I hear many people getting angry over what transpired last night in Wisconsin. I hear people yelling general strike! Recall! What I believe is the correct response is BOYCOTT. The money is what is driving the politics. Politics don't drive money. A general strike won't help anyone and will hurt more than it helps. We need for people to keep their jobs so they can vote with their wallets too. This diary is meant to collect ideas to help slow the money flow to corporations responsible for the Republican policies. We need to target oil companies and any company selling goods made in China. We need to target any company that sells chinese goods here. We need to start SACRIFICING. We can do it but we need to get as many people on board.
The first thing we do is make sure no violence. Fox News is just waiting to show liberals as violent, radical, revolutionary leftists. Glenn Beck has bet the farm on this. This is the most important rule. NO VIOLENCE.
Second, we continue with the recall process but it will take time. In the meantime we squeeze corporations of revenue.
1. Start a garden when the time comes. There are vegetables that grow in cold weather. Start them in a cold frame and grow them. Mustard, spinach, lettuce, broccoli and raab.
2. Don't buy proceesed foods. Buy bulk flour and make your own food. Buy beans in a bag and cook them. Make sure all this stuff is made in the USA. If you can fit a weeks worth of garbage in a 13 gallon bag you are getting there.
3. Turn back the thermostat. My house has been at 58 all winter. This is the time of year where you could easily turn back the thermostat 2 degrees. Do it. Sacrifice. We can do it.
4. Drive less.
5. Get CFL bulbs. put them in any light socket that is turned on for a prolonged period at night.
6. Tell your friends to do all this stuff and remember to buy American.
Please add any more ideas to this list, I want to hear what you have to say.