Alinsky by any other name is evil. I know I’ve practiced it in the past, but I don’t want to continue. It is evil to the core.
You can go after the truth with vigor and gusto but to take on the practices of a man who dedicates his book to satan is something else. I don’t like how Alinsky values character assassination because with liberals, that often means to lie about a person.
I worry that if we start taking up the side of Alinsky, we will become like the left. I’ve already seen his practices used on other republicans from fellow republicans. Its the dark side of politics and once you go down that road, use Alinsky’s tactics because it’s easier and quicker, it becomes harder to leave it.
Alinsky took Machiavelli and updated him for a new generation. It was as if he sat down with a copy of "The Prince" said a prayer to Lucifer for inspiration and started writing.
Now, if you are aware of his tactics, it gives you the advantage of understanding your opponent enough to know what he will do next. And then you can work on the offensive which puts you in the football in your hand.
Now, am I advocating to work by Alinsky tactics? Nope. Feeding 200 homeless people beans and then taking them to a posh event so they can expel those beans on cue is not something I would ever emulate. But knowing that THEY would do something like that IS important. Michael Moore pulls those kind of stunts. And, I think it is a good idea to know this.
The number one rule of war is to know your enemy. It is in the U.S. Army rule book. Alinsky is Obama's tactician, and we are fooling ourselves if we think we can ignore him.