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To: Zeneta
I like your idea. I am very familiar with culture jamming and find it a funny and often very effective way of getting a message across.

Unfortunately I don't think it will work with conservatives. Most of the culture jamming I have seen that has been effective involves some level of illegality. Either messages are put in places without the consent of the owner or sophisticated methods are used to gain access to meetings, etc. under false pretenses so that a fake spokesperson can give a message that was not expected by the formal attendees.

Freepers are all about following the spirit and LETTER of the law. It would be hard to get them to back a movement that would require placing messages, like graffiti, on buildings or in places where permission was not granted. It would be near impossible to get Freepers to engage in trespass, etc.

Certainly you can do what some have done and purchase billboard time, etc. but that could get real costly and the mainline outdoor advertising companies may not allow you to even purchase time on signs where your message would be most effective.

32 posted on 11/20/2012 11:07:40 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Thanks for replying.

I’m not looking to start a “movement” that freepers could get behind. I am looking for feedback and someone to help create effective messages and develop a network of people that would place the massages. It is critical that messages are controlled and anonymity is maintained.

As far as legality is concerned, I’m not a fan of graffiti but placing a 12 by 12 tile that gets embedded in the asphalt I’m OK with.

I don’t consider it effective to “crash” an event under false pretenses.

The idea is to get people to think for themselves without disclosing the messenger.

Check out the article at Wired about Toynbee:

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/02/toynbee-or-not-toynbee-tile-finders-try-to-answer-the-question/


33 posted on 11/21/2012 3:02:21 PM PST by Zeneta (Why are so many people searching for something that has already found us ?)
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