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Will “Rules for Radicals” work for us? Will teach-ins and all the other 60’s techniques work for us? Would creating chaos on campus work for us?”

Yes. The problem is that most center rightward folks are too busy earning a living to spend as much time on it as the professional left. That means that we’re going to have to create cadres of ‘revolutionaries’ from stay at home moms, retirees, and part time amateurs. I’ve posted a little primer I found over here: http://wp.me/pwhzQ-1t

A lot depends on being ready to engage when the opportunity offers. Myself, I’m usually about 30 minutes behind. That’s an improvement because when I started I was years behind. I figure that if I keep at it pretty soon I’ll be only a few seconds behind, and maybe even catch up from time to time.

For example: I recall that there was at one time a great hue and cry about how the awful wing nuts were accusing the left of not being patriotic. The response would be, IMO, as follows:

“Interesting that you should bring up the issue of patriotism, as I did not raise it and no one has accused you of being anything but patriotic. In these days when patriotism means subverting American interests and policy at home and abroad, no one claims you are not patriotic. When patriotism means demonizing our troops for the least pecadillo, no one claims you are not patriotic. When patriotism means turning a blind eye to the enemy’s atrocities and supporting his propaganda initiatives, no one claims you are not patriotic.”

You get the idea.

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I wonder what would happen if all us oldsters around 60 went back to university and took one course — American history, maybe. Or Ethnic Studies. And we challenged the professor every day in class.”

Education? Great fun? Consternation in Academia? Sounds like a great experiment.