A Russian "Prophet?" Don't Think So!

I don't know where to begin! In fact, I couldn't quite make up my mind about the title of this post. I may change it. Anyway, first you may need to read the article: As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S.
In Moscow, Igor Panarin's Forecasts Are All the Rage; America 'Disintegrates' in 2010

What were my first thoughts?

The guy is talking out of both sides of his a**!

Case in point. Read these two paragraphs:

For a decade, Russian academic Igor Panarin has been predicting the U.S. will fall apart in 2010. For most of that time, he admits, few took his argument -- that an economic and moral collapse will trigger a civil war and the eventual breakup of the U.S. -- very seriously. Now he's found an eager audience: Russian state media.

Now read this one:

"There's a 55-45% chance right now that disintegration will occur," he says. "One could rejoice in that process," he adds, poker-faced. "But if we're talking reasonably, it's not the best scenario -- for Russia." Though Russia would become more powerful on the global stage, he says, its economy would suffer because it currently depends heavily on the dollar and on trade with the U.S.

Now...pay special attention to this part:

"Though Russia would become more powerful on the global stage, he says, its economy would suffer because it currently depends heavily on the dollar and on trade with the U.S."

DUH! YA THINK???

My next thought was what a piece of propaganda sh** this guy is selling. (Pardon my asterisks!! )

Then, it hit me. Just like the ObamaBorg Bots who are patrolling the blogs and annoying Conservatives with their pointless drivel (Hmmm...reminds me of someone who often posts here! Hint: His initials are "ST!" - heh heh!) this Russian former KGB thug is utilizing the ole' Saul Alinsky strategy propaganda tool!

Can you pick out how many of the following apply to Panarin's propaganda?

According to Alinsky, the main job of the organizer is to bait an opponent into reacting. “The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength.”

Rule 1: Power is not only what you have, but what an opponent thinks you have. If your organization is small, hide your numbers in the dark and raise a din that will make everyone think you have many more people than you do.

Rule 2: Never go outside the experience of your people.
The result is confusion, fear, and retreat.

Rule 3: Whenever possible, go outside the experience of an opponent. Here you want to cause confusion, fear, and retreat.

Rule 4: Make opponents live up to their own book of rules. “You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.”

Rule 5: Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It’s hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.

Rule 6: A good tactic is one your people enjoy. “If your people aren’t having a ball doing it, there is something very wrong with the tactic.”

Rule 7: A tactic that drags on for too long becomes a drag. Commitment may become ritualistic as people turn to other issues.

Rule 8: Keep the pressure on. Use different tactics and actions and use all events of the period for your purpose. “The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition. It is this that will cause the opposition to react to your advantage.”

Rule 9: The threat is more terrifying than the thing itself. When Alinsky leaked word that large numbers of poor people were going to tie up the washrooms of O’Hare Airport, Chicago city authorities quickly agreed to act on a longstanding commitment to a ghetto organization. They imagined the mayhem as thousands of passengers poured off airplanes to discover every washroom occupied. Then they imagined the international embarrassment and the damage to the city’s reputation.

Rule 10: The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative. Avoid being trapped by an opponent or an interviewer who says, “Okay, what would you do?”

Wow! Can you believe it? I can FINALLY THANK Obama for something! Turning my eyes towards understanding the mantra of the Marxist/Communist propagandist - Saul Alinsky - so that now I can clearly recognize such trash talk when it is being spewed!!

Hooray! (Mike will be happy to hear this...well...on second thought...NOT!)

I also wanted SO BAD to make fun of the guy's first name...Igor? I know, I know...it's probably as popular as the name "John" is in the U.S. But I can't help think of that movie "Young Frankenstein" whenever I hear about or read that name! Wasn't Marty Feldman's character named Igor?

HT's:

Wall Street Journal.com

FilmSite.org

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