[free-sklyarov] courses of action

[Jeme A Brelin]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, tack wrote:
> I was thinking that convincing our congresspersons through letters,
> protests and petitions may fall on deaf ears.

You're right.  The Congresspeople don't care at all.

But the protests and petitions are there to educate the public at large.

> 1.  If the man will not listen to us, we should become the man.  Many
> congresspersons run for reelection unopposed in their districts.  
> They pretty much get reelected by default.  If you happen to be so
> inclined and are in a position to run for US Congress, I reccomend
> doing so.  I'm sure we can all help each other out.  Seeing the amount
> of effort put into the Free Dmitry movement, we may have the resources
> for a fair shot.  At least it will get the word out.  Imagine this
> issue going on every ballot in your district.  Perhaps, if not in his
> district, we could ask for advice from Rep. Boucher?

This is always a good idea.  Unfortunately, in most districts there is at
least one (and usually two... a Democrat and a Republican... sometimes a
Libertarian) who is propped up by corporate money that you cannot match.

It has been proven time and again that the one who spends the most money
wins.

> 4.  A letter writing campaign urging President Bush to veto the SSSCA
> should it come to him for approval, before the bill even hits the
> senate floor.  This should also emphasize the impact it will have on
> the tech sector, and how much extra it would take out of the budget.  
> More cost is NOT something he wants right now.

Bush doesn't care about costs, the federal budget, or any of that stuff.

Bush is there to provide for corporate interests overseas through the
military and to eliminate as much public interest regulation as possible.

Rich folks and corporations barely pay taxes anyway.  The people will pick
up the tab for any additional expenditures... and most of that money will
go into the pockets of the media companies anyway.  So if they can't get
you at the movie theater, they'll get you at tax time.  Either way, same
people get the money.

> 5.  Protests at Disney stores to counter SSSCA.  "Mommy, why are those
> people shouting"?  I think it's a grave enough law to mandate just up
> and having a sit in, sans permits if that's the only way, in front of
> the entry to the store.  Most peole don't even know who Adobe is or
> even care, but they sure know what Disney is, and care.  This would be
> a prime venue to distribute Stallman's "Right to read".

This would be a really good idea if Disney fans weren't so rabid.  There's
no way you're going to convince a forty year old woman in a Tigger T-shirt
that Disney is evil... regardless of evidence.

> (IE...sit in at their gates to DOS the park. That ought to hit them
> squarely in the pocketbook).

I don't think you have the sense of proportion required here.

You can't do anything to impact Disney's bottom line.  They're profits are
HUGE... and shutting down ALL of the theme parks for a WEEK won't make a
difference to them.

> I don't know about everybodies ability or inclination to take part in
> these actions, but I thought I'd pit them out in the open for
> discussion to see if we can add a bit of bite to our bark.

Well, it's getting down to the wire.

Our actions will become more desperate until we must truly rise up against
our oppressors.

I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that.

J.
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