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Death and Legacy; Al Capone, Nitti, Playboy Interview
==Association with subversive organizations==
==Association with subversive organizations==
The [[CPUSA]] newspaper, the ''[[Daily Worker]]'' named Alinsky as one of the sponsors of a dinner for Pearl Hart, a notorious [[communist front]]er, arranged by the [[Midwest Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born]]. Alinsky was identified in the ''Daily Worker'' as chairman of the Public Housing Association of Chicago Illinois. The [[American Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born]], with which the Midwest Committee was affiliated, was cited by the President [[Harry S. Truman]]'s Attorney General [[Thomas Clark]] as [[subversive]] and [[Communist]]. It was also cited by the Special [[Committee on Un-American Activities]] as one of the oldest auxillaries of the [[Communist Party of the United States]].<ref>[http://www.usasurvival.org/docs/Scope_of_Soviet_Activity.pdf Reports of the Commission on Subversive Activities of the Territory of Hawaii], p. 12 pdf.</ref>
The [[CPUSA]] newspaper, the ''[[Daily Worker]]'' named Alinsky as one of the sponsors of a dinner for Pearl Hart, a notorious [[communist front]]er, arranged by the [[Midwest Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born]]. Alinsky was identified in the ''Daily Worker'' as chairman of the Public Housing Association of Chicago Illinois. The [[American Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born]], with which the Midwest Committee was affiliated, was cited by the President [[Harry S. Truman]]'s Attorney General [[Thomas Clark]] as [[subversive]] and [[Communist]]. It was also cited by the Special [[Committee on Un-American Activities]] as one of the oldest auxillaries of the [[Communist Party of the United States]].<ref>[http://www.usasurvival.org/docs/Scope_of_Soviet_Activity.pdf Reports of the Commission on Subversive Activities of the Territory of Hawaii], p. 12 pdf.</ref>
== Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" ==
== Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" ==
Through a process combining hope and resentment, the organizer tries to create a “mass army” that brings in as many recruits as possible from local organizations, churches, services groups, labor unions, corner gangs, and individuals.
Through a process combining hope and resentment, the organizer tries to create a “mass army” that brings in as many recruits as possible from local organizations, churches, services groups, labor unions, corner gangs, and individuals.
Alinsky provides a collection of rules to guide the process. But he emphasizes these rules must be translated into real-life tactics that are fluid and responsive to the situation at hand.<ref name=playbook>[https://www.nationalreview.com/nrd/articles/293203/still-alinsky-playbook Still the Alinsky Playbook]</ref>
Alinsky provides a collection of rules to guide the process. But he emphasizes these rules must be translated into real-life tactics that are fluid and responsive to the situation at hand.<ref name=playbook>[https://www.nationalreview.com/nrd/articles/293203/still-alinsky-playbook Still the Alinsky Playbook], [[National Review]]</ref>
* Rule 1: Power is not only what you have, but what an opponent thinks you have. If your organization 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.
* Rule 1: Power is not only what you have, but what an opponent thinks you have. If your organization 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.
The astute reader can readily identify many of these rules on the "Talk" pages of Conservapedia. The enemies of conservatism and Christianity (or indeed any Religion) have practiced without end, Alinsky's "rules", especially numbers 11, 8, 5 and 4.
The astute reader can readily identify many of these rules on the "Talk" pages of Conservapedia. The enemies of conservatism and Christianity (or indeed any Religion) have practiced without end, Alinsky's "rules", especially numbers 11, 8, 5 and 4.
==Death and Legacy==
Alinsky died on June 12, 1972 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Many right-wing talk radio hosts, such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Sean Hannity]], and [[Michael Savage]], attribute many of the strategies of the [[Democratic Party]] to Alinsky's ''Rules For Radicals''. [[Hillary Clinton]]'s senior honors thesis was an analysis of the works of Saul Alinsky and the effect that they have on politics today. [[Barack Obama]] can also trace his roots to the teachings of Saul Alinsky.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10305695 ''Democrats and the Legacy of Activist Saul Alinsky'' (audio file)], [[NPR]]</ref> Obama had a passion for Alinsky's work. Before he left Harvard, Barack wrote "After Alinsky: Community Organizing in Illinois." Under the tutelage of an Alinsky admirer John L. McKnight, Obama says he got the "best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School." <ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&PageId=76170 Guess who recommended Obama to enter Harvard] [[WND|Worldnetdaily]], September 24, 2008</ref> During the [[2016 presidential election]], then candidate [[Ben Carson]] urged Americans to read the book ''Rules for Radicals'' to get a better grasp on the tactics used by community organizers.<ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/22/why-is-dr-ben-carson-urging-americans-to-read-saul-alinskys-rules-for-radicals/ Why Is Dr. Ben Carson Urging Americans to Read Saul Alinsky’s 'Rules for Radicals'?], [[The Blaze]]</ref>
Alinsky did an interview with [[Playboy]] Magazine shortly before he died. In the interview, he revealed how he learned many of his tactics from mafia bosses like Frank Nitti, who was [[Al Capone]]'s number two man.<ref name=playbook /> Alinsky was less interested in the wealth of the mob than he was their ability to keep an iron fist on power in the community.
==See also==
==See also==
==References==
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