Inspirational strategies for anyone considering acting to protect society against the Brahma Kumaris, or to reform them.
From 'Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals' (1971) by Saul D. Alinsky, a book I'd never read by an author I'd never heard of until now when his name came up amongst the mudslinging of the American election.
Where best to strike the Brahma Kumaris is where they care the most; their expensively manicured public face ... so aim at their VIP contacts and expose their true face to them ... and their financial revenue stream.
Second best would be what they are the weakest at, conforming to real world laws.
In addition to 2) "Never go outside your expertise", I'd add "and stick to the truth".
To which I'd add ...
Beware of their ‘repressive tolerance’, a practice whereby they put on a show of permitting dissidenting perspectives, only to reduce them to being subjective ‘opinions’. ‘Opinions’ the person is portrayed as being entitled to, but which have no relevance to them (as all non-BK are "body-conscious" and so inferior, and all ex-BK are weak, gross failures), and they are not obliged to take seriously and and the dissident is not entitled to act upon.
If faced with such accusations, BKs are likely just to attempt to retreat into their hypnotic state. They are not listening to you, they are "Om-ing" away inside to themselves.
Something like, "Thank you for sharing that", a meme they appear to have borrowed from NLP, really means, "I was not listing and have no interest in what you are saying".
From 'Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals' (1971) by Saul D. Alinsky, a book I'd never read by an author I'd never heard of until now when his name came up amongst the mudslinging of the American election.
Where best to strike the Brahma Kumaris is where they care the most; their expensively manicured public face ... so aim at their VIP contacts and expose their true face to them ... and their financial revenue stream.
Second best would be what they are the weakest at, conforming to real world laws.
In addition to 2) "Never go outside your expertise", I'd add "and stick to the truth".
The Rules1) “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.”
Power is derived from two main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood.
2) “Never go outside the expertise of your people.”It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.
3) “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.”Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.
4) “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.”If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.
5) “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.”There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.
6) “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.”They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.
7) “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.”Don’t become old news.
8) “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.
9) “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.”Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.
10) "The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition."It is this unceasing pressure that results in the reactions from the opposition that are essential for the success of the campaign.
11) “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.”Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.
12) “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.”Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.
13) “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.”Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people are affected faster than institutions.
To which I'd add ...
- "Never allow the Brahma Kumaris to set the agenda, define the terms, or decided the time and place of engagement. Be yourself and take them outside of their comfort zone."
The Brahma Kumaris are, subtly, but highly controlling. During any engagement with them, they seek to assert themselves over others (thinking themselves to be superior of all others), setting precedents of control through by determining the place, e.g. meetings at their centres, the use of language, e.g. their faux concept of what "being royal" means, and company (who attends) etc to load the situation against you and "vibe" you out, i.e. literally to have their meditators meditating at you to alter your mind or mood.
Even keep setting the pace, don't let suck you in with their slow and hypnotic use of language. Keep them on their toes and off guard.
Beware of their ‘repressive tolerance’, a practice whereby they put on a show of permitting dissidenting perspectives, only to reduce them to being subjective ‘opinions’. ‘Opinions’ the person is portrayed as being entitled to, but which have no relevance to them (as all non-BK are "body-conscious" and so inferior, and all ex-BK are weak, gross failures), and they are not obliged to take seriously and and the dissident is not entitled to act upon.
If faced with such accusations, BKs are likely just to attempt to retreat into their hypnotic state. They are not listening to you, they are "Om-ing" away inside to themselves.
Something like, "Thank you for sharing that", a meme they appear to have borrowed from NLP, really means, "I was not listing and have no interest in what you are saying".