Saul Alinsky was a brilliant man. Evil, but brilliant.
To understand his mind better, we only need to go to the dedication of his book rules for radicals. “Lest we forget at least an over the shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins – or which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom” – Lucifer.
Unfortunately, whether we like it or not, everyone on the Left from the Chuck Schumer on down is playing by his rules in the political arena. Not all liberals have read his book or know his name, but his tactics have become universal.
Sadly, for conservatives, when two evenly matched forces go head-to-head outside of a fairy tale, the side that tries to play nice usually ends up with its head handed to it.
So, don’t lie or become an evil person like Alinsky, but learn from what he wrote and give the Left a taste of its own medicine.
When we take a look at events of today unfolding in our political and social world, we see that Alinsky’s “13 Rules for Radicals” are being fully played out. Perhaps it is time to understand Alinsky’s “rules” and co-opt them to use against the Democrats, AntiFa, BLM and all others who would destroy our Republic.
In this series I will take a look at Alinsky’s 13 rules point by point, remembering that Hillary Clinton herself wrote her senior college thesis on this book.
In any tactical scenario, knowing the oppositions moves and methods beforehand gives an unprecedented advantage. The methods and simple rules found in Alinsky’s playbook have been the force behind progressive leftist politics and their media cohorts for the last 50 years.
Let us begin to take a look at Alinsky’s 13 Rules for Radicals with examples of each behavior now being played out.
- “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources-money and people. “Have-nots” must build power from flesh and blood.
Ever since Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in the 2016 election, she and the Democrats have attempted to undermine the president’s agenda while their allies in the mainstream media have put out slanted and outright false stories.
- “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear, and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
President Trump has successfully used a type of verbal jujitsu to diminish and in many cases eradicate the believability of the Democrat leaders. The same tactics used by the president’s press secretary against the mainstream media propaganda merchants has taken away much of their believability.
3. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity anxiety and uncertainty.
President Trump and his surrogates has successfully turned Saul Alinsky’s rules against the Democrats and their mainstream media allies and while they continue to attempt to thwart him and his America-1st agenda, he and his surrogates continually throw their own tactics back in their faces. This is caused frustration and anxiety in the deep state and their media allies.
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
For a number of years, the Democrats have been successful in “making their enemies live up to their own book of rules”. Apparently, President Trump has also read Alinsky’s book and has continued forcing the Democrats to live up to their own set of rules, fighting fire with fire.
“Rules for Radicals” is considered the Bible for the left, the Democrat party playbook. Barack Obama is a disciple of this guide for community organizing. The reality is that the rules are applicable to any political cause or movement, not just one on the left side of the political spectrum.
The rules can easily be used by conservatives and libertarians to. In Alinsky’s own words, “in this book we are concerned with how to create mass organizations to seize power and give it to the people.” The time has come to fight fire with fire.
In tomorrow’s post I will continue shining light into the dark corners of “Rules for Radicals”, pointing out more ways that these principles can be used in the fight against those who would change our Republic into a tyranny of the elite.