Reply #17: What YOU can actually DO about torture today, and everyday

[Senator]

First, rec and kick this thread. Ask other DUers to do the same (like I'm doing here). Get it to the top of the Greatest page (the "headline" part of this site that insiders actually do take notice of).

Now, the (not so) hard part: Do it again tommorrow. And the next day, and...

Find another torture article or comment to kick and rec to the top. If need be, repost this one. Better yet, write your own (get "torture" in the title so the rest of us can find it to k&r).

As few as 100 DUers could make this happen everyday.

Beyond that, instead of just lamenting what "nobody is talking about" be sure that you don't talk about anything else. Work complicity/accountability regarding torture into all other subjects. This is easy as there is no higher priority. (No, we have no right to torture our way to economic recovery, a better healthcare plan, or least of all more political advantage over repubs.)

Post this article at other places. Do the same tommorrow.

Use the fact that the pavlovian euphemedia are currently programmed to be aware of (and fear) "what's happening in the blogosphere." If that means everyone's talking about torture -- and won't stop talking about it -- they know they must get on the bandwagon or get run over by it.

You see, DOING something about torture isn't that much work. It's just a matter of dealing with short attention spans by repeating, reminding, and insisting.

DUers really can clog up the memory hole.

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