Okay, lay it on me.
Not exactly. I don’t use Alinsky tactics so much as I have found their weaknesses and know how to counter them with different ones.
I know what you mean. I keep two things posted on my desk. A list of all the logical fallacies and a print out of the U.S. Army’s Operations Field Manual No. 33 of Propaganda Techniques. I think these are a must for political junkies/ FReepers, and I’m pretty sure most politicians from both sides use the propaganda techniques a LOT.
Ever notice how politicians never answer the exact question they’re asked? Straight out of the propaganda techniques handbook.
Like Rush says, “never let the other side force you to accept their premise in the first place.”
1) Always remain polite, calm, and collected - Your anger and rudeness can be used against you.
2) Stay focused - Liberals will try to change the subject. If that doesn't work, they'll "uh.....uh....uh...." ( Oboma uses this one all the time) until the listener forgets what the subject actually was.
3) Be persistent - Keep bringing them, politely and calmly, back to the subject.
4) NEVER allow yourself to become angry - because personal ridicule will be their last resort. Acknowledge their right to their own opinion, and once again bring them back to the original subject.
5) Use their iown set of rules against as often as possible - When they become enraged, THEIR anger can then be used against them.
Okay, lay it on me.