Leftist tactics

I never heard it that way before, but I agree.

Very poor quote to use as the right wing has used it for years. Karl Marx, Josepf Goebbels, and, most recently, GOP strategist Karl Rove. You'll find it in his list of strategies to get Republicans elected. The list, in a nutshell is

Tactic #1: Take the Offensive.

Tactic #2: Attack Your Opponent’s Strengths.

Tactic #3: Accuse Your Opponent of What He/She is Going to Accuse You Of.

Tactic #4: Go Negative, Then Cry Foul.

Tactic #5: The “Big Lie”.

Tactic #6: Appeal to Moral Values.

Tactic #7: Sell the Persona.

Tactic #8: Sell an Adolescent Worldview.

Tactic #9: Exploit the Media.
* Exploiting the capabilities of the media.
* Denouncing the Media.
* Controlling the mainstream media through intimidation.
* Imposing limits on “unscripted encounters” with the media.
* Cultivating a network of influential media commentators and media outlets that
supports the agenda
* Exploiting the capabilities of the media.
* Popular culture can serve as a valuable resource for campaign strategy.
* Cultivate ideological media.
* Political campaigns must take advantage of the vast potential of the Internet.

Tactic #10: Create Straw Issues.

Tactic #11: Employ Surrogates.

Tactic #12: Use Emotional Appeals.

Tactic #13: Rely on Expert Testimonials.

Tactic #14: Rhetorical Devices.

Tactic 15: Use of Language.

Rove had quite a playbook. Some of it was in effect as far back as the Reagan Administration. By the time GW Bush ran for office, every one was a part of the GOP playbook. You can see it today with the current president. Hell, even the Democrats tried to use it, but lacked the experience, when they tried to convince party members that Hillary was the best choice. I mean, she had more baggage than the Howells carried for their three hour tour.

When sniping a political ideology, make sure the ideology you support isn't using the same tactic.

I keep tapping upvote but it will only allow me one,,,

Swiggys-back for Prez 2020!

About 25 years too late for that. I'd be better a presidential advisor because I can move among most strata of modern society.

Whatever. I like using the left's tools against them whenever possible, of which Rove was obviously ahead of the curve on.

I'm not trying to make sure everything is nice and neat and proper and fits into pre percieved boxes of properness, I'm making blunt force bullet points that helps the long term destruction of the left in this country and it's treasonous mouthpeice, the "news".

"Getting the biggest idea across using the fewest words, using the picture to help with the idea", I try to conform to that cookie cutter with my memes and no others, but thanks for the idea though.

One problem with that is the failure to understand that cookie cutter meme can backfire easily, as this one was easily negated by my meme reply. Imgur isn't that good for political memes because it doesn't allow a the maker to put a clarification in. Oh, Facebook is a good place for that, as is Wordpress. Even Imgur or Reddit, because you can post a political meme, and follow it with an article that backs up your meme. Here, you may be lucky if a few people comment. The most interesting political memes aren't the ditto-heads that agree with with the poster, but those that can, and do, spark a discussion. Bullet points are for public speaking or a summation of an essay.

Using a meme can spark a good conversation, but, it depends on the persons commenting, This meme sparked no comments: https://i.imgflip.com/2b99z4.jpg .During the last election, I could not get most political meme makers to make a valid case for their candidate. Vote for my candidate because it's not the other candidate. Both sides. With both ends of the spectrum using the same tools, can you say that the right's goal is to make this country a better place for everyone? A look at history shows the result of conservative thinking on a national scale.

1773: the British East India Company (often called the East India Tea Company) had become so powerful that they had convinced the British government to put an end user tax on the tea sold to the colonists to offset the tax breaks they got. The original Tea Party Patriots were liberals that fought against the corporate overlords, hitting them, first, where it hurt most: in the bank book. Why not: TEICo was already hitting the colonists in their wallets. The Conservatives, then called the Tories, wanted things left just the way they were, but those damn liberals decided that they'd had enough. We see how well the conservatives of the time got it's way. Any complaints how that war turned out?

A few years later, across the channel from England, another country had a problem with the conservatives in government oppressing the people. We see how things turned out in France: https://i.imgflip.com/2ah6qy.gif

We had our own uprisings here since 1776. The coal wars in the early 20th century, the Memorial Day Massacre in 1937, Kent State in 1970, and the more recent abuse by those that are to protect and serve during the Occupy movement.

No, a political meme only scratches the surface. be prepared to tell the full story when posting them.

Wow, I've never seen someone give themselves a bl***ob as efficiently as you just did. "as this one was easily negated by my meme reply."

I've found that self congratulatory people are generally lacking in the approval department from others, so they give it to themselves.

Let me try: "This meme I made comparing the left to Nazi's is the best I've ever done, 5 stars regardless of what anyone else thinks".

IDK, felt kind of hollow. I guess I prefer when TRUE approval comes from OTHERS.

Interesting that you cannot dispute the content of my comment. The immediate shift to personal attack is not surprising. When I make statements that are factually offensive to a person's political ideology, it's common for that person to go on the defensive with insults. Like Paul wrote, "When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things." (I Corinthians 13:11)

I offered you a chance to go into detail on what the meaning of the meme was by bringing up a good argument against why it was a bad meme, but since you were not able to dispute my points, you chose a personal attack. All it shows is a tendency towards parroting what others have said without understanding, but without any thought on the subject. Something the immature often do. I understood from reading the meme that you are probably a listener of Rush Limbaugh. How could I make that statement? he is the only person I know of that fears this guy that has been dead 46 years. I'd never heard of him until it was pointed out to me a few years back. Most people on the left would never have heard of him were it not for the right touting his works. I'm more familiar with Abby Hoffman's "Steal This Book" than I am of Alinsky's work. So I went looking for what he wrote, because, if a group fears his words, they must have some power behind them. I didn't look far, but now I've added his book to my list of books to be read.

Blah on McFaculty, you're still trying to critique my meme from stuffy, proper, "oh, but a TRUE fascist is etc etc etc", and then go on to self congratulate yourself over your superior intellect in the matter definatly earned what you woyuld term a "personal attack" and in typical fashion use your decree of my "personal attack" as your coupon to disregard anything further in the post.

From an average joe standpoint, man on the street, eating hamburger tonight not filet mignon, when they see people attacking, and yes it was an attack on Sarah Sanders, they see what I see, brownshirt Nazis, they, and I, don't care about technical definitions, I just know what I see and make memes that reflect that.

Not that he was self congratulating himself, but YOU brought up his superior intellect, and justifiably so. Your jealousy reeks something awful.

Jealousy? How so?

Of course I would critique the meme: that's why you put it out there. I cannot help having a higher intellect than you: I've had 60 years to acquire it. I don't know everything, but I know that, if I don't know something, I try to find the answer. "Superior Intellect", as you call it, doesn't require one to know everything, but the wherewithal to actually look for the answers. That's why this high school dropout ended up with a college degree. It's only an ASc, but it was a step up. Fortunately, I was raised in an environment, as poor as we were, where intelligence was applauded. Maybe it's because my parents weren't dumb as rocks. Sorry to hear your folks wanted to raise a moron. At least they succeeded, so they have that going for them.

Since you say you're a man on the street that eats hamburger instead of filet Mignon, (note: Mignon is capitalized. Your spell checker should have caught you on that. Mine did) you may want to have someone read something called the Powell memo to you. It would explain why you can't afford even a cheap steak. It outlines the plan to destroy the middle class in America. Something that has worked well for politicians, on both sides: it helps them keep their corporate sponsorship so they can hold office. Filet Mignon? Yes, I try to treat myself to that when I can find a really good deal on it. And believe me, I look for the best deals on food that I can find. I was raised to pinch pennies so hard that Lincoln had Boogers shooting out his nose.

Of course, I've never been a "man on the street". I've always avoided being homeless. I spent one summer living in a warehouse storeroom, but I still paid rent on that little room. At least you've got a few months of good weather to save up and get yourself a place.

I'm glad you've never been homeless, I have, it put everything in perspective. It was January of '09, right as Barry was having his first fawned at press conferences that I was eating donated corn flakes at the salvation army because I had to get off the street, it was a cold winter.

I had a 50K as year job too, fixed rate mortage, was just majorly over extended. I didn't plan on it either it just kind of happened.

And so I don't kare wen peeple dont like my reeding or grammer too good. I just don't really care.

You obviously have enough time on your hands and enough fluff around you that you feel you've earned and therefore deserve and have the right to look your nose down on others and critique their writing and ask if they have spell check, I'm telling you man, pleasing you, or anyone else who's gonna try and tell me which words I misspelled is not at the top of my priority list.

I rarely comment on misspelled words. I mention I had a college degree and was a high school drop out. My spelling is at an eighth grade level. When you point out a person's "intellectual superiority", it's not uncommon for your shortcomings to be pointed out.

Let's see, How long was Obama in office in January of 2009? Wow, less than 10.5 days. Plenty of time to clean up 8 years of political malpractice, right? You might want to think again about blaming Obama for your losses: Were you already unemployed in January of 2008, when the unemployment rate was at 5.0%? or did you wait until December when it was at 7.3%. The financial meltdown took a long time to reign in, and didn't drop under 7% until 2012. But stay under 7% it did, dropping to 4.7% by the time he left office. ( source: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000 ) Because of where I live, the economy hit the crapper earlier than most areas: RV industry capital of the world. I already saw things going downhill in 2007. What saved me was becoming disabled in 2008. My operation was in July, got my first disability check in November and was able to ride out the storm. That's partly why I have the time to research. But I've been doing that all along, even when I was working 60+ hours a week. So your argument of blaming Obama for your job loss and becoming homeless is invalid.

Sure, you couldn't fall back on disability. You actually have to be disabled to draw it. And in pretty bad shape, too. Oh, and have a solid work record. But what about if I hadn't been disabled? I would have found work. Actually, I was doing well at the job I was at. Constantly getting praise from my supervisors. The pay was meh, but better than drawing unemployment.

As you stated, also: you had overextended yourself. The Federal reserve stated that about 40% of Americans couldn't cover a $400 emergency. Sorry, but you can't blame Obama for over-extending yourself.

I never blamed Obama for my homelessness once. I said I ended up at salvation army during his first fawning press conferences to get off the street. I blamed my overextended credit, I never blamed Obama, I used him as a point of refference, when talking of what happened I mentioned my over extended credit, I never once blamed Obama.

By mentioning a man who had not taken office as a point of reference, you subconsciously are trying to shift blame for your situation. I notice that you wouldn't use him as a point of reference when you finally landed employment, if you did. Had you said the actual date, January of 2009, the transference of blame would not be needed. You have to understand, what you don't say is often reflected by what you DO say. I know you understand and are trying to back-peddle now, but your meaning is quite plain. It reminds me of the little kid complaining to his mom that his sister started the fight when she hit him back.

If you want to talk politics, it's advisable that you actually do some study on the subject. Listening to political pundits that have to roar their message isn't enough. They do that to disengage your thought process. One reason why I avoid political commentators and blogs. Letting emotional outbursts rule nullifies any discussion you have.

The lefts' tools? Political tools like that have been around forever and used by everyone from the most liberal to the alt-right.

Saul Alinsky's "Rules for radicals" is a bible on the left.

He just wrote them down, such as the bible for Christianity. The ideas and stories were in society just not written down.

Karl Rove's play book is the bible for the right. Both pretty much say the same thing

Hmmm, maybe a better question is did the idea that the left are the TRUE Nazi's go right over YOUR head??

Not to be insulting, just "right back at ya'".

Because who enforces speech codes and tells people what they are and aren't allowed to say? Who walks in lockstep with thier parties platform? Who gets mob actions together on businesses and people they don't agree with?

It's not the right, I can tell you that. And so I was pointing out how they are using one of Uncle Saul's tactics to hide what they really are, accuse everyone else of being a nazi, while you yourself go about acting like one.

Perhaps I could have phrased my meme better, but it's always a sacrifice between most value from the least words used to make a point, at least that's the way I try and go about it.

Sure I can, just like they do me, as a white heterosexual Christan male, THE problem in liberal Amerika. I have a target on my back because anyone in the democrat coalition can trace thier problem directly back to me as a white male and set about getting thier grievance on.

What you just said is an example of how liberals demand THEIR people be treated as individuals first because, I as a bigoted conservative "tend to make ASSumptions" based on skin color and nationallity, and group whole peoples together, a bif no no in liberalville.

But liberals have no problem lumping white heterosexial Christian males together as THE problem in America do they?

"Don't lump people together, that's racist and bigoted, except when you lump white heterosexual Christian males together, because we KNOW every single one of them is racist, bigoted, homophobic, xenophobic, and it's PERFECTLY OK, and encouraged by national democrats like Pelosi to go get your protest on against them.

Schizophrenic much?

I have a target on my back because anyone in the democrat coalition can trace thier problem directly back to me as a white male """" ahahahaha poor you....

"Because who enforces speech codes and tells people what they are and aren't allowed to say? Who walks in lockstep with thier parties platform? Who gets mob actions together on businesses and people they don't agree with?"

Who? Conservatives.
By defintion they want to conserve a particularly myopic vision and perpetuate a static status quo which favors their status over that of others they percieve beneath them because of race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic class... THAT'S what the Nazi's wanted, not those whose very stance is based on liberation progressing past that ossified backwards looking self serving stratified imbalance.

Playing the beleagured white Christian male in America is so utterly ridiculous I'm surprised you didn't pass out from hyperventilating with laughter. The very essence of the conservative movement is built on preserving a hierarchy which they STILL occupy the top tier of, as codified by culture, and in the past, reinforced by law.

Granted, many - in fact, most - of them are the undecuated poorer low class masses, but maintaining the order and inequities of yore in hopes up moving upwards within its ranks is their cause.

So you'd be of the opinion that the tactics used against Sarah Sanders were justified?

It's a shame your intellectual inferiority complex wasn't a marketable skill.

In the meantime, I don't require anyone to tell me what I think, especially an unabashed witless chump who can't think for himself. I don't recall seeing anyone on this thread mentioning her, and I sure heck didn't, so zip it.

Why is it that the overgrown toddlers whose mommies dropped them on their heads way too many times still retain the ability to keep yapping?

How about you first? I really enjoyed watching that antifa punk get knocked out and hit the ground the other day, made a gif out of it too. I'm thinking of buying a TV and mounting it to the wall, and having that gif play in an ever repeating loop, as a new form of art, people will come to my house and ask what's up with that and I'll say that's an antifa punk getting knocked the f**k out, doesn't it give you a good feeling to see?

You jerk off a lot, don't you, wimp?

No THAT did not go over my head! You are wrong that I literally accused liberals of acting like Nazis, I am accusing Liberals of acting like Nazis! Look up Hitler's rise to power and see how your SJW and Protestors are repeating the actions of Hitler's S.A. (Brown Shirts) and attacking those that disagreed with them then judge for yourself.

Exactly...but you really have to look at the protestors closely to see their MAGA hats hidden under their hoodies and masks when they are throwing rocks and setting cars on fire though.

Betcha gonna say ya fergot, ain'tcha?

Sure, that's what makes politics fun! Some flavor their insults with profanity others use skill and humor, I see you take the lower route...........

And another satisfied customer gets his ripe butt reamed out but my joyous e-dick,,,

Have you "progressives" ever considered the likelihood that by calling Trump a Nazi may actually increase his base? Think about it! It has been said "be careful what you ask for because it may come true"

Aww, puddin called me a pwogwethive. Hewp mwe mwommy.

His base IS neo-Nazi.
Funny how you try to dispel that notion by claiming the charge will likey increase the attraction of them to his base.

Oh, the irony.

Have a nice day!

Every day is a nice day.

Thanks for playing.
*puts away marionette strings*

Agreed, better to be a marionette than a hand puppet don't you think?

That you would consider either says it all. That hand puppet popped in your head, well, whatever rocks your ass.