10 ideal attributes of Alinsky’s activist
Posted by Cian O'Donovan on the 15th of August, 2011 at 10:08 pm under campaigning and politics. This post has no comments.
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Saul Alinsky’s list of ideal attributes of the organiser/activist
- Curiosity
- Irreverence
- Imagination
- A sense of humour
I’d look for these first four characteristics in just about anyone; campaigners, teachers, artists and especially friends. And then I’d place “sense of humour” at the top and “irreverence” absolutely at number two. That’s a healthy attitude to life. Here’s the rest of the list:
- A bit of a blurred vision of a better world
- An organised personality
- A well-integrated political schizoid
- Ego
- A free and open mind, and political relativity
- The ability to constantly reinvent the new from the old
Any others come to mind?
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