If you lived through Vietnam you would know that demonstrations are VERY
effective.
Reggie wrote:
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http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/editorial/jesse-richards-commentary/19-jesses-thoughts/771-attention-activists-its-time-to-grow-up-
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> Attention Activists: It’s Time to Grow Up
> Written by Jesse Richard
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> This is a message to all the well meaning people out there who try their
> best to make this world a better place, but in fact have no impact on
> the world, whatsoever. It is time to take your activism seriously.
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> The time has come to stop your ineffective tantrums and get serious.
> There are two ways to effect change when it comes to government: passive
> resistance and revolution. Our republic is broken and we no longer have
> representatives in government. Constantly asking our elected
> representatives to legislate on our behalf is not only a waste of time,
> but also totally unnecessary in a government that no longer represent
us..
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> Actually it is a Catch-22. We live in a communication age. We have the
> Internet, e-mail, cell phones, land phones, faxes, postal mail and
> megaphones with which to contact anyone, anywhere, at any time of the
> day or night. Still, we are told to get on buses and trains so we can
> march in Wa****ngton DC to tell a handful of government officials who
> don’t even know we are there to do what they were elected to do.
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> The only legitimate purpose of such a trip at this point in time should
> be to remove those ineffective representatives and leaders and replace
> them with people who would honor their oaths of office and actually
> represent the people who put them there!
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> I keep getting e-mail and phone calls from organizations asking me to
> attend “vigils” to take back the nation. Let me tell you
> something...vigils are to activism what masturbation is to ***. It might
> make you feel good but nobody else benefits. At least call it what it
> is...a whining defeat celebration. Why not use your time effectively,
> like getting people together to plan real change rather than real
noise....
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> More....
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http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/editorial/jesse-richards-commentary/19-jesses-thoughts/771-attention-activists-its-time-to-grow-up-
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