keith, I posted below on another thread today. My advice earlier was plain as pudding: take every supporter willing to work with you. Don't look to politics or where one disagrees on other matters; what counts is another helping hand. As far as contributing, each to his own experience. Those who are shy and not familiar with public spaces often work through their organizations i.e. service clubs, Legions etc. In my own case, I have influence as working successfully with the formula above for decades on public issues, am asked by conservatives (as on gun control) and liberals and greens and often all these working together but separately to achieve particular policy objectives. I've found that inventing methods leading to cooperatiion beats competition. As for members here who see things differently---I'm a jerk and a troll and luller, remember!---that's not to get your knickers in a knot. Do they want to help, how do they want to help? Sign 'em up. Pretty simple stuff. The distinguishing feature is that it works. Here's earlier advice today:


"There hasn't been mention of another factor in the defeat of the registry here. Media was all over the cost of the registry as it grew like topsy from projected hundred million or so to billions. It's a stretch to say it became household conversation but no one had difficulty grasping the issue in a hunting country: it was a colossal waste. For all the shooting sports' lobbying and protests, I'd venture that making the registry part of daily conversations with neighbours and friends had as much to do with the outcome as anything.

"Money isn't everything. Citizens of our county opposed the provincial government and opposition parties bowing to the business community on where a Trans-Canada Highway bypass would go. All the money, ALL the politicians against them, they won. They filled halls, published cartoons in community newspapers, paid for 10 30-second spots a day on radio stations. No politician can stand up to that because they're not tied to money---they're tied to votes.

"Unblushingly, I ran that campaign. Your great poet Whitman said there can't be great poets without great audiences. There can't be leaders without great followers who understand issues. In the example above, citizens put public safety ahead of party loyalties, before selfish business interests. That applies to the United States as it does to Canada. Biden's borrowing and printing can't thwart the will of a determined populace. Hope this helps."

There you are, Doug. The results have been satisfactory. How are yours?

Last edited by King Brown; 01/08/13 11:20 AM.