DU, Please help us understand the apparent aversion to actually DOing something on DU?

[omega minimo]

Yeah, it's Friday night, a bad time to ask, but is it always Friday night around here?

I've learned that the kiss of death for an OP is to use the word "responsibility" or "do." "You" is always good because we love to talk about ourselves and DU loves to talk about DU, so that gets eyeballs.

Plenty of informed folks here have their own ways of being engaged and active and may or may not respond to threads here, even when the info is useful to them.

The mystery is, that after several weeks of similar economic topics and multiple threads and offshoot threads that interpret the info as critical of our President, which starts a whole new round of round-and-round.... a nationwide active action is happening on April 11.

It was started grassroots and bloomed quickly surprising the planners and answers the question about the imminent corporate/government shotfun wedding: WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

Yet, when there really is something active and affirmative to DO IRL, the threads fall flat.

I crossposted in GD, GDP and Activist HQ. GDP provided gatekeepers to shoot down the notion based on it somehow insulting our President (not!).

GD had the good manners to R if not K the thing, so at least a broader audience might be informed, if interested.

The Activist HQ peeked and let it lay like a turd at the bottom of a stale punchbowl.

KoKo tried similar OPs and crosspostings and asked the same question I have.

Recognizing that those who are active may not necessarily reply or do more than Rec a thread to be visible on the Greatest Page, what is the deal?

Why won't you DU anything?

The amazing braintrust, passion and energy here, is it just here to mingle and then turn elsewhere to bear fruit from "fruitful" conversation or voluntarily disempower itself and come back to type another day?

If we plant a seed at DU can it grow into something moving and alive that has momentum and power and relevance and form?

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[peace13]

1. First off, who's us?

Didn't know that we had joint accounts around here! Just kidding. Good luck with your crusade,

[omega minimo]

3. if you read the OP rather than just the headline, you would being to get that.......

Who is "us" indeed. It's a deep subject................................................

I got your # 13

[peace13]

7. Sorry, that last Dark and Stormy had a bit of a kick to it.

OK if I read it tomorrow? Peace, Kim

[OhioBlue]

2. I think your timing is bad

the protests or call to protest will be confused or lumped in with the tea baggers.

[omega minimo]

4. one lump or two?

[Better Believe It]

6. So the right-wing got the jump on the "left-wing"?

Sad but true it seems.

[Aloha Spirit]

5. I'm glad you're doing that, but that's not a message I personally support.

Right now, I'm active here in my local area, that's where I feel comfortable and useful.

[FrenchieCat]

8. I Gave to DFA for the Health care "public option" organizing

That's more of my interest in reference to this administration.

[rasputin1952]

9. I am locking this as it has been posted in

other Main Forums. Cross posting is seen as spamming.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter.