Hecate*, guesting over at Eschaton, wants to protest our election process "that appears designed more for the purpose of allowing skullduggery than for the purpose of ensuring fair elections."
'K, sure. Have at it, you might say. But Hecate's idea of protest is to put as many people possible out of work, and make life miserable for people in retail and associated industries. Well, I'm paraphrasing. Here's what's actually written:
This year, I’m urging everyone I know to refuse to spend money for Xmas as a protest. Stay out of the stores. For Goddess sake, don’t run up credit card debt. Give your family and friends the gift of your time and attention rather than a new sweater that they won’t wear or some object to clutter-up an already over-cluttered life. But just not buying isn’t enough. You’ve got to contact the retailers and credit card companies and tell them: I’m not going to be buying Xmas stuff and I’m not going to be charging Xmas stuff until this country has a system in place that ensures fair and verifiable elections.
Added bonus: If the protest works you can blame Republicans for the lousy economy!
* I have it on good authority that was meant to be spelled 'Tecate.'
Reminds me a bit of this.
It amuses me that in their efforts to change the world, the left proposes ideas that will hurt their "base" the most. But, then again, economics isn't their strong point, now is it?
Posted by: andy at November 26, 2004 07:17 PMAtrios also did not like her suggestion.
Posted by: Steve at November 29, 2004 10:58 PM