{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mpelembe Network","provider_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/author\/admin\/","title":"The Economic and Strategic Costs of Cosplaying Madness - Mpelembe Network","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jZY7r8yLyM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/the-economic-and-strategic-costs-of-cosplaying-madness\/\">The Economic and Strategic Costs of Cosplaying Madness<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/the-economic-and-strategic-costs-of-cosplaying-madness\/embed\/#?secret=jZY7r8yLyM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Economic and Strategic Costs of Cosplaying Madness&#8221; &#8212; Mpelembe Network\" data-secret=\"jZY7r8yLyM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/press-conference.png","thumbnail_width":967,"thumbnail_height":564,"description":"The \"fight club rule\" of the Madman Strategy dictates that a leader cannot explicitly state out loud that they are employing the madman gambit. Just as the famous pop-culture rule states that you do not talk about Fight Club, a leader attempting to gain coercive bargaining leverage by appearing irrational or volatile must never reveal that their erratic behavior is actually a calculated tactic.This rule failed\u2014and actively undermined the strategy's effectiveness\u2014during Donald Trump's presidency because he frequently and publicly violated it. Trump explicitly broadcasted his tactical intentions to the world, openly stating things like, \"I need to be more unpredictable\"."}