{"id":3299,"date":"2018-02-01T13:14:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T18:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjsymuleski.com\/artofthemooc\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2018-02-01T13:14:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T18:14:34","slug":"grassroots-organizing-for-your-adversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjsymuleski.com\/artofthemooc\/grassroots-organizing-for-your-adversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Grassroots Organizing For Your Adversary?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At first, activists mobilizing to support the very issue they oppose seems counterintuitive. But, as Andrew Boyd demonstrated, it can be an effective form of art. I was intregued by the discussion of \u201cBillionaires for Bush,\u201d a campaign to highlight George W. Bush\u2019s policies supporting the super-wealthy and large corporations. After hearing about this in the video lecture, I conducted some of my own research to learn more. I found a slogan used was \u201cTwo Million Jobs Lost – Its a start.\u201d Billionaires for Bush sought to highlight the Republican Party\u2019s support of the elite at the expense of everyday Americans. However, rather than criticizing the policies, the \u201cBillionaires\u201d advocated for \u201ctheir cause\u201d to show comedic irony instead. Rather than expliciting stating their point, the group engaged people who may not be keen on traditional political advocacy, conveying their message in an even more compelling manner.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Applying this philosophy to the realm of environmental policy, I wonder if it would be effective to mobilize as those destroying the environment, rather than pointing out their destructive actions. For example, rather than opposing logging forests, we could act as loggers chanting \u201cdown with the trees\u201d or \u201clog now, live later.\u201d Or, to criticize fossil fuel companies, we could hold signs reading \u201cSaving the Planet, One Oil Spill at a Time,\u201d or \u201cDown with Renewable Energy, Coal is Clean.\u201d People would still understand the message, but instead of a familiar call for climate action or habitat conservation, they might be entertained and refreshed by the new method.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  At first, activists mobilizing to support the very issue they oppose seems counterintuitive. But, as Andrew Boyd demonstrated, it can be an effective form of art. I was intregued by the discussion of \u201cBillionaires for Bush,\u201d a campaign to highlight George W. Bush\u2019s policies supporting the super-wealthy and large corporations. After hearing about this … <\/p>\n

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