The guy who demolished the enterprise of “community organizing” best by examining it from the point of view of the organized was Tom Wolfe, in his classic essay, Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers. The essay remains worth reading, for those who may have forgotten just how quickly the noble cause of helping the poor became a racket, benefiting mostly the helpers.

Or, as Palin put it, “In politics, there are some people who use change to promote their careers…”