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NW Call to Action--Converge on Tacoma to Resist Escalation of the War

Rally Against Iraq Escalation Friday from 4-7 PM
To be followed by acts of war resistance down at the port

In Tacoma, Washington, we are witnessing Bush’s "surge" right here, right NOW. The armored Strykers are being brought from Ft. Lewis to the Port of Tacoma. We expect the Strykers of the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry will be loaded onto military ships bound for the Persian Gulf starting Friday, which normally takes three days. That gives us less than a week to act. By slowing or stopping the Strykers from being loaded, we are drawing attention to the criminal escalation of the Iraq War against the will of the American people. Join the Port Resistance!! KEEP THE 4TH HOME!!! Tues. March 6th to Sun. March 12th or until Strykers have left the port.

One has to wonder about this OlyBlog behavior pattern I have seen among some of our more conservative members who have left the discussion group after making very strong statements about how horrible, unfair, and hypocrital we are. I've lost count on how many times this has happened, but it has always been with those speaking from the reactionary, rather than the visionary view. They say they are through and we won't have them to kick around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last blog entry ...

And then they come back.

Why?

Is there a term for this kind of blog behavior? Blog Quitter? Blog Nixon? Blog Boomerang? What? Are they really coming back because they enjoy the attention? Enjoy stirring the pot? Enjoy watching the rest of us take the bait? A secret desire to break out of their conceptual prison? An self-righteous ego boost? What is the deal here?

My suggestion is this. When someone storms out of OlyBlog in a huff, they should be required to take an anger management course and show proof of said education before being allowed back in. Only a friendly suggestion. If Nixon had taken one between 1962-1968 perhaps history would've been different.

Love and kisses, stevenl

PS, will_is_ok, you're out past your bedtime. Come back please.

an excerpt from email:

We are scouting the best places for our first/primary points of presence. If you or anyone you know lives or works on a high place, in the greater Olympia area, and may be interested in discounted membership, with very high bandwidth on location, go to CirGo.org, and contact us... -Alex

also note a nonprofit ISP called NetEquality.org

The ENA.net project is interested in acquiring & reserving space for community access technologies (incl WiFi, but also video & voice) on the water towers on the Eastside & Tumwater (Westside), and also support the shared access of technology & space with nonprofit groups like CirGo WiFi; together we can build a affordable community network.

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