I have a horrible confession to make: I don’t like protests. Shouting and large crowds are two of my least favorite things and I’m also not sure it’s, y’know, working? Yes, yes, I get the idea of being a visible presence, but this assumes people with influence will a) notice and b) care. On the contrary, it’s been amply demonstrated that those in power (whether it be bank overlords or elected officials) really don’t care what you, as an average citizen, want.
But, since effective humor has been on my mind anyway, I was delighted to wake up to this funny video suggesting a low-effort way to mess with banks:
The understated humor is perfect for people way too tired to get into really loud rhetoric. And even non-political people can be tempted with the promise of prankster-ish mischief. If you read the comments, you’ll see several people saying they’ll do it because it “looks like fun.” That is, in fact, why I felt compelled to attend the Rally to Restore Sanity just about a year ago.
I guess what I’m saying is, if you want to be all-inclusive with your message, you should really consider hiring this dude. I think he’d be really big in the Midwest.
I have cut the front off these postage paid envelopes and taped it to bricks in the past. Got to make sure you use heavy tape, but they have reached the destination.
Or, using less energy, I find used coffee filters good, too.
The only “They” this punishes is the little postal schmuck like me who has to slog through all this crap and still get his regular work done. “They” have already factored this into the business model and won’t have to have any meetings during which time “They” would have been lobbying. Wake up and smell the roses. Take time to stop and smell the coffee. This feel good video will have no effect except to humor me a little bit.
This is really very funny, but just to be pedantic: isn`t it possible that they will think it is a letter bomb? In that case it is not too unlikely that the “goon-squad” and the FBI will ring your door-bell…