What are you doing to support your views?

[Machaut]

A post here I read a few days back got me thinking. What exactly are you people doing to support your views? Is whining on message boards the extent of your political activism, or do you actually have the guts to espouse your beliefs in public?

Have you ever worked on a political campaign, or with a political party? How often do you vote? When was the last time you spoke with one of your representatives at any level of government?

If you are not part of the solution--whatever it may be in your eyes--then you are part of the problem. I have more respect for someone who votes the exact opposite of the way I do than I have for someone who agrees with all of my views but does nothing to act upon them.

 

[guno]

A post here I read a few days back got me thinking. What exactly are you people doing to support your views? Is whining on message boards the extent of your political activism, or do you actually have the guts to espouse your beliefs in public?

Have you ever worked on a political campaign, or with a political party? How often do you vote? When was the last time you spoke with one of your representatives at any level of government?

If you are not part of the solution--whatever it may be in your eyes--then you are part of the problem. I have more respect for someone who votes the exact opposite of the way I do than I have for someone who agrees with all of my views but does nothing to act upon them.

Was arrested last summer in a non violent protest, Protesting the NC Legislature along with 940 other people, also now working on voter registration.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Mondays

 

[Machaut]

A post here I read a few days back got me thinking. What exactly are you people doing to support your views? Is whining on message boards the extent of your political activism, or do you actually have the guts to espouse your beliefs in public?

Have you ever worked on a political campaign, or with a political party? How often do you vote? When was the last time you spoke with one of your representatives at any level of government?

If you are not part of the solution--whatever it may be in your eyes--then you are part of the problem. I have more respect for someone who votes the exact opposite of the way I do than I have for someone who agrees with all of my views but does nothing to act upon them.

Was arrested last summer Protesting the NC Legislature along with 940 other people, also now working on voter registration

Pretty cool. Were you one of the Moral Mondays protestors?

(EDIT: HA, you were! What were your own state legislators' stances like? Did you interact with them at all, or just join in for the state-level protests?)

I've helped in efforts to register voters, but I quickly realized that registration is largely irrelevant. North Carolina has a very low voter turnout; only something like 14% of people showed up at the polls for the 2013 elections. Even in counties with huge bond referendums on the ballot, turnout was catastrophically low. However, the past two presidential-year general and primary elections have had a significantly higher turnout than in previous years; nearly a third of registered voters went to the polls in the 2008 and 2012 presidential primaries, and roughly two-thirds for the general. Even still, that means that a significant portion of registered voters never vote, and the majority don't vote except in presidential-year general elections.

Have you been doing anything to encourage turnout? Do you think that registration or turnout is a bigger issue?

 

[guno]

A post here I read a few days back got me thinking. What exactly are you people doing to support your views? Is whining on message boards the extent of your political activism, or do you actually have the guts to espouse your beliefs in public?

Have you ever worked on a political campaign, or with a political party? How often do you vote? When was the last time you spoke with one of your representatives at any level of government?

If you are not part of the solution--whatever it may be in your eyes--then you are part of the problem. I have more respect for someone who votes the exact opposite of the way I do than I have for someone who agrees with all of my views but does nothing to act upon them.

Was arrested last summer Protesting the NC Legislature along with 940 other people, also now working on voter registration

Pretty cool. Were you one of the Moral Mondays protestors?

(EDIT: HA, you were! What were your own state legislators' stances like? Did you interact with them at all, or just join in for the state-level protests?)

I've helped in efforts to register voters, but I quickly realized that registration is largely irrelevant. North Carolina has a very low voter turnout; only something like 14% of people showed up at the polls for the 2013 elections. Even in counties with huge bond referendums on the ballot, turnout was catastrophically low. However, the past two presidential-year general and primary elections have had a significantly higher turnout than in previous years; nearly a third of registered voters went to the polls in the 2008 and 2012 presidential primaries, and roughly two-thirds for the general. Even still, that means that a significant portion of registered voters never vote, and the majority don't vote except in presidential-year general elections.

Have you been doing anything to encourage turnout? Do you think that registration or turnout is a bigger issue?

One of the problems was the republican legislators refused to meet with any of us, we were very respectful but they brushed us off, The last Protest was in Raleigh feb 8th where 1000,000 people showed up. The leader of the Movement (Dr Barber) rightly says it is about policy not party or people .

I have been registering people and working phone banks and going into neighborhoods to set up voting registration tables

 

[O.R.I.O.N]

Passed out information on Dr Ron Paul when I supported him in both 2008 and 2012. Before becoming disillusioned with it all...stood on street corners,went to rallies,held signs etc etc..donated. Never been arrested but that would be awesome especially for a cause. I email,call my senators/congressman. Make others aware of what's going on in my family as well.

 

[Pennywise]

Was arrested last summer Protesting the NC Legislature along with 940 other people, also now working on voter registration

Pretty cool. Were you one of the Moral Mondays protestors?

(EDIT: HA, you were! What were your own state legislators' stances like? Did you interact with them at all, or just join in for the state-level protests?)

I've helped in efforts to register voters, but I quickly realized that registration is largely irrelevant. North Carolina has a very low voter turnout; only something like 14% of people showed up at the polls for the 2013 elections. Even in counties with huge bond referendums on the ballot, turnout was catastrophically low. However, the past two presidential-year general and primary elections have had a significantly higher turnout than in previous years; nearly a third of registered voters went to the polls in the 2008 and 2012 presidential primaries, and roughly two-thirds for the general. Even still, that means that a significant portion of registered voters never vote, and the majority don't vote except in presidential-year general elections.

Have you been doing anything to encourage turnout? Do you think that registration or turnout is a bigger issue?

One of the problems was the republican legislators refused to meet with any of us, we were very respectful but they brushed us off, The last Protest was in Raleigh feb 8th where 1000,000 people showed up. The leader of the Movement (Dr Barber) rightly says it is about policy not party or people .

I have been registering people and working phone banks and going into neighborhoods to set up voting registration tables

Why would they possibly meet with a bunch of "social justice" mental midgets? So you can "Michael Moore" them and accuse them of being evil corporatists?

Get real.

 

[O.R.I.O.N]

Unless you live IN or in a surrounding state of NC you have no idea what the retards in office there have done to the state. I do and I support the Moral Monday folks.

 

[Pennywise]

Unless you live IN or in a surrounding state of NC you have no idea what the retards in office there have done to the state. I do and I support the Moral Monday folks.

North Cakalaka is a bastion of rednecks and half-wits. You are a National Socialist, so you want some Grand Government Daddy to take from the successful and give it to you.

If it weren't for using the state as a drive-thru to get someplace better, I would never go near NC.

 

[TemplarKormac]

What do I do to support my views? I make them known, so others can be inspired by them. No better way for your views to influence someone than in a public forum such as this.

 

[MaxGrit]

Diversifying assets into businesses that provide life essentials.

“Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.

 

[Mr Natural]

What do I do to support my views? I make them known, so others can be inspired by them. No better way for your views to influence someone than in a public forum such as this.

Get over yourself, nobody's inspired by your views.

 

[guno]

Was arrested last summer Protesting the NC Legislature along with 940 other people, also now working on voter registration

Pretty cool. Were you one of the Moral Mondays protestors?

(EDIT: HA, you were! What were your own state legislators' stances like? Did you interact with them at all, or just join in for the state-level protests?)

I've helped in efforts to register voters, but I quickly realized that registration is largely irrelevant. North Carolina has a very low voter turnout; only something like 14% of people showed up at the polls for the 2013 elections. Even in counties with huge bond referendums on the ballot, turnout was catastrophically low. However, the past two presidential-year general and primary elections have had a significantly higher turnout than in previous years; nearly a third of registered voters went to the polls in the 2008 and 2012 presidential primaries, and roughly two-thirds for the general. Even still, that means that a significant portion of registered voters never vote, and the majority don't vote except in presidential-year general elections.

Have you been doing anything to encourage turnout? Do you think that registration or turnout is a bigger issue?

One of the problems was the republican legislators refused to meet with any of us, we were very respectful but they brushed us off, The last Protest was in Raleigh feb 8th where 1000,000 people showed up. The leader of the Movement (Dr Barber) rightly says it is about policy not party or people .

I have been registering people and working phone banks and going into neighborhoods to set up voting registration tables

Pretty cool. Were you one of the Moral Mondays protestors?

(EDIT: HA, you were! What were your own state legislators' stances like? Did you interact with them at all, or just join in for the state-level protests?)

I've helped in efforts to register voters, but I quickly realized that registration is largely irrelevant. North Carolina has a very low voter turnout; only something like 14% of people showed up at the polls for the 2013 elections. Even in counties with huge bond referendums on the ballot, turnout was catastrophically low. However, the past two presidential-year general and primary elections have had a significantly higher turnout than in previous years; nearly a third of registered voters went to the polls in the 2008 and 2012 presidential primaries, and roughly two-thirds for the general. Even still, that means that a significant portion of registered voters never vote, and the majority don't vote except in presidential-year general elections.

Have you been doing anything to encourage turnout? Do you think that registration or turnout is a bigger issue?

One of the problems was the republican legislators refused to meet with any of us, we were very respectful but they brushed us off, The last Protest was in Raleigh feb 8th where 1000,000 people showed up. The leader of the Movement (Dr Barber) rightly says it is about policy not party or people .

I have been registering people and working phone banks and going into neighborhoods to set up voting registration tables

Why would they possibly meet with a bunch of "social justice" mental midgets? So you can "Michael Moore" them and accuse them of being evil corporatists?

Get real.

Yes to you Doctors, Lawyers , workers black white young and old are rabble? LOL Your lack education is showing, your ilk is dying off and none to soon

Oh, Low IQ boy, this movement has been going on since 2006 when the democrats were in charge

 

[Tresha91203]

My political views? Yeah, I mostly argue with people on the internet and vote in EVERY election. The only campaign I've ever worked for is my dad's. My volunteering is literacy, teaching children phonics (our schools are sucking at that, and decoding is not phonics a child generally understands) and adult literacy.

 

[Machaut]

Passed out information on Dr Ron Paul when I supported him in both 2008 and 2012. Before becoming disillusioned with it all...stood on street corners,went to rallies,held signs etc etc..donated. Never been arrested but that would be awesome especially for a cause. I email,call my senators/congressman. Make others aware of what's going on in my family as well.

Have you ever gotten a response from any of them? Do you interact with state and local officials as well, or only federal ones? What caused you to become disillusioned, and what did you become disillusioned from--Ron Paul, the GOP, libertarianism, the elections of elections, activism in general?

Unless you live IN or in a surrounding state of NC you have no idea what the retards in office there have done to the state. I do and I support the Moral Monday folks.

So "the retards in office" in NC repeal the Racial Justice Act, which allowed black convicted murderers to use "das raciss" as a legal defense and avoid harsh sentencing, and the "first of all a white man" poster doesn't support this? How?

What do I do to support my views? I make them known, so others can be inspired by them. No better way for your views to influence someone than in a public forum such as this.

You're using "hurr im a import muse 4 uthrs durrr" as an excuse to justify your complete lack of conviction in your alleged opinions. If you gave a damn about any issue, you'd do more than bitch about it online. I don't know what your views are, as I cannot remember seeing your posts elsewhere, nor do I care. If you're too spineless to stand up for what you claim to believe in, you're too irrelevant for me to want to listen.

I'm against the views of the Moral Mondays crowd, but I respect them, because they're showing that they're not just full of bluster.

 

[Pennywise]

Pretty cool. Were you one of the Moral Mondays protestors?

(EDIT: HA, you were! What were your own state legislators' stances like? Did you interact with them at all, or just join in for the state-level protests?)

I've helped in efforts to register voters, but I quickly realized that registration is largely irrelevant. North Carolina has a very low voter turnout; only something like 14% of people showed up at the polls for the 2013 elections. Even in counties with huge bond referendums on the ballot, turnout was catastrophically low. However, the past two presidential-year general and primary elections have had a significantly higher turnout than in previous years; nearly a third of registered voters went to the polls in the 2008 and 2012 presidential primaries, and roughly two-thirds for the general. Even still, that means that a significant portion of registered voters never vote, and the majority don't vote except in presidential-year general elections.

Have you been doing anything to encourage turnout? Do you think that registration or turnout is a bigger issue?

One of the problems was the republican legislators refused to meet with any of us, we were very respectful but they brushed us off, The last Protest was in Raleigh feb 8th where 1000,000 people showed up. The leader of the Movement (Dr Barber) rightly says it is about policy not party or people .

I have been registering people and working phone banks and going into neighborhoods to set up voting registration tables

One of the problems was the republican legislators refused to meet with any of us, we were very respectful but they brushed us off, The last Protest was in Raleigh feb 8th where 1000,000 people showed up. The leader of the Movement (Dr Barber) rightly says it is about policy not party or people .

I have been registering people and working phone banks and going into neighborhoods to set up voting registration tables

Why would they possibly meet with a bunch of "social justice" mental midgets? So you can "Michael Moore" them and accuse them of being evil corporatists?

Get real.

Yes to you Doctors, Lawyers , workers black white young and old are rabble? LOL Your lack education is showing, your ilk is dying off and none to soon

Oh, Low IQ boy, this movement has been going on since 2006 when the democrats were in charge

The most feeble-minded people I have ever known have advanced degrees like myself. Education does not make one smart, but a strong core of common sense and the ability to think beyond feelings does.

I never called you and your pals rabble, I called you mental midgets, which you are. Some of my closest friends are wonderful people who just happen to be dumb as a box of rocks in their understandings of life and people and liberty.

 

[guno]

Passed out information on Dr Ron Paul when I supported him in both 2008 and 2012. Before becoming disillusioned with it all...stood on street corners,went to rallies,held signs etc etc..donated. Never been arrested but that would be awesome especially for a cause. I email,call my senators/congressman. Make others aware of what's going on in my family as well.

Have you ever gotten a response from any of them? Do you interact with state and local officials as well, or only federal ones? What caused you to become disillusioned, and what did you become disillusioned from--Ron Paul, the GOP, libertarianism, the elections of elections, activism in general?

Unless you live IN or in a surrounding state of NC you have no idea what the retards in office there have done to the state. I do and I support the Moral Monday folks.

So "the retards in office" in NC repeal the Racial Justice Act, which allowed black convicted murderers to use "das raciss" as a legal defense and avoid harsh sentencing, and the "first of all a white man" poster doesn't support this? How?

What do I do to support my views? I make them known, so others can be inspired by them. No better way for your views to influence someone than in a public forum such as this.

You're using "hurr im a import muse 4 uthrs durrr" as an excuse to justify your complete lack of conviction in your alleged opinions. If you gave a damn about any issue, you'd do more than bitch about it online. I don't know what your views are, as I cannot remember seeing your posts elsewhere, nor do I care. If you're too spineless to stand up for what you claim to believe in, you're too irrelevant for me to want to listen.

I'm against the views of the Moral Mondays crowd, but I respect them, because they're showing that they're not just full of bluster.

And My lawyer volunteer to defend some of us, and he is a conservative republican (T. Greg Doucette, PLLC.) I do not expect everyone to agree with my views but once views are stifled that is the end


An article by our Lawyer


My (Brief) Thoughts on the Moral Monday Prosecutions » Blog Archive » law:/dev/null

 

[TruthSeeker56]

A post here I read a few days back got me thinking. What exactly are you people doing to support your views? Is whining on message boards the extent of your political activism, or do you actually have the guts to espouse your beliefs in public?

Have you ever worked on a political campaign, or with a political party? How often do you vote? When was the last time you spoke with one of your representatives at any level of government?

If you are not part of the solution--whatever it may be in your eyes--then you are part of the problem. I have more respect for someone who votes the exact opposite of the way I do than I have for someone who agrees with all of my views but does nothing to act upon them.

We are PREPPERS, and we are making ourselves as energy independent as we possibly can.

We also have the means to defend ourselves and our property.

 

[TruthSeeker56]

One of the problems was the republican legislators refused to meet with any of us, we were very respectful but they brushed us off, The last Protest was in Raleigh feb 8th where 1000,000 people showed up. The leader of the Movement (Dr Barber) rightly says it is about policy not party or people .

I have been registering people and working phone banks and going into neighborhoods to set up voting registration tables

Why would they possibly meet with a bunch of "social justice" mental midgets? So you can "Michael Moore" them and accuse them of being evil corporatists?

Get real.

Yes to you Doctors, Lawyers , workers black white young and old are rabble? LOL Your lack education is showing, your ilk is dying off and none to soon

Oh, Low IQ boy, this movement has been going on since 2006 when the democrats were in charge

The most feeble-minded people I have ever known have advanced degrees like myself. Education does not make one smart, but a strong core of common sense and the ability to think beyond feelings does.

I never called you and your pals rabble, I called you mental midgets, which you are. Some of my closest friends are wonderful people who just happen to be dumb as a box of rocks in their understandings of life and people and liberty.

I don't associate with people who are "dumb as a box of rocks in their understandings of life and people and liberty".

Why would you want to be around people like that? I sure as hell don't.

I KNOW plenty of bed-wetting, morally bankrupt, dishonest Democrats (aren't they all?), and I don't consider ANY of them to be "close friends". They are acquaintances, at best. At worst, I prefer not to associate with them unless I absolutely have to in some sort of social setting.

 

[guno]

A post here I read a few days back got me thinking. What exactly are you people doing to support your views? Is whining on message boards the extent of your political activism, or do you actually have the guts to espouse your beliefs in public?

Have you ever worked on a political campaign, or with a political party? How often do you vote? When was the last time you spoke with one of your representatives at any level of government?

If you are not part of the solution--whatever it may be in your eyes--then you are part of the problem. I have more respect for someone who votes the exact opposite of the way I do than I have for someone who agrees with all of my views but does nothing to act upon them.

We are PREPPERS, and we are making ourselves as energy independent as we possibly can.

We also have the means to defend ourselves and our property.

Oh geeez another paranoid case that thinks they they can fight off the government with pop guns.

 

[O.R.I.O.N]

Unless you live IN or in a surrounding state of NC you have no idea what the retards in office there have done to the state. I do and I support the Moral Monday folks.

North Cakalaka is a bastion of rednecks and half-wits. You are a National Socialist, so you want some Grand Government Daddy to take from the successful and give it to you.

If it weren't for using the state as a drive-thru to get someplace better, I would never go near NC.

Not even close. NC is a beautiful state with some great people. Its just run by morons.

Passed out information on Dr Ron Paul when I supported him in both 2008 and 2012. Before becoming disillusioned with it all...stood on street corners,went to rallies,held signs etc etc..donated. Never been arrested but that would be awesome especially for a cause. I email,call my senators/congressman. Make others aware of what's going on in my family as well.

Have you ever gotten a response from any of them? Do you interact with state and local officials as well, or only federal ones? What caused you to become disillusioned, and what did you become disillusioned from--Ron Paul, the GOP, libertarianism, the elections of elections, activism in general?

Unless you live IN or in a surrounding state of NC you have no idea what the retards in office there have done to the state. I do and I support the Moral Monday folks.

So "the retards in office" in NC repeal the Racial Justice Act, which allowed black convicted murderers to use "das raciss" as a legal defense and avoid harsh sentencing, and the "first of all a white man" poster doesn't support this? How?

What do I do to support my views? I make them known, so others can be inspired by them. No better way for your views to influence someone than in a public forum such as this.

You're using "hurr im a import muse 4 uthrs durrr" as an excuse to justify your complete lack of conviction in your alleged opinions. If you gave a damn about any issue, you'd do more than bitch about it online. I don't know what your views are, as I cannot remember seeing your posts elsewhere, nor do I care. If you're too spineless to stand up for what you claim to believe in, you're too irrelevant for me to want to listen.

I'm against the views of the Moral Mondays crowd, but I respect them, because they're showing that they're not just full of bluster.

I became disillusioned with the entire process really. I have a ton of respect for Dr Paul even though we now disagree on a lot of things mostly economical and social. I am no longer a Libertarian and find their way of doing things to be dangerous to people as a whole. I find the fact that the tea party run NC government has slashed education budget which has led to larger class rooms,less pay,etc...its not a good thing. They did enact the voter ID thing which I agree with but that's about all.