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the other one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:00 PM
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Use junk-mail to spread news that the MSM won't touch.
You know those "Business Reply" envelopes which come with credit-card solicitations? The card company pays the postage on the envelopes it receives back, no matter what is inside.

My idea is to print out important news stories that the MSM won't touch, and to stuff them into business reply envelopes.

There is a chance that the person who opens the envelope will be exposed to something they might not have, and the credit-card company has to pay for the privelage.

If enough people do this, then the credit-card companies will either end up paying for us to spread the news which the MSM isn't carrying, or they will be forced to curtail their junk-mail programs because they will become far too expensive and counter-productive.
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libertypirate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:01 PM
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1. That is a pretty good idea...
Legal issues?
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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:07 PM
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2. With any luck, we can send our war criminals to the Hague.
Legal issues: Postage paid is postage paid is postage paid. (none)
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BobRossi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:11 PM
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3. Count me in.
How can I help?
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:13 PM
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4. Already doing this.
I also signed myself up on as many religious/political right wing sites as I could find (ewwwww). Pretty soon the letters begging for money started rolling in. I'm happy to send them all sorts of educational articles instead of a monetary donation.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:40 PM
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8. That's how I get rid of a lot of other junk mail
I just fold up the grocery flyers and pizza coupons and mail them back :)
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Pool Hall Ace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:31 PM
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5. I've been doing that!
Here's a great site with flyers: http://www.topplebush.com/flyers.shtml
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:38 PM
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6. Nice. :D
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:40 PM
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7. I usually send it back with another company's junk in it.
Nobody's going to read it anyway.
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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:43 PM
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9. That's what I do
MBNA gets Bank One, Capital One gets MBNA, etc. etc.


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lies and propaganda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 01:48 PM
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10. This idea is grand!
Perfect use of the crap they inundate our lives with, I will totally be on this bandwagon!
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