"In war," says Chang Yu, "if a spirit of anger can be made to pervade all ranks of an army at one and the same time, its onset will be irresistible. Now the spirit of the enemy's soldiers will be keenest when they have newly arrived on the scene, and it is therefore our cue not to fight at once, but to wait until their ardor and enthusiasm have worn off, and then strike. It is in this way that they may be robbed of their keen spirit." Li Chuan and others tell an anecdote (to be found in the TSO CHUAN, year 10, ss. 1) of Tsao Kuei, a protege of Duke Chuang of Lu. The latter State was attacked by Chi, and the duke was about to join battle at Chang-cho, after the first roll of the enemy's drums, when Tsao said: "Not just yet." Only after their drums had beaten for the third time, did he give the word for attack. Then they fought, and the men of Chi were utterly defeated. Questioned afterwards by the Duke as to the meaning of his delay, Ts`ao Kuei replied: "In battle, a courageous spirit is everything. Now the first roll of the drum tends to create this spirit, but with the second it is already on the wane, and after the third it is gone altogether. I attacked when their spirit was gone and ours was at its height. Hence our victory." Wu Tzu (chap. 4) puts "spirit" first among the "four important influences" in war, and continues: "The value of a whole army—a mighty host of a million men—is dependent on one man alone: such is the influence of spirit!"

This week our enemies once again beat the drums furiously looking to rouse support to impeach Trump. They offered no new evidence of wrongdoing, just new spin on the old narrative. In fact they have been beating this drum and stirring up their supporters for a long time and because of this many have already turned away from them.

Yet only we few Q followers who before were somewhat awake know what our enemies have done and why they deserve what is coming. The rest of our allies are asleep (those who would join us in this fight if they only had proof). They have not yet heard our drums (seen the proof).

Winning the battle requires setting the stage. When the stage is set the battle can be fought. Even though it is frustrating having to wait…