Condolences.

I have to admire your dedication, without, it has to be said, any desire to emulate it. I hope you profit from this amazing dedication to the advancement of learning.

I read through several NATO standards a while back, but that was on company time.

To each their own.

What VAT directives?

One of the best forms of sabotage is often used by labor unions. "Working by the Book", (company rule books, organization manuals etcetera) is doing just that
Results are predictably disasterous.

Only good reason to read the rules, is to use them to destroy those who made them. (Pranks, spoofs, hoaxes
and jamming aside, of course)

If you know what the orders are to those who command you (E U Directives) you will be aware of the nature of the combat that will engulf you - even though you can do nothing about the choice of engagement except prepare to react.

Lessons from WW II

You have to know your enemy to defeat it.

Laws, rules, regulations, codes, edicts,directives and policies are not issued for the stated purposes. There are always interests in the applications.

All of the methods of deceit and treachery involved in rulership (versus government) may be applied counter to them, as well.

Doing "nothing" is a tactic. Appearing to react is not the same as reacting. The majority of people, including if not especially, ruling classes, or cliques, do not fail to learn from history, they refuse, being too busy teaching
a lesson to their opponents.

It is useless to argue points of law and real results of them, with people of concealed motives. What benefit?

Simple example: Gun Control. Who really benefits?
Of course lock, alarm, security cam, the law rackets, and
many others benefit. The cost is paid by the working class public. Profits from paranoia. Silly humans, tricks are for cons.

There is a law enfarcement term in the 48, called "burglary tools", possesion illegal. What are they?
Whatever they say they are; as anything can be.

The world's oldest profession is marketing. "Our" world is their knock shop. And, popular opinion is simply opportunism on a two-year-old's measure of things.

Probably that explains the last text here... :)

Some of us prefer to masturbate to .... actual porn...