Podcast appearances and mentions of Saul D Alinsky

Rules for Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky was written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question. He has set down some of the rules of the game and no one has had more experience or has been more successful at it than Saul. Rules pertaining to the ethics of means and ends, rules of power tactics, organizers and four groups humanity divides into. Accepting and seeing where we are as the key to creating where we want to be. A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals "Rules for Radicals" by Saul D. Alinsky - Book PReview Book of the Week - BOTW - Season 6 Book 22 Buy the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3MJWtTM GET IT. READ :) #radical #rules #revolution  FIND OUT which HUMAN NEED is driving all of your behavior http://6-human-needs.sfwalker.com/ Human Needs Psychology + Emotional Intelligence + Universal Laws of Nature = MASTER OF LIFE AWARENESS https://www.sfwalker.com/master-life-awareness --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sfwalker/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sfwalker/support

Would you like to receive a daily, random quote by email from my Little Box of Quotes?https://constantine.name/lboqA long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms. I kept them on the first version of my web site, where they were displayed randomly. But as time went on, I realized I wanted them where I would see them. Eventually I copied the fledgeling collection onto 3×5 cards and put them in a small box. As I find new ones, I add cards. Today, there are nearly 1,000 quotes and the collection continues to grow.My mission is creating better conversations to spread understanding and compassion. This podcast is a small part of what I do. Drop by https://constantine.name for my weekly email, podcasts, writing and more.

Would you like to receive a daily, random quote by email from my Little Box of Quotes? https://constantine.name/lboq A long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms. I kept them on the first version of my web site, where they were displayed randomly. But as time went on, I realized I wanted them where I would see them. Eventually I copied the fledgeling collection onto 3×5 cards and put them in a small box. As I find new ones, I add cards. Today, there are more than 1,000 quotes and the collection continues to grow. Hello, I'm Craig Constantine

Competição acirrada! Quem será que ganha essa disputa? Este episódio é uma edição especial, dividida em duas partes! Com a participação do economista Gabriel Torres, conversamos sobre o momento atual dos Estados Unidos e do mundo, a disputa presidencial entre Trump e Biden e como isso nos afeta. Escute já! Livro indicado: Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals - Saul D. Alinsky

00:48 - Ben’s Superpower: Making Arancini (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arancini) and Reading A Lot of Books 02:00 - Starting Local Welcome (https://www.localwelcome.org/) and Helping Refugees Death of Alan Kurdi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alan_Kurdi) 09:37 - Humanization, Cognitive Biases, and Heuristics Contact Hypothesis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_hypothesis) Social Constructionism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_constructionism) Social Conformity - Brain Games (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8BkzvP19v4) In-group Bias (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-group_favoritism) Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374533555/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0374533555&linkId=8d08e4ff6f8ed87bf7b29239465ef9da) Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679721134/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0679721134&linkId=fa86d3e8a610bb665e32c57e718190e1) 21:25 - Empathy and Compassion; Humans Thriving Together The Compassionate Mind Foundation (https://compassionatemind.co.uk/) The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525576703/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0525576703&linkId=64c8492e8856e0c450e2570ffe8b6353) Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1603587969/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1603587969&linkId=74466c30ad41ea179c4b86feb49665af) The 36 Questions That Lead to Love (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashion/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html) 31:26 - Measuring Success Conversion Financial Resilience Social Contact Hours Net Promoter Score (NPS) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Promoter) Language Ability 41:56 - Getting People to Connect with Refugees in a Personal Way Lump of Labour Fallacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy) “We come together through our sameness and we grow through our differences.” ~ Virginia Satir Reflections: Rein: The idea of communicative praxis. The Self after Postmodernity by Calvin O. Schrag (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300078765/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0300078765&linkId=5527025502716e825c8a9e183aeaf558) Sam: The commodification of trust. Also, The Tyranny of Structureless (https://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm): In any organization there are both explicit and implicit power structures. Changing the implicit ones. Ben: Having a safe space to reflect and have conversations. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode) To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks! Special Guest: Ben Pollard.

“We can have a really inspiring conversation [around racial and economic justice], bring people together around a positive vision. Not just fighting against something, fighting for something, for the world we actually want to live in, that we’ve wanted to live in since we were born, that we want our children to inherit.” For our fourteenth episode, we sit down with Tim Lo Surdo, Founding Director of Democracy in Colour, Australia’s first national racial justice advocacy organisation led by people of colour.   Together we discuss the importance of political advocacy and campaigning, how Democracy in Colour is working to dismantle structural racism and how to be a strong ally for a number of impacted communities.   Show Notes: Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky (Book) Bill Moyer’s Movement Action Plan (Resource) You can find out more about Democracy in Colour on their website, Facebook or Twitter.  Follow the Project Lantern journey on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and our website. Review us on iTunes or listen on Spotify.

CW: suicide ideation. Disclaimer:Project Lantern is an independent organisation that does not hold any commercial partnerships. This content is not designed to act as financial advice of any kind. Please consult all Product Disclosure Statements and/or expert advice prior to choosing a superannuation fund. “When you look at super and the sheer size of what it can achieve in the world…and the fact that I don’t even have to put aside $1000 because that money is already being put aside for me…I have a resource that I can use that to make the world better.” For our thirteenth episode, we sit down with Emily Flood, Ethical Investment Analyst at Future Super, Australia’s first fossil-free superannuation fund which invests ethically to create a more sustainable future. Together we discuss the vast potential for superannuation funds to be used as a force of good, the ethical investment principles of Future Super, grappling with privilege and perfectionism in the social impact space in particular and entering a career pathway beyond your area of study. Show Notes: Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth (Book) Kate Raworth (Blog) Don’t Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives by George Lakoff (Book) Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky (Book) Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe (Book) You can find out more about Future Super on their website or on their Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn. Emily has kindly agreed to share her email address for listeners who may want to connect or ask additional questions, you can contact her on emily@myfuturesuper.com.au.

Hi everybody and welcome to Finance and Fury the Furious Friday edition. Today’s episode is the Stages of Socialism Part 3 – the series talking about politics. The first episode was about the Fabians and their strategies, then we addressed the political spectrum and how nations shift along it over time If you haven’t listened to those episodes it may be worthwhile catching back up or if politics isn’t your thing feel free to skip because I know it can be dry I Feel like the basics aren’t talked about enough, especially when it comes to passing laws etc. so sorry if it is dry but I find it interesting and I hope you do too Recap: So in the last episode, we talked about democracy and the transition to socialism: Getting the power to change the rules in democracy comes from the side with the most votes, and the ability to form legislative actions. In today’s episode, we will talk about how political change occurs in Australia, through legislative powers, and how to get power to legislate from numbers Also, run through How the population gets ‘mobilised’ as a voting block and increasing the numbers of people supporting Want to break down a few trends that are of increasing popularity in politics over the last few decades The Basics The government has powers of control over the populace through judicial processes (Laws and the ability to enforce them) How are they made? This is from the Legislative Branch of Government also known as Parliament House of Reps or Lower house – 150 members across electoral zones by equal weight of population Senate or Upper House – 76 members – Each state gets 12, NT and ACT get 2 each (both increase over time) They meet at Parliament house, Construction began in 1981 – Wanted ready 26 Jan 1988 – 200th Anniversary of Settlement It was expected to cost A$220 million and be ready in May, but it actually cost more than A$1.1 billion to build (5x) Laws: Bills introduced into House of Reps – 2 readings, house committee, changes, and amendments, voted on Senate, same process, the bill gets voted on and sent to the Governor-General to sign and put into law. Who is the Queen’s representative in Australia PEO (Parliamentary education office): About 200 bills are introduced into Parliament each year and about 90 percent are passed into law  Ranges from 264 (in 1992) to 12 (in 1907), and an average per year since 1901 is 108. The average has increased massively over the last 30 or so years 90% success rate is a pretty high success rate, there are a lot of laws If you want to make something a law you simply need enough votes. I.e. People voting for the Members of Parliament is how you get this done How to Mobilise the masses Rules for Radicals (RFR) is a 1971 book by community activist and writer Saul D. Alinsky. The Rules and Tactics explain a lot of the decline in the political environment over the last 40 years with personal attacks and never-ending division It is essentially how to successfully run a movement for change. A direct excerpt is “create a guide for future community organizers, to use in uniting low-income communities, or "Have-Nots", in order for them to gain power.” The book is compiled with the lessons he had learned throughout his experiences of community organising from 1939 –1971 Divided into ten chapters, and provides 10 lessons on how a community organisers can accomplish the goal of successfully uniting people with the power to effect change on a variety of issues Targeted at community organisers, the issues range from ethics, education, communication, and symbol construction  Use of symbol construction to strengthen the unity within an organisation, based on loyalty to a particular religious affiliation Reason being that, symbols by which communities could identify themselves created structured organizations that were easier to mobilise in implementing direct action. Find a common enemy for the community to be united against, the Us vs Them mentality. We see this a lot in politics, the tribal mentality Use of common enemy is a major theme of Rules for Radicals, purely as a uniting element in communities Before we start Let’s go through what Alinsky wrote at the end of his personal acknowledgments in RFR: ‘Lest we forget (at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment) to the very first radical: 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.’ – A.K.A Mr Satan and his kingdom was Hell This perfectly sums up his rules, as socialism creates a hell on earth, from history we see plenty of evidence Socialism has been implemented in dozens of countries and it has never worked, we encourage you to research for yourself Shows a certain narcissism in people that they think it will work when they try 13 rules in the book We will go through the main themes on them, and combine some for time’s sake “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear, and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. First step is to create an expertise, newly found field of studies and theory provides validation and allows study into what you want to change Few are ‘experts’ in this and then they can fall back on fictional authority Argument from authority: a form of defeasible argument in which a claimed authority's support is used as evidence for an argument's conclusion. If someone is an ‘expert’ you hope they are correct. But how do you know? A well-known fallacy, but it is used in a persuasive form even with unsound logic Claiming that something must be true because it is said by someone who is said to be an "authority" on the subject even though they might be wrong, or knowingly misleading. There are plenty of con-men all throughout history, all with ulterior motivations like money and fame Today is it backed up by the hijacking of science as 50% of studies published can’t be replicated by their own authors, and 70% can’t be replicated by another scientist The issue comes from funding models: authors must publish or die. The drive to get published, even if data isn’t conclusive It has reversed the scientific method as instead of trying to prove you are wrong, they only prove they are right. There is no assumption of being wrong and only that of working your way towards being correct, or else you won’t be getting published. If you want, check out the grievance studies. Some researchers published 14 fraudulent pieces of research deliberately and they got published “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. This is used to create confusion, fear, and retreat. The use of the strawman creates a false narrative outside of what person knows What about-ism conversation: Statement, rebuttal of facts, what about something else, all until you run out of rebuttals and become discredited. To combat this, ask them what they think and get them to explain their rationale. If they can’t verbalise it, there isn’t much of a conversation that can be had. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. One rule for thee and one rule for me, and it is easy to be immoral when you have no morals or just want to play mental gymnastics Pro-life or Choice, under the rules of the law killing a pregnant woman is double murder, and if you cause the death of a foetus it is still considered murder Woman’s march + Linda Sarsour with recent news showing she may have links to the Muslim Brotherhood "The male shall have the equal of the portion of two females" Quran 4:11 Racism redefined: a tweet from Linda saying there's no such thing as reverse racism. Racism is bigotry + power. The group that doesn't have power can't be racist. By the same logic, Nazi’s not racist before taking power in 1933? KKK not racist now? Estimates 5-8k members Moral or logical inconsistency is therefore encouraged under these rules - “Generally success or failure is a determinant of ethics.” – Saul. This is very representative in groups of “by any means necessary” in their name “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” - There is no defence. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. This is where facts and logic go out the window further, If you don’t have any way to counter a person’s argument you label them. After the ‘what about’ questions are finished, easy shut down any conversation to label them as something moral irreprehensible Racist, sexist or Homophobic, some of the more common ones, also Nazi’s gets used a lot Why call someone that? If it were true we should fight the Nazis, so to stop them violence is justified “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions Labels can turn into accusations, as seen in the Kavanaugh hearings. A supreme court judge nominee Brett Kavanaugh was accused. This opened a lot of people’s eyes about the due process system. 4 woman accused him, one of which, Christine Blasey Ford’s letter, released day before vote (after 45 days), with no evidence got his reputation ruined without going through the proper judicial process Polarisation is at the core of the strategy. The narrative: if conservative, you hate minorities, women, the poor, the environment, and probably a half dozen other groups I've forgotten. If you have a different opinion, you are mobbed and socially ‘executed’. Because your opinion won’t be argued, just your slandered character is more effective People have been losing their jobs, being kicked off the internet, not being let into countries, even going to prison in the UK over having different opinions. Because that is now a crime “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” - Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. “The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition.” It is this unceasing pressure that results in the reactions from the opposition that are essential for the success of the campaign. If you're spending all of your time refuting the charges that you're extreme, racist, hate women, and despise the poor, then you're losing. That's because some people will assume where there's smoke, there's fire, and disbelieve you no matter how good your explanation may be If you're busy defending yourself, you can't do much Scare Tactics, with online boycotts as a form of corporate compliance. Instead of having people who can freely express their opinions, you can be slandered and socially mobbed by people with differing ones. “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” & “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones. Emotionally based arguments, trying to claim the moral high ground through redefining the cause but self-interest - “Goals must be phrased in general terms like ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,’ ‘Of the Common Welfare,’ ‘Pursuit of Happiness,’ or ‘Bread and Peace.'” – Saul Give a good feeling of virtu signalling, makes you feel good even though you have helped nobody Social media/internet has created occupational outrage, where you get easy dopamine hits Dopamine trigger from likes on posts, addiction to outrage is a vehicle to get the thing people crave now Notice that the majority of people offended are doing so on behalf of others? This should be a warning sign. Liking a post to end world hunger won’t do anything for the issue Don’t become old news, always a new campaign out there, always a new dopamine trigger. The addiction to causes “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem. The problem - an inability to combat ideas with ideas Solution? To shut down the conversation, shutting down political opponents and attacking them with labels “I don’t talk to Nazi’s” – Antifa. They claim to be antifascists but if anyone is familiar with the history, they are behaving like the fascists. But rather than wearing brown they now wear black Stolen valour for the actually brave men who gave their lives to actually fight Fascist regimes and Nazis. If Trump were a dictator, wouldn’t the journalists be dead or in a camp now? Plus, he deported an actual surviving Nazi, who was 95, back to Germany “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” - Power is derived from 2 main sources, which are money and people. Democracy must build power from flesh and blood. If the organisation is small, hide your numbers in the dark and raise a din that will make everyone think you have many more people than you do. This is why the very vocal minority is effective. There are 3 layers Eyes; organised a vast, mass-based organisation, parade it visibly before the enemy Ears; organisation is small, conceal the members in the dark but make the enemy think they are numerous Nose; if your organisation is too tiny even for noise, stink up the place through the use of violence You don’t need many people if majority stay silent. That’s how these rules come together via self-censorship from fear “Concern with ethics increases with the number of means available and vice versa.” – Saul. Basically saying, when you are a small organisation, you don’t have to act ethically to get what you want. Take away: Be very worried about ‘community organisers’. Don’t just follow the crowd, the fear of being wrong or ridiculed shouldn’t control you Think for yourself, if you are in the position to make up your own mind, all you need to do is learn more Problems shouldn’t be solved with emotions as emotions can be weaponised if misinformed Nature of Democracy, where emotions are a great selling tool. Especially the use of hate, it's very emotional and gets used quite a bit Drive hatred of others. What happens when Milo, Stefan Molyneux, and Lauren Southern come to Australia? May not agree with them but they have a right to speak still The connection with words and violence is used as a reason to shut them down. Their words spread hate (different ideas of what hate is) So violence is used to shut them down, to avoid violence. They become a self-fulfilling prophecy A brief overview of some elements being seen, now you are more informed. Being a good person know what you say is true and not trying to hurt anyone along the way. I may be wrong on something, but I’m not lying about it Don’t trust what I say is fact, go get a second opinion, just like a doctor. But something I say may be wrong, but if so, explain it instead of insult I want you to research for yourself. Find the truth about something, that is an absolute, can it be proven and or can it not? So in the next episode, we will look at a ‘Fair Go’ Australia. It’ll be a look at the policies to see if things are more equal or less. So we will go through a few reports that are coming up in these discussions and how Australia is actually equal and how legislation may change this. Thank you for listening today, and enjoy the rest of your day. Contact us over at the contact page here.

Conservative Christian Movement Podcast Episode 001  Let Us Change the World Welcome.  Here I motivate the Christian community to action. Join me today for a look at what I believe is the source of all the fake news, bitterness and contempt for conservatism today.  We will learn why people think their vote doesn't count and I'll give you a brief background on how this show came to be.  Join me on this, the inaugural episode of the Conservative Christian Movement Podcast. Verse of the Day: 2 Chronicles 7:14: If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. This simply means people of faith, don't be prideful.  Ask God to help people, especially those leaders in government to be faithful to the past, ask forgiveness and guidance and He will heal our land. Saul D. Alinsky: You don't have to look very hard to see protests, As I record this on January 20, 2018 Women across the nation are protesting for women's reproductive rights.  Additionally, what I will call fake news and a general disdain for our president runs rampant.  This hatred is placed upon anyone perceived to represent conservatism, the Constitution and yes, Christianity.  This is by design as I will show. The first lesson for Christians involves how those against conservative Christian think about Tactics.  Saul D. Alinsky remains widely credited as the father of community organizing.  Educated at the University of Chicago, he is the author of several books pertaining to radical acts which build his kind of world through coalition building and hardball campaigns for many issues, not just one. His premise was three-fold Communities face inner-city problems due to a lack of power to implement solutions; The only way to build long-term power is through money and common vision Viable organizations can only be achieved through broadly based indigenous (Native or local) leadership--and not one or two charismatic leaders. On the surface his premise is sound, however coupling them with his 13 rules, a Christian minded person might think differently-- a slightly inverse set of rules.  His rules are as follows. The first rule of power tactics: Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have. The second rule is: Never go outside the experience of your people. When an action is outside the experience of the people, the result is confusion, fear, and retreat. The third rule is: Wherever possible go outside the experience of the enemy. Here you want to cause confusion, fear, and retreat. The fourth rule is: Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity. The fourth rule carries within it the fifth rule: Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage. The sixth rule is: A good tactic is one that your people enjoy. If your people are not having a ball doing it, there is something very wrong with the tactic. The seventh rule: A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag. Man can sustain militant interest in any issue for only a limited time, after which it becomes a ritualistic commitment, like going to church on Sunday mornings. The eighth rule: Keep the pressure on, with different tactics and actions, and utilize all events of the period for your purpose.https://eagleholic.wordpress.com/ The ninth rule: The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself. The tenth rule: The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition. It is this unceasing pressure that results in the reactions from the opposition that are essential for...

In this podcast: Why outdated advice is so prevalent, and how and why its important to assess advice for present day relevance. “This is the world as it is. This is where you start.” ― Saul D. Alinsky

Brian Stetten and Ruthann Amarteifio, still looking for democracy!!Tonight we address:"Saul D. Alinsky and No War But the Class War"-----So much is happening on a global level, we'll also be talking about current events!So, call in to 760-539-3207 or come to chat!And, we have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Brian Stetten and Ruthann Amarteifio, still looking for democracy!!Tonight we address:"Saul D. Alinsky and No War But the Class War"-----So much is happening on a global level, we'll also be talking about current events!So, call in to 760-539-3207 or come to chat!And, we have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!