What is this, 1939?
An inept leader appeases a bully who claims that
neighboring countries rightfully belong to his nation.
Said bully invades neighbor in Eastern Europe.
British and European leaders pledge support
for its ally, the invaded country.
Eggs are in short supply.
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neighboring countries rightfully belong to his nation.
Said bully invades neighbor in Eastern Europe.
British and European leaders pledge support
for its ally, the invaded country.
Eggs are in short supply.
___________________
Even the eggs? Oh, that's not worrying at all.
I actually take hope that Mump's increasingly bad behavior will snap people out of apathy and complacency.
Displays such as the shameful treatment of President Zelensky of Ukraine yesterday should motivate us to take action.
Don't Go Alone: Take a Toy
I actually take hope that Mump's increasingly bad behavior will snap people out of apathy and complacency.
Displays such as the shameful treatment of President Zelensky of Ukraine yesterday should motivate us to take action.
Don't Go Alone: Take a Toy
But what can toys do in times of trouble? They are only little.
Thumb their noses!
Thumb their noses!
Example:
Toys protested government corruption in Siberia in 2012.
When authorities said the protest was unsanctioned, the toys applied for a permit.
They were denied––for not being Russian citizens.
Helpfully, city spokesman Andrei Lyapunov explained,
"As you understand, toys are not even people."
Penny Cooper says,
"Of course we are not people. Who would want to be people? That doesn't mean we're not real."
Toys protested government corruption in Siberia in 2012.
When authorities said the protest was unsanctioned, the toys applied for a permit.
They were denied––for not being Russian citizens.
Helpfully, city spokesman Andrei Lyapunov explained,
"As you understand, toys are not even people."
Penny Cooper says,
"Of course we are not people. Who would want to be people? That doesn't mean we're not real."
We are pondering our next step.
bink and I intended to make a zine after the Mumps got started, but couldn't find an angle, right off.
"Lets' take a humorous approach" we decided yesterday.
bink and I intended to make a zine after the Mumps got started, but couldn't find an angle, right off.
"Lets' take a humorous approach" we decided yesterday.
Engage in Tauntery
I learned about the Toy Protest on this TED Talk:
"The Power of Laughtivism" (below).
The speaker is Srdja Popovic, best-known of the Serbian founders of the student movement Otpor! (Resistance! in English) that used irony and mockery to help bring down dictator Slobodan Milošević in 2000.
You might like it:
I learned about the Toy Protest on this TED Talk:
"The Power of Laughtivism" (below).
The speaker is Srdja Popovic, best-known of the Serbian founders of the student movement Otpor! (Resistance! in English) that used irony and mockery to help bring down dictator Slobodan Milošević in 2000.
You might like it:
"Humor reduces fear", says Popovic, and irony and mockery were Otpor's main tools.
Humor shows up the Powers That Be, and it's hard for them to fight without looking ridiculous themselves.
One of Otpor's slogans was,
We want Serbia to be a normal country.
"It was silly because just wanting things to be normal was kind of outrageous," said another Otpor leader, Ivan Marovic.
Training others was always part of their platform.
Popovic went on to write Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World.
Humor shows up the Powers That Be, and it's hard for them to fight without looking ridiculous themselves.
One of Otpor's slogans was,
We want Serbia to be a normal country.
"It was silly because just wanting things to be normal was kind of outrageous," said another Otpor leader, Ivan Marovic.
Training others was always part of their platform.
Popovic went on to write Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World.
Popovic also cofounded the pro-democracy consulting and training Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS). < link to Wikipedia
https://canvasopedia.org
One Toy Protests
Ideally a nonviolent resistance will coalesce here in my country, but even small, solitary actions have power.
After the toys were denied a permit to protest, the group said it would look for another way.
Don’t go down with the ship!
One of my favorite rousing songs, "The Mary Ellen Carter" by Canadian Stan Rogers--about the raising of an abandoned ship.
"And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow,
With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go,
Turn to, and put-out all your strength of arm, and heart, and brain,
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again!"
https://canvasopedia.org
One Toy Protests
Ideally a nonviolent resistance will coalesce here in my country, but even small, solitary actions have power.
After the toys were denied a permit to protest, the group said it would look for another way.
____________One possibility, said the activist Sergei Andreev, is a solitary picket, allowed under Russian law to take place without permission from local authorities.
"We will stand up one [toy] and the rest will sit on a bench not far away."
Don’t go down with the ship!
Music helps us stay afloat.
One of my favorite rousing songs, "The Mary Ellen Carter" by Canadian Stan Rogers--about the raising of an abandoned ship.
"And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow,
With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go,
Turn to, and put-out all your strength of arm, and heart, and brain,
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again!"
Orphans and bears are inspired- "what can we do , what can we do?" So thank you for this. If they get arrested it will be another adventure. Humor is challenged today,
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