Ep. 658: Rules For Radicals (Part 1 of 2)

The discussion is split into 2 parts, the second coming later this week.

Alinsky was a "small c" communist who was also such an apparent individualist that he never publicly aligned himself with with any group,
but he wrote a book accessible to any ideology.

Even if you’re unwilling to embrace the tactics, you’d be unwise to ignore them.

An optimistic take: real-world tactics for changing the status quo

And a more cynical one: a non-ideologically driven, slogan-rich quest for power relying on ridicule and polarization, happening in an environment where widespread rationality is not a factor

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