Rules for Radicals
A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky
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“@jeffld Read book by a former Soviet spy that figured out that there was a God when his 1st child was born. The miracle of life transformed him. Read Saul Alinsky's book "Rules for Radicals". Dedicated to the big "L". BTW not in the old testament. "The Satan" means prosecutor. Ego amuck! | If you want to know the tactics of the Democrats, you must read this book. If you understand their tactics, you'll be less likely to fall into their traps & better able to defeat them in conversation, in communication, in appearance, in reputation, in policy, & frankly, in life. | This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone.”
Source →“@jeffld Read book by a former Soviet spy that figured out that there was a God when his 1st child was born. The miracle of life transformed him. Read Saul Alinsky's book "Rules for Radicals". Dedicated to the big "L". BTW not in the old testament. "The Satan" means prosecutor. Ego amuck! | If you want to know the tactics of the Democrats, you must read this book. If you understand their tactics, you'll be less likely to fall into their traps & better able to defeat them in conversation, in communication, in appearance, in reputation, in policy, & frankly, in life. | This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone.”
Source →Recommended by 4 notable people, including Ryan Holiday and Balaji S. Srinivasan
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Recommended by 6 sources and appears in Strategic Thinking, Books Recommended by Ryan Holiday, and Most Recommended Books.
First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know ?the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.? Written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this ...
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“@jeffld Read book by a former Soviet spy that figured out that there was a God when his 1st child was born. The miracle of life transformed him. Read Saul Alinsky's book "Rules for Radicals". Dedicated to the big "L". BTW not in the old testament. "The Satan" means prosecutor. Ego amuck! | If you want to know the tactics of the Democrats, you must read this book. If you understand their tactics, you'll be less likely to fall into their traps & better able to defeat them in conversation, in communication, in appearance, in reputation, in policy, & frankly, in life. | This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone.”
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