Join the new world

Reprinted from an initial copy 5 months ago.

You are reading Part Two of my series on acquiring political power. In my first article, I stated that the first key to creating a successful political movement is gathering a core group of supporters who share the common goals and ideas of the central leader. Getting these people can be extremely difficult, but is crucial to making a successful political movement. If they have no other purpose, the core group is instrumental for managing the aspects of a political movement, from recruitment to press secretarial duties to propaganda. A leader who lacks these people is forced to perform their duties by themselves, which distracts them from the more important goal of gaining political power. In addition, these individuals can cover for the leader should he be less experienced in a certain area, and can therefore easily step into the leader's shoes when he is incapacitated or otherwise busy.

When you are creating a new political movement, it is not a farfetched assumption to believe that you will start out alone. The task of recruiting the core group will therefore fall directly to the central leader, who must exercise all of his talents of persuasion and his charisma to recruit these people. This central figure should begin his recruitment efforts on the forums and IRC channels of his native country, and in the articles of the lesser newspapers of the eWorld. The central figure must realize that he will not find his core supporters among the people who only follow mass media.Rather, he will find these supporters among the readership of the small newspapers. Once the central figure believes that he has found the right people, he must then begin to speak to them.

While speaking to a potential member of his inner circle, a central leader must take care not to reveal all of his cards at one go. He should begin his approach, whether on IRC or via PM, by complimenting the potential member on the similarities in their views, and then begin to ask them questions. These questions should not be hard ones, but rather on simple, fundamental beliefs that both individuals must hold in order to form a viable partnership. If the central figure, through asking these questions, feels that his target is a viable candidate, he should then reveal his plans to that person, and ask them to join with him. If he has played his cards right, the central figure will find himself with a new supporter.

While forming the inital core group, it is highly important the the central leader pick individuals who share his views. It is also highly important, however, that he also pick people who have sufficient charisma to attract new believers in the ideology. An ideal core supporter group should have between 10 and 20 people, depending on the size of the nation involved (for the purposes of this article, I am assuming that the nation is a medium-sized one of at least 3000 people). Any recruits brought in by a core member should be vetted by the central leader before they are given any opportunity to join the group.

In order to promote harmony between the members of the group, the central leader should assign each member a specific task or area of expertise that they are to stick to. There should be no jockeying for power within the group, for that only weakens them as a whole. If any of that is to happen, the central leader should dismiss the offending member quickly, lest lose his group's unity.

Once the central leader has his core group, it is then time to enter the second stage of acquiring political power - shaping the fundamental message of the group.

Keep reading for Part 3 - The Fundamental Message. Please vote and subscribe if you enjoy the series.

Albert Neurath