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Saul David Alinsky (January 30, 1909 – June 12, 1972) was an American community activist and political theorist. His work through the Chicago -based Industrial Areas Foundation helping poor communities organize to press demands upon landlords, politicians, bankers and business leaders won him national recognition and notoriety.
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- Healthcare — Control healthcare and you control the people.
- Poverty — Increase the Poverty level as high as possible, poor people are easier to control and will not fight back if you are providing everything for them to live.
- Debt — Increase the debt to an unsustainable level. That way you are able to increase taxes, and this will produce more poverty.
- Gun Control — Remove the ability to defend themselves from the Government. That way you are able to create a police state.
Oct 6, 2014 · Saul Alinsky is the father of community organizing. In a Dissent piece, veteran organizer Mike Miller quoted a young Barack Obama giving a quite good definition of the core ideas behind...
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Saul Alinsky (born January 30, 1909, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died June 12, 1972, Carmel, California) was an American social organizer who stimulated the creation of numerous activist citizen and community groups.
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Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals is a 1971 book by American community activist and writer Saul D. Alinsky about how to successfully run a movement for change. It was the last book written by Alinsky, and it was published shortly before his death in 1972.
- Saul David Alinsky
- 1971
Discover Saul Alinsky famous and rare quotes. Share Saul Alinsky quotations about enemies, community and angels. "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and..."
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Saul David Alinsky died 36 years before the election of Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton's first attempt for the presidency. But many feverish screeds on social media, talk radio, and YouTube might have made one think he lurked behind these politicians like Rasputin.
