maurchclt
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Post by maurchclt on Feb 10, 2017 17:12:26 GMT
The Ides of Trump
On March 15th, each of us will mail the White House a postcard that publicly expresses our vocal opposition to the new president. And we, in vast numbers, from all corners of the world, will overwhelm Washington with the President’s unpopularity and our negative opinions of his agenda. We will show the man, the media, and the politicians how vast our numbers are and we will bury the White House post office in pink slips, all informing the President that he’s fired.
Each of us — every protester from every march, each congress calling citizen, every boycotter, volunteer, donor, and petition signer — if each of us writes even a single postcard and we put them all in the mail on the same day, March 15th, well: you do the math.
No alternative fact or Russian translation will explain away our record-breaking, officially-verifiable, warehouse-filling flood of fury. Hank Aaron currently holds the record for fan mail, having received 900,000 pieces in a year. We’re setting a new record: over a million pieces in a day, with not a single good job review included.
So sharpen your wit, unsheathe your writing implements, and write from the heart. All of our issues — DAPL, women’s rights, racial discrimination, religious freedom, economic security, education, the existence of facts — can and should find common cause. That cause is to make it irrefutable that the president’s claim of wide support is a farce.
He may draw a big crowd with empty promises, but the crowd of those that oppose his agenda is exponentially larger. And we show up to protest, to vote, and to be heard. Again and again and again.
Prepare for March 15th, 2017, a day hereafter to be known as #TheIdesOfTrump
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
1. Write one postcard. Write a dozen! Create your own cards, buy them, share them, it doesn’t matter as long as you write #TheIdes or #TheIdesOfTrump on them somewhere.
2. Take a picture of your cards and post them on social media (tagged with #TheIdesOfTrump or #TheIdes, please). This will help us verify our numbers.
3. Spread the word! Everyone on Earth can let Washington know their opinion of the President. They can’t build a wall high enough to stop the mail.
4. Then, on March 15th, mail your cards to:
The President (for now)
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
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Post by friendly on Feb 10, 2017 17:58:44 GMT
Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing.
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maurchclt
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Post by maurchclt on Feb 10, 2017 18:04:38 GMT
Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing. Pass it on to all your friends! My sister told me about it. I saw this on FB. And I sent emails to lots of people. Spread the the word. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 10, 2017 20:13:47 GMT
Ha ha ha! I can envision the White House getting buried in "pink slip" postcards!  What a riot. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 20:22:20 GMT
TFS
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Post by kelbel827 on Feb 10, 2017 20:59:05 GMT
Might be a happy birthday for me!
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scrappyesq
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You have always been a part of the heist. You're only mad now because you don't like your cut.
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Post by scrappyesq on Feb 11, 2017 2:21:05 GMT
I'm in.
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cycworker
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Post by cycworker on Feb 11, 2017 2:33:27 GMT
Love it!
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Post by librarylady on Feb 11, 2017 14:27:07 GMT
Will he even know what the significance of the Ides of March would be?
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AmeliaBloomer
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Feb 11, 2017 14:50:25 GMT
Will he even know what the significance of the Ides of March would be? National Caesarean Section Day, natch. Just more whiny women bleeding from their whatevers. |
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Post by melanell on Feb 17, 2017 0:14:25 GMT
Will he even know what the significance of the Ides of March would be? The media knows and they can teach him for us if he doesn't know already. Save |
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Post by Merge on Feb 17, 2017 0:19:31 GMT
Eh, I'd rather spend our collective energies on things that might actually make a difference.
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Post by refugeepea on Feb 17, 2017 1:25:55 GMT
Do you have a link of who started this campaign? I like the idea, but I think it amounts to posting on Facebook and this message board as not making a difference. I don't mind the discussing, but is it going to change someone's mind? Not likely. If it does, was it worth all the effort for those few people? No. I've read it's more effective to personally talk to someone. Maybe follow up the postcard being sent with a phone call asking them if they received it and reiterating your disgust in the presidency.
There has to be a way to get to the die hard Trump supporters with something more substantial. Like if you do post to Facebook, make it about them and what is going to be taken away. Possible war; their kids having to fight. Taking away access to public lands for hunters that can't afford to pay outrageous fees on private lands.
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What a riot.
