From a short book called “The Revolution Was” regarding FDR and the New Deal. We saw this with Obama, and now Biden:
“Having passed this crisis, the New Deal went on from one problem to another, taking them in the proper order, according to revolutionary technic; and if the handling of one was inconsistent with the handling of another, even to the point of nullity, that was blunder in reverse. The effect was to keep people excited about one thing at a time, and divided, while steadily through all the uproar of outrage and confusion a certain end, held constantly in view, was pursued by main intention.
The end held constantly in view was power.”
I was totally unaware of this man - thanks for alerting me to him. I’ll bet Alinsky read him. Alinsky’s organization was always in flux and somewhat chaotic... people stayed with what worked and quickly dumped what didn’t - but everything was worth a try... And yeah like you say - the end view was power.
https://mises.org/library/garet-garretts-revolution-was
from link:
Garet Garrett was among the most important figures from the literary, political, and laissez-faire economic traditions of the Old Right, but his name is hardly known today. In 1938 he penned “The Revolution Was,” a remarkable essay about FDR’s revolutionary New Deal and, more importantly, how it was accomplished. FDR’s revolution had already happened, though few Americans understood it or grasped what the triumph of an administrative state would mean.
<>The end held constantly in view was power.<>
Same with Orwell’s 1984.
Same with Bammy.
Same with Brandon.