Dec 14, 2004 17:31
> >>Since our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in
> >>Iraq, since our political leaders don't have the moral courage to
> >>oppose it, Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is "Not
> >>One Damn Dime Day" in America.
> >>On "Not One Damn Dime Day" those who oppose what is happening in
> >>our name in Iraq can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of
> >>all forms of consumer spending.
> >>
> >>During "Not One Damn Dime Day" please don't spend money. Not one
> >>damn dime for gasoline. Not one damn dime for necessities or for
> >>impulse purchases. Nor toll/cab/bus or train ride money exchanges.
> >>Not one damn dime for anything for 24 hours.
> >>
> >>On "Not One Damn Dime Day," please boycott Walmart, KMart and Target.
> >>Please don't go to the mall or the local convenience store. Please
> >>don't buy any fast food (or any groceries at all for that matter).
> >>
> >>For 24 hours, please do what you can to shut the retail economy down.
> >>The object is simple. Remind the people in power that the war in
> >>Iraq is immoral and illegal; that they are responsible for starting
> >>it and that it is their responsibility to stop it.
> >>
> >>"Not One Damn Dime Day" is to remind them, too, that they work for
> >>the people of the United States of America, not for the
> >>international corporations and K Street lobbyists who represent the
> >>corporations and funnel cash into American politics.
> >>Not One Damn Dime Day" is about supporting the troops. The
> >>politicians put the troops in harm's way. Now 1,200 brave young
> >>Americans and (some estimate) 100,000 Iraqis have died. The
> >>politicians owe our troops a plan -- a way to come home.
> >>
> >>There's no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right
> >>wing agenda to rant about. On "Not One Damn Dime Day" you take
> >>action by doing nothing. You open your mouth by keeping your wallet
> >>closed.
> >>For 24 hours, nothing gets spent, not one damn dime, to remind our
> >>religious leaders and our politicians of their moral responsibility
> >>to end the war in Iraq and give America back to the people.
> >>
> >>Please share this with as many people as possible.