So, here’s the thing about politics.  You don’t go around making any changes in people by calling them “dicks”… because… well, chances are they are dicks.  They’ve been dicks a long time, and much better at it than you will ever be.  You’re not a dick and they are.  And just calling them that isn’t going to change anything.

 

You have to befriend them…  cavort with them.  Make them your allies… get close to them.  Gain their trust.  Go underground, and learn their ways.  Without selling yourself out, agree with points that you can agree on.  On things you do not, don’t say anything. 

The old idiom is true: If you have nothing good to say, don’t say anything.

Then… stab them in the heart, with a pick-axe or shank…