STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Born into Privilege, Preaching Revolution
Condescension has always been an effective sales strategy for the politically naive. Wrap radical ideology in the language of justice, present the speakers as virtuous defenders of the powerless, and enough people will overlook the obvious contradiction. Jim Jones perfected the method decades ago, preaching racial equality, social justice, and communal living while consolidating absolute […] The post Born into Privilege, Preaching Revolution appeared first on StoneZone .
Condescension has always been an effective sales strategy for the politically naive. Wrap radical ideology in the language of justice, present the speakers as virtuous defenders of the powerless, and enough people will overlook the obvious contradiction. Jim Jones perfected the method decades ago, preaching racial equality, social justice, and communal living while consolidating absolute power and leading nearly a thousand of his followers to their deaths with a cyanide-laced grape drink. Fidel Castro followed a related path, born into relative privilege, he wrapped revolutionary expropriation in the language of justice and the people. This pattern of inherited security and radical rhetoric is consistent, only the branding changes. But…Open