Well, I knew that suggesting this “shed no blood” for those two months (November and December) would be to give the courts some time to repeal this, but then if not, then we could actually do a SHORT TERM protest that would hit America hard. November and December are the two months where the blood supply is very short. Hospitals scramble to make it through almost every winter on the short supply of blood.
I know this is a tough pill for some to swallow, denying people the blood to save their lives. those are the same kind of people that I would NEVER want for an officer in the military. They do not understand that sometimes in order to save lives, some Soldier’s lives may (and probably will) be lost.
This is a better alternative that a violent revolt or a civil war.
So in this case the “soldier” to be sacrificed will be, let’s say, an 8 year old injured in a car crash?
Let’s get back to basics, please. No one is going to deny blood as a protest.
I agree with you, but not for your stated reasons. I believe that if we alter our lifestyle in a way that impacts society, that chaos will develop. If all conservatives stopped giving blood they would be excoriated and the Feds would start paying $1000 a pint to get it and socialists and conservatives would stand in line to donate. That is ok because the paradigm changed.
Each in our own way can make a paradigm change without a massive boycott, a massive outcry or a massive march. We may influence a handful of people who influence a handful of people and on and on until there are a large number of things happening or not happening.
Chaos works both ways.
Bringing commerce to a halt for 15 days would be more effective, but it would only be a minor irritant. "Going Galt," as they say, is one potentially effective, non-violent tactic, but is it sustainable? Will the producers "Go Galt" in sufficient numbers and for sufficiently long to actually starve the beast in Washington, D.C., and bring the federal government to its knees? I'd like to see it, but I remain dubious.
The ballot box has failed, quite obviously. We've written, called, e-mailed, faxed, protested, and marched. Those in Congress and the White House and all other federal institutions mock us, belittle us, and ultimately ignore us. They classify us as potential terrorists. They control the media, the courts, the police, the military, the schools, the unions; the list goes on and on. They have endless ways with which to harass us. They take and take, and we just grumble about it and continue working and producing, hoping that someone, anyone, will finally stand up for us and fight our fight so we can keep living our lives.
They are not afraid of the citizenry. It shows in everything they say and do. They must be made to fear us before the power-mad would-be dictators at the Capitol will curtail their ways.
I've heard lots of theories over the years. These discussions usually end with, "Well, we'll just vote them out in [insert relevant election date here]. We just need to wait for [insert name of this month's political golden child here] to get into office."
It never works!
Unfortunately, I see no better, more productive, and ultimately successful way to refresh the Tree of Liberty than with its natural manure.
Why, exactly? Be honest.