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Armchair Activism Chains

Armchair Activism chain letters are those that encourage you to "sign" a petition or participate in a boycott to effect change. They are, unfortunately, typically based on the misguided belief that the sheer numbers of online denizens will be enough to influence social, political or economic policy with very little effort by individuals. They take many different forms, but all have the underlying flaw that activism requires action and few things are more inactive than sending e-mails to our friends. To learn more, read my Primer on Armchair Activism.

The Chains (in alphabetical order by bolded keyword - page one)

• Boycott 7-11
  KEYWORDS: nephew, towels, underwear, t-shrits, sweat socks, coffee, sodas, 7-11 stores, boycotting, Neil Campbell, John Ratz
• Will California Bill AB 2651 Outlaw Christian Foster Parents?
  KEYWORDS: California, Christian, Foster Parents, pro-homosexual, legislators, Judy Chu, Monterey Park, AB 2651, Beverly Sheldon
• ABC Prohibits Flag Lapel Pins on its Anchors
  KEYWORDS: ABC News, reporters, flag, lapel pins, boycott
• Abercrombie & Fitch's Thongs for Girls
  KEYWORDS: Abercrombie & Fitch, One Million Moms, thong underwear, eye candy, wink, girls, Michael Jeffries, Donald E. Wildmon
• The ACLU Wants Crosses Off Federal Cemeteries?
  KEYWORDS: ACLU, crosses, federal property, cemetery
• Afghanistan's War Against Women
  KEYWORDS: Taliban sarabande@brandeis.edu, Melissa Buckheit, Brandeis University, burqua, Islamic society, suicide, human rights violations, David Cornwell, Muslim
• Save the Amazon Rain Forest
  KEYWORDS: Brazilian congress, Greenpeace, boycott, hardwood, Portugal, fsaviolo@openlink.com.br
• Petition to support American Airlines' pro-gay policies
  KEYWORDS: human rights, gay, lesbian, GLAAD, family, radical right, Beverly LaHaye, Bob Crandall
• Sierra Pell's ANWR Petition
  KEYWORDS: Vermont, 14-year old, Bush, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
• Revoke Arafat's Nobel Prize
  KEYWORDS: Arafat, Nobel Peace Prize, www.revoketheprize.org
• Automakers Who Haven't Contributed to Relief Efforts
  KEYWORDS: New York City, Washington D.C. Automotive companies, Michigan, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Daewoo, Daimler Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen
• FOP Boycott of Ben & Jerry's for Daniel Faulkner
  KEYWORDS: Police, Daniel Faulkner, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Philadelphia, Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, spike lee, oliver stone, Backstreet Boys
• Maximum Penalty for Charles Benoit, the Cat Griller
  KEYWORDS: Clay County, Charles C. Benoit, Liberty, Missouri, kitten, barbecue grill, lucky
• Post Office to Destroy Black Heritage Stamps
  KEYWORDS: Post Office, African American, Stamps, destroy, heritage, postal workers, patrons, post master, complaint form
• Stop Bonsai Kitten
  KEYWORDS: New York, Japanese, Indonesia, New Zealand, bottle, animal protection
• Petition to President Bush for Lower Gas Prices
  KEYWORDS: Petition, President Bush, lower, gas, diesel, prices, government, soldiers
• Card Writing Campaign for NYC Firefighters
  KEYWORDS: firemen, card writing campaign, hallmark, NYC Fire Department
• Boycott Chevron and Shell to Lower Gas prices?
  KEYWORDS: Gasoline Prices, Mark Twain, big oil companies, customer, Canadians, Swiss, Chevron, Shell
• Save the Child Protection Unit
  KEYWORDS: Infant, raped, six men, CPU, Child Protection Unit, SAPS, childprotectpca@saps.org.za
• Send Christmas Cards to Wounded Soldiers?
  KEYWORDS: Christmas card, list, recovering American soldier, Walter Reed, Army, Medical Center, Washington
• Boycott Citgo, Owned by Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez?
  KEYWORDS: Venezuela Dictator, Government, Citgo, Gasoline company, Hugo Chavez, Cindy Sheehan, Harry Belafonte, President Bush, socialist, communist, cuban, Fidel Castro, Iraq
• Coca-Cola Leaves God Off Its Cans
  KEYWORDS: Coca-Cola, patriotic can, Empire State Building, Pledge of Allegiance, coke, Under God, offend
• California Democrats Cancel 4th of July Celebration With Jeremiah Denton?
  KEYWORDS: Assemblyman John Campbell, Capitol Communication, 4th of July, state assembly, celebrations, Jay LaSuer, San Diego, Admiral, Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam war hero
• Dr. James Dobson's Call To Stop a Ban On Religious Broadcasting?
  KEYWORDS: Dr. James Dobson, CNBC, Christian, Focus on the Family, organization, federal hearing, petition, 2493, signatures, sunday worship services, radio, television, Christmas
• Save the Dolphins Petition
  KEYWORDS: Antigua, dolphin, British Virgin Islands, dolphinariums, Prime Minister, tourists, protest
• Company Finds A Way Around The Do Not Call List
  KEYWORDS: Do not call, law, card, mail, vote, cola, coke, pepsi, statement, sponsors, market solution
• Dr. Pepper's Anti-Religion Patriotic Can
  KEYWORDS: Dr. Pepper, Pledge of Allegiance, Under God, consumer_relations@dpsu.com
• Boycott Dunkin Donuts
  KEYWORDS: Boycott Dunkin Donuts, Cedar Grove, NJ, U.S. Flag, Little Falls, Arabic
• Buying Eggs v. Buying Gas
  KEYWORDS: Eggs, grocery, dozen, price, distributors, egg farms, gasoline
• Can the Post Office Create an E-mail Tax?
  KEYWORDS: Government, United States, Canada, legislation, Internet, U.S. Postal Service, alternative postage fees, Bill 602P, surcharge, lawyer, Richard Stepp, congressman, Tony Schnell, Berger, Step, Gorman
• EPA Study Targets Children with Pesticides?
  KEYWORDS: Environmental Protection Agency, study, low income families, children, toxic pesticides, two years
• The Estee Lauder Boycott
  KEYWORDS: Estee Lauder, boycotted, Arab, Muslim, Ron Lauder, Israel, Jewish State, Clinique, Jo Carol Knopf Lauder, holocaust, hungarian Jewish community
• Europcar Scams Customers
  KEYWORDS: Car Rental Scam warning, Richard Abram, Europcar, Le Havre, M Hamelin, Erin Headley
• ExxonMobil Boycott
  KEYWORDS: Gasoline Prices, oil companies, OPEC nations, gas, EXXON, MOBIL, great gas out
• FCC Approves the F-word
  KEYWORDS: FCC, F word, tv, radio, Federal Communications Commission, approved, Howard Stern, movies, edited, Congressman, Senators
• Boycott Stores That Sell FCUK
  KEYWORDS: USA Today, retailers, fragrances, FCUK Her, Him, United Kingdom, French connection, U.K., Scent to bed, teens
• Stop the Federal Marriage Amendment
  KEYWORDS: Gay Marriages, Constitutional Amendment, homosexual, civil unions, domestic partner, petition
• Fetuses: Taiwan's Hottest Food
  KEYWORDS: Taiwan, food, dead babies, fetuses, hospitals
• Filmmaker Seeks Donations to Help Make Anti-Terrorism Film
  KEYWORDS: Behzad Gholamvand, Afghanian refugee, Tehran, Iran, Osama bin Laden, New York, Washington, Taleban, human rights, charitable
• Boycott Foodlion and Michael's
  KEYWORDS: Ft. Belvoir, Pentagon, Army, military police, Safeway, Foodlion, Joann Fabrics, Michael's Craft Store, boycott
• Boycott France
  KEYWORDS: French Officials, U.S., Military, Middle East, War, Iraq, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Britain, boycott, France
• Fuji (Subaru) Omitted Israel from Its Free Maps
  KEYWORDS: Fuji, Israel, Map, Subaru

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