Saul, Barack and me, Part 2 ~ By Robert Ringer

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By Robert Ringer Posted: December 18, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Read "Saul, Barack and me, Part 1. In the Prologue to "Rules for Radicals," Saul Alinsky expressed his contempt for "the Weathermen and their like," pointing out that there are no rules for revolution, but there are "rules for radicals who want to change the world." He believed in "a pragmatic attack on the system," and pointed out that the rules one follows make "the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one who uses tired old words and slogans" – e.g., "pig" (for police), "white fascist racist" and "motherf-----." He felt that by acting in such a stereotypical fashion, young radicals only succeeded in turning people off. Alinsky then went on to explain that it was of critical importance for the young activist to "communicate within the experience of his audience" – which, he said, specifically ruled out attacks on the American flag. Clearly, Alinsky would have seen Obama as a model radical – smooth-talking, non-threatening, even wearing an American flag pin on his lapel during the presidential campaign after people became upset with him for refusing to do so. Alinsky made a special point of saying that if the real radical finds that having long hair sets up psychological barriers to communication and organization, he cuts his hair. Again, a picture of clean-cut Obama comes to mind – nary a dreadlock to be found on his radical head. Perhaps one of the most important clues Alinsky gave us to the coming of BHO and the modern progressives was when he said: "As an organizer, I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be. That we accept the world as it is does not in any sense weaken our desire to change it into what we believe it should be – it is necessary to begin where the world is if we are going to change it to what we think it should be. That means working in [my emphasis] the system." Again, Alinksy pragmatism at its best – and I certainly agree with him. I have long emphasized the importance of maintaining an accurate perception of reality. Reality isn't the way you wish things to be; it's the way they actually are. The way you wish things to be can be your goal, but to reach that goal you have to start by dealing with today's reality. READ FULL STORY >