You don't want to be mauled, so fight the beast off before it gets close to you and wins the war .

The Wolf wins by talking to humans in tones sweet and tuneful, pretending he is even your friend. Narcissists and politicians use the same technique to get humans to listen to them.
But do modern humans even know this?  
The beast knows the best way to win the war is to get close to you. The beast does not threaten you with knives anger and things you can see, but things you can't see. This subtle beast knows you better than you know yourself. The wolf knows your fears ( like guilt) and He is the first to face them and use them against you.  
The beast knows that you might be focused on the arms race, whereas he knows the way to win the war is for him to play harmless and inflate your pride and your self -righteousness in particular. To con you before he gets his claws into you. To sap your energy and resources, in subtle ways, before he strikes.  

We are rich, live on an island, and fancy ourselves as some of most fair-minded people in the world; . This feeblemindedness, based as it is on a simple self-righteous feeding game where we the threatened, agree that we are all good blokes, is no doubt what Mr Chamberlain represented when he left his country naked for war in 1945.

Which flag should we follow?

We all like to think we are safe but still moving -it doesn't make sense but that is the centre of the lost man's mind; We all know there is a wolf about ,but only those who study consistently and who train make their bodies to walk well, honestly and openly will get somewhere. That group may be in minority.

Being comforted when you are really confused is not going to work long term ,but it feels good for the moment . The public mind in 2025 is a mess. Lots of children who have never grown up, are in charge.These immature ones may have confidence, but its confidence misplaced. In Public life , sound logic is missing and true paradox in the sound bites is alive and well as GK Chesterton was fond of putting it . We no longer care that we are rational as much as we care to be comforted by our own rationale. It doesn't matter which side of politics you are on. The one remaining problem as Jung and the 66 plus testimonies spell out is "man himself"; A fearful but hopeful creature who his unable to be objective and active in repentance about his wayward and wasteful ways.

The challenge for us down to earth conservatives ( or should I say bridge and foundation builders) is to sell the idea that moving slowly and more deliberately works when panic and movement seems necessary to many; many who continue to listen to the voices of a cheap and easy way to build the sustainable. The way the feebleminded start is how they finish; every crashing down episode; their very own lifestyle choice that, in a short term way works for them; they are "saved" by the quick escape so when their time comes they can be expected to anticipate it from memory.  The rule of the universe and ecology is generally short term gain, long term pain. We must remind ourselves that an age which chooses promiscuity in thought and action will become confused and unreliable in its talk just as the promiscuous always do - when any one of us choose to say one thing and do another, There is a way of security but it's harder and slower but our children can confidently place their shoes on that path. This is NOT the path of so many; the maladaptive childish way of learning to get what you want or think you need. We live in an age which knows a lot about the real value of sound science, The promiscuous however do not allow themselves to operate under its constraints and therefore their learning experience is empty ; they build nothing and remain at risk of always continuing in two minds; of being feebleminded. In their relative ignorance of both Science reason and the need for real personal restraint, they have more reason to fear than those who don't just talk of resilience, but know it in practice. All of us need from time to time exercise both intellectual and physiological restraint in our bodies or our minds will be more easily confused by both end arguments, The testimony of a resilient argument is one that produces a peaceful and productive lifestyle long term- not achieved as should be obviuos to anyone who dares switch the media off ( a great idea) The media flag is everchsnging -- is it not ? new products new solutions.
The reason there is so much comfort talk in September 2025 of being "in the centre" is simply because most of our citizens don't know where the centre is. The fearful know that being" in the centre" is safe so they love talk like that, but because they don't really know where the centre is ( the science is extremely complex) it doesn't matter than the calm talk of us changing the atmosphere puts them out near Mars ---The idea that the Nero Zero ship is taking us somewhere gives them hope in some progress ; that MR and MRS CALM are taking us somewhere at least is seen by many as better than the Libs who appear to be not moving.
Chesterton would IMO , if he were alive. be telling the Parties, not which flag will win, but which flag and which ship will fall first. His "Flag of the World" is helpful here lhttp://ondewolf.blogspot.com