not one damn dime day, silent protest |
 Jan 7 2005, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Member Posts: 159 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 6,476  |
here's the deal: on january 20th (president bush's inauguration), there is going to be a nationwide silent protest against the war in iraq. to participate all you have to do is not spend any money at all on that day- that's it.
for more information, go here. one of my friends told me about this and i thought it was very cool. if you support this please tell everyone you know and try to get them to participate. put a link in your profile. start a chain email. make a topic on another forum. tell your friends. i obviously am going to be participating (and wearing my homemade "impeach bush" t-shirt  ). i hope some of you will participate too.if you don't think this is a good idea or don't agree with it, please don't post it here. i really don't want this to be a debate, i just wanted to inform you guys of it. thanks. |
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Jan 9 2005, 06:20 PM
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 kristin Group: Member Posts: 5,705 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,985 |
thats very cool.
i might just do that. |
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Jan 9 2005, 09:02 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,191 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 23,660 |
haha, dont forget to spread the word!
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Jan 9 2005, 10:17 PM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
QUOTE(runforfun529 @ Jan 9 2005, 6:19 PM) It all started during the cold war. We were going to war with the russian people and the russians challenged afghanistan (sp?). Well we brought all our weapons over to fight with the Afghanie people. Then once we beat the russians, we left all our weapons over there which in the end was what the terrorists used to start Al Qaeda, so really, Bush is just fixing some other guy's mistakes.  .... No, no... I know history well, dear. I was just wondering what you meant by "somewhat". Umm, and you left out major information there so I'm not sure if you know this. Al Quaeda was founded by Osama Bin Laden, though before him, the organization evolved from Maktab al-Khadamat-a Russian resistance group. Then we'd have to talk about how Osama is connected to the CIA and all that jazz, but I don't feel like getting into it. Way off topic, ya know. QUOTE(angel_roh @ Jan 9 2005, 6:13 PM) Why do we have to be silent. I can't stand the silence, I laugh it off... I don't know it just happens like that. I felt bad cause I was laughing during class time when there was this kid got hit by a car and died. We had a moment of silence, but I was laughing.. I couldn't stop laughing. I felt so bad, but it's so hard to keep my mouth shut. Don't say I'm mental. It just so funny cause my friends are making faces that makes me want to laugh so much. They do that just for fun and they know I laugh off easily. I didn't get in trouble... as soon I was laughing, my teacher was laughing too...then everyone started to laugh. It was so weird... but yeah. I felt bad again cause the other teachers blamed it on to my history teacher >.<;; ... I think... you fell down some stairs and hurt you head.   There, there, it's okay...
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Jan 9 2005, 10:22 PM
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QUOTE(angel_roh @ Jan 9 2005, 6:13 PM) Why do we have to be silent. I can't stand the silence, I laugh it off... I don't know it just happens like that. I felt bad cause I was laughing during class time when there was this kid got hit by a car and died. We had a moment of silence, but I was laughing.. I couldn't stop laughing. I felt so bad, but it's so hard to keep my mouth shut. Don't say I'm mental. It just so funny cause my friends are making faces that makes me want to laugh so much. They do that just for fun and they know I laugh off easily. I didn't get in trouble... as soon I was laughing, my teacher was laughing too...then everyone started to laugh. It was so weird... but yeah. I felt bad again cause the other teachers blamed it on to my history teacher >.<;; Yeah right. |
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Jan 9 2005, 10:49 PM
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 Blasian, Asian, INVASION! Group: Official Member Posts: 4,288 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,769 |
naw its ok. I just realized that watching tv and going online is spending money so that means I cant go online or watch tv if I participate...so no thx
and im for Bush so naw |
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Jan 10 2005, 12:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,191 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 23,660 |
hmm, i you're sorta right. well if you have dial up. i have cable so its not really costing me until the end of the month or until the bills come..
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Jan 10 2005, 12:32 AM
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 hi Group: Member Posts: 630 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 72,163 |
QUOTE(chii @ Jan 8 2005, 6:17 PM) actually...it not always majority votes that win it for someone, it only depends on who voted more for who in each state and that candidate would get the electoral votes which are tha votes that really count for example, candidate 1 (c1) can get one more vote then candidate 2 (c2) in a certain state, then he'd get all the electoral votes there, but in the states where c2 won, he could've gotten hundreds or thousands of more votes but they won't count, he'll only get the electoral vote which could be three from wyoming but c1 could get like thirty-two electoral votes from texas even if he beat c2 slightly in the texas polls, the person who wins the popular vote (majority of the votes) usually wins the electoral votes, but it's not always true, it happened to one president but i forget his name  No, I meant the majority of electoral votes. I should have made that clearer in my post. I know that to win an election you have to have the majority of electoral votes. The popular vote doesn't. |
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Jan 10 2005, 05:35 PM
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 RiKACHANtEL Group: Member Posts: 3,876 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 51,230 |
umm..i dont like bush or war in all but, fukk that mayn..im spending money...gotta buy lunch...
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Jan 10 2005, 07:22 PM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
QUOTE(Solipsist @ Jan 7 2005, 9:36 PM) Note to self: Spend all money recieved from Birthday on the 20th. - Solipsist hahah nice one jose. |
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Jan 10 2005, 09:43 PM
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 Alisha Group: Member Posts: 2,341 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 9,880 |
<-- does not live in us
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Jan 11 2005, 09:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,191 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 23,660 |
QUOTE(miss barnes @ Jan 10 2005, 2:35 PM) umm..i dont like bush or war in all but, fukk that mayn..im spending money...gotta buy lunch... buy lunch the day before, or pack one at home. 
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Jan 11 2005, 10:30 PM
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 hello : ) Group: Official Member Posts: 4,227 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,139 |
QUOTE(mouse_3k @ Jan 9 2005, 8:49 PM) naw its ok. I just realized that watching tv and going online is spending money so that means I cant go online or watch tv if I participate...so no thx and im for Bush so naw haha yeah same here. gotta get online =) lol but yeah i'm for bush and stuff so yeah |
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