10.11.04

I may make fun of your opinion, but I'll defend to your death my right to do so.

From Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
Rule 5: Ridicule is your most potent weapon. Ridicule is difficult to counter and it infuriates your opponent, causing him to react to your advantage.
Him or her. But mostly him. Hims are more fun to ridicule. Except for Ann Coulter. Who's really a him. There, I've started already!
More Rules at Atrios

Posted by monk at 10.11.04 16:36
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Rule 7: A tactic that drags on for too long is not a good idea. Change tactics.

Considering how spectacularly unsuccessful radicals like Alinsky have been in implementing their ideas, methinks they haven't been following their own rules closely enough.

Posted by: MrBaliHai at 14.11.04 12:00