Book · 1989 · Political Science
Rules for Radicals
A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
#87 of 16,668 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
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The left has a very easy to understand playbook and the right just refuses to read Rules for Radicals.
What they say about it
- Accuse your opponent“accuse your opponent of what you're doing”3
- Tactics and strategy“rules for radicals”3
The best things said about it
Saul Alinsky in Rules for Radicals, he said if you control the language you control the masses.
Rules for Radicals, the 1971 book by liberal activist Saul Alinsky.
Saul Alinsky in the intro to Rules for Radicals, right? Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgement to that first of all rebels who won himself his own kingdom.
The issue is never the issue the issue is the revolution saul alinsky rules for radicals.
I had read Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky in college and I decided to expose hypocrisy by making them live up to their own rules.
If you resolute's rules for radicals you know one of the rules are to constrain your enemy into their own principles and values.
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky is a political guidebook detailing tactics for community organizers and activists seeking social and political change. The book received attention across multiple episodes of Timcast IRL and Behind the Bastards. On Timcast IRL, the host Brett criticized the political right for failing to study and use the same strategic playbook that Democrats employ. Libby Emmons recommended the book to a high schooler asking how to fight critical race theory teachings in school, while Allen West suggested it to the audience to help them understand political tactics. Tim Pool cited Alinsky's book while outlining a strategy of provoking government crackdowns to discredit authorities, and on another occasion brought it up during discussions about political strategy and revolution. Ian Crossland referenced the book to compare a political attack to Alinsky tactics and to discuss strategies surrounding communist takeovers and political traps. Additionally, on Behind the Bastards, Andrew (Andrewism) listed the work as a book listeners could check out, noting he had not read it himself but had heard it was good, with the attribution in the transcript appearing somewhat mistaken. The recurring references highlight the enduring perception of Alinsky's manual as a definitive guide to grassroots political conflict, utilized by commentators across the political spectrum to analyze or advocate for aggressive organizing strategies and systemic disruption.
Every mention
Allen West if i could recommend several books to read you've got to read saul olenski's rules for radicals 2
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“if you resolute's rules for radicals you know one of the rules are to constrain your enemy into their own principles and values”
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“if i could recommend several books to read you've got to read saul olenski's rules for radicals”
Libby Emmons I would read olinsky's rules for radicals and then apply the principles in this setting 2
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“and sa Alinsky and Rules for Radicals um talked about how you can you know sew Discord and dissonance and and stuff”
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“I would read olinsky's rules for radicals and then apply the principles in this setting”
Andrew (Andrewism) You can also check out Eleanor Austramm's book, Governing the Commons, as well as a book called Eleanor Ast… 1
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“You can also check out Eleanor Austramm's book, Governing the Commons, as well as a book called Eleanor Astramm's Rules for Radicals, which I haven't read yet, but I've heard it was pretty good.”
Tim Pool That's the rules for radical Saul Linsky's book about how to overthrow tyranny is is you want to act so so… 7
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“That's the rules for radical Saul Linsky's book about how to overthrow tyranny is is you want to act so so far, you want to step so close to the line that you get the the government to crack down with a fascist attack.”
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“We talked about Sol Linsky's rule for radicals.”
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“this is right out of Rules for Radicals though accuse your opponent of what you're doing”
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“listen here your little commies here someone made a very interesting comment uh in the chat room right now he says uh you know you should look at Rules for Radicals because one of the tactics there is to ridicule uh your opponents as being one of the most effective ways to kind of use humor against your enemies”
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“it's in the book rules for Rules for Radicals and they do it they isolate people they target them”
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“and i think that's the only way to fight back against this this is in the rules for radicals this is in the book that they follow whether they know it or not”
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“the issue is never the issue the issue is the revolution saul alinsky rules for radicals”
Ian Crossland So, I'm real concerned is because in in the rules for radicals, when you read about a radical attempt at a… 4
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“So, I'm real concerned is because in in the rules for radicals, when you read about a radical attempt at a communist takeover, you want to get your enemy to to do the mistake.”
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“Rules for Radicals”
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“That guy Rules for Radicals and and he was really like a tactics dude”
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“and this is sololinsky's rules for radicals right like this is something that they do not play around with they take it very seriously”
Robert Evans More consequentially, he discovered rules for radicals, the 1971 book by liberal activist Saul Alinsky, whi… 4
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“More consequentially, he discovered rules for radicals, the 1971 book by liberal activist Saul Alinsky, which has required reading for new hires at Project Veraritoss.”
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“The Los Angeles Times article I found on the matter credits uh this escapade to O'Keefe's love of Saulinsk's rules for radicals. Quote, "Among Alinsky's most famous admonitions is one that O'Keeffe said he and Rose took to heart.”
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“He's he's actually taken the opposite lesson out of Saulinsk's rules for radicals. You know, says make the uh make the essentially like make the the people you're fighting play by their own rules.”
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“Hillary's teacher and friend was Saul Linsky, a man who dedicated his book Rules for Radicals, to Lucifer, who he called the original rebel. Yes. Solinsky, famed Nazi.”
Alex Stein it's Saul alinsky's Rules for Radicals and that's kind of like using the less you know guidebook against him 2
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“it's Saul alinsky's Rules for Radicals and that's kind of like using the less you know guidebook against him”
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“so it's like we need that we need to kind of do the same thing kind of like the Saul linsky's Rules for Radicals and in that one of the things is whatever you do wrong or whatever you get accused of accuse the accuser of the same thing”
Colonel West Well, it's the Saulinsky rules for radicals thing. 1
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“Well, it's the Saulinsky rules for radicals thing.”
Dave Rubin Isn't it funny that, I mean, that's right outta rules for radicals, that you're supposed to accuse the othe… 1
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“Isn't it funny that, I mean, that's right outta rules for radicals, that you're supposed to accuse the others of what you are doing.”
Elad Eliahu What I believe was extremely effective in this Eric Adams attack is that I don't know if he did it purposef… 1
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“What I believe was extremely effective in this Eric Adams attack is that I don't know if he did it purposefully or not, but he took a note out of Solinsk's rules for radicals. This is a far-left who u made a political strategy book”
Hotep Jesus straight out of Saul alinsky's Playbook Rules for Radicals 1
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“straight out of Saul alinsky's Playbook Rules for Radicals”
James O'Keefe I had read rules for radicals by Saul linski in college and I I decided to expose hypocrisy by making them… 1
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“I had read rules for radicals by Saul linski in college and I I decided to expose hypocrisy by making them live up to their own rules”
Joe Rogan Are you familiar with Saul Alinsky? I think you're probably rules for radicals. Yeah. Rules for radic… 1
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“Are you familiar with Saul Alinsky? I think you're probably rules for radicals. Yeah. Rules for radicals.”
Mary Morgan This is a woman who did her dissertation on rules for radicals. 1
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“This is a woman who did her dissertation on rules for radicals.”
Paul Kengor Saul Alinsky in the intro to Rules for Radicals, right? Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknow… 1
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“Saul Alinsky in the intro to Rules for Radicals, right? Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgement to that first of all rebels who won himself his own kingdom.”
Phil Labonte well it's right out of Rules for Radicals though right accuse your opponent of what you're doing they accus… 1
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“well it's right out of Rules for Radicals though right accuse your opponent of what you're doing they accuse us of being genocidal for saying don't sterilize kids”
Robert Greene there was a great um uh man on the left named Saul Alinsky who wrote a book called Rules for Radicals 1
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“there was a great um uh man on the left named Saul Alinsky who wrote a book called Rules for Radicals”
Scott Horton You know, I'm sure you're familiar with Saul Alinsky. Yes. wrote rules for radicals. 1
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“You know, I'm sure you're familiar with Saul Alinsky. Yes. wrote rules for radicals.”
Seamus Coughlin essentially the hand handbooks of how you should you should uh conduct basically counter the rules for radi… 1
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“essentially the hand handbooks of how you should you should uh conduct basically counter the rules for radicals. Is that rules for radicals?”
Tayler Hansen I mean it's like Saul Alinsky the left literally operates off of Rules for Radicals 1
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“I mean it's like Saul Alinsky the left literally operates off of Rules for Radicals”
Terry Schilling That's what that book Good Trouble is, right? The whole book is about doing these type of political operati… 1
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“That's what that book Good Trouble is, right? The whole book is about doing these type of political operations to to basically scop people. Rules for radicals. Exactly.”
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“does seem like an Alinsky tactic from Rules for Radicals to accuse him of something that you are doing indeed is doing.”
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“The left has a very easy to understand playbook and the right just refuses to read rules for radicals.”
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“and Saul uh Alinsky who talked about this extensively who sets up these traps for us in order to make us look like the bad guys.”
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“The stuff has been laid out in Solinsky's books. They've been laid out in the weather underground if you knew who those guys were.”
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“That's what that book Good Trouble is, right? The whole book is about doing these type of political operations to to basically scop people. Rules for Radicals. Exactly.”
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“that was in um I believe Yuri besanov pointed out and it was also in Rules for Radicals wasn't it Goldberg too call them yeah”
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“sa alinsky in rules for radicals he said if you control the language you control the masses”
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“I thought that was like salinsky stuff That guy Rules for Radicals and and he was really like a tactics dude As opposed to so I I mean I guess maybe someone like Mark Hughes was a strategy guy and then olinsky is more of a tactics guy”
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“listen here your little commies here someone made a very interesting comment uh in the chat room right now he says uh you should look at Rules for Radicals because one of the tactics there is to ridicule uh your opponents as being one of the most effective ways to kind of use humor against your enemies”
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“bill ayers also wrote rules for radicals well that was solinski wasn't it that i'm pretty sure that was alinsky”
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“hassam says your thoughts on this quote the issue is never the issue the issue is the revolution saul alinsky rules for radicals my thoughts on that is that the left is not doesn't care about any of these causes”
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“because look man these people the people organizing this stuff believe it or not are well-read not the average person there they understand like rules for radicals”
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“This this is a woman who did her dissertation on rules for radicals. And yet there are people at my company who still will refuse to believe that, you know, she had any part in this.”
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“Rules for Radicals You ever read that book Glen Beck used to bring it up but the way he made those people fart a lot in the theater”
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“this is what I think Saul Alinsky in Rules for Radicals said he who controls the language controls the masses”
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“that's Rules for Radicals right I would use your opponent of what you're doing”
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“and that is straight out of alinsky”