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Tuesday, January 11, 2005
What Will They Think of Next?
Keeping with their trend of increasing irrelevance, several groups are planning anti-Bush boycotts for January 20th.
And, that whole "Republicans only listen to money" thing? If you were to believe your own propaganda, the GOP has all the money anyway, so how will your paltry boycott influence anything, anyway? No one will even notice.
One other planned "protest" during the Innauguration on January 20th is a jazz style funeral procession through downtown New Orleans, called The Jazz Funeral for Democracy. (No, I'm not linking to any of these groups. The link above has them, or google it. I'm not going to give these guys any traffic if I can help it.) They'll be mourning, well... I'm sure you can figure it out. From their mission statement:
Unlike these poor, pathetic souls, I will be celebrating our Republic on January 20th. I will raise my glass high and give a toast to four more years of economic growth and prosperity, increased security at home and abroad, the return of traditional values, and the greatness that is our Nation.
And, I'm going shopping. Just seems like the thing to do.
David Livingstone says the idea behind the economic boycott he's organizing is simple: If people don't show up at work or buy things, companies lose money. As he sees it, that's money the Bush administration can't tax, and can't use to run the war in Iraq, protect polluters or chip away at the Constitution.No, it's not that President Bush doesn't listen. It's not even that he doesn't care. It's that you're wrong.
So the Detroit Democrat and a handful of other anti-Bush groups across the country are urging others of like mind to withhold their cash and labor on Inauguration Day - from all businesses. They don't think they'll inflict a huge economic pain, but they do want to make a point.
"I view the inauguration of Bush as a black Thursday for this country," Livingstone says. "We've tried marching in the streets to stop the war, we tried writing letters, we tried initiatives on the Web, but Bush doesn't listen. It seems to us the only thing Bush and the Republicans will listen to is money."
And, that whole "Republicans only listen to money" thing? If you were to believe your own propaganda, the GOP has all the money anyway, so how will your paltry boycott influence anything, anyway? No one will even notice.
...Gordon doesn't expect to shake the economy, but does want to see the president recognize dissent.That's a big "IF", Mr. Gordon. But, you go right ahead and have your brown bag lunch, complete with tofu sandwich and vanilla soy milk. Oh, wait... you have to buy that at some point, don't you? Hmm.... kind of defeats the purpose of a boycott if you just buy it at another time, doesn't it?
"I think Bush should acknowledge the boycott. If we're effective, he'll know about it, and he should acknowledge it," Gordon says.
One other planned "protest" during the Innauguration on January 20th is a jazz style funeral procession through downtown New Orleans, called The Jazz Funeral for Democracy. (No, I'm not linking to any of these groups. The link above has them, or google it. I'm not going to give these guys any traffic if I can help it.) They'll be mourning, well... I'm sure you can figure it out. From their mission statement:
The Jazz Funeral for Democracy is a coalition of concerned individuals and groups that oppose the war in Iraq as unconstitutional and undemocratic. Additionally, the coalition aims to raise public awareness of other dangerous national policies designed to curtail civil rights, narrow the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, widen the divide between the wealthy and the poor, deny equal educational opportunities and health services to millions of Americans, ignore crucial environmental indicators for change, and promote discriminatory practices regarding gender, race, ethnicity, worship, and sexual orientation.I almost feel sorry for all these people. There is no joy, no hope, no peace of mind. Their entire existence seems to revolve around various forms of oppression.
Unlike these poor, pathetic souls, I will be celebrating our Republic on January 20th. I will raise my glass high and give a toast to four more years of economic growth and prosperity, increased security at home and abroad, the return of traditional values, and the greatness that is our Nation.
And, I'm going shopping. Just seems like the thing to do.
