Stalin is famous for one thing ~ he may have been among the first to remind us that the death of a single man is a tragedy while the death of a million is a statistic ~ no doubt ancient wisdom scoured from the depths of Hell.
These people can't see the future either, and Alinsky's methods are credited for much more than he was ever able to get them to do.
This is the ancient enemy you have been taught how to battle. Never forget who they are.