Make The Enemy Live Up

A Tactic That Drags On Too Long Becomes A Drag.

The Organizers First Job Is To Create The Issues Or Problems, And Organizations Must Be Based On Many Issues. The Organizer Must First Rub Raw The Resentments Of The People Of The Community; Fan The Latent Hostilities Of Many Of The People To The Point Of Overt Expression. He Must Search Out Controversy And Issues, Rather Than Avoid Them, For Unless There Is Controversy People Are Not Concerned Enough To Act. . . . An Organizer Must Stir Up Dissatisfaction And Discontent.

The Threat Is Generally More Terrifying Than The Thing Itself.

The Price Of A Successful Attack Is A Constructive Alternative.

Radicals, On The Other Hand, Want To Advance From The Jungle Of Laissez-faire Capitalism To A World Worthy Of The Name Of Human Civilization. They Hope For A Future Where The Means Of Economic Production Will Be Owned By All Of The People Instead Of Just A Comparative Handful. They Feel That This Minority Control Of Production Facilities Is Injurious To The Large Masses Of People Not Only Because Of Economic Monopolies But Because The Political Power Inherent In This Form Of Centralized Economy Does Not Augur For An Ever Expanding Democratic Way Of Life.