"Not One Damn Dime Day" on Jan. 20- Please read!
Got this e mail today. Sounds like a good idea. Please read. Thanks.
IT'S TIME FOR SOME POLITICAL ACTION IN THE NEW YEAR Not One Damn Dime Day - Jan 20, 2005 Since our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in Iraq, since our political leaders don't have the moral courage to oppose it, Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is "Not One Damn Dime Day" in America. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" those who oppose what is happening in our name in Iraq can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of all forms of consumer spending. During "Not One Damn Dime Day" please don't spend money. Not one damn dime for gasoline. Not one damn dime for necessities or for impulse purchases. Not one damn dime for nothing for 24 hours. On "Not One Damn Dime Day," please boycott Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target... Please don't go to the mall or the local convenience store. Please don't buy any fast food (or any groceries at all for that matter). For 24 hours, please do what you can to shut the retail economy down. The object is simple. Remind the people in power that the war in Iraq is immoral and illegal; that they are responsible for starting it and that it is their responsibility to stop it. "Not One Damn Dime Day" is to remind them, too, that they work for the people of the United States of America, not for the international corporations and K Street lobbyists who represent the corporations and funnel cash into American politics. "Not One Damn Dime Day" is about supporting the troops. Now 1,200 brave young Americans and (some estimate) 100,000 Iraqis have died. The politicians owe our troops a plan - a way to come home. There's no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right wing agenda to rant about. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" you take action by doing nothing. You open your mouth by keeping your wallet closed. For 24 hours, nothing gets spent, not one damn dime, to remind our religious leaders and our politicians of their moral responsibility to end the war in Iraq and give America back to the people. Please share this email with as many people as possible http://www.sagewriters.com/
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News article on Not One Damn Dime
There's an excellent article on this topic in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel of Jan 5 2005: See http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jan05/290372.asp and excerpts follow:
Want to revolt? Net is a good place to try
by Eugene Kane
Here's a rule of thumb for the Internet age:
If you receive more than 20 e-mails on the same issue - all from different people - within a short period of time, you're either dealing with a new movement or a hoax.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" appears to be the real deal. But that doesn't mean it's ready to sweep the country.
But who knows?
Maybe you've also received the e-mails proclaiming Jan. 20 as "Not One Damn Dime Day" across America....
I'm not ready to sign on for this "Not One Damn Dime" movement because I sense it is poorly conceived and more of an expression of rage against Bush's re-election than a valid political protest.
But considering Bush's plans to spend $40 million to give himself a lavish coronation on Jan. 20 - while the situation in Iraq is still deteriorating with little hope in sight - I think some sort of organized response might be appropriate.
All you need is a spark to start a roaring fire, especially on the Internet.