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Partisans play the fool for the elite oligarchy who view America
Posted: Sep 26, 2016
In the rarified atmosphere of Mount Olympus, "America" is regarded as a Monopoly board, invented just for them, with the purpose of winning personal wealth and power. Setting the commoners at each others' throats, dividing them into camps and encouraging suspicion and hatred between them, is just one of the game strategies that they employ. So...here we are, huddled around our respective fires, listening to the elders tell frightening lies about "those hateful others" who dance with the devil and howl at the moon. We should be smart enough to recognize and resist this tactic, which exploits the herd instinct, but it seems we're not. ;
Rules for Radicals - Hillary's Idol
[ In Reply To ..]Saul Alinsky’s 12 Rules for Radicals
Here is the complete list from Alinsky.
* RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood. (These are two things of which there is a plentiful supply. Government and corporations always have a difficult time appealing to people, and usually do so almost exclusively with economic arguments.)
* RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. (Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don’t address the “real” issues. This is why. They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.)
* RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. (This happens all the time. Watch how many organizations under attack are blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address.)
* RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity’s very credibility and reputation is at stake, because if activists catch it lying or not living up to its commitments, they can continue to chip away at the damage.)
* RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)
* RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones. (Radical activists, in this sense, are no different that any other human being. We all avoid “un-fun” activities, and but we revel at and enjoy the ones that work and bring results.)
* RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news. (Even radical activists get bored. So to keep them excited and involved, organizers are constantly coming up with new tactics.)
* RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)
* RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist. (Perception is reality. Large organizations always prepare a worst-case scenario, something that may be furthest from the activists’ minds. The upshot is that the organization will expend enormous time and energy, creating in its own collective mind the direst of conclusions. The possibilities can easily poison the mind and result in demoralization.)
* RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog. (Unions used this tactic. Peaceful [albeit loud] demonstrations during the heyday of unions in the early to mid-20th Century incurred management’s wrath, often in the form of violence that eventually brought public sympathy to their side.)
* RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem. (Old saw: If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Activist organizations have an agenda, and their strategy is to hold a place at the table, to be given a forum to wield their power. So, they have to have a compromise solution.)
* RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
Americans have been dumbed down through their education - Truthhurts
[ In Reply To ..]They know nothing of the past, only what the liberals teach in school today and/or what progressives want of the future (It Takes a Village), the government to take care of everyone. How is it working out in Europe? i would say it's not so good.
They can't add, subtract, multiple or divide without a calculator. i'm just surprised they can count change. Oops! Wait, some of them can't do that either.
They learn to disrespect authority including our military and police. They feel only they have the right to say or do anything. They don't know the meaning of freedom. They want a law or regulation for every idea that comes into their little brains.
Sad, so sad. Not using the brain for what it was meant for will shrink it and next thing you know, zombie robots.
Where did you get the idea schools are liberal? - sm
[ In Reply To ..]If I had my way, every year of school would include a class in civics, family/community, that would include service to the community--how are laws are made, voting, media. Picking up trash for elementary, visiting nursing homes, day cares, etc. Why don't we have this now? Because Republicans have cut funding to schools so that they don't even have phy-ed classes or music or art.
Really, don't you think we need to protect our air and water? I have seen FB posts where parents are all angry about children learning about Islam in school. How can children be educated about the world we live in without including educating them about the world that we live in?
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