I seem to recall a reference to a commercial firm that will reportedly be
supplying the placards to j18 members in one or more cities on the big day.
If so, someone presumably has to tell this enterprising capitalist exactly
what 'messages' he is to print on those placards. This could take at least
two forms: (1) 'Slogans' are created from scratch by those individuals
who place the orders--and guarantee payment (or, more likely, pre-pay), or
(2) this firm, being experienced in serving 'demonstrators,' has what
amounts to a 'catalog'/inventory of pre-printed slogans, one that permits a
new group leader, for example, to flip through its pages and select an
appropriate 'mix' for his particular demonstration--along with the number
he'll need of each. On the basis of the j18 policy discussions so far, the
'placard order' would consist of only 4 basic 'models':
o 'Down With Capitalism'
o 'Stop Globalization'
o 'Hail Anarchy'
o 'Viva Marx'
These 4 slogans are obviously a bit uncreative and, one suspects, rather
unpersuasive as well to the lst world's 'masses' who'll presumably be
viewing them from the comfort of their (comfortable) living rooms. But
what's the alternative? Well, each member could of course create his/her
own placard, one carrying a special message reflecting his own individual
idea(s) of how to build a better economic world. Creative thinking,
needless to say, is most often generated by sustained discussion among
those who're most deeply--and most passionately--concerned with the subject
at hand.
Will you be carrying a placard professionally created by a sharp
capitalist firm that knows you have no original or substantive thoughts of
your own to offer the world? Or do you have some serious ideas that you'd
like to test--by discussing them with your j18 colleagues here first--and
then sharing them with the world 3 months from now on your personal placard
or in your own pamphlet(s) or press release(s)?
What's YOUR 'message' for June 18?
Charles Mueller, Moderator
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