HILLARY
CLINTON IS A ‘WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING,’ JUST LIKE HER MENTOR
By: Nate Madden
Hillary Clinton may be gaining in
recent presidential polls against Donald Trump, but before those Americans
go to the polls for the former secretary of state, they really ought to take a
look at one of her most famous mentors: Saul Alinsky.
To many in the
world, the name Alinksy has become a special kind of boogeyman, a watchword for
everything wrong with the modern American Left. And rightly so.
Deemed the “father
of community organizing,” the Chicago native and sociological theorist
dedicated his life work to developing the activism framework that has left its
mark on nearly every single leftist political campaign in the mid-to-late 20th century.
A new documentary
from EWTN, Arcadia Films, and City of Light Studios, “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” explores just how Alinsky
developed his theories of community organizing. He gleaned wisdom from his
experiences with the Chicago mob and communists during the Great Depression,
and imparted his theories of agitation, deceit, intimidation, and confusion to
liberal ideologues for decades to come.
In Alinsky’s
worldview, the civil rights movement, the Catholic Church, and civic
organizations were little more than vehicles to an ultimate end.
Through detailed
biographical storytelling, the documentary takes the viewer step-by-step from
the crime-ridden streets of Chicago into the very halls of power that he was
able to infiltrate and infect with his savage and diabolical tactics.
True to the film’s
name, it begins with a parable of a wolf who dresses himself in sheepskin to
infiltrate a herd of sheep with the intent of subjecting the lot to slaughter.
In the same context,
it shows the true nature of Alinsky’s work and vision that were draped in the
language of helping the world’s “have-nots,” but doing so through the means of
subverting the family, traditional institutions, morality, and truth itself
under a mechanism dripping with the aphorisms of Marx and Machiavelli.
All throughout,
scenes of violence, manipulation, infiltration, and political chaos are
juxtaposed against Alinsky himself (portrayed by a reserved and morose Jim
Morlino), interposing a series of short lines that offer the viewer a deeper
look into the man behind the movement.
This is a man to
whom truth and reality were subjective stumbling blocks on the road to Marxist
ideals of progress, and who would stop at nothing to impose that ideal on the
American people.
“A Wolf in Sheep’s
Clothing” is undoubtedly an overtly Catholic production, but its insight into
the life of one of the 20th century’s most dangerous American thinkers is
valuable to audiences of all worldviews.
This is especially
true given the dire implications of the film’s message in light of the current
presidential election cycle and the seemingly rapid progress that the political
Left has already made during the Obama years.
Many are aware of
President Obama’s connection to Alinsky, as outlined in a 2009 article by Jim Geraghty at
National Review. But while Obama merely studied under Alinsky’s
disciples during his tenure in Chicago, Hillary Clinton learned directly from
the man himself.
Alinsky’s
influence on the Democratic presidential nominee was unavoidable and intrinsic
to her political development. Not only did Clinton — then Rodham — write a 92-page thesis about
Alinsky’s tactics at Wellesley College, letters a few years ago
reveal that the organizer’s influence on the future first lady are greater than
originally thought.
“Dear Saul, When
is that new book coming out—or has it come and I somehow missed the fulfillment
of Revelation?” a 23-year-old Hillary wrote in 1971 about Alinsky’s
Rules for Radicals. “I have just had
my one-thousandth conversation about Reveille [for radicals, written by
Alinky in 1946] and need some new material to throw at people.”
As Jen Kuznicki
points out elsewhere at Conservative Review: “Hillary’s whole
life has been dedicated to socialist/communist ends. The fact that the
arguments and the anger fomented by Alinsky in the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s are the
same arguments and anger of today’s Obama/Clinton model is telling.
“David Brock, in
his 1996 biography, ‘The Seduction of Hillary Rodham,’ called Hillary
‘Alinsky's daughter.’ That is an apt label,” he continues. “Where Alinsky
tactics are used now on both sides to confuse and agitate, Hillary is poised to
become the supreme leader with all the power and tools of our monstrous
government at her fingertips.”
Donald Trump’s
rhetoric may have pushed some Christians toward Hillary Clinton, but
perhaps an honest and sober look at her inspiration will push them back.
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