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RE: marches/demonstrations: I don't agree that marches are ineffective, if done right. --karrsic
Marching done right is disruptive. We have to disrupt, repeatedly, to be effective. (It should also be fun!)
A march needs to be massive and halt traffic during business hours. It needs to make a really good story (with good visuals) for the MediaWhores. It should take place while Congress is in session and prevent officials and staff from getting to their jobs (or their lobbyist-hosted soirees). In contrast, it seems the trend in recent years has been to assemble docilely in the prescribed out-of-the-way place (Independence Mall, for example) at the permitted time (usually on a week-end, which minimizes disruption). The action must be repeated until the pressure of disruption is acutely felt by the politicians.
