"Not One Damn Dime Day" - Jan 20, 2005
INAUGURATION DAY
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. Not
one damn dime for nothing for 24 hours.
On "Not One Damn Dime Day," please boycott Wal-Mart,
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, 300 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 email with as many people as
possible.
Folks who are planning to join the "Not One Damn Dime" non-spending protest tomorrow also should check out sites like www.buyblue.org and www.choosetheblue.com. These sites compile the contributions made by American corporations to the Republican and Democratic parties. Some companies spread the wealth among both; others are more partisan with their money.
Boycotting a company is more effective than simply not purchasing anything during a given 24-hour period. For one thing, you can rest easy knowing that those companies will never, ever get their hands on your cash, and thus can never hand it over to politicians you can't stand. Also, you avoid punishing business owners who are actually on your side.
And if you like the Prez, the sites still work for you- just go for red instead of blue.