Have you had enough?

[nadinbrzezinski]

I fear that this will continue until we've had it and are vocal about it

It won't stop until we all simply say enough is enough, PERIOD

We don't have leaders...

It is up to us.

PERIOD

[midnight]

1. Yes... Time to charter another route. This one is for idiots.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Well we elected them and the hopes were there

now we have all kinds of excuses and even possibly solid reasons of why not (and no they have nothing to do with votes)

So it is time we take it upon ourselves

An orange revolution if you will...

[Whisp]

3. the old country still remembers. they know.

we are irresponsible teenagers compared, expecting the parents they supposedly elected to take care. they are taking, but not caring.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Well it is our turn to take to the streets

I am getting tired of this crap

[BornagainDUer]

5. How to operationalize direct citizen control is another matter.

I'll admit I don't know how to do it, or even where to begin. All I know is that when I see bullshit, for whatever reason it is being spewed, I expose it. Conversely when I see honesty and integrity, as in Dennis Kucinich, I support it, political consequences be damned.

[AuntPatsy]

6. We have leaders, but the fact is leaders are worthless without the ranks

doing the actual fighting. I agree it is up to us at this point. But how? What do we do, where do we begin and who is going to lead the ranks into the battle of a lifetime? One not many of us have ever had to even think about in our lifetime.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. The first thing to decide is what is the prize you are willing to pay?

that will tell you how far you want to go

The second is

We need to start having direct peaceful action

Martin taught is... and Ghandi did as well

There are levels of resistance

And definitely I will counsel NOT buying christmas gifts, for example... and if you do... find AMERICAN MADE products preferably from progressive companies, or union made

I will counsel reducing consumption to what is needed

And silent constant resistance

Oh and of course keep writing them letters to congress, papers et al

And remember, we wil loose our means of communications

I will contend that now media concerns such as clear media channel, will divest of liberal radio stations becuase they want to kill the movement in the bud

So we have to find alternate means

It starts with you making small changes and educating yourself

And not letting yourself being cowed

And actually the firest step, the absolute first step, is to break the silence and talk to your neighbors, since isolation is killing us too

[Swamp Rat]

7. It is up to us.

But we have a few among us who are working to disrupt anything we do.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. All movement suffer from Agent Provocateurs

and infiltrators

That is just par for the course

:-)

[bdamomma]

8. what about confronting our so called Leaders and come out

and say what are they being threatened with? that with a sorry excuse of man who is at 24% approval rating and the Congress is at 11% doesn't it register with the "leaders" we are not being heard, and we are several yards ahead of this sickening Congress.

Gutless

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I have in letters

amazing, I have not gotten any response to those

:-)

[EnviroBat]

9. Best be prepared to carry a gun.

Taking to the streets in "peaceful protest" is not going to get us anywhere anymore. But they've already got us exactly where they want us I'm afraid. I would take huge groups of us to come together, to organize, to arm ourselves. Strength in numbers. I just don't see it happening. Leaving is also another option. I hear Amsterdam is nice...

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. We have to a point

but the first step we need to break is the incredible sense of isolation that exists in the society

Wolf didn't identify it, but it is one of the tools

Actually, I'd say the most important tool

But it may come down to that... and direct action may lead to violence... I agree

[EnviroBat]

15. Maybe distributing flyer's in our communities might break the isolation.

I don't know anymore, and I'm reaching for anything, any idea short of stockpiling ammunition and food at this point. We could start a movement with a message. Print it and post it everywhere. I'd like to start organizing some town-hall meetings in mt community, but I'm surrounded by mostly right-wing lunatics who would label me a traitor. I don't care about that so much, but I'm seriously outnumbered when they start vandalizing my home. God we need help.

[bdamomma]

14. Strength in numbers is correct, and someone else said

we have never had to confront something like this, but it is getting to the point, that we must do something for our own survival, just words I know, but until everyone gets on the same page maybe we can rise to the occasion.

[Initech]

16. I reached my breaking point several years ago.