Inauguration Day, Silent Protest
Since our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in Iraq,
since our political leaders don’t have the moral courage to oppose it,
Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is “Not One Damn Dime Day” in
America.
On “Not One Damn Dime Day,” those who oppose what is happening in our name
in Iraq can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of all forms of consumer spending.
During “Not One Damn Dime Day” please don’t spend money. Not one damn dime for gasoline. Not one damn dime for necessities or for impulse purchases.
Not one damn dime for anything for 24 hours.
On “Not One Damn Dime Day,” please boycott Walmart, KMart and Target. Please don’t go to the mall or the local convenience store. Please don’t buy any
fast food (or any groceries at all for that matter). For 24 hours, please do
what you can to shut the retail economy down. The object is simple. Remind
the people in power that the war in Iraq is immoral and illegal; that they
are responsible for starting it and that it is their responsibility to stop it.
“Not One Damn Dime Day” is to remind them, too, that they work for the
people of the United States of America, not for the international corporations and K Street lobbyists who represent the corporations and funnel cash into American politics.
“Not One Damn Dime Day” is about supporting the troops. The politicians put
the troops in harm’s way. Now 1,200 brave young Americans and (some
estimate) 100,000 Iraqis have died. The politicians owe our troops a plan—a way to come home.
There’s no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right wing agenda
to rant about. On “Not One Damn Dime Day” you take action by doing nothing.
You open your mouth by keeping your wallet closed. For 24 hours, nothing
gets spent, not one damn dime, to remind our religious leaders and our
politicians of their moral responsibility to end the war in Iraq and give
America back to the people.
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comment:
Take a fucking lesson ----
You know. We try all these ploys to motivate our government to hear us. Buy nothing day. Not One Damn Dime Day. We protest for a day (or two). We organize behind closed doors. We talk all this bullshit about what we hate, what needs to change - but no one has a fucking solution.
Take a fucking lesson folks. The reality is - we are all caught up in the throngs of apathy. You don't want to lose your job - the money that feeds gasoline to your car that gets you there. You don't want to loose your clothes that keep you looking good for your job - for your friends. You want that heat in your house - the lights on - the water - you have to work. Maybe we should take a lesson from the people of the Ukraine - who sat their asses out in the streets for weeks until the government recognized they weren't going to leave until something was done.
But you won't do it. You keep whining your cry-asses around about how fucked up this country is - and you won't take the necessary steps. No. The little stuff isn't enough. No matter how much you organize - no matter how big your posse is - no matter how big your arsenal - no matter what day you decide you are not going to purchase things - your minor contribution will not hault the power of this financial monster.
I say - just let this whole fucking system fall apart. People will die. People will starve to death - freeze to death - your money will mean nothing. Thats the only thing that can solve this fucking ugly mess we call a democracy.
Give me a fucking break. It never existed and never will.
Posted by Tyler at January 9, 2005 04:28 PM