Campaign Preparation:
- RESEARCH/study groups, workshops, conferences
- Find weak points in opponent's armor
- Point out the nonsense, use science, statistics, news, scandals, lies, etc not to simply make them look "bad," but WRONG, as they are.
- Long range goals are obvious and easily set, but short range goals are often not so easy.
- Must be:
-Achievable
-Measurable
-Have timetable
-Significant to long range goals!
- Investigation
- Negotiation
- Public forum
- Picketing/leafletting
- Demonstration/rally/march
- Limited strike
- Boycott
- Limited noncooperation
- Massive illegal action
- General strike
- Establish parallel gov't
This is just some base-level stuff to think about, more to come. School work has to happen, even if it doesn't seem to come first...
Be well, and be aware
6 comments:
I think that step two should be grouping. You mentioned it in step one, but not explicitly, and I think it is one of the most important steps to working toward a better future. Everybody in the world could be on the same page, but we wouldn't know it if no body talked to each other.
One major issue is to find like-minded people and surround yourself with those kind of people, people that you trust. We can't work alone or in an amazingly small group such as the one we have in the blog. Self-education needs to become aggressive debate/group education. It is our job to go out there and say some thing, no matter what the consequences or who we insult. The most important thing is that people hear perspectives that have never been presented to them, if nothing else to spark curiosity.
I spent about an hour and a half one night debating these two guys on the effectiveness of voting and why I'm probably not going to, and after we got done the dude that took me over there pointed out that the guy I just got done talking to is the President of the young democrats in Boone. He definitely seemed to be listening, as he doesn't much care for the Watauga Democrats who try to order him around.
Thats why I think that we should have a meeting once a week. If nothing else we can hang out and drink beers, but it can be a forum for us to discuss the world and the future. It is going to be easier for those in Boone to do this since most of the blog membership is based in Boone. In addition to speaking freely to everybody, we should also invite those with curiosity to check out the blog or come out to dinner with us. Show them that we're a group and maybe get enough people involved to plan an event.
Grouping is important, obviously, but you mentioned "it is our job to go out there and say something," which should not be the game plan until we have a group that is knowledgeable and on the same page about the issues. But if going out there and saying something is just your way of saying group discussion and whatnot, then I'm with you 100%
If there aren't enough people saying something, it just looks like some fragmented nuts out there with an opinion, and that's not what we are.
We are sane, educated people who see the truth with our own eyes and understand it with our own brains, and we have a mission to accomplish. I think that this blog will be a good way to get people involved, informed, self-educated, and to coordinate our physical meet-ups. But, of course, it will not be our only tool.
How can we get more people involved in the blog and otherwise?
Also I just wanted to point out the most valuable asset we have right now: time. I am probably the most guilty among us, but I believe that this is precious and dwindling right now, and that we should try as hard as possible not to waste any of it. It is difficult, I admit, with school, life, work, and other such distractions, but it's just something we need to keep in mind. Turn off the t.v., turn off the debates because they don't say anything, and in my case TURN OFF FIFA! We need to use the time we are given to better our situation.
Well, mention it to them. Tell them to check it out. It's not like we have to trick anybody in to this. The truth speaks for itself. If they are passionate at all about anything to do with the world, then they would want to discuss it with somebody that doesn't agree with them (if they are at all like me). Even if we think somebody is wrong, they are welcome to point out why they disagree with us. Intelligent discussion is the key to opening eyes.
Most important, we need to maintain the blog. As shown, it's easy to forget to write in here, especially when we are all as busy as we are. We need to re-involve those who used to be involved in this. It would help as well if people started commenting more often because we are lacking in the whole discussion part of this. Plus, even if people are reading, no comments makes it seem like they aren't. We may all know the news that has been posted, that isn't always the point, it is here to get reactions. So lets be active, stay focused, and try to maintain and use this medium.
As for outside of the blog, they need to sort of be on another level for that kind of involvement (not that we've been doing much anyway). The blog is a medium for discussion, but not necessarily deep planning. If people are to be active otherwise, there should probably be some sort of consensus in the group. Discussion is still the key. It's important to bridge the gap between you and them. Show them the blog, mention the movie zeitgeist (that's how I always get talking to people), or just bring up the election or some shit like that. People want to talk about things. We must be moderate and understanding about everything, though, because even if people like the message, they aren't going to listen to a douche.
Why not vote? That is the silliest thing I have ever heard. You know you can vote for 'no one'? You don't have to vote for a democrat or a republican. To not vote at all will only be looked on as an act of laziness. Not rebellion. Especially by people within the ages of 18-30. Voting in and of itself is basic voice of the people within a democratic government. If you want your voice heard, you at least need to start to with a whisper in order to work your way up to a shout.
"Voting in and of itself is basic voice of the people within a democratic government."
Democratic government...
Was the 2004 Election Stolen?
- Rolling Stone article, and a good references section if you want to check that out. Skip to page 9 and read "X. What's at stake?" A little recap
You can find lots of reasons why voting has proven to be irrelevant of late. When you have a close to even vote count, it only takes relatively few ill-gotten or, alternately, illegitimately nullified ones to swing the election.
If these truly were democratic elections, it would be prudent and patriotic to vote. I'm afraid that with forged election results and the electoral college deciding anyway, it might not be prudent here.
Imagine the impact of massively reduced voter turnout, expressing a total lack of confidence in the system as it stands (and it's apparent how twisted it is in many ways) and a solid commitment to fix it. Who knows.
That's just the counterargument in this case.
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