Saul Alinsky’s 12 Rules for Radicals

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Saul Alinsky’s 12 Rules for Radicals

 RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.”

 RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.”

 RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.”

 RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.”

 RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”

 RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.”

 RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.”

 RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”

 RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself”

 RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.”

 RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.”

 RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”

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MTSkibum's random list of good foods.

 

1. Pizza

2. Tacos

3. Sandwiches

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3 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said:

MTSkibum's random list of good foods.

 

1. Pizza

2. Tacos

3. Sandwiches

RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”

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48 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

Saul Alinsky’s 12 Rules for Radicals

 RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.”

 RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.”

 RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.”

 RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.”

 RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”

 RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.”

 RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.”

 RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”

 RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself”

 RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.”

 RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.”

 RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”

I've known about this for years but after reading it again the tactics remind me of a few geek Leftists.

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3 minutes ago, Big Guy said:

I've known about this for years but after reading it again the tactics remind me of a few geek Leftists.

Rules for Radicals By Saul Alinsky - 1971 Hillary Clinton's 1969 Political Science Thesis ("There is Only the Fight") refers to an earlier version of Alinsky’s training manual. "In 1946,” she wrote, "Alinsky's first book, Reveille for Radicals, was published."

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1 hour ago, Baker Boy said:

RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”

 

Rule number 1: Always remember your towel.

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5 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said:

 

 

 

Rule number 1: Always remember your towel.

RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.”

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David Letterman's Top Ten Rules For Radicals.

#10) Make sure somebody else wears the suicide vest.

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10 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.”

Rule 2: Don't Panic.

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1 hour ago, Voltaire said:

David Letterman's Top Ten Rules For Radicals.

#10) Make sure somebody else wears the suicide vest.

#1) Always Blame Whitey 

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I'm so radical, I completely flout the rules for radicals.  

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I came across a great quote in a stock market wrap-up email that hit my inbox recently....

 

"The big market news today was political which sucks for everyone except politicians who sprinkle conflict on their breakfast flakes and news media animals who pour it in their vodka cocktails for lunch. No offense intended if one or both of you are reading. I'm sure you're fine people and the exceptions proving the rule."

 

Sorry, Alinsky, but I believe the reporter was referring to you.

 

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16 hours ago, Big Guy said:

#1) Always Blame Whitey 

#9 Be sure to bring plenty of bricks for anybody who wants some.

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#8) Appliances come "as is". Don't fill out and send in the warranty card.

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7) To avoid problems later, don't go looting with friends in your clothes size.

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6) Wear a mask and practice safe social dist.... wait a minute! I told Gretchen Whitmer we weren't putting that one on the list!

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5) Time is precious, let someone else loot the dollar store.

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4) Fight the temptation to burn the place down until after you've got all the stuff worth stealing.

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3) Don't bathe. Soap is a tool of oppression inflicted on us by the white male patriarchy.

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2) Tell residents that we're burning down their neighborhood for their own good.