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To: KLP who wrote (343172)	1/15/2010 1:01:26 PM
From: skinowski	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) of 793883

Alinsky didn't invent, of course, the art and science of socialistic disruptions and takeovers. He was standing on the shoulders of "giants" -- notably, Lenin and his theory of "revolutionary situations". (Rahm, in his remark about not allowing a good crisis to go to waste, was singing a variation on the same theme). Dostoevsky's "Devils" - written a loong time ago, in the early 1870's - gives the reader a good feel for the leftist impulse, and for the psychology behind it. Noticed this review on Amazon: This is an amazing book. Pervaded by Dostoevsky's usual characterization, the author reaches into the souls of his numerous characters as only he and very few others can. This story has Dostoevsky's favorite existential philosophic undercurrents. The story is an account of how the budding socialist revolutionary movement affects one small Russian town. Dostoevsky gives this phenomenon the treatment it deserves - a mocking condescension with an amusing portrayal or people who are drawn to radical movements. The result is a novel filled with humor. The tragedy is is presented as a natural consequence of people who are making mistakes at every step, confusing sensibility for absurdity. That is what their "possession" really is. It is about a whole generation caught up in the materialization and nihilism of the 19th century resulting from the scientific revolution. To me, this book is on par or surpasses The Brothers Karamazov. .... amazon.com While I'm at it, just went ahead and ordered a copy... time for a reread... :)

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