Posted on 06/02/2011 10:28:59 AM PDT by ruralvoter
In February 2009, Alex Zablocki and I used Facebook to organize the New York City Tea Party, one of the first Tea Party protests in the country. Several thousand people joined our Facebook group, which we used to organize our first Tea Party protest. Hundreds of people showed up, we passed around a bullhorn, and we officially became “Tea Party organizers.” Without Facebook our rally would have most likely attracted about 20 people. Facebook was powerful and we knew it. Our next Tea Party rally, also organized through Facebook, brought 12,000 people to City Hall in Lower Manhattan. A social movement had begun. (snip)
Since then, this very important social organizing tool has changed.
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hum, I just looked on FB and there are 100s of Tea Party groups announcing times and places, so I am not getting the concern here.
These flash mobs advance the cause of progress while the TEA Party is trying to “turn the clock back.”
Yeah, but the problem with tWITTER is it’s full of d!cks!
I agree with your comment which is why I am asking for other alternatives.
It’s true and Farcebook is coming up with new rules. Soon you will have to get a “key” to do a group and it will be up to their whim to grant it.
I know a couple of conservative women on Facebook who are quite active and who have been disabled more than once. Probably some liberal doing a false complaint.
They are over blowing the group update issue that impacts all groups. You still can create newgroups and events. Just because you don’t understand something doesn’t make it a conspiracy against you.
Twitter is essential to coordinate ground operations (or street operations). But it’s not great for more strategic organizing and communications.
FB rules will settle out and people will find ways to use it. It may be that the TEA Party will find an alternative en masse and use that, and will have commo that flies under the radar for a bit.
Orcutt? Xanga? There are lots of opportunities. 4chan/b? lol
I disagree, to some degree.
Sign up on FR is simple, and unlike FB, you’re not revealing a whole lot of personal information. FB uses advertising, and they also promote liberal candidates and propaganda, they use apps, etc. to enable outside sources to use and have access to your personal information.
Basically, you’re building your own personal profile for the government and other fed. agencies and entities. You’re basically working for Big Brother, with one except; you’re doing all the work.
Grant it, the information you provide on FB depends on how liberal you in what you post, but you’re still providing info.: area of residence, family and friends, job, interests, etc.
FR is not the same in this regard.
Their site, their rules.
You don't have a First Amendment on my porch.
I tried to quit FB several months ago but I notice that my email address is still on the sign in page. What’s the trick to completely quit FB?
Sure. But, why would you ever turn over your info to a private group either it being FB or FR. The chance that Gov't would subpoena or raid that info is obvious.
Ask the Japanese how the whole census worked out for them for WWII.
Not only that, but imagine the goldmine the info is for hackers, etc.
Organize the muslim brotherhood and the nazi party in Egypt......no problem.
Organize the SEIU thugs on their search and destroy missions, just fine and dandy.
Patriots organizing for saving our country...NO WAY.
That will cut both ways. If they start moving in this direction, then we can create well documented reports of liberal violations to their policies. And if they fail to act, report them to the FEC for in-kind contributions.
Location, Location, Location!
New York drives the media. Tea partiers in Omaha and Lockport, IL, are not “worth” oppressing...or covering.
That is just saved in your browser, not by FB.
If FR can't do it or these others, then let's lay out the framework of what we'd need, and there are more than enough of us geeks on this site who can build something - and we got enough bull horns to get the word out.
Start thinking positive, people.
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