Saul Alinsky may have written his Rules for Radicals to give leftists an advantage in the battle for America's soul, but that doesn't mean that the rules aren't tactically wise. On Friday, Gun Owners of America (GOA) decided to put into play several of those rules when it asked to have Sen. Chuck Schumer "red-flagged" as a potentially dangerous person. [More]It seemed more to me like they were saying "Rules are rules. Now enforce them across the board."
I said that recently and was surprised to see some scrambling to make excuses and actually get mad about it.
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I agreed with you originally and I still do.
ReplyDeleteIt would help if people understood the meaning of the phrase "equal protection of the law" in the 14th Amendment.
"It seemed more to me like they were saying "Rules are rules. Now enforce them across the board.”
ReplyDeleteWell, yeah. That’s why it’s Alinsky territory.
The point is that the rules are so oppressive that if their advocates impose them on themselves, they’ll never stand as written. And if they don’t, they’re public hypocrites, and that’s a big stick to have on hand to smash those laws down.