I posted the following message to MoveOn.Org on their webform at http://pol.moveon.
You might want to do something similar. It won't change anything, but it made me feel better.
Body: I posted this to a discussion list I'm on. Why don't you people stop hiding behind your webforms, and your stupid democratic party supporting campaigns, and join the discussion about how we're really going to solve some problems?
I posted this to a discussion list I'm on. Why don't you people stop hiding behind your webforms, and your stupid democratic party supporting campaigns, and join the discussion about how we're really going to solve some problems?
from matt love <mattlove1@gmail.
to progressive@
date Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:18 AM
subject Re: [progressive] Raise the retirement age to 70? Pay for war by cutting social security?
mailed-by gmail.com
hide details 10:18 AM (6 minutes ago)
We voters are sure in a terrible bind, aren't we? We are supposed to throw out all these guys who have a terrible plan to pay for these stupid wars... but our only viable alternative is to vote for the other guys, the ones that want to continue and expand the wars and the war spending, without a plan for what to do when the bills come in.
Apparently this campaign is sponsored by MoveOn.Org, who vigorously support the guys (and Hillary Clinton) that want to continue and expand the wars and the war spending, without a plan for what to do when the bills come in, so I don't expect any solutions from them.
My candidate wanted to get out of all this nonsense, and cut military spending 50% - a very conservative proposal, it should be cut 90% - but everybody knows that he's crazy, and anybody who voted for him is crazy. You certainly wouldn't find a respectable, responsible group like MoveOn.Org supporting him. They support change you can believe in - we all know what that's about - the kind of change where everything stays pretty much the same. Somethings a little better, many things a whole lot worse.
http://www.counterp
http://www.counterp
http://www.counterp
They tell us to speak truth to power, and sometimes I do, though Chomsky says don't waste your time speaking truth to power, they don't care about your words, he advises speaking the truth about power to your peers - in this case I would have done so by cc'ing MoveOn with this email. They qualify as "power" to me because they were founded by silicon valley millionaires, and they at least like to cultivate the appearence of being close to Obama - for example, one of the FAQs on their "Contact" page is
I have a question about Obama gear I ordered
However, they give no email address, just a webform. If any more proof was needed they aren't a grassroots group. They don't want to have to interact with you, they just want you to work on their issues for them. One of them being to elect more people like Obama.
No thank you.
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From: MoveOn.org Support <info@moveon.
Date: Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: I would suggest you start supporting change I can believe in, instead of more of the same.
To: Matt Love <mattlove1@gmail.
Thanks for contacting MoveOn.org.
We welcome your comments and suggestions.
We get a lot feedback, so please don't count on a personal reply.
But all mail is read and carefully considered.
Sincerely,
MoveOn.org Support
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