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  Presidents Suck

  Although he's clearly the most qualified (non-candidate) candidate we've got, I don't really want Gore to run. Presidents have to get really dirty to get elected, then once they're in power they've got to pay back all of the bastards that financed their campaigns by doing somewhat evil things.

  I don't want Gore to turn into one of those president guys. And I think he'll have a continually positive effect on our country if he stays a-political.

  It would be nice to see someone with real grassroots support get nominated, though. What a refresher that would be. On That's not gonna stop us from talking about it posted 2 years, 9 months ago 2 Responses

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  Ghandi, Parks, King - Yes!

  These are the people we should be looking to for inspiration. And more importantly, we should be looking at the creativity and incredibly strong media tactics that they employed to get their messages across.

  These leaders showed us that violence is not the means to an effective resolution. They showed us that a highly organized campaign, and the use of main-stream media can lay the path to real success. They told stories that people wanted to hear about and that the media could not ignore, not by making noise, but by shining light on real problems that everyone could relate to.

  Idolizing train-wreckers and trouble-makers is a waste of time. Our energy needs to be devoted to supporting well-organized efforts that get the point across in a clear, honest and non-threatening way.  On Maybe posted 2 years, 9 months ago 11 Responses

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  Will it make us look even meaner?

  Randy, I think you've got a point.

  As awesome as this movie sounds like it will be, I fear that it will make us look bad. Not that I don't think it's funny when people like Frank Luntz say we're mean, but we eco-geeks really do have a bad rep. If a main-stream movie comes out showing us in a bell-bottom-wearing, train de-railing light, people might get the impression that the environmental movement hasn't grown up since its flower-power days, or even worse, equate us with danger and destruction.

  I'm still gonna go see it, though. On Maybe posted 2 years, 9 months ago 11 Responses