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I pays my dues, and I casts my votes!!! Never have to worry about THIS sista' abstaining!!! I'm too opinionated for all that. But, this question reminded me of that book I'm reading, The 48 Laws of Power. While I don't know that I could actually operate under these laws, I enjoy learning them and seeing how they pertain to certain situations. In reading below, think of people who want to be National Officers.
Law #20 states, DO NOT COMMIT TO ANYONE: It is the fool who always rushes to take sides. Do not commit to any side or cause but yourself. By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others -- playing people against one another, making them pursue you.
Part I: DO NOT COMMIT TO ANYONE, BUT BE COURTED BY ALL: If you allow people to feel they possess you to any degree, you lose all power over them. By not committing your affections, they will only try harder to win you over. Stay aloof and you gain the power that comes from their attention and frustrated desire. Play the Virgin Queen: Give them hope but never satisfaction.
Part II: DO NOT COMMIT TO ANYONE -- STAY ABOVE THE FRAY: Do not let people drag you into their petty fights and squabbles. Seem intersted and supportive, but find a way to remain neutral; let others do the fighting while you stand back, watch, and wait. When the fighting parites are good and tired, they will be ripe for the picking. You can make it a practice, in fact, to stir up quarrels between other people, and then offer to mediate, gaining power as the go-between.
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