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Originally posted by HunkaHunka
reply to post by Iamonlyhuman
Define "Work"...
Protests work very well in this country to allow people to blow off steam.
Just imagine what would happen if we didn't have the right to protest... I don't even want to think of what the pent up rage would lead to. I know some on this site would love to see it, but I for one would not.
I think Protests work very well... maybe not for the protesters though...
I do think the next Tea Party marches will prove to the government that those marching are not a bunch of brown shirt Nazis, or hicks, or some other deragortory name.
Originally posted by ReelView
The main reason for modern protests is to vent and "Feel" like you're in control and accomplishing something. Once the protesters are satisfied they tend to pat themselves on the back and go back to being impotent. Generally, a protest is an act of weakness. You're hopping to get someones attention, to get them to listen or magically care. As a result, protesters tend to be dependent on an audience to watch, listen, pay attention. If protesters want to be strong today, they should either go door to door handing out a leaflet or stand outside main traffic locations with a banner than shows a web site link with the details. Hopefully, the website link clues people into the issue. People are too mobile to reach with a protest. The main destinations for large groups tend to be on private property. One of the reasons for the death of the cities commercial business district. You can't really effect people with random slogans as they drive buy. Protesters can have some effect if they time their activity to major social events held in parks for example, but, protesters have bought into the idea that they have to be registered and approved by the "government". Better they apply themselves directly to establishing their own candidates. Make those candidates known through a web site and a public march before elections.
Originally posted by GorehoundLarry
the upcoming G20 summit here in Pittsburgh is going to be intense. Apparently, some supporters of anarchist beliefs have been taken in due to their political ways...
I hope there is a revolution that day. We need to be active and show the world we mean business. We're not going to take anyone's crap anymore.
We're going to make history.
Originally posted by romanmel
reply to post by Iamonlyhuman
Star & Flag...great post and sooo true! I'm an old msn now, but have my memories of "laying it on the line" for my beliefs and going to jail twice. I don't like jail, but I never felt so good as when I was there, in jail, with the knowledge that I had done what was RIGHT & JUST.
During the Anti-Viet-Nam war protests, heads were bloodied, citizens were shot and killed by troops. But "business as usual" was disrupted. The evil Nixon/Agnew administration was brought to it's knees by it's own corruption. The goal must be to disrupt TPTB. Make life uncomfortable for evil BigGov. Forget applying for illegal permits to do what is already provided for in the constitution. DEMAND CHANGE! No turning back! If God be with us, who can be against us? Power to the people!!
[edit on 1-9-2009 by romanmel]
Originally posted by crimvelvet
The news media prints the lies TPTB want them to print. When farmers were trying to get coverage about animal ID we found it was true all over the USA. In florida two reporters were fired, Derry Brownfield was tossed of the air for challenging Monsanto, a TV program having something to do with horses was warned to keep their mouths shut.
I have had several first hand interactions with the press ALL were reported in a way that furthered TPTB's agenda and distorted or lied about the truth. They even reported a friend who died in a scuba diving accident as run over by a Russian trawler to incite outrage against the Russians!
Originally posted by romanmel
reply to post by Iamonlyhuman
. The evil Nixon/Agnew administration was brought to it's knees by it's own corruption.
Originally posted by Iamonlyhuman
I agree. Don't you think that now that we have the internet at least that we can get the word out a little better? I do think that it is this reason that TPTB keep trying to regulate the internet.
Those revolutions weren't successful because laws within society supported them they were successful because the leaders were overtly corrupt...no questions about it.