Read Screwtape, but not Rules. Suggested continuing reading: Darkness At Noon - Authur Koestler -— the story of what happens AFTER the revolution to its supporters. Also see history of the Stalinist Purges - avoid wikipedia as reference.
Rules for Radicals = written by secular Jew who had made communism his god
i am reading the Playboy interview with Alinsky...very illuminating as to the realities that he and his generation faced. His view was way ahead of the times and yet frighteningly chilling.
He defintely grew up as a thug on the streets, was very close to the Mob for two years and then into ruthless union organizing. It is a very eye opening view of the ruthlessness of capitalism back then and the depth of the depression that explains the progressive movement’s origins.
Its not the same at all today...all except for the thugs.
link sent by an online friend:
http://www.moonbattery.com/obama-socialist-joker_06.jpg
This is very interesting. Now I’m going to have to get a copy : )
Also, Wikipedia (yes, I know : ) lets the cat out of the bag with the entry on Saul Alinsky references to his great influences on Hil and BO.
One more thing, it’s not a good thing that some of the posters would even joke about stealing books from the library...reminiscent of book burnings and all. Seriously, several have Mein Kampf on their book shelves and that’s a good thing-know thine enemy.
alinksy honored lucifer in his opening lines, whereas C. S. Lewis mocked lucifer in his.
I noticed something really interesting here: Amazon popped up a page that said, "Customers who bought Rules for Radicals also bought," and the first two books listed were Levin's Liberty and Tyranny and Beck's Common Sense.
Maybe conservatives are going to wise up, after all!
