Comments by "Feralz" (@missionpupa) on "Sun Tzu - The Art of War Explained In 5 Minutes" video.

I wouldnt say he used deception, but he definitely took advantage of stupid people.
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The answer is very simple, its the one who uses it better. So, as long as you know that your enemy know that you know that your enemy know that you know that your enemy know that you know that your enemy know that you know that your enemy know that you know that your enemy know that you know what your enemy knows, then you will be victorious.
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I thought so as well. the teachings are very sensible and almost common sense. But tell me, why the most powerful country in the world with all the brains behind it lose the Vietnam war? In the heat of the war, people stray, they dont stop and think, they follow their schema on how wars should be fought. As predicted by the vietnamese the U.S bombed the places they expected them to, they stayed close to the U.S soldiers so they were always safe from air attacks. But the biggest downfall of the U.S is that its citizens did not approve of the war, especially when the U.S started getting attacked. It was a basic teaching of Sun Tzu, if the enemy forces are strong, attack where they are weak. Also you made a very bad comparison to knowing something and applying something. just because teenagers know, doesnt mean they would act it. Like teenagers know that drving intoxicated is dangerous, but they would still do it. Sun Tzu didnt need complicated calculations on how you think the war should go. He used his experience and what he found effective. Little truths can do wonders rather than big speculations.
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This is actually against the teachings of Sun Tzu. Wu actually had a counter measure for things that are unhonorable. It's very simple. Use strategem. You dont tell your people that you are attacking the enemy when they are weak is not honorable, but because its a good strategy. Honor is this imaginary thing that you came up with in your head, there is nothing else but victory, because when your state is is overthrown and your people dead, did your honor save them? A proud general is not an ideal general. Sun Tzu also had a philosophy where, you dont start wars simply because you have the numbers because that is just tyranny, you start wars to keep order, so in that sense, he has the highest honor, and thats why your people will follow you. This is something that Genghis Khan was very famous of, he conquered the world because he wanted order and everyone to be united.
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Youre an idiot. no one cares about the enemies ideal you moron, you have your own kingdom and state, what matters is you bring order within it. who gives a shit what other peoples beliefs are outside your walls. You live in a fantasy world, thats why according to Sun Tzu, you will never be a good general.
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Have high ground behind you as if you have to retreat you will be in advantage.
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They win their lives, their soldiers lives, their state, order, their land, the trust of the people on their leadership, they win everything. What do you mean what did they win?
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America might have won the battle, but they definitely lost the War.
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If you have a plane, then youre the one on highground you tool. You take the words literal, high ground simply means you have gravity and vantage point on your side.
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You obviously need to read up on your history. America won the battle as they killed more people, but the American people obviously werent gonna let it go further. The longer the war went the worst it was gonna be. America couldnt finish the job, and thats why they had to pull out. ofcourse if they gave everything and dropped all the nukes, and rockets in vietnam they could do it, but guess what, what your little brain doesnt seem to understand is that all wars are political. No one goes to war for the sake of going to war. If you dropped everything and killed everything in Vietnam (including innocent people), and vietnamese kept attacking the U.S soil, there would be a revolution in the U.S. which means the leaders would be overthrown by the people. That is why they pulled out. The war was no longer something that people thought necessary. The vietnamese might have lost more people in the process and lost some battles, but they won the war.
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If the enemy is strong, attack where they are weak. If the people have no faith in their lord (U.S president), they have already lost the battle - My nigga Sun Tzu.
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My favourite maxim is: Avoid battles in distraction terrain (distraction being close to homeland), because soldiers think of their loved ones, houses, friends, children. However, Engage battles in enemy territory where your soldiers are far from home without any distraction and if they are deep within enemy territory, your men will be united and fight till the end.
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