There are many good points in the article. However, the author seems to believe that the only choice is between a hot war and a producer strike or series strikes of some sort. Solutions are not limited to just these two choices.
The author also seems to think that it would take a very large percentage of the population to effect a Revolution... Not so - our own American Revolution had less than 25% of the population as original active participants and/or strong - outspoken supporters.
Producer strikes could and would certainly be helpful... However, a big trucker strike would bring on Federal Intervention that most truckers would not confront.
What would work (especially if repeated) is a MASSIVE - beyond massive March on DC. And I mean MASSIVE... up to three or four million people.
The 9/12 March on DC was impressive... I believe there were at least one million people there. I have never seen anything like it in my life. It did have an effect - just not enough.
The secret to the next March on DC is more organization and many more people... PLUS we do one thing - WE DON’T LEAVE!!!
We end our Sunday Protest Demonstration at dusk and just STAY... No amount of DC Police, and or military can remove millions of people who do not want to be moved...
If there was forceful removal attempts it would backfire... there would be a million cameras and video cams on hand - plus media coverage... beamed up live to satellite.
If we Marched on DC and STAYED - standing in the streets several million strong, then sit down, stop traffic through Monday, Tuesday and or longer our demands would be met.
This would of course be non violent, civil disobedience, interlocked arms when necessary, lots of beating drums , loud bag pipes, noise, patriotic music, loud speakers and more ...
It would shake the government to its core. Velvet Revolutions do work... recent history proves this to be so.
(Yes - I know the government beat up a bunch of veterans nearly a century ago... but that was then and this is now... they didn’t have several million cell phones with cameras on hand then... and 24/7 Cable News. Any sort of violence against protesting Americans would only draw tens of thousands more to the streets to replace any that actually get hauled away).
If the gov. can ignore over one million people, what makes you so sure they can’t/won’t more ? As for the media, do you think for one moment you’ll get a fair shake ? Solution, I don’t know, but I do know that if you took the numbers you voice, and on April 15, refuse to send in your taxes for a period of time, or everyone asking for an extension, you could bring the beast to it’s knees.The producers are the ones who pay the taxes and who have this power to STOP this give away of our Nation. IMHO
Thanks for your thoughts and comments. If it’s pulled off and it works, who could complain about that.
But if it does not transpire, the next step must be a strike of the producers—and that will work.
Hank
“If there was forceful removal attempts it would backfire... there would be a million cameras and video cams on hand - plus media coverage... beamed up live to satellite.”
You know, that may be the ONLY way to get the media (aside from the good ol’ dependable Fox News) to cover the event.