Who is Saul Alinsky? He is one of those guys who lived in relative obscurity, but was very influential. He died at age 63 in 1972. Though dead, he still casts a huge shadow across the political landscape. In 1971 he wrote a book called "Rules for Radicals". This book is a kind of Bible for activists. Why is he so releavant today? Because he is Barack Obama's political guru. The Obama presidency is the crown jewel in the Alinsky scheme. Why? Because it was Alinsky's philosophies that motivated Obama nearly every step of the way. Alinsky is so far left that he is practically in another political category all his own. Part leftist, part communist, part activist... he promoted the idea of the "community organizer" as political power broker concept. Here are some of his quotes:
"Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict." [Remember Obama's mantra about change? It was an Alinskian Concept]
"He who fears corruption fears life."
"Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have."
Much more information can be found at the following link:
http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/communism/alinsky.htm
"Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict." [Remember Obama's mantra about change? It was an Alinskian Concept]
"He who fears corruption fears life."
"Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have."
Much more information can be found at the following link:
http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/communism/alinsky.htm
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