In his book “Rules for Radicals,” Saul Alinsky writes on the power tactics to
be used against a political opponent for the purpose of breaking them down and destroying
their reputation. One of these tactics characterizes nearly everything we have
experienced since Barack Obama has been inaugurated as he and his
administration have successfully used it to blame republicans for everything.
The very tactic itself speaks to the wicked nature of Alinsky as a man, and a
community organizer. It goes right to the heart in describing the goals of
those seeking political power as it virtually eliminates any opposition while
painting them out as hypocrites. This tactic is rule # 4 in Alinsky’s list of
power tactics.
Make the enemy live up to
their own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey
their own rules than the Christian Church can live up to Christianity.
What Alinsky is essentially saying is that an opponent’s
values can be reinterpreted, or redefined in order to make them appear
undesirable; and thus, they can be used to make any opposition appear as if
they are “against” whatever initiatives are being sold to the public. This is
something Barack Obama and the left wing in general, have done masterfully as
they have convinced a huge portion of the population that America is the evil
empire and capitalism is oppressive........To Read More…..
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