tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542525748336276741.post1633935452019631851..comments2023-10-29T09:04:15.189-04:00Comments on The Sarcastic Liberal: Progressive and Abrasive: Future Tactics of the Occupation V1.0Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390041907725949822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542525748336276741.post-54634935970521914252011-12-15T14:31:57.087-05:002011-12-15T14:31:57.087-05:00What about this tactic? http://www.youtube.com/wat...What about this tactic? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JlxbKtBkGM<br /><br />This is somewhat similar to letter-writing but reduces time involved, eliminates cost of postage, and targets banks rather than politicians. (Also might gain more public support than traditional campaigns because it discourages banks' sending junk mail, which many people find annoying.)<br />The downside is that, in the long term, banks might very well respond by shifting their advertisements online or otherwise disable the tactic.Katehttp://twitter.com/amadaun6noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542525748336276741.post-78169063972350866422011-12-14T11:12:42.466-05:002011-12-14T11:12:42.466-05:00Great list, Josh. (I'll be adding you to my Bl...Great list, Josh. (I'll be adding you to my Blogroll). I've got a couple more for you.<br /><br /><br />You might like this direct action protest I took on my own. It is an example of another form protests can take other than camping out to occupy a physical space. I called my credit card's customer service line to do some negotiating. Having a bit of leverage, I thought it presented a great opportunity to mess with them a little and make a few points about the unfairness of the credit card lending system. I made a video of the call and posted it on my blog along with my comments about what happened, and a fuller director's cut transcript. It is quite funny even if you are pro-megabank. Since it's a protest at home, I called it my Kitchen Counterstrike Against Bank of America. http://www.ragingwisdom.com/?p=508<br /><br />One of the flaws of the "Occupy Wall Street" protest is that corporations pay more attention to consumer activity than citizen activity. In an era when money equal speech, it was only a matter of time before someone developed the idea of using shopping as a form of protest. A buy-mob combines the principle of a computer hacker's Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack with the social media-sparked, mass participation of a flash mob. Instead of trying to disrupt normal business activities, participate in them. The buy-mob is the consumer's filibuster of the shopping experience. <br /><br />I explain more on how "Occupy Wall Street" could occupy Main Street in a recent blog post at http://www.ragingwisdom.com/?p=352WiseFathernoreply@blogger.com