"Got a Black Magic Marker" campaign of silent protest

[rainy]

What if we all, starting now, go about the country with a black magic marker and write political messages on everything and web page addresses everywhere? On bus windows, store windows, dollars, products, gas station pumps, elevators, bathroom doors, doors to other places, napkins in restaurants, glasses in bars. How cool would that be?

During the lead up to the Iraq war I wrote under stop signs "The War" with a white oil pastel. It wore off, but, it took months and months to finally wear off.

Some slogan examples have already been mentioned here at DU

In Fraud we trust on the bills
Boxer rebellion member
Troops home now
Black is white, war is peace

[LiberalVoice]

1. I thought about that befre and I think i'm going to start doing it...

I think everyone should!

[eowyn_of_rohan]

10. I started last night

and haven't been arrested yet.

[MercutioATC]

2. I believe that's called vandalism.

...and it's a misdemeanor.


(Woohoo! My 9,000th post!)

[Sinistrous]

3. Committing "misdemenors" is also the essence of civil disobedience. n/t

[MercutioATC]

4. You do it your way, I'll do it mine.

I have a problem with committing crimes to get my point across.

[el_gato]

9. OH THE HUMANITY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will somebody please think of the children!!!????

[LiberalVoice]

12. What happens when they outlaw getting your point across?

Its coming...be ready.

[MercutioATC]

19. "I will give up my marker when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers"

Is that better?

:eyes:

[Al-CIAda]

14. When markers are outlawed...

...only outlaws will have markers.

lol....mark it up!

[rainy]

5. Wow! Thats a lot of posting

This is a mild form of disobedience and doing things by the book does seem to get us nowhere. Be brave! I guess we shouldn't advocate civil disobedience but protesting doesn't get media attention anymore and they are too steeped in corporatism. How do we get attention to our issues now? How do we take back our airwaves?

[MercutioATC]

8. I've been here a while.

I understand what you're saying, but defacing property is a lousy way to go about it, IMHO. I think the negative reaction will outweigh the positive.

[emcguffie]

22. here in New York it's considered "art" n/t

[Justyce]

6. I also like what someone said on another

thread: something to the effect of "Republicans don't care if your vote counts"

or

"Two Stolen Elections"

[madrchsod]

7. a computer printer

is a powerful tool....

[Justyce]

13. so are paint & some

cardboard -- love the freeway bloggers!

http://www.freewayblogger.com">freewayblogger.com

[roseBudd]

11. Too obtuse, need to be clear, simple and to the point...

With a can of 3M Super 77 spray adhesive and a trip to kinkos, you can be the media...

go to http://somnamblst.tripod.com to download high res files to print

[JohnnyRingo]

16. I like that....A lot

Thank You

[Petrushka]

18. Clicked on the link in your reply . . . terms of service violation notice?

PLUS . . . a whole shit-load of pop-ups!

:wtf:

[roseBudd]

21. Ouch, looks like they pulled my stuff. Hope i'm not off to Guatanomo

Upload, post, email, otherwise transmit, or post links to any Content, or select any member or user name or email address, that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, hateful, or racially, sexually, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.

I guess insulting the president and Ken Blackwell is a no no

[JohnnyRingo]

15. Grafitti on the Berlin Wall comes to mind right away.

Probably for good reason.

[troubleinwinter]

17. It is vandalism. What if everybody who has any point of view

scribbles everywhere? Juvenile, if you ask me.

[HEAVYHEART]

20. Good ideas

I've been doing all of that from day one.