Skeptic Project

I brought up this idea before, but just as an RBE will be, ever changing and emergent, so has my idea become. After talking about this a bit with my chapter and people I know, I now want to know what Global goers think of my plan.

My idea in a nutshell is a silent boycott.
Silent in fact being key to the success of this.
What essentially would happen is a group of say 20-30 people from each chapter in each state, all collectively choose a store or a set of stores to just never buy from again, regardless of need. Most likely a set of stores or a store that has a back up (ex: Wal-mart silently boycotted, K-mart and Target are back ups). By doing this, from my understanding is that, one, it's a personal stand, every little bit of non-contribution to this sick system is a personal advancement. Two, over time, just like raindrops on cement, dropping in the same place, we can make a dent as we gather more and more people to do the same to the same store(s). Numbers don't matter here, considering we have nothing to lose. Silently boycotting does not cost time nor money, it's just a personal choice. Only sacrifice is if you live in the middle of nowhere and the only store near you happens to be the store you were boycotting, that's it.

This could help, even if it's just a small way to help "weaken the wall" as it were, so that when it falls, it won't seem as sudden to people when it comes crashing down.

Also, by doing this silently, no protests, no media, no shirts or any publication of our actions, there is no backlash towards the movement. If we started to "bring down the system" and advertised that we're actively doing so, then we'll have quite a few people, not just the elite, who are upset with us, because, let's face it, most people aren't remotely ready for collapse. Basically, it'll be an anonymous protest, in which we don't put our name "TZM" or whatever on it. No need for notoriety, it'll be more the philosophy of "I dislike your company, I don't like what you do, so I won't buy from you and about 10,000 of my friends agree with me and are doing the same thing." as opposed to "I'm going to gather all my friends and their mothers to protest/boycott against your company and despicable dealings and business practices!!" It doesn't need to be a big thing. It's just something I don't think (to my knowledge, correct me if I'm wrong) anyone has done yet and could separate us a little more from every other movement out there, as at times we seem a little taboo or at a stand still, but that last part is just my personal opinion and what I call generally educated bias (meaning I don't have all the info I'd need to make a professional judgment or claim on the matter but I get a general idea through common knowledge).

If anyone is interested, has questions, comments or wants to totally correct me (I think we all need to learn that at times we can be totally wrong) feel free to email me or personal message me about it. I'm more then willing to get this going anyway I can. If it doesn't work, again, nothing to lose there, nothing really invested either in the commodity of time/money. I'd really love to get this small project going with at least 30 states, that way we have a chance to actually make them take notice and slowly take away their power.

I want to clarify I do understand that this movement is not causing the direction of an RBE and a new social paradigm, it is simply helping it along in the most widespread and to my knowledge effective way that is already prevalent in the trends of society and the world view (not the monetary view).

If people want to make an active stance towards this social change, with out too much taboo/backlash then I think this is the way to do it.

Thoughts?

http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=233&id=334274&Itemid=100114#334569

As if Wal-Mart, KMart or any other similar store will notice when a few people stop going.

Also, I get angry every time they talk about collapse and come off as looking forward to it, as this zeitard does.

One can only hope they extend this silent boycott to the internet too.

^ I agree

^ Would it be safe to say her hippie hybrid plants are more aggressive than Home Depot plants, and therefore not as good for the environment?

I swear these Zeitguisters are like a religious cult

They read or watch their holy movie and and do everything it says.

^ No only are mom and pop stores expensive but mom and pop stores have weird hours their open it's not consistent like a HomeDepot or a Lowes. In that I value Home Depot more than a value Lowes I think the atmosphere is better and things are done more loser but professional there.

I dislike Lowes a lot for multiple reasons one being they seem to be more business like and I suppose not as friendly to me; I kind of like the redkneck atmosphere with homedepot if that makes sense. Lowes seems to hire very nice looking women who don't know much about DIY and seem to have maybe two people on the floor that may be able to help you find things or have an idea of what you want to do. Homedepot on the other hand has a lot more people employed on the floor that can help you, also asking some random contractors who hang out there is always nice as well.

The only reason I'd ever go to a Lowes is because it's open later on Sundays then a homedepot as Lowes closes at 8pm on and Home depot Closes at 5pm on a Sunday.

Well, Home Depot sponsors Habitat as well, so either way, they're still a big evil company and damn them for supporting a charity.

^Agreed. Admittedly I used to have that mentality a bit...then I became a skeptical asshole and I don't have it anymore. Local doesn't automatically mean better, and corporate doesn't automatically mean evil and perpetuating inequality. I think it's a logical fallacy akin to the 'all-natural' fallacy.

Every time we've tried to force equality it's failed. Miserably.

Like my local offlicence had people in the area try and sign a petition to stop a Tesco Express being built nearby which would put it put out of business.

The thing is the shop is pretty crappy. Its overpriced, selling many low quality items, you have to spend over £10 before they let you spend on a card but the thing that pisses me off most is they are closed on Saturday! WTF! Isn't the weekend when people want to go to the local shop the most?

Tesco's is better, either tell me why I should support you or move aside. I mean if you're really nice and sell special goods like home baked bread or provide a special service fair enough, but if you just want me to support you BECAUSE you're local irrespective of the quality of your service then i won't be doing that.

/RANT

Well Ed in a way I can see the problem, especially if people's whole livlihood is based on their stores income. But the thing is that people have the right to choose where to shop and if a chain store opens up nearby that offers quality goods at a cheap price people have a right to pick the better product.

So it is fair really because the consumers decide which store to go to, the chain store just provides a better product and can you really blame a business for providing a better product?

Also mom and pop shops aren't MILF friendly.