Turn Your Back on Bush

spoon · Post by **spoon** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:11 pm

Turn Your Back on Bush seems to be a budding protest organization that plans to do naught more than attend Bush's inaugeration in January, then at a signal, simultaneuosly all turn away. The creators of the site say that this tactic will allow partakers to demonstrate protest to Bush's actions without the nasty dissent-silencing that went on during things like the RNC, at which hundreds of protesters were rounded up and stored under police jurisdiction for several days while the media ignored them.

http://www.turnyourbackonbush.org houses the organization as it is yet; I'm prone to thinking that this would be an interestingly effective protest if they can get enough people to participate.

Gouf_Custom · Post by **Gouf_Custom** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:22 pm

Well, I'm glad their thinking of more tame methods of protest. I don't think it would be effective myself, but kudos to them for creativity.

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:29 pm

Calus · Post by **Calus** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:33 pm

Does anyone else see a some white showing up near the right eye of the smilely?

adamjaskie · Post by **adamjaskie** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:38 am

[quote="Calus";p="432585"]Does anyone else see a some white showing up near the right eye of the smilely?[/quote]

Yes. It appears whenever that particular smiley is on a darker background.

StruckingFuggle · Post by **StruckingFuggle** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:18 am

Why the roll, Deacon? It's not A: Hurting anybody, B: "killing a city for a pet cause", C: Again, peaceful. What would you suggest as a better form or protest?

Post by **Martin Blank** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:12 am

I rather like this idea, actually. It's a lot different from, "Hey, hey, ho, ho"-style chanting, and would get plenty of attention.

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:43 am

Fuggle, it's a lot better than egging the limo. But at the same time, it reeks of people who take themselves very, very seriously and expect everyone else to do the same.

Kits · Post by **Kits** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:49 am

I just signed up to see how I can help in Georgia, where they say they need someone.

EDIT:
[quote="Deacon";p="432701"]Fuggle, it's a lot better than egging the limo. But at the same time, it reeks of people who take themselves very, very seriously and expect everyone else to do the same.[/quote]

Well what are those of us that don't like/agree with bush supposed to do? Just sit around and say "Well gee golly gosh, since Bush won I guess we all have to love him now, huh?"

RadicalDreamer · Post by **RadicalDreamer** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:59 am

[quote="KitsuneMusume";p="432706"]I just signed up to see how I can help in Georgia, where they say they need someone.

EDIT:
[quote="Deacon";p="432701"]Fuggle, it's a lot better than egging the limo. But at the same time, it reeks of people who take themselves very, very seriously and expect everyone else to do the same.[/quote]

Well what are those of us that don't like/agree with bush supposed to do? Just sit around and say "Well gee golly gosh, since Bush won I guess we all have to love him now, huh?"[/quote]

I think what he's saying is something along the lines of "You can't do shit, so shut up and stop whining." Of course, he'd probably put it a bit more nicely... Right, Deac?

I think it's a heckuva lot better than what I've seen before. Simple, peaceful, and creative.

StruckingFuggle · Post by **StruckingFuggle** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:03 am

Democracy isn't something you just "do" on the elections. You don't just pick it up, vote, and put it back on the shelf to collect dust. Well, a lot of people do, and a lot of people are idiots.

But just because you can't do anything to change the system, or even make the system listen to you, you should still raise your voice. Because, hey, harkening back to the old "you should vote" threads - even if no one's listening, even if no matter what you say it doesn't matter - you shouldn't be quiet, hey?

Deacon · Post by **Deacon** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:31 am

Hey? Perhaps doing something useful would be cool. Turning your back as a form of protest is an interesting form of protest in the same manner as an 8 year old sticking out his tongue at a teacher is interesting. It doesn't actually accomplish anything other than perhaps getting the ass end of you on TV as the national news anchors lap it up.

Kits · Post by **Kits** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:33 am

What would you define as useful? I mean, this is a very peaceful way to show our feelings. Would you rather us, to use your example, egg the limo? Instead of turning our backs maybe we could give a full moon salute to the president? Please, if our peaceful protest is useless, do tell me what to do instead to voice my opinions and views.

Edit: got a word mixed up.

StruckingFuggle · Post by **StruckingFuggle** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:40 am

Turning your back as a form of protest is an interesting form of protest in the same manner as an 8 year old sticking out his tongue at a teacher is interesting. It doesn't actually accomplish anything other than perhaps getting the ass end of you on TV as the national news anchors lap it up.

Well there you go. Not only does it show people (especially the important people who'll be there) that people are protesting, and shows Bush, "hey, yeah, record victory, but some of us still don't support you" - and as you said, it gets people on TVs, and media attention is useful, though it'll be misused, I'm sure.

Azurain · Post by **Azurain** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:49 am

[quote="Deacon";p="432736"]Hey? Perhaps doing something useful would be cool. Turning your back as a form of protest is an interesting form of protest in the same manner as an 8 year old sticking out his tongue at a teacher is interesting. It doesn't actually accomplish anything other than perhaps getting the ass end of you on TV as the national news anchors lap it up.[/quote]
And yet you bitch about it when they do things that might actually be useful, too, like look/ask for a recount. Honestly, your position on Bush seems to be "if you don't like it and want to do anything at all about it, even just protest, then you must be a fool in some capacity." Suck it up and deal with it? Some people don't want to. Do something productive? Some people can't. Do something that will actually change the situation? Not much anyone can do, except move to another nation that isn't in such a shitty/backward mess, which action you also deride.

I think it's a good form of protest, non-violent and quite noticable, but one for which there would be no excuse if major repercussions were to be applied against the protesters. Can't put people in 'free speech zones' or throw them in jail for turning their backs en masse, and yet it's still a very distinct protest. "Oh no! We can't shut them up! Umm... they must be immature useless people!"

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