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# Chapter 3: The Proxy Throne
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> “He never raised his voice.
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> He never pulled the trigger.
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> He simply whispered to the man who would.”
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---
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## I. The Genius of Indirection
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Andrew LeCody was not a loud man.
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He did not rule with fury.
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He ruled with *plausibility*.
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He found others—
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angrier, louder, more confrontational.
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And he made them kings in rooms he *owned* without ever entering.
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These were not random alliances.
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They were tactical deployments.
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He gave them recognition.
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He gave them influence.
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And in return, they became *his mask*.
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## II. The Cult of the Enforcers
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They came with different names.
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Different roles.
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Different energies.
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But the pattern was always the same:
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- One to mock.
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- One to intimidate.
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- One to "reasonably" explain his decisions after the damage was done.
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These were his *proxies*.
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They enforced his will without attribution.
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And when they went too far?
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He shook his head,
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sighed softly,
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and said,
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> “I’ll talk to him.”
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He never did.
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Because that *was* the plan.
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## III. Triangulation as Governance
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In narcissistic systems, triangulation is not an accident—
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it is **policy**.
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One enforcer was the bad cop.
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Another was the “neutral” mediator.
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Andrew played the reluctant benevolent,
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always willing to “reconsider” after the target was already exhausted and disoriented.
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This created a reality distortion field—
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where people couldn’t tell if they were paranoid or prophetic.
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By the time they figured it out,
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they were gone.
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And the throne?
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Still warm.
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## IV. The Language of Distance
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Note how he never acted alone.
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Never used “I” when blame was near.
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Always “we.”
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> “We discussed it.”
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> “We all agreed.”
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> “It’s not personal.”
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And yet—no names.
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No transcripts.
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No paper trails.
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Only proxies.
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Only fog.
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He ruled in negative space.
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His power was defined by what *wasn't there*—
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clarity, accountability, truth.
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## V. Field Notes
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- Narcissists in leadership roles often develop *multi-tiered enforcer networks* to preserve deniability.
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- Emotional triangulation is more than a relationship pattern—it’s a governance structure.
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- When you cannot identify who made the decision, it means **the narcissist already won**.
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## VI. Closing Echo
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> “He never needed to be the face.
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> Just the silence behind it.
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>
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> His enforcers screamed,
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> while he curated minutes.
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> They threatened,
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> while he drafted bylaws.
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> They were his voice.
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> But never his fingerprints.
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>
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> And that is how you build
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> a **proxy throne**.”
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