Saul Alinsky's 'Rules For Radicals' might be the most influential book in history. It has not been read by near as many people as the Koran or Mao's little red book but this book has been on the reading list of our cultural elite for decades. For that reason, the impact of 'Rules For Radicals' has been underestimated.
Alinsky advances two important ideas. 1. Truth is optional. 2. Attack the messenger, not the message.
A pillar of Western Civilization is the proscription against false witness. Alinsky liberates the anointed from that pesky ball and chain of truth. What was once the practice of political operatives has been adopted by the mainstream media. Yes, the media trumpet the truth when it is in their favor. When it is not in their favor, they either ignore the facts or they parrot the quotes of liars who reinforce their editorial position. Truth is an impediment.
Alinsky dominated the 2012 Presidential Election. Barack Obama was defending an atrocious first term record. No problem. Attack Mitt Romney for being a felon, a tax cheat, a misogynist, even an accomplice to murder. All untrue. All effective.
Hardly a day goes by when one cannot witness the Alinsky influence. Recently a news item circulated that reminded us that people who earn $30,000/year are in the top 1% of earners on a worldwide basis. This was potentially disruptive to all of the Occupy propaganda. If the one per centers are evil and should be dealt with harshly and all present (or their parents) are one per centers....Bummer.
The media attacked this news story by connecting it to the Koch Brothers. Ignore the facts. Slay the messenger.
Last night I listened to NPR's "On Point" rebroadcast on the way home. There was a time when I listened to and even enjoyed NPR. Christopher Lydon would cherry pick his facts of course but he was a gentleman who was not particularly interested in assassinating the character of his guests. But times have changed and NPR is now firmly in the clutches of Alinskyites.
I probably would not have listened to the show except that the guests were David Boaz and Rand Paul. In true Chicago radical fashion the host and the activist callers attacked Paul as a racist. If you dig up the podcast in hopes of hearing an exchange of ideas you will be disappointed. It was pure Alinsky. Kill the messenger. Truth be damned.
Obama The Destroyer always lives up to his reputation. His toxic influence will linger long after he is gone. Obama's destruction will go beyond ravaging the world's best health care and the world's most viable economy. Barack Obama and David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett have successfully killed civil discourse. Somewhere, Saul Alinsky is smiling.
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