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Why only the one day? Isn't this similar to calls-to-action asking people to boycott gasoline stations for a day, which have no noticeable effect? Wouldn't a

Why only the one day? Isn't this similar to calls-to-action asking people to boycott gasoline stations for a day, which have no noticeable effect? Wouldn't a more effective strategy be to say that you will always opt out? If lots of people did that, the TSA would have to rethink their policies as eventually the number of people requesting the opt-out would exceed the manpower available to administer them?

thangalin 16y ago
"Thanksgiving. Remember junior high school, high school, elementary school, everybody bringing in cans for the hungry people? Remember that? Just imagine, if somebody, when you were in fifth, sixth grade, if the Principle had the gonads to say on Monday: 'Children, it was the most single, wonderful outpouring of generosity that this school has ever seen. More cans of food feeding a hundred and ninety-three families came to this school than ever before. We only have one problem and we’re gonna' deal with it this coming week. We’re gonna' cancel our regular classes and what we’re gonna' talk about is: what are those people gonna' eat next week?’" ~ Harry Chapin I ask for one day as a tenacious first step. That one day is when I can take the first step, too. I feel it hypocritical to ask others to do something that I, myself, could not take part. One day acts as a point in time where people can stride together, in unison, to carry a much stronger message than a random smattering of people throughout the months to come. An act of unity with a definite place (airports) and a definite time (November 15th, 2010) and a definite call-to-action (opt out), I believe is easier to accomplish and coordinate than a call-to-action where nobody is sure of when or where to start, or whether they will be singled out. It is about saying no... together. It is about showing people that we can open doors together and, once the door has been opened, walking through it.

thangalin 16y ago

"Thanksgiving. Remember junior high school, high school, elementary school, everybody bringing in cans for the hungry people? Remember that? Just imagine, if somebody, when you were in fifth, sixth grade, if the Principle had the gonads to say on Monday: 'Children, it was the most single, wonderful outpouring of generosity that this school has ever seen. More cans of food feeding a hundred and ninety-three families came to this school than ever before. We only have one problem and we’re gonna' deal with it this coming week. We’re gonna' cancel our regular classes and what we’re gonna' talk about is: what are those people gonna' eat next week?’" ~ Harry Chapin I ask for one day as a tenacious first step. That one day is when I can take the first step, too. I feel it hypocritical to ask others to do something that I, myself, could not take part. One day acts as a point in time where people can stride together, in unison, to carry a much stronger message than a random smattering of people throughout the months to come. An act of unity with a definite place (airports) and a definite time (November 15th, 2010) and a definite call-to-action (opt out), I believe is easier to accomplish and coordinate than a call-to-action where nobody is sure of when or where to start, or whether they will be singled out. It is about saying no... together. It is about showing people that we can open doors together and, once the door has been opened, walking through it.