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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWould make a GREAT BILLBOARD

We need to be putting up billboards everywhere educating people how Putin is using Musk & tsf
to destroy this country.
William769
(59,147 posts)chouchou
(3,314 posts)Wonder Why
(7,236 posts)the Constitution, and the American people.
chouchou
(3,314 posts)Golfnbrew
(78 posts)Would say " VOTE"
Or "vote, dammit!"
I do like your suggestion, however we need the apathetic third to show up. Things could be so different if we had 80% or 90% participation.
SheltieLover
(81,740 posts)LOVE THIS!
BattleRow
(2,716 posts)whathehell
(30,548 posts)though I might be a bit concerned about the person putting it up.
TommieMommy
(3,078 posts)h2ebits
(1,007 posts)yellow dahlia
(6,497 posts)Have you seen any of those discussions?
My idea is that the billboards have to have a simple message. The message is intended to reach the uninformed masses. The message would compel them to be more informed. I think if they knew what is going on, they would be part of the resistance.
It is hard to bring people up to speed on a billboard. So my idea is to have a catchy domain name of a website that would guide them to more information.
I think there are a couple of key categories to target.
The Putinification of America is something I expect most Americans to be against...no matter party.
I think if they knew the truth about what is going in w/ DOGE, they would fight back.
I think if they knew about the con perpetuated by Musk, they will fight back back. Eg: undoing the contract at FAA, to give a contract to himself.
I think if they knew the depth of the firings they will care.
Unfortunately a lot of people get their info from fauxnews, notnewsmax, etc. They are being bamboozled by propaganda.
I think billboards are a great way to fact check and offer a counter point to the propaganda.
I am trying to brain storm with others on this. I am looking for someone to build out the websites.
We don't have time for a grass roots fund raising effort. I am pursuing ideas for money sources.
The uninformed masses will be in a rage when their Soc Security checks stop showing up, and their grandmother gets kicked out of a nursing home because Medicaid is gutted, but I believe that will be too late - we need to stop the destruction and thievery now.
P.S. I have very strong ideas for messaging. The type of image you shared is good (w/ fixing the spelling error), and appeals to the people who voted for the grifter. The messages should not be petty and vitriolic and inciteful against the "other side". They should not be an attack or meme-like. I think if they are to make an impression, they should not insult the viewer. (There is a billboard from moveon that has a cartoon depicting muskRAT as the one the moving the strings of the puppet that is DJT (the grifter).
I am looking for more brain storming.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,486 posts)Print & post in public! And I'll chip in for the billboard, too.
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