Encounter with Saul Alinsky - Part 2: Rama Indian Reserve
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Indigenous youth, led by Duke Redbird, argue their ideas against the blunt pragmatism of American activist and writer Saul Alinksy. Author of the book “Rules for Radicals”, Alinsky is widely considered the father of community organizing who spent his life advocating for improved living conditions in poor communities across the United States. In this impassioned debate, the young activists question the corrupting influence of power, and ask why Indigenous people cannot live traditionally and peacefully on the land. Alinsky responds, “You have got to be part of the world in order to change it. You are not going to make any changes by staying in your corner.” In Alinsky’s view, equality only happens when the disenfranchised have the strength to show the ruling powers that it will be more costly for them to withhold it. Encounter with Saul Alinksy offers fascinating insights into a conversation about power and activism that has lasting resonance today.
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Duke Redbird (born 1939) is an Aboriginal Canadian poet, journalist, activist, businessman, actor and administrator, best known as a key figure in the development of First Nations literature in Canada. An Ojibwe from the Saugeen First Nation in Southwestern Ontario ,he became the vice-president of Native Council of Canada. After earning a master's degree in political science from York University, his academic thesis was then published in 1980. He subsequently served as president of the Ontario Métis and Non-Status Indian Association
currently his philosophy of activism had shifted: "I'm still a kind of activist, but it's on a different level. Now, I'm an elder, a wisdom-keeper, a sharer. I try to help people from community - aboriginal, indigenous people who may be Metis, First Nations or Inuit - who are assembling strategies to accomplish their goals. Wisdom is choosing the right goal. It's my job to ask: Is it wise?"
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Well, maybe he got better with age.
Mahalo for this info. He did follow Saul's advice;got himself in the white man's gutter but didn't get corrupted ❤
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the world will only let you have values, that youre strong enough to keep.
I see that this deluded talk has been around for a while. Its just that they’ve gained massive followers. They’ve come a long way.
Since Cain and Abel.
@@savagebushranger7953 In a way. Wanting what your brother has.
There are forces beyond our understanding, affecting our realities ,
Very good conversation.
its interesting to see how we change as we get older and learn how to get things done.
Wow. The Saul Alinksys of the world have been going on tour to rabble rouse for quite some time eh.
I want to know where is the Indian man now.
he si some poet or something. I think his name is Duke Redbird?
A teacher and mentor in Toronto
22:30 _"I'm willing to go out and get corrupted for it."_ What did Saul mean by this hmm?
Brilliant minds.
Dr.Duke Redbird is underrated.
END THE CULTURE WAR.
Oh stop. He's not a communist, man. He's essentially an organizer to help poor folks mobilize against the likes of the ruling class; to me there's nothing more American than that. I guess this is the lingering effect Glenn Beck has had -- his indelible legacy of Neo-mccarthyism.
@@mattm3729 He was close enough. And if you haven't noticed, when people decide to get greedy, and want what other people worked for, thats exactly what you end with. Communism/Marxism/Socialism. Its NOT American to demand people give you things for free. Because anytime someone gets something for nothing, someone else has to work, and get nothing. In the end, EVERYONE ENDS UP WITH NOTHING, EXCEPT THE RULING CLASS, WHO ARE THE POLITICAL LEADERS. In America we have never had a ruling class. What we do have are endless taxes and regulations put in by the left which keep enterprising people from becoming wealthy.
But hes an altruistic Jesus! /s 🙄
Police state? Nope, no police states in capitalistic economies, eh?
You miss the point: community determination. The style is secondary to agency.
@@mattm3729 Saul Alinsky offered empty promises, a lot like communism. The point went over your head, or your bias made you miss it on purpose.
There are those who create and build and there are those who tear down and destroy. Positive Negative, Good Evil, Right Wrong, True False, Cause Effect.
His roaring voice like satan speaking itself.
Alinsky in action
The problem is looking and blaming other people. The only privilege people have is if they were born to wealthy parents and if you were not you might have to work harder. People today make this racist. But whatever. Each person is individually responsible so stop looking as a group. Change your life and then teach others to follow. Stop crying about what rich people have. Most of them earned it and work hard. I’m not envious and I’m content. This is the issue EVIL. Not being content and thankful you have food and clothing and shelter. No. You want to mansion and And filet mignon dinners. Ah man this world.
"Privilege" means to have advantages by law because of belonging to a certain group. Having wealthy parents is not "privilege," that's leftist propaganda. The only privilege is Blacks getting university seats and jobs taken from Whites who studied harder and had better qualifications, but were ditched because they were Whites. Whites are discriminated against. U.S. Blacks are the most privileged group in the West. And that doesn't cover the other privileges, such as illegal aliens getting free medical care all over the West.
But in Marxist talk, all groups and individuals are equal, so if some do better that can only be because they are "oppressors," and if some do worse and commit crime that can only be because they are "oppressed".
@@Grasslander How is having wealthy parents not a privilege? Who would you rather have your parents be: and old money oil family or a mom who's a waitress and and a deadbeat dad?
bourgeois individualism...
If you ain't Indian, you don't know. You make that all same easy but most of the time, people who say this. they are the ones who were chased away from their homelands across the big waters.
Maybe you should try to be a little less hypocritical and more aware about a people and their fight to keep as much of who whey are while carrying you on their backs at the same time.
Saul is right imo. The system isn't coming to you. Has it ever? He had a practical suggestion to get a start. Organize around one issue. Learn to organize your people. All things that change begin w a conversation and the willingness to speak to those who want to help you, first. Don't give in, don't give up, and get media coverage. Put the pressure on! Saul was tireless in trying to get so many people to understand how change happens. It takes time and strategy. Bless the First Nations, their Ancestors, and their continued efforts to survive and thrive.
Saul is right and wrong. His method still depends on creating outrage. We are finally seeing the turn around time, where no matter how hard the left brainwashes kids, people are far less likely to believe in grievances from minorities. So without outrage, there is no pressure. BLM broke the toy.
What he offered was how people can sell their souls and become what they don't want to be and follow what they dont believe in. He and Edward Bernays managed to ruin a lot of people's lives and a lot of society. Thankfully, some of us see right through them and their manipulations.
Right, and those that say his efforts produced little outcome have a small view; only surface. His ideas carry on today.
He wants to be God…
The young man is smarter and wiser than Alinsky.
Not really. He wants to use the rules, he just doesn't know how. He is an entitled liberal. He is just luted then Saul, which isn't hard.
My problem with Alinsky is that, in spite of his efforts to make important change, he actually produced the "least worst" outcome because the reins of the economy still rested with the capitalist economic and POLITICAL system. In his confrontation with xerox corporation and the resulting agreement, Alinsky did not, as far as the UA-cam video showed, also incorporate unionization for the black perspective workers. All in all, it's a "least worst" compromise~exactly what he despised.
The problem with Alinsky and all those who have been led around by him, is that Alinsky has no sincerity. All he has are empty promises and constant agitation that becomes meaningless wind chasing.
Once I found out they will agitate until I give an Alinsky fool what they want, then I knew that's exactly what i will not ever give them. And i can do it without being agitated.
Of course economics will always rest there...but sounds like you expect people to just lie down and resign? People always talk, but don't do anything. At least he knows how to create change rather than letting change create him.