I'm referring to Saul Alinsky's Rules For Radicals when I speak of tactics used by the Left. Note in particular #5:

1. “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood.
2. “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
3. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
6. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.
7. “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news.
8. “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.
9. “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.
10. "The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition." It is this unceasing pressure that results in the reactions from the opposition that are essential for the success of the campaign.
11. “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.
12. “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.
13. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.

However, these rules, while intended for left-wing activities, per the article, are not just for lefties:


The above text is found at [Link: openculture.com]

One day you'll learn how to edit a post to remove a comment, a word, a random vulgarity. It's very easy to do.


Another dictionary? I only looked a one dictionary! The one that's built-in to my Mac OSX. So all I said (using some secret left-wing technique?) was that I didn't look at the dictionary you cautioned me about getting any definitions from.

BTW, you are really picking at hairs here. If somebody says "I'm AFRAID of spiders" you can bet $100 that they would also say "I really HATE spiders". Add the phobia of your choice: Heights, the dark, and so on. And if you really think that homophobes only "hate" homosexuals, and don't "fear" them, well Google Gay Panic Defense.

So, go ahead and use whatever your right-wing technique is (?), I did invalidate AND address what you said. You just didn't see it because you were probably too busy looking up words in the original Greek or something in order to prove one point or the other.

You are living proof of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Show the posts where the derogatory terms you mention in post 25 are thrown around, if you can't show those posts then you are in fact, a liar.

Then that would be denial for the syndrome you have. Another symptom of your diagnosis as well as one of the first, most common reactions: denial.

Who thinks Trump is a God? If you read deeper into your syndrome, you will once again find you have yet another symptom of TDS. I know of NO ONE, EVER, NEVER that feels that Trump is a God. and I live in Trump country. Now, we ALL know some that thought Obama was a deity (likely you as well) but I imagine you were not as deranged about it as you are now.

Let me google some remedies for you as you MUST seek help. Its killing you, eating you alive. You simply have got to get over this. There is nothing wrong with not agreeing with those in political power. However, its just not healthy to have have this syndrome eating at your brain. You are much to young to be spirally out of control. I'll see what I can find for you as it saddens me to to see all this hatred destroying your life.

You're very happy? You're angry, reactive and delusional if you think you know enough about us that you can throw blanket accusations around. You hate the TDS meme, but you gave anyone who didn't like Obama a big chunk of crap and usually called them 'racist', even if it was because of his policies, not his race. Who asked you to do that? AFAIK, you're not Black, so you don't have that experience as the basis for your (over)reactions.

The comments from the Left make it seem that everyone is part of one organism- they all go up in flames and lose control at the same time.

Trump isn't a god, any more than Obama was, yet people acted as if he could do no wrong.

“A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.”

Oh, no! A Mac user???????????????????

Why would someone hate spiders, only because they fear them? That's irrational. Same for the rest and the misappropriation of the use of 'phobia'. Yes, languages change/evolve/devolve over time, but you choose to pick the definition that suits your attacks and that's wrong, even and especially if the definition is incorrect. BTW- 'homophobia' is defined as 'fear of man'.

Ahhh, the playbook:

8. “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.
11. “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.

Tactics:
Collusion collusion collusion!

Oh, what? nothing? OK:

Russian Contacts! Russia Contacts! Russian Contacts!

Oh, wait, no? OK:

Stormy Stormy Stormy!

Oh, wait, not working? OK:

Obstruction obstruction obstruction!

Oh, wait, no traction? OK:

Money laundering money laundering!

Oh, wait, still no impeachment? OK:

MAGA hat kids attack! MAGA hat kid attack!

Oh, wait, the full story is out, well crap!

MAGA hats attack! MAGA hats attack!

oh, wait, that backfired, OOPS! We are getting exposed! Quick more overdrive!

Cohen! Cohen! Cohen!

oh, wait, well what can be something new!? We must never stop! The foam from the mouth is now dripping into my latte! Help!

The list goes on and on and on. If you are tired of TDS, then cure it.

Not wanting to make this political thread political, but the most recent Demoncrat thing here in NC, was just put forth.

In state tuition rates at the colleges for ILLEGAL immigrants.


Funny that last. Illegal and immigrant seems to be off the mark, as they really don't seem to want to immigrate, but rather just be here enjoying the freebies.