[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] How to locate AWARE table at Sweetcorn Festival

[E. Wayne Johnson]

(moving to Peace-discuss)

I don't like to be misquoted and misrepresented.
I prefer that those who disagree and disparage have their facts straight.

Those who choose a path of violence generally come to a violent end.

My reference is to the notion that we need new tactics to awaken the masses,
the equivalent to "bombs".  Some in the liberty movement have had 
promoted "money bombs"
raising hundreds of thousands even millions for candidates like Ron Paul 
and Peter Schiff,
which is having some effect.

****

In regard to the local GOP, I am still on their mailing list.  I had 
been an appointed
precinct committeeman in Cunningham 12, from which position I resigned 
several months ago,
prior to running for city council in Urbana as an Independent.  Nobody 
kicked me out, I just
walked away.  Indeed I was banned from IlliniPundit, not just once, but 
twice in fact. :-)   That blog is not exactly
what you might call a free-speech zone, nor is it a venue for exchange 
of "traditional conservative" ideas such as
opposition to war.   I have found other outlets that are somewhat more 
receptive.

It seems that the GOP has forgotten the purpose of elections in general 
and chooses to
act as a dominant top-down politburo "choosing primary winners so that 
the people don't have to".

Indeed ex-party chief Andrew McKenna has been quoted as stating that the 
Illinois GOP Central Committee
should determine who the GOP candidates are, and not have a primary 
election at all.  Certainly the fellow you refer to as
"our 103rd State Rep candidate" appears to be anointed by the local 
top-down organization, and there
is no reason for the people themselves to be consulted.  I took issue 
with him over the fact that he told me that
he had been solicited by the local top-downers and that the GOP didn't 
want anyone else to run because
they didn't want to expend precious resources on a contested primary.

My point is that this top-down selection of candidates is a perversion 
of the democratic process and is not
conducive to "good government".  Others may disagree.

I think it is particularly unfortunate that the GOP has come to view 
primary elections as an impediment to their political ends.
I am no great fan of Abraham Lincoln but I do agree that government 
should be "of the people, by the people, for the people" whether
there is much evidence that Lincoln actually subscribed to that concept 
or not.


On 8/30/2009 6:56 PM, Robert Dunn wrote:
> my favorite moment of AWAREs table was when Wayne Johnson rather 
> loudly talked about his desire to make bombs in his home! Sorry Wayne, 
> the local GOP did not find that too funny, plus your being extremely 
> rude to our 103rd State Rep candidate. AWARE, please be aware, ( no 
> pun intented that Wayne Johnson is not to be trusted. He has been 
> banned from IlliniPundit, the local GOP banned him! Maybe for AWAREs 
> reputation, you guys should follow suite!
>
> Robert Dunn
>
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> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:19:32 -0700
> From: jencart13 at yahoo.com
> To: peace at anti-war.net
> Subject: [Peace] How to locate AWARE table at Sweetcorn Festival
>
> Easiest way for me to locate the table was to find the ticket booth 
> with the pointy purple and white top (taller than everything else), 
> and then walk East a scant half block on Main while looking to my 
> Right... and seeing the flapping shirts and AWARE awning, etc.
>  --Jenifer
>
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