Time to think outside of the box...and take the gloves off...

[Minuteman]

I would be remiss if I didn't take a moment to once again thank the thousands, upon thousands of Patriots in this once great state for all that you've done, continue to do, and those of you that are hearing our message and will be doing in the future to restore the Constitution in this state and then some.

" Maryland’s helmets and uniforms will feature the lyrics to ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ "

-Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ature-the-lyrics-to-the-star-spangled-banner/

 

[Luke 11:28]

We should all get together and have a prayer meeting. It does say “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
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If you guys don't like the prayer meeting idea, I could lend my skills as a interface designer and create the website where the pro-2A propaganda will be hosted.

Cheers.

 

[Minuteman]

We should all get together and have a prayer meeting. It does say “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
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If you guys don't like the prayer meeting idea, I could lend my skills as a interface designer and create the website where the pro-2A propaganda will be hosted.

Cheers.

I like both those ideas. Would you be interested in a beer after the prayer meeting?

 

[Luke 11:28]

I like both those ideas. Would you be interested in a beer after the prayer meeting?

Ofcourse!

 

[BeoBill]

I like both those ideas. Would you be interested in a beer after the prayer meeting?

 

[mrgnstrn]

Alinsky's rules

Just for reference, here are the 12 rules:

* RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood. (These are two things of which there is a plentiful supply. Government and corporations always have a difficult time appealing to people, and usually do so almost exclusively with economic arguments.)


* RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. (Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don’t address the “real” issues. This is why. They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.)


* RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. (This happens all the time. Watch how many organizations under attack are blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address.)


* RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity’s very credibility and reputation is at stake, because if activists catch it lying or not living up to its commitments, they can continue to chip away at the damage.)


* RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)


* RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones. (Radical activists, in this sense, are no different that any other human being. We all avoid “un-fun” activities, and but we revel at and enjoy the ones that work and bring results.)


* RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news. (Even radical activists get bored. So to keep them excited and involved, organizers are constantly coming up with new tactics.)


* RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)


* RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist. (Perception is reality. Large organizations always prepare a worst-case scenario, something that may be furthest from the activists’ minds. The upshot is that the organization will expend enormous time and energy, creating in its own collective mind the direst of conclusions. The possibilities can easily poison the mind and result in demoralization.)


* RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog. (Unions used this tactic. Peaceful [albeit loud] demonstrations during the heyday of unions in the early to mid-20th Century incurred management’s wrath, often in the form of violence that eventually brought public sympathy to their side.)


* RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem. (Old saw: If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Activist organizations have an agenda, and their strategy is to hold a place at the table, to be given a forum to wield their power. So, they have to have a compromise solution.)


* RULE 12: "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)

So here's the exercise for us...
For each rule, what is our idea?
I'll start: #12: Targets right now are Mike and Mike
Combine with #5: Ridicule....We need better ideas on how to ridicule these clowns *outside* our group.

 

[BeoBill]

RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.”
RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”

The sign campaign conducted at Mike and Mike's offices over the Summer, at random times. We would need a handful of people (one or two) to wage guerrilla campaign.

 

[mrgnstrn]

RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.”
RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”

The sign campaign conducted at Mike and Mike's offices over the Summer, at random times. We would need a handful of people (one or two) to wage guerrilla campaign.

I like this. We need to pair up people with similar schedules.
Or put up a sign up genius with time slots.

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[EL1227]

RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.”
RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.”

The sign campaign conducted at Mike and Mike's offices over the Summer, at random times. We would need a handful of people (one or two) to wage guerrilla campaign.

And Rule #13: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it and polarize it.

The 'campaign' continues ...



Signed ... Your 2A Guerilla

 

[BeoBill]

And Rule #13: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it and polarize it.

The 'campaign' continues ...

Signed ... Your 2A Guerilla

Now the question is: How do we put wheels on these videos? WIDE exposure?

 

[EL1227]

Now the question is: How do we put wheels on these videos? WIDE exposure?

Start by sharing, either via email, or on Facebook. Post them in response to specific topics, and comment on groups like Change MD or local news. Use them as comments to online news articles.

If they went viral, then the local media may pick up on them and give even more exposure, much like the sign protests with R&R has gotten in the Sun and Gazette.

 

[mrgnstrn]

And Rule #13: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it and polarize it.

The 'campaign' continues ...



Signed ... Your 2A Guerilla

Where's the Busch one?

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[EL1227]

Where's the Busch one?

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Unlike Miller. who can't seem to keep his foot out of his mouth when it comes to gun control, Busch plays it close to the vest and keeps his public commentary to a minimum ... even when being interviewed.

While Looking for 'live' Busch commentary, I came across Jack McCauley's talk about his encounter with Busch in the lead up to FSA 2013 ... I edited in Busch's responses, and while current are more telling today than back then.

 

[EL1227]

The Mike Miller & Michael Busch Puppet Show

Live on Lawyers Mall ...

 

[dblas]

Given the energy that keeps building and those that want to do other things, perhaps it is time to revisit this thread an it's ideas??

More ideas and outside the box thinking need to be added.

 

[Stoveman]

Live on Lawyers Mall ...

One of the top 5 days on the bricks last year. Classic......

 

[Not_an_outlaw]

Here's my idea. Go buy a big box truck and paint very unattractive statements about legislators and park it in front of their house. Then place cameras in it, so when they vandalize it, they go to jail.

I have some other ideas that I don't want to publish.

 

[Tomcat]

I think I saw a sign at one of the Man Up Monday's "These Signs Coming To Your District 2018" I think we need some more like that now. "Make Maryland Great 2018" "Drain the Swamp in Annapolis 2018"

A good thing to target in local districts right now might be the Road Kill Bill. Let the locals who don't know what's going on they're going to continue driving on crappy roads because of the Dems

 

[BeoBill]

I think I saw a sign at one of the Man Up Monday's "These Signs Coming To Your District 2018" I think we need some more like that now. "Make Maryland Great 2018" "Drain the Swamp in Annapolis 2018"

I've been advocating this for a while. All politics is local.

 

[dblas]

Just for reference, here are the 12 rules:



So here's the exercise for us...
For each rule, what is our idea?
I'll start: #12: Targets right now are Mike and Mike
Combine with #5: Ridicule....We need better ideas on how to ridicule these clowns *outside* our group.

And we have a resource in this very forum to help us with this. Hillbilly Grandpa has lived this and worked this in his lifetime, many times. It's time to put it to use for our purposes.