false 102748 2 This primers tells the "have-nots" how they can organize to achieve real political power for the practice of true democracy. 1711776 1972 Rules for Radicals total:516|5:159|4:187|3:130|2:35|1:5| 516 2008 946 95 3 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 23:51:52 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 11:58:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 true true Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1971 Sun Feb 17 16:56:34 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 17:05:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 14 21:11:38 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 27 20:42:10 -0800 2009
That's not really what this book is about, but, having been written in 1971, it did inspire in me a bit of nostalgia for the k...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jan 18 01:33:35 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 17:10:50 -0800 2009
The book is as good as I remembered, and freshened upon re-reading by the ability to ap...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 20:30:51 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 20:33:00 -0700 2009 2 5 1 false false Tue Apr 10 00:00:00 -0800 1973 Mon Jan 05 17:34:55 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 17:40:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 13:19:37 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 13:37:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 16:43:20 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:24:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 15:49:06 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 21:14:27 -0700 2009 On mens vs ends, Alinsky says, the answer lies in this ends and these particular means.
"He who fears corruption fears life"
"In the politics of human life, consistency is not a virtue"
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He also was quite practical about working in the American political system, which he acknowleged allows the freedom to use the tactics he used in ways that...more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 30 13:08:28 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 31 13:16:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false true Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 03 19:51:39 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 00:19:10 -0700 2008
Like Seneca, he advocates hiding behind a perfectly normal face. Nothing overtly revolutionary. Nothing demanding counterproductive att...more...]]>