[Publius772000]

Much has been made in recent political history of Saul Alinsky and his Rules for Radicals. Bill Clinton reportedly followed Alinsky’s advice. Barack Obama taught a class on using Alinsky principles to keep the nation in chaos. After all, it’s easier to get radical policies enacted during a crisis. However, I assert that there is an older, much more battle-tested set of rules for warfare that are becoming more applicable to politics in the United States as the political arena begins to resemble the Roman Colosseum: The Art of War by Sun-Tzu.

Full article can be found the The Constitutional Alamo.

[DCPatriot]

RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.”

[LucyT]

The following is a list of Alinsky’s rules for upheaval, (see article for entire list):

RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.”

RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.”

RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”

RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”

RULE 12: “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”

Of these, Rules 4, 5, 8, and 12 have been used to greatest effect by the Left.

"If your opponent [has a hot temper], seek to irritate him. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. Attack him where he is unprepared; appear where you are not expected.” (Book I, Verses 22-24)"

Barack Obama taught a class on using Alinsky principles to keep the nation in chaos. After all, it’s easier to get radical policies enacted during a crisis.

[ctdonath2]

There is a fundamental difference between Alinski and Sun Tsu:

The Rules for Radicals is about politics ... verbal rhetoric.
The Art of War is about war ... physical destruction.

Do the math.

[sport]

Mark

[LTC.Ret]

Tried a dozen times and can’t get the site at the link to come up -— is your site DOWN??? Others mention reading the article so it must have been there earlier. Any idea when it might be up again???