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WestSeattle2

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25. Starve the beast. Absolutely refuse to do business with any North Carolina based businesses. If the

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 11:20 PM

Dec 2016

Republicans wish to be anti-American, we'll consider the state to be not a part of America. Forget about the cancellation of symbolic football bowl games, or NBA events - boycott anything and everything North Carolina. When NC businesses see their revenues drop by 25-35%, they'll rip the Republican party and its pathetic leadership a new Trump. When Republican voters start getting laid off because business is down - they'll have time to rethink their assholishness that brought personal misery down on themselves.

Yes, I realize there will be collateral damage - but what are the alternatives?

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The GOP coup in North Carolina previews what were going to see everywhere [View all] DonViejo Dec 2016 OP

I am despairing all over again here in NC. The one bright spot for us mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #1

What's really bizarre is the GOP admit they are doing it! RiverStone Dec 2016 #4

I saw midde-aged and elderly people in handcuffs. Boomerproud Dec 2016 #6

They arrested a guy in a Santa suit, too. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #34

How can this go unnoticed Sadie5 Dec 2016 #2

email the bastards zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #3

Dem party needs to make this their battleground in 2017, just as GOP put on the pressure in Mass blm Dec 2016 #5

1+ RiverStone Dec 2016 #9

This think Dec 2016 #18

Sooner or later, Dems are going to have to reconsider their response to this sort of thing... First Speaker Dec 2016 #7

This is absolutely true! lastlib Dec 2016 #21

Republicans have a super majority in the North Carolina legislature. That means that the majority Trust Buster Dec 2016 #8

I disagree. Reagan, even Dubya, were "center-right"... First Speaker Dec 2016 #10

I don't see where we differ in our opinion. Trust Buster Dec 2016 #32

Not really true - they gerrymandered their way into it. Cooper got 300,000 more votes than they did blm Dec 2016 #11

Not only gerrymandered, they shredded voter registrations for over 450,000 voters earlier this year Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #23

I don't know where you came up with your 300,000 Cooper margin of victory number. My point is Trust Buster Dec 2016 #33

Difference between # of votes GOP legislators received vs # of votes for Cooper blm Dec 2016 #35

Likw where -Michigan? n/t malaise Dec 2016 #12

This state has been gerrymandered to the max.. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #13

Its a fascist blitzkrieg elmac Dec 2016 #14

The new dem gov says he will see them in court Thekaspervote Dec 2016 #15

dems can protest 4 universities certainot Dec 2016 #16

Unconstitutional. Equinox Moon Dec 2016 #17

Don't the individual state constitutions prevent things like this from happening? George II Dec 2016 #19

Who controls the courts? KamaAina Dec 2016 #26

Here's the problem I think hollowdweller Dec 2016 #20

Too bad we don't play hardball right back. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #22

People might not know what to do. We don't have a hive mind. Check out Glenn Sharp's The Anti-coup mahina Dec 2016 #37

North Carolina has been a testing ground for all kinds of pernicious and nefarious GOP schemes. Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #24

Starve the beast. Absolutely refuse to do business with any North Carolina based businesses. If the WestSeattle2 Dec 2016 #25

Is there another source of sweet potatoes? KamaAina Dec 2016 #27

LOL! Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana..... WestSeattle2 Dec 2016 #28

Seems like the GOP in NC would just find a way to blame BREMPRO Dec 2016 #29

All I can say is that the economic boycott of NC, small as it was, definitely affected WestSeattle2 Dec 2016 #30

It might work as long as Dems can control the narrative BREMPRO Dec 2016 #31

Please check my post upthread and check out this page for the Anti-Coup and other Nonviolent mahina Dec 2016 #38

Cross posted to NC group. TY. eom littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 #36