vauge said:
Under the Post new area is "additional options" - in there is a checkbox about making the post a poll.
Contrary to cnredd, I think this is a valid poll. There are just as many people here agreeing as disagreeing.
If something were a cause I am interested in, then yes - I would protest.
Is the person behind your keyboard willing to go the step to get the job done as well?
In answer to your query, yes. The reason I posted this thread was to establish a dialogue to:
a) democratically choose a topic that we can all (or most of us) rally behind.
b) make a plan as to how we should approach the protest.
c) motivate members to join and participate in the protest.
Since browsing the forums, I have noticed that most people are:
1) disappointed with the media.
2) concerned about the current state of corporatism omnipotence.
The media 10 years ago was owned by approximately 50 multi-national corporations. Today it's down to about 8. The result? Well, the result is that the so called "news" stations have fired most of their journalists and replaced them with a few specialized pundits. This was done to gain a competitive edge in the market place. Rupert Murdoch boosted profits by an additional $300 million. CNN fired it's CEO (who resisted) and followed the leader. The ultimate result is that mainstream corporate news outlets are not delivering proper critical journalism. So, the citizens who rely on mainstream news are being depoliticized. Now, we have an already apathetic public being (mostly unknowingly) led further out of the picture.
The problem is that the less the citizens know, the easier it for corporations to pass legislation that allows them to operate tax free, and unfettered. Meanwhile the rich get richer while citizens both compete and work harder, and longer hours for less money. And yet, we carry the tax weight which in turn is often lent right back to large businesses. One in five american households have a net worth of $0.00 or less. All this goes on while we are inundated by advertisement campiagns, asking us to buy more and more stuff, while corporations spend hundreds of millions of dollars on PR campaigns to promote their larger than life positive image.
In effect, we are allowing a war motivated by corporate profit to go on largely unchallenged for fear of being called anti-american, or liberal crack-pots. I don't think dissenters should be allowed that power. Our nation was founded on people who were called the same thing by the status-quo. Recently, I read a sig, that say's "evil is done when good people do nothing". Well, I think there are a lot of good people here on the site (all personal, religious, political affiliations and squabbles aside). So, that's why I felt this poll should be posted.
Rational Ignorance is noted. That is a VERY good, point. I think it's safe to say that your notion is compounded by the current state of mainstream media