Beware the Useful Idiots: The Alinsky Influence, Ideological Extremism, and the Democratic Party Connection
In the 1970s, Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” emerged as a roadmap for grassroots organizing and political change.
Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
In the 1970s, Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” emerged as a roadmap for grassroots organizing and political change.
Phase 2 of a color revolution is the “streets on fire” phase. It looks organic. It feels spontaneous. It’s loud, chaotic, righteous, and emotionally intoxicating. This is where the dogs flood the streets. Students, activists, professional grievance collectors, and social-media revolutionaries with ring lights and Venmo links all sprint after the same thing: meaning.
By now, most everyone would agree that we are in a dangerous political climate. By opening our minds and observing our surroundings, we can determine how we arrived at this point.
With their attempts to champion the “woke” cause, the left is falling flat on its face, missing the golden rule laid out by the one and only Saul Alinsky.
In Saul Alinsky’s Marxist handbook “Rules for Radicals,” Alinsky advises that “ridicule is your most powerful weapon.” He is correct.