Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Jackpine Radical

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7. Not just candidates, imho. I'd put the major focus on causes

Wed Jan 7, 2015, 03:46 PM

Jan 2015

rather than personalities. We gotta change the underlying thought patterns in the populace at large. This may be the most ultimately effective tool against the Corporate Media.

Imagine small troupes of players showing up everywhere, stealing each other' material, becoming a cultural phenomenon sorta like break dancing. Combine that with Youtube videos of the best of the routines & suddenly you've created an intelligent input into the national consciousness that's just a helluva lot more fun than watching the mass media or listening to Rush rant.

I mentioned Abbie before. I was at UW-Madison in those days. We didn't get Abbie, but a lot of our big lectures were broken up by little antiwar theatrical groups. The faculty, mostly antiwar themselves, allowed their classes to be hijacked. (I do know of a couple exceptions that occurred with authoritarian faculty types, but that's a story for another time. Short version is that the actors left without a confrontation.)

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Billionaires for Bush! Beautiful Trouble! [View all] sabrina 1 Jan 2015 OP

While a staffer for John Kerry, they came to one of my events in Florida! They were great!! TheNutcracker Jan 2015 #1

I remember them well. SheilaT Jan 2015 #2

Those rules are great. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #3

Lol, they ARE great. There is an ad on TV that made me think of them. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #6

Not just candidates, imho. I'd put the major focus on causes Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #7

You're right, and I love that idea! sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #9

Something like this would fly right under the radar of the Guardians. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #10

Yes, exactly! That's why I love it! Lol! sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #17

It's difficult to get people's attention... Blanks Jan 2015 #4

Yes, Social Media is definitely a great tool we have now, that we didn't have even back sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #5

Ahah! Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #8

I was especially taken by your comment on Colbert & the Morans. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #11

Robert Reich said that a conservative came up to him after his appearance on Colbert... Blanks Jan 2015 #19

I was a member rpannier Jan 2015 #12

That must have been so much fun! sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #18

This reminds me of "The Yes Men" geardaddy Jan 2015 #13

That is hilarious! I don't think I ever saw them but what a great routine: sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #22

This is great TNNurse Jan 2015 #14

Oh yes I remember them well...glad to see they are still active. zeemike Jan 2015 #15

The problem pointing out that the repuKKKes are corporate and big money funded... Hulk Jan 2015 #16

You're correct, and that's why I suggested somewhere above that Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #20

I agree with that. Eg, the B4B did some about Healthcare. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #21

I remember B4B - they were great, very inventive nt LiberalElite Jan 2015 #23

I did sound for them a few times and loved thier attitude olddots Jan 2015 #24

That must have been fun! I agree we do need more humor to attract people to politics. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #25

I hope they get started here Warpy Jan 2015 #26

Bush announced early to lock up the GOP donor base Gothmog Jan 2015 #27

I remember seeing angry crowds of McCain supporters on one side of the street jeepers Jan 2015 #28

Yes, humor is a far better way to deal with that kind of hatred. It confuses them also. See the sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #29

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