Developing A Tactical Mindset – A Brief Overview

So, you got to stop whining, droning and sniveling about your individual issues, social life and particular excessive self-indulgent predicament. That said, while you might have a responsibility for others under your supervision, care, or counsel, you still have a supremely divine responsibility to yourself. Stay safe, be vigilant and keep prepared for the probability of subsequent eventualities. You never know where sinister individuals will act out their sense of extreme self-interest. On top of that, forget the socio-psycho-babble psychic epistemology about the external forces that “make you do things”. Remember, it’s not what goes from the outside in; it’s what comes for the inside out. You create your purposes, intentions and subsequent actions you freely and knowingly commit. You’re the only one who makes you do things, good, bad or indifferent, evil and wickedly sinful. No body else, and no ifs, ands or buts. Just you and your grandiose need for self-gratification at the expense of others. Meanwhile, many of us classical criminologists, or rational theorists, get sick and tired of the constant noisy, boring and wearisome “round up the usual suspects” of clever deception, distraction and sleight of hand. This relates to myriad fallacies of inference that are the customary mode of social communicative intercourse.
Don’t fall prey to deterministic thinking. That is to say, this is the fanciful conjecture that often suggests people can’t control themselves, they some how “snap”, or “lose it”, and bad things happen. Please, don’t insult the practitioner criminologist’s intelligence with those mythologies. Even though society loves the seduction of myth, magic and metaphor, you don’t have to believe them. Think for yourself and insist on applying your most advanced set of critical thinking skills. Okay, maybe you have none, so give up, and rely on others to protect your backside. Instead, to contrary, if you do, demand proof, insist on evidence, and weigh personal opinion of others with extreme caution. For instance, when talking about terrorists, forget the “mud hut” theory. See them as thugs, opportunists, and frustrated common criminals who refuse to be civil to the rest of us. As to the extremists, any one can use a belief system like religion as a cover story.
The media relishes in it. Terrorists are criminals who are out for personal gain in spite of the dangers that may affect non-combatants in the process. Oh sure, you’ve heard the trite clich, ‘one man’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter’. Well, believe what you want, because in the long run, most people do exactly that regardless of the evidence. And, there are other mystifying conjectures postulated by “experts”. Yeah, sure, you’re heard it before, the “devil made you do it”. Or, it’s not your fault; you were maltreated as a child. Better yet, you were abducted by aliens and they performed experiments on you. Uh huh, whatever. You know the drill. No sooner has the criminal been caught, than apologists arrive on scene with instant alibis, excuses and justifications for the aftermath of horrors. That’s one reason why we refer to multiple crime commissions as “serial” this or “serial” that. Sounds sexier that way and conjures neat sound bites for news reporting. Don’t forget the sensational use of clever metaphors. You can even throw in the word “conspiracy” and people really get excited. In brief, no one else has the responsibility to cover your backside. It’s you and no one else. Whether physically, mentally or in spirituality, you alone are responsible for yourself. To develop a tactical mindset, regardless of age, gender, national origin, or lifestyle means tough self-sufficiency. Such a notion connotes discipline in all aspects in the total being of the individual person. Just consider that danger, injury and death are a trinity of malevolent intentions willfully contrived by other people. You may not be the target but you may be potential collateral damage if you get in the way.