To all those who want to Boycott Florida

[Anansi1171]

30. You make excellent points! In Florida, NC, Texas and many other places...

...(Wisconsin); we should as progressives give support, aid and comfort wherever its needed.

Boycotting red states may be a bad idea when its a blunt instrument. It's a great strategy; using consumerism to punish social malfeasance and hopefully reward progress. But our tactics are poor, unimaginative, disparate and ill-conceived. So, I would proffer:

* Boycott Disney in every incarnation, all theme parks, The Avengers, Star Wars, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Tweet the actors and actresses who they employ until they quit and quit all funding of ALEC. Period If McDonalds can quit ALEC, its high-time Disney quits Alec.

* Boycott and drop all pledges to PBS, NPR and their local affiliates until they cease accepting sponsorships from any Koch Family Foundations. A PBS/NPR and Disney boycott campaigns will stop us from "burning the village to save it" while very visibly pointing to the organs of SYG and laws and tea party advocacy. And, I think both boycotts would work, they would be a cause to rally around and will help us use social media and other platforms to redouble efforts on increasing and sustaining boycotts against Koch Industries(Georgia-Pacific products most readily) and all corporations supporting ALEC.

*Mass-mobilize the Mid-term vote! Vote for Trayvon's Justice! Freedom Ride! Lets meet the progressives in Florida and these other states and help them get the vote out in 2014 - make it a 2008 and a 2012 - not a 2010. Mass mobilize to overcome all imposed voting restrictions until we can pass a constitutional amendment. Nothing will make more of a difference. Nothing gives Tea-bagging gun-humpers the middle finger like us continuing to vote!

* Demand this Senate employ the Nuclear Option. Immediately. Don't worry, the Republicans will never take the Senate again and will strain to hold the Gerry-rigged House for another cycle.

* Reject immigration reform immediately! While hyperventilating about the NSA, Progressives are lulled asleep into allowing the physical apparatus of a police state to be realized in a billions of dollar of give-away to Geo Group, Centene and other stalwarts of the Prison-Industrial Complex, Drone Manufacturers, Gun Manufacturers, Iraq and Afpak regulars like Halliburton, Pols such as Jan Brewer, Joe Aripaio, Louise Gohmert and 20,000 rednecks spanned across the southwest. In short, a massive welfare bill for a who's who of ALEC and Tea Party interest that will allow these funds to find their way right back into supporting conservative causes. It cannot happen, especially for the watered-down immigration reform they seek which supports their racist precepts(i.e. Heritage Foundation IQ bullshit) and further undermines American workers anyway. Call bullshit, and get Democrats out of this Rubio Ruse.

* Start seriously considering impeachment of CJ John Roberts.

* Work towards passing a Voting Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

* Work towards passing an Amendment which abolishes Corporate Personhood.

* Work towards passing an Amendment defining a right to privacy in the digital age.


So from this tragedy and many others we have all suffered since America went south(pun intended) in November of 2000, we can define a governing coalition that would last a generation. It means disciplined, concerted and sustained action in the face of laziness and apathy.

I can see it!

John could see it!

And Woodie could see it!

Can you see it?