. MacArthur is one of the most talented American generals ever and one of the most courageous too. A general (one star) in WW1, a general (5 stars) in WW2 and a general in Korea (5 stars). The most decorated American in ww1, nominated 3 times for the medal of honor (Mexico, ww1, ww2). The General had a knack for spotting talent and had the best general staff in the army, Ike served under MacArthur from 1932 until 1940. The General did have his faults, ego mostly, sound familiar?
I did realize it was a contest. I was merely stating some of the thing most people do not realize about Patton. The watch a movie and see the “ memes” here.
In short, you use the best tool in the toolbox. Patton had skills and uses. Trump has others. It’s like comparing an artist to a NFL running back.
I have not read his book, wish I had, and practiced it, I think my life would have been much richer.
By fearless, I didn’t mean stupid.
When he took on one of his first big projects, a large hotel the name of which I’ve forgotten, he had to be fearless, because the project was so large that it confounded other builders. And even though he knew it would work, if things went right, it took tremendous courage.
That was what I meant when I said ‘fearless’.
He was that, but he has the proper humility to recognize that he has never been in a real battle.
And he recognizes those who have for their bravery.
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