Here is the link to the larger conversation
Conrete Results - Working On The End Game
Their point was nothing changes so why do it.
While I get the frustration, this is exactly what the US Government would love along with big corporations. It is why real terrorists can win, they don;t own many wrist watches (let's not get too literal here, I am sure many terrorists have watches somewhere)
However my point is those who stay the course and disregard how long something is taking will lose.
In my humble opinion we need to set concrete goals for change. Not a "Grand Bargain" of sorts, but start breaking this down into smaller battles that could add up to winning the war.
It is why I thought of, and posted: How Detroit Could Be A Game Changer
https://whyweprotest.net/community/threads/how-detroit-could-become-a-game-changer.115585/
We all want corporate corruption to end and the NSA to give back the internet along with our right to privacy. The question them becomes, how do we specifically get there?
SOPA was a win. The USA Freedom Act is less sure.
We need a series of wins to build momentum and keep the believers in the fray and add to them as we go along.
When you read the Gene Sharp Books it talks a great deal about small things to do that add up to a win. But most importantly it talks about what you need to have in place, at least some plan, of what to do after you accomplish your goal.
The example in from Dictatorship to Democracy is you don;t want to destroy your government, you want to change it. To do that you have to have a plan so that chaos doesn't ensue and all that was fought for is lost to the next jackass (not a direct quote)
So I would like to discuss what specific goals do we have, and come up with a series of battles we can undertake to achieve those goals (in a legal and peaceful means)
Thoughts...or do you think I am out of my mind?
I wrote this in response
