tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post4993464164529526505..comments2023-10-30T09:08:40.925-07:00Comments on Burdens of a Bachelor: Does the Pink CoRev Have Legs?Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12803238253689954199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-79768943369684572962017-01-24T15:14:23.247-08:002017-01-24T15:14:23.247-08:00Anthony DiMaggio has an ecstatic account of the wo...Anthony DiMaggio has an ecstatic account of the women's march in D.C.<br />http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/01/24/reflections-on-dc-promises-and-pitfalls-in-the-anti-trump-uprising/<br />I think Trump is poking the hornet's nest by reviving Keystone XL and green-lighting DAPL. 350.org has proven that it can effectively mobilize non-violent direct action civil disobedience. And Obama did what he did on DAPL because the Standing Rock Sioux had out-organized the administration and basically handed Obama a fait accompli: either you implement a large military campaign or you cave. Obama caved. It looks like Trump wants to have his Kent State moment.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803238253689954199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-11562090382840845902017-01-24T10:34:38.326-08:002017-01-24T10:34:38.326-08:00This a.m. Trump announced that the DAPL is going t...This a.m. Trump announced that the DAPL is going through. Should make for interesting news clips. Let's see if Donald can push his ratings down below 30%. Maybe Donald's purpose in life is to teach liberals that the CIA is really swell, and that coups by intelligence agencies are really the cat's meow.Bob In Portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969665109260881650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-32954063930587948012017-01-23T17:11:35.103-08:002017-01-23T17:11:35.103-08:00Absolutely. Did you notice that Working Families P...Absolutely. Did you notice that Working Families Party, MoveOn.org and others have begun spreading #ResistTrumpTuesdays, promising to resist Trump every Tuesday at local Senator's and Representative's offices? So the CoRev will indeed incorporate the Moral Mondays template. It is going to be fascinating to see if a top-down effort will succeed where Occupy, ANSWER in the run-up to the Iraq War, etc., failed.<br /><br />One thing that can't be denied. Turnout was excellent for the Saturday marches. I didn't attend one. But several coworkers did and they said the numbers of marchers were massive. Still, even will deep-pocketed funders and central plannings, it is going to be hard to maintain momentum. Trump is going to have to show some smarts.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803238253689954199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276638054486960095.post-12499445963612930622017-01-23T13:55:57.667-08:002017-01-23T13:55:57.667-08:00David Talbot shares my suspicions that the worldwi...David Talbot shares my suspicions that the worldwide demonstrations this weekend were at some level aided by the CIA. Gloria Steinem's appearance is always a tell for me.Bob In Portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969665109260881650noreply@blogger.com