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Originally Posted by scottw
very Saul Alynski, when you have no argument impune your target...no comment on the NEA encouraging their members to read up on and follow the directions of a communist organizer?
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Read your own link.
It clearly states that while Alynski is controversial both the Right and Left can and have gained insight from his books on grass roots organization.
See, they're assuming the reader can actually think critically and not just follow mindless blog posts.
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NEA recommends the following Saul Alinsky books to those members of our Association who are involved in grassroots organizing, especially Association Representatives (ARs) — also known as building reps or shop stewards — and leaders at local affiliates.
Saul Alinsky is widely recognized as the father of, and pre-imminent expert in, grassroots organizing, which is why we recommend that ARs and local leaders become familiar with his theories & materials.
Alinsky’s writings have been called the “mother’s milk of the left,” however in an ironic homage, the conservative right has borrowed a page or two from the Alinsky playbook. Tea Party leader and self-described “conservative radical” Michael Patrick Leahy, for example, has authored a book based on Alinsky’s teachings: “Rules for Conservative Radicals.”
We hope that ARs and local leaders of all political stripes will discern from Alinsky’s books grassroots organizing strategies that will best help us bring our members together around the common goal of improving public education.
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-spence