For those who don’t know how Saul Alinsky influenced some of our current political and cultural leaders, listen to this primer on Alinsky held a few months back at the Acton Institute. Alinsky’s methodology came of age in the 1960’s and 1970’s and has been institutionalized especially in the academy and the cultural left where aging radicals<\/a> still believe the mythology of the chosen generation. For a deeper treatment see: Why There Is A Culture War: Gramsci and Tocqueville in America<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Source: Acton Institute blog<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Saul Alinsky<\/p><\/div>\n

From the Acton Institute Blog:<\/p>\n

We’re posting the audio from Mr. Joseph Morris’ excellent May 6 Acton Lecture Series presentation, Alinsky for Dummies: His Persistent Influence and Its Meaning for American Society and Politics<\/em>. As Lord Acton warned that power corrupts, Saul Alinsky<\/a> — the father of modern “community organizing” — rejoiced that corruption empowers. As Morris pointed out, decades after Alinsky’s death his ideas and teaching continue to shape the American political and social landscape. Barack Obama’s first job in Chicago was as an “organizer” for an Alinsky group; Hillary Clinton’s undergraduate thesis was written on Alinsky’s precepts; contemporary organizations from the notorious ACORN to the Catholic-Church-supported United for Power and Justice are among Alinsky’s progeny. The lecture provided an overview of Alinksy’s thinking and showed how that thinking is applied in current events. Morris encouraged ALS attendees to read Alinsky’s short but seminal Rules for Radicals<\/em><\/a>, widely available in inexpensive paperback editions.<\/p>\n

Listen to the audio on the Acton Institute blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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