Those whose entire focus is temporal gains, who ignore the larger picture, and even potentially mortgage or sacrifice the future to get money for a shul, or something, are at least being consistent. And they could probably rustle up some source\rabbi saying that’s the way to go.
Likewise, those whose entire strategy is End-of-Times\messianic\utopian, and who refuse to compromise on anything for the short term. They’re also being consistent. At least the Arabs respect them. And they could certainly rustle up sources\rabbis saying that’s the way to go.
My question is for those who choose some middle path.
They typically refuse to utter any old lie or join any coalition or party to gain immediate power because they believe in playing the long game and want to (eventually) usher in genuine changes with a genuine national consensus, but correspondingly refuse to aim for promoting a Davidic monarchy or militias, because “the public isn’t ready”, “democracy is what we have for now”, etc.
So, here’s my question for you: How do you know where Hashem wants you to draw the line between unrealistic and realistic, Truth and pragmatism? Do you have some secret book? A Divinely inspired Navi hiding in a cave? (Oh, you go with intuition and\or a rabbi? Well, how do they know?)