Rules for Radicals. Pt.2.

"In the beginning, the organizer's first job is to  create the issues or problems"
Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals.

In other words, Alinsky is saying, that if there is no problem, there is a need  to create one.   Once created, if that problem catches the imagination of the public, it can destroy the status quo (i.e. go viral).    If the status quo can be destroyed, that leaves a vacuum for the 'New Society' that the LWLs (Left Wing Looneys) imagine they can impose on Canadians!

    In the previous century, to which I belong, liberalism meant fairness. My parents were liberal and most Jews were small  'l' liberals.   They needed a job, they wanted everyone to have a job.  They wanted to make a living.  They wanted to educate their children.  They were decent people who wanted to make a decent living for a fair days work.  They wanted to educate their children and they wanted their children to have a better standard of living than they themselves were able to attain.  That has all changed.
   Now, the "Liberal " leaders are multi billionaires.   The Left Wing Loonies, disguise themselves as 'Liberals' to protect themselves.  The most effective way that the 1% can protect themselves is by pretending that their mission is  to  improve the  lot of what used to be called 'the Working man'.   There is much less likelihood  of a rebellion if the 'elites' can convince the populace that they are working on their behalf.

   Alinsky's Rules (with my comments).
     
1. "Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have."
This is a polite way of saying 'Bullshit beats brains.'. If you can intimidate the enemy sufficiently you are well on the way to winning. Much of the left's strategy is based on trying to intimidate their opponents, with considerable success. Their opponents are only just beginning to realize that defending themselves against baseless charges of racism and bigotry simply lends credibility to the charges. There is no reasoning with these people and the only rebuttal is to put their own behaviour and credibility under the microscope.


2. "Never go outside the expertise of your people.". Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
In other words don't let them catch you being in the wrong. Better to make no comment than to make an incorrect assertion that can come back to haunt you.


3. "Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy."
For the reason above - in reverse!


4. "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules."
Study the enemy's book of rules and assertions. Catching them contravening their own codes damages their credibility.


5. "Ridicule is man's most potent weapon."
If one can effectively ridicule one's enemy and make him look silly you can undermine his ability to lead.


6. "A good tactic is one your people enjoy."
Puff them up, pump them up, make them feel important, no matter how unimportant the mission is.


7. "A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag."
They have to feel they are achieving something important.


8. " Keep the pressure on. Never let up."
Make accusations, the more outrageous the better. If the lie is big enough it is likely to be believed.

9. "The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself."

10. "The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition." 
It is this unceasing pressure that results in the reactions from the opposition that are essential for success.
Relentless accusations tend to be believed, especially when a little salacious.


11. "If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive."
Eventually you can aggravate your opponent into doing or saying something that is not in their best interests.


12. "The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative".
Put forward any solution, even a weak or outlandish one - a lot of dopes will buy it anyway.

Enough of this for now.  Time to lighten up for a while.  A little light comedy next.