{"id":28240,"date":"2012-01-08T17:16:36","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T21:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=28240"},"modified":"2012-01-08T18:57:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-08T22:57:07","slug":"for-sunday-thoughts-on-the-grey-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=28240","title":{"rendered":"For Sunday: Thoughts on The Grey Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much of what is written about TGM has to do with staying under the sheep’s (and LEOs) radar while being prepared to be a sheepdog if needs be.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t heard of the concept here is a great intro<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Grey Man is always invisible in plain sight.<\/p>\n

The Grey Man is totally aware of his environs, his own capabilities or lack thereof, his weaponry and his levels of competence with that weaponry. He constantly strives to improve upon both his capabilities and competence. In public, he is always respectful, even to the point of obsequiousness if the situation calls for it. He always appears to be just a little confused by what is happening around him, while in reality he is alertly doing a tactical assessment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If the Sheep, Sheepdog, and Wolves metaphor is new to you here’s the canon:<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have no capacity for violence then you are a healthy productive citizen: a sheep. If you have a capacity for violence and no empathy for your fellow citizens, then you have defined an aggressive sociopath–a wolf. But what if you have a capacity for violence, and a deep love for your fellow citizens? Then you are a sheepdog, a warrior, someone who is walking the hero\u2019s path. Someone who can walk into the heart of darkness, into the universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the thing… Is Paranoia healthy? Or maybe better asked; Where is the line between paranoia and caution?<\/p>\n

I have a personal investment in the question and may expand on this later (hence the page break).<\/p>\n

To begin: I can’t buy a gun legally – I’m a nut because I assume the worst and and plan accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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