To the editor:
We are in a dangerous time for the USA. The Supreme Court’s Citizens United case allowed unlimited amounts of money (“free speech”) to buy elections. And here we are, on the brink of losing our American democracy that has served us for 250 years, thanks to out-of-control billionaires and a treasonous felon executive in bed with Putin and other dictators he admires. We must resist.
This action is simple. It only requires us to be prepared ahead of time on February 28. No heavy lifting, no protest rallies nor writing letters to the editor or Congress.
If you must purchase, please shop downtown at local stores. Major media paint this as a response to anti-DEI initiatives. It’s way bigger than that.
As our first initial act, we turn it off with a 24-hour economic blackout. For one day we show them who really holds the power.
When: From midnight, Thursday, Feb. 27 until midnight, Friday, Feb. 28, (a full 24 hours of Feb. 28) midnight to midnight.
What not to do: Do not make any purchases. Do not shop online, or in-store. No Amazon, no Walmart, no Best Buy. Nowhere!
Do not spend money on fast food, gas or major retailers. Do not use credit or debit cards for non-essential spending.
What you can do: Only buy essentials if absolutely necessary: food, medicine and emergency supplies. If you must spend, only support small, local businesses.
Spread the message: Talk about it, post about it and document your actions that day.
Why this matters: Corporations and banks only care about their bottom line; if we disrupt the economy for just one day, it sends a powerful message. If they don’t listen (they won’t) we make the next blackout longer. (We will.)
This is our first action. This is how we make history.
February 28, the 24-hour economic blackout begins. For more info visit jointhepeoplesunion.com/
Fletcher Dean, East Calais
Chip Troiano, Stannard
Jerry Schneider, Hardwick
Louis Pulver, North Walden
I love you guys, and I’m why ahead of the curve on this: I authenticated my birth certificate ( a document that presumes you are dead, a fiction), I stopped consenting to car registration, fuel tax, insurance, land(real property) tax, usps ( service provider for corporate contracts) 3rd class delivery, bank accounts that classify money as debt, and all the men and women that occupy offices impersonating public officials who have never been able to show in lawful documentation where they have any civil authority to compel me to participate in the criminal activity you hint at above;
Let us step it up men; we are the protectors of this republic; let us now, with a firm reliance on divine provenance, defend with our lives and secured honor this liberty which is the blessing of America and God;