Curiosity and irreverence go together. Curiosity cannot exist without the other. Curiosity asks, "Is this true?" "Just because this has always been the way, is the best or right way of life, the best or right religion, political or economic value, morality?" To the questioner, nothing is sacred. He detests dogma, defies any finite definition of morality, rebels against any repression of a free, open search of ideas no matter where they may lead. He is challenging, insulting, agitating, discrediting. He stirs unrest.

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 hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)

In a fight almost anything goes. It almost reaches the point where you stop to apologize if a chance blow lands above the belt.

If people don't think they have the power to solve their problems, they won't even think about how to solve them.

The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength.

A free and open society is an ongoing conflict, interrupted periodically by compromises.

No issue can be negotiated unless you first have the clout to compel negotiation.