stevenkalka

He doesn't specifically call for marxism, although he does call for revolution. On page 185 in the final chapter, he says, "All rebels must attack the power states in their society. Our rebels have competuously rejected the values and way of life of the middle class. They have stigmatized it as materialistic, decadent, bourgeoise, degenerate, imperialistic, war-mongering, brutalized, and corrupt. They are right; but we must begin from where we are to build power for change...". He said enough for us deduce he wants revolution, and it's certainly not spiritual or religious in nature. As the book title implies, he's preaching to the choir. He may not specifically call it marxist, yet what else could you call a non-religious revolution? In page 14 in the prologue, he ascribes so much human unhappiness to middles class values. He does cite examples where he may helped certain groups, such as the black employees of Eastman Kodak whom he describes as were only hired for menial jobs before he stepped in. Yet from what I've read fromMr.Alinsky, if he were alive today, I don't think he'd be content if he saw a growing black middle class become as bourgeoise as its white counterpart. He would rather see them become revolutionaries.