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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], [[National Review]]</ref>

Alinsky provides a collection of rules<ref>page 127</ref> 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 the enemy 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 2: Never go outside the experience of your people. The result is confusion, fear, and retreat.

* Rule 2: Never go outside the experience of your people. The result is confusion, fear, and retreat.