[Peace-discuss] [sf-core] Re: Fwd: Take the Pledge of Resistance to War on Iran

Wed Mar 21 19:04:31 UTC 2012

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On Mar 21, 2012, at 1:10 PM, Laurie Solomon wrote:

>
> Of course, if you took Emma Goldman’s remarks, quoted by you,  
> seriously, then by implication, one has to logically wonder why you  
> are so concerned and/or involved in the electoral process and who is  
> running for what, what their positions are, and who people should  
> vote for?  I fail to see how taking a pledge is anything more than  
> another symbolic way of protesting similar to demonstrations, slogan  
> spouting, sign waving, article writing, or the like; I also fail to  
> see how you think that it will be any more effective.
>
> I would think a general strike which shuts down the country and  
> prevents doing business as usual would be much more effective than  
> signing a petition or taking a pledge; but we all know that that  
> will not happen in the US because - despite all the claims to the  
> contrary -  a majority of the population supports the establishment  
> and its policies and positions as long as it does not directly  
> impact on them and their lives and livelihood.   There are even some  
> who think it is a good thing to jeopardize the lives, health, and  
> physical well-being of their children and spouses as well as  
> themselves in the name and service of patriotism, god and country,  
> moral values, etc. (the better dead than red culture).  Those who do  
> not actively support the establishment and its policies and  
> practices are unwilling to actively take actions in opposition which  
> could put themselves in jeopardy.  There will be no American Spring  
> in the form which has taken hold in the rest of the world where  
> people are willing to risk everything to bring about change; there  
> will only be more talk and discussion, more media events, and more  
> symbolic protests where the majority of protesters seek to be  
> responsible and respectable and acceptable to the establishment  and  
> perfectly willing to cast aside, point out, and condemn those among  
> them who take any sort of effective actions.  Unfortunately, some of  
> those who do engage in more effective actions tend to do it either  
> as agent provocateurs for the establishment or as persons on ego  
> trips concerned with their own self interests  rather than from a  
> real concern for achieving the collective goals or the purposes of  
> the movement they claim to represent.
>
> From: C. G. Estabrook
> Sent: March 21, 2012 7:23 AM
> To: peace ; Peace-discuss List
> Cc: sf-core
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Fwd: Take the Pledge of Resistance to War  
> on Iran
>
> The Obama administration and the mayor of New York made clear the  
> other night how they intend to put down any opposition to their  
> military and economic policies this year. They're using police-state  
> tactics to insure that 'politics' be confined to the farcical  
> presidential election. "If voting could change things it would be  
> illegal," said Emma Goldman during the WWI crackdown. This  
> administration is brutalizing people to be sure that extra- 
> parliamentary methods won't work either. Here's a way to resist.
>
>> WarIsACrime.org
>>
>> Take the Pledge of Resistance to War on Iran
>>
>> On the anniversary of Shock and Awe in Iraq, it's time to stop the  
>> next war now: Take the Iran Pledge of Resistance
>>
>> The Iran Pledge of Resistance (IPOR) is a coordinated grassroots  
>> campaign to build an emergency response network capable of  
>> preempting any escalated U.S. intervention in Iran or the Middle    
>> East.
>>
>> Over the past few months there has been escalating talk about the  
>> possibility of a U.S. war with Iran. Israel, the U.S.'s closest  
>> ally in the region, is threatening attacks which could pull us into  
>> war. President Obama and the Republican presidential candidates are  
>> saying that "all options are on the table" to prevent Iran from  
>> developing a nuclear weapon. This is despite the fact that top U.S.  
>> intelligence officials have made consistent statements that Iran  
>> does not have a nuclear weapons program nor is there proof they  
>> intend to establish one.
>>
>> Let's stop this war before it starts.
>>
>> On Feb 15, 2003 millions of people marched against war in Iraq.   
>> What if millions of us again join together to say no to war, but  
>> this time organize a mass horizontal direct action network?
>>
>> Take the Pledge
>>
>> "If the United States applies increased sanctions, invades, bombs,  
>> sends combat troops or drones, or otherwise significantly escalates  
>> its intervention in Iran or the region directly or through support  
>> of its allies, I pledge to join with others to engage in acts of  
>> legal protest and/or nonviolent civil disobedience to prevent or  
>> halt the death and destruction which U.S. military actions would  
>> cause to the people of Iran, the Middle   East, our communities at  
>> home, and the planet itself."
>>
>> By signing the pledge you will be connecting with 100,000s of  
>> others who are receiving this email; but signing up is just the  
>> first step. This will only be effective if we organize at the  
>> grassroots level. While the Pledge itself is online and there will  
>> be effective actions to do from your computer, it will be important  
>> to connect with others in your community to start building out this  
>> network. We will be able to connect you with others in your area  
>> who sign the pledge to coordinate local actions and engage in  
>> emergency response.  The structure of the Iran Pledge of Resistance  
>> is a simple on e: local affinity groups formed by those signing up  
>> will lead to local spokes councils and coordinating bodies. Those  
>> spokes councils will be part of the national conversation to figure  
>> out next steps, plan days of actions and much more. Now is your  
>> chance to take the first step. Go to iranpledge.org to take the  
>> pledge now.
>>
>> Working together, we can be a powerful force that can change the  
>> course of history. Sign the Pledge of Resistance and start  
>> organizing now!
>>
>> P.S. Find us on facebook and twitter to help spread the word!
>>
>>
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