David Horowitz On Saul Alinsky
August 25th, 2009
Glenn Beck’s theme for his programs this week is The New Republic: America’s Future. Michelle Malkin was on today, Rush Limbaugh will be on tomorrow, and Thursday, David Horowitz will be on the program.
On Sunday a week ago, Mr. Horowitz wrote a post titled, Alinsky, Beck, Satan and Me. This was the first post of a series he began in preparation for his interview with Glenn Beck. He now has eight posts up, with Part VI divided into three separate posts.
The first post dealt solely with the dedication of Rules for Radicals.
“Lest we forget, an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical:” (Pause there for second. Now continue): “from all our legends, mythology, and history(and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins — or which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”
So Alinsky begins by telling readers what a radical is. He is not a reformer of the system but its would-be destroyer. This is something that in my experience conservatives have a very hard time understanding….They assume that radicals can’t really want to destroy a society that is democratic and liberal and has brought wealth and prosperity to so many. Oh yes they can….
Until conservatives begin to understand exactly what drives radicals and how dishonest they are — dishonest in the their core — it is going to be very hard to defend the system that is under attack. For radicals the noble end — creating a new heaven on earth — justifies any means. And if one actually believed it was possible to create heaven on earth, would he not willingly destroy any system hitherto created by human beings?
I think Alinsky did the dedication, at least in part, for shock value. Horowitz uses the shock value by listing Satan’s tactics in order to wake up conservatives to several things. I’ve summarized his points with alliteration to highlight the comparison.
1. Destruction: The radicals’ goal of destroying our system of government and life.
2. Dishonesty: The radicals’ core of dishonesty–the end justifies any means. Horowitz uses the example of ACORN and election fraud in his post.
3. Deception: The radicals’ continual name changing (he says progressives is the most consistent) to hide their agenda.
4. Draw: The radicals’ mentality (you shall be as gods).
5. Dominion:
Oh, and let’s not forget this — the kingdom that the first radical “won” was hell.
I highly recommend the series. It may take a while to work throught it, but if you are unfamiliar with the ideas of Saul Alinsky and his influence, this series is an excellent place to start. It is posted at NewsReal Blog a brain child of the David Horowitz Freedom Center and Discover the Networks.
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H/T: NewsReal Blog
Crossposted in a modified format to Be John Galt.
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This administration is certainly following the Alinsky model 100%.
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Yes, Jeanette, they are.
David Horowitz is agnostic, but he certainly knows the Genesis record of the Fall of man into sin. I was stunned at the way he delineated Satan’s tactics and used them as his points of discussion of Alinsky.