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7. I'm wondering if crushing them with love might be a better strategy

Sat Dec 24, 2011, 01:40 PM

Dec 2011

It's the difference between occupying and picketing. Picketing means standing outside and complaining. Occupying means going inside and making your presence felt.

But not going inside to be disruptive -- simply being present. If a local restaurant advertises heavily on Rush Limbaugh's show, have a bunch of occupiers regularly show up for lunch or just a cup of coffee, engage the regular customers in friendly conversation, ask them if they know this place supports hate radio, and so forth.

Do a kind of "the 99% will support you if you support us" thing. And do it in person and by speaking to customers rather than by trying to drive them away.

It's the old "love your enemy -- it will drive him nuts" strategy. And it has a far better chance of working.

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