Today I stopped by the Liberty Restoration Project Red Light Camera Protest and I was impressed.
Over the past few years I've noticed a lot more people organizing through the Internets and even old school grass roots methods because local politicos haven't offered much in the way of leadership. This dedicated group is a great example of a few pissed off locals rallying on a subject that is evoking the ire of quite a few locals.
More importantly, I think grass roots organizing via the Internet is only going to grow more important as (by and large) the current crop of politicos in power (still) seem to be disconnected with what the vast majority of people on the street are thinking. I was talking with a rather well-connected professional working for a bit of change in his community today and he spoke of his efforts to simply, "bypass the leadership and go straight to the people." That's a sentiment I'm hearing more often nowadays and I can't help but think that the local Internet is going to play some role . . . Don't get me wrong, it's not going to be all sunshine and flowers . . . Local politics moving to the Internets definitely means more fighting, nastiness and divisive content online but it also puts more hands into individuals and small time operators who also want to aggregate and congregate online like so many recent political campaigns.
To wit, tonight's playlist is dedicated to increasing political activism both online and in the meatspace. Check it:
As always, thank you for reading this week. Have a safe and fun weekend.
That's a pretty good song list there d-bag.
ReplyDeleteHipster day at the park, or what?
ReplyDeleteTracy Ward rocks.
ReplyDeleteI always support causes if they have the pink-hair crowd behind it.
ReplyDeleteHow about just don't run red lights? This is such bs - who cares if someone who runs a red light gets a ticket? My car was totalled by an uninsured driver who ran a stop sign. Do you think I give a rats ass if she had to pay a $100 ticket????????
ReplyDeleteLiberty Restoration Project can be a little kooky sometimes, but when they get focused on specific issues of general interest to residents of KC and Missouri, they really shine.
ReplyDeleteHey Tony, not sure how being a kick-ass TKC tipster works, but I'll try this. I know it's not related to the post, but word around KCMSD is that Principal Debbie McGill's last day at Central was on Friday--less than 2 weeks after it was announced her mom isn't running for re-election? No one is for sure that McGill is removed, but you could definitely break the story if you could confirm...
ReplyDelete10:39 needs to understand that the issue is bigger than simply people getting tickets for running red lights. My daughter got a ticket while driving my car, but since the care is registered in my husband's name as well as mine, someone picked the first name and sent him the ticket.
ReplyDeleteCity hall can say all they want about not assigning points because of these tickets, but no one has promised the insurance people won't raise their rates.
tell your little bitch....DON"T RUN RED LIGHTS!!!! STUPID!!!!!
ReplyDelete"Have a safe and fun weekend."
ReplyDeleteWhile blowing through red lights.
3;31 - It's your car, I have to take responsibility if my son drives my car - take care of your own problems. Make your daughter pay you back or just STOP GIVING HER YOUR CAR BEFORE SHE KILLS SOMEONE - CAUSE I PROMISE YOU'LL PAY THEN!
ReplyDelete7:50 has it right on. Learn how to be a parent.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cathy Jolly Miss Red Light
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