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Rules for Radicals

a Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals
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Oct 17, 2020bell5133 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I heard this book was being used by the liberal protesters/rioters in 2020, so I wanted to check it out. I found that what the author was suggesting was very different than the tactics (or lack thereof) the modern protesters are using.…
Sep 25, 2020GeneralAmerica rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Can't wait to read this book. Sounds great!!! The bible thumpers all get bent out of shape if anyone questions them and they start screaming that they are being persecuted. What a bunch of thin skin snowflakes that need to go to their…
Jul 16, 2020mustang351c rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
"Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins — or which is which), the first radical…
Nov 29, 2019
As a Christian leader I'm going to read this for 2 reasons: 1. Enemies of God are using it to attack Christianity and Judeo Christian values. 2. There are social injustices in this world that need to be overcome using non-violent…
Apr 08, 2019pfsheckarski rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I'm reading this alongside Lakey's How We Win. Rules For Radicals reads a bit more like a historical text nowadays. Some of the advice is dated. Alinsky foresaw this, urging readers not to take the advice as a prescription but to adapt to…
Jul 12, 2017
LOL these reviews. Really looking forward to reading this now.
Jan 26, 2015kityojames rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Some ideas may still be applicable today for a strong advocacy. Some approaches appear extreme!
ecrl
Aug 30, 2013ecrl rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
This book is pure left-wing propaganda. Read it and you will understand what is wrong with this country now!
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Jul 27, 2013blahblahblah345662 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A couple of people on this comment section seriously need to get a life--they make the author out as if he is dangerous, and he's not. One of Saul Alinsky's tactics to influence people in power was to go into a opera house with a group and…
DebAK
Jan 20, 2013DebAK rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Anyone who thinks this is a good book, either did not read it, or is a left-wing radical like Saul Alinsky. It is a good read for the rest of us who believe in an organized society so we learn the dirty tricks played by "revolutionaries"…
EuSei
Oct 13, 2012EuSei rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Alinsky's philosophy is dirty, violent, extreme Left-wing. His goal was to destroy this Republic (the Founders did NOT want a democracy) by spreading anarchy. According to Alinsky (whose admirers include Hillary Clinton and President…
Mee2
Oct 11, 2012Mee2 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
A radical is a radical is a radical is a radical… No way one could sugar-coat it: Alinsky was a dirty player and his techniques are borderline illegal. His goal was to cause chaos and destroy the system, replacing it by communism. His…
susienor
Oct 09, 2012susienor rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Do not confuse this book with “Robert’s Rules of Order,” because it has NOTHING whatsoever to do with it; Saul Alinsky was an anarchist, so take your cue from this fact. He described himself as a “rebel” and a “community organizer”; Rules…
Drmerkwurdigliebe
Aug 22, 2012Drmerkwurdigliebe rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
GREAT book. Gives practical advice on organizing. The constitution gives the right to each state for a republican form of government. This means that the state will have a legislature. Our federal government has a legislature. This makes…
tongueincheek
Aug 17, 2012tongueincheek rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a great book if you are looking for ways to organize a group to get things done. By the way, we have a democratic republic. Note also that the wise Founders chose not to give women the vote. Again, this is a GREAT BOOK and it is…
euclid13
Aug 13, 2012euclid13 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
GENIUS! This book should be used as a textbook in every Problems of Democracy class in every high school. It should be read by every high school student who wants to organize anything or get anything done. Read it and you will see how you…