Understanding Warfare

Written by Sister Tiffany Tubman

Family, please understand that we are at war. There has been an official unannounced war on Black Americans in the United States, and globally, for hundreds of years. Today with the implantation of social media and peer to peer news reporting, we are the media. The war Trump has declared on media is with us. The attacks that use to take place in quiet, in the still of the night, or now being recorded. Race relations and white supremacy has become so loud in our society, that the cries on both sides of the war cannot be masked. Whether you are at a point that you are willing to accept the warfare attack on Blacks or not, you have to understand warfare.

In “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu, we are taught the many phases and stages of war. He starts by saying “The art of war is of vital importance to the State”. The book continues on to talk about Tactical Dispositions in Part 4. What is of extreme importance is that we understand tactical dispositions. The take home message is that “The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.”

Though the enemy be stronger in numbers, we may prevent him from fighting. Scheme so as to discover his plans and the likelihood of their success. Rouse him and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots. So, in war, avoid what is strong and strike at what is weak. Just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare, there are no constant conditions. Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

The Art of War goes on to talk about 9 Situations of war. The most important grounds are contentious ground, desperate ground, and open ground. Contentious ground is ground where the possession of which imports great advantage to either side. Desperate ground is ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay. Open ground is ground on which each side has liberty of movement. On contentious ground, do not attack. On desperate ground, fight. On open ground, do not try to block the enemy’s way. When there is no place of refuge at all, it is desperate ground. Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose. This is called the ability to accomplish a thing by sheer cunning. One of the main tactics of white supremacy has been to forestall Blacks (the opponent) by seizing what we hold dear (our children, our family, life, resources) and subtly contrive to time our arrival on the ground. What they do not want is a fight on open ground. We must learn to fight and attack on in any situation, on any ground. Family, we must understand the Art of War.

Family Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare is going to be life changing and monumental. However, you have to be in the right mindset to process and utilize this information. Nobody is going to do it for us and nobody is coming to save us. Family Jesus=Just Us for Justice. That is just the cold hard fact.

The Hidden Colors documentary series has served to empower Melanoid People on so many levels. The main theme in the docuseries is replacing common deceptions and widely accepted truths with facts. We need to understand the meaning of the word truth (which is the perception of facts) and facts (which is an accurate and sometimes painful account of reality). Be careful to understand when someone is providing you with the “truth” (their truth) or an accurate account of events that are fact and allow you to critically think and determine your own perception of reality. Always question someone telling you the “truth”, they could really believe what they are saying but it is not accurate. There is a reason why in the “court of law” when testifying you are asked to tell the truth instead of providing facts surrounding the questions you will be asked. This “truth” misconception is key to maintaining systematic white supremacy on a global level.

It is critical that we combat this warfare that currently has us desperate ground by supporting the presentation of facts, like that in Hidden Colors and the work that Tariq does for our people. We need to all be donating what we can to support the mission of this film series. This is how we leave a mark and a fighting chance for the generations coming after us. We are the ancestors; the ancestors are within us and we have to call on those spirits to continue this journey with us. Please donate to Hidden Colors 5, the link is below.

We are asking all Melanoid Nation family to stay safe, stay on code, and get your Second Amendment game strong. We have the right to protect ourselves and stand our ground.

Tiffany Tubman

Twitter: @montswife16

Email: TubmanFights@gmail.com