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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, unfortuanately, 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 two)
- Don't Buy Gas On A Given Day?
KEYWORDS: United States, gasoline, oil companies, stockpiles, loss, “stick it up their behind” day, May 19
- Buying Gas Pays for Terrorism
KEYWORDS: Oil companies, import, middle eastern, Americans, gas, Shell, Chevron/Texaco, Exxon/Mobil, Marathon, Sunoco, Conoco, Citgo, Sinclair, Phillips, BP Amoco, Department of Energy
- Beware of Price Gouging on Generic Drugs
KEYWORDS: Steve Wilson, Investigative reporter, Channel 7 News, Detroit, generic, drug, price, gouging, pharmacies
- Encourage Girl Scouts' Support of Gays
KEYWORDS: religious extremists, American Family Association, Girl Scouts, discriminate, lesbians, gays, boy scouts, Connie Matsui, family
- Do You Believe in God?
KEYWORDS: 300 people, God, email, kountrygirl11@hotmail.com
- Golden Corral Shuns God?
KEYWORDS: Tyler, Golden Corral, Windows, Uncle Sam, Bless America, manager, God
- Tell the White House not to Appoint David Hager to the FDA
KEYWORDS: Dr. W. David Hager, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee
- Prescriptions for Herbal Remedies
KEYWORDS: PLANETNEWS, broadcast, HMO, F.D.A., echinacea, health food industry, physicians, legislator, Jon5454@yahoo.com
- Don't Pay for Instant Messaging
KEYWORDS: MSN Messenger, petition, signature, Yahoo Pager, AOL Instant Messenger, AIM, Mark Jenkins, AOL Time Warner
- Tommy Hilfiger's Racist Statements on Oprah
KEYWORDS: Tommy Hilfiger, Oprah Winfrey Show, African-Americans, Hispanics, jewish, asians, boycott
- New Movie to Portray Jesus as Gay
KEYWORDS: desciples, terrance mcnally, Corpus Christi
- Barbara Kingsolver's "Bushwacking" Letter
KEYWORDS: George W. Bush, savebiogems.org
- Petition to Stop Animal Abuse in Korea
KEYWORDS: Carte Blanche, South African Television, documentary, Korea, butchers, dog, cat, meat, World Cup Soccer, Japan, boycottkorea@animal.net, embassy, petition
- Kraft Foods Supports Gay Games
KEYWORDS: Kraft, Gay Games, sponsorship, diversity, Maxwell House, Post, Oscar Mayer, Nabisco, Donald E. Wildmon, American Family Association, sodomy, Chicago, debauchery, obscenity
- Bush's Stand Against the Kyoto Protocol
KEYWORDS: environment
- Save Amina Lawal
KEYWORDS: Amnesty International, Nigerian, woman, death, child, Amina Lawal, Oprah
- MADD Poem and Petition
KEYWORDS: Mothers Against Drunk Driving, president
- Help McDonald's Feed Hungry Brazilians
KEYWORDS: Americans, Valentine's Day, McDonald's Corporation, Richmond Technologies, Brazilian, Hunger Site, Second Harvest, e-mail address, rich_tech@list.ru, meals
- McDonald's is Importing Foreign Beef
KEYWORDS: McDonalds, Australian, New Zealand, beef, hamburger, Wendy's, South Americans
- Military Personnel Exempt From Random Baggage Searches?
KEYWORDS: Active Duty Military Exemption, baggage search, FAA, Security regulation 10, 8-01-10E
- "Misty" Poem and Petition
KEYWORDS: Child Abuse, Petition
- Justice Roy Moore's Battle for the Ten Commandments
KEYWORDS: ACLU, lawsuit, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, Ten Commandments, Petition, Debra Will
- Make Mother Teresa the Most Popular on the 'Net
KEYWORDS: chain of love, porn industry, woman, internet, Mother Teresa, picture
- Boycott the Muslim Postage Stamp
KEYWORDS: Postage Stamp, patriotic Ameircans, muslim, PanAm flight 102, World Trade Center, lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Africa, USS Cole, United States Postal Service, Eid Muslim, holiday
- Boycott "Mystic River?"
KEYWORDS: Mystic River, Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, President, war on terror, Americans, Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, Iraq, Bush Administration, Alec Baldwin
- Help Create National Firemans' Day
KEYWORDS: National Firefighters' Day, New York, Washington D.C., skfcardart@hotmail.com
- NCCI Holdings, Inc. Prohibits American Flags
KEYWORDS: Boca Raton, Floida, American Flags, NCCI Holdings, Bill Schrempf, Palm Beach Post
- Non Urban Dictates?
KEYWORDS: Tom Joyner, NUD, CompUSA, acronym, Non Urban Dictate, black consumer, label, Urban Institute
- Not One Damn Dime Day?
KEYWORDS: Not One Damn Dime Day, Inauguration, religious leaders, war, Iraq, political, boycott, consumer spending, Walmart, Kmart, Target, mall, store, fast food, economy
- Help Hackers Find Osama Bin Laden
KEYWORDS: Osama Bin Laden, Steganography, public/private key encryption, pgp, hackers, security analists, funding, Yury Mikhnavets
- Oscar Mayer Refuses to give Marines Free Hot Dogs?
KEYWORDS: Oscar Meyer, Mayer, hot dogs, marines, Iraq, troops, war, vet, Sgt Howard C. Wright, 1st Force Recon Co, Lt.Jason P. Stanley, WSI Fire/Rescue, D5 Camp Stryker
- Outrage Over Banned Patriotic Displays
KEYWORDS: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, God Bless America, signs, school, Channel 12, Long Island, ribbons, flags, Berkeley, California, fire trucks, Florida Gulf Coast University
- Pep Boys Fires Employees Called to Active Duty
KEYWORDS: Pep Boys, Auto Parts, Firing, employees, National Guard, Reserves, active duty, law suits, Manager, Middle east
- Boycott Pepsi Products
KEYWORDS: Pepsi Products, bottlers, manufacturers, Dr. Pepper, can, patriotic, Empire State, pledge of allegiance, under God, Christian
- Save the Pledge of Allegiance
KEYWORDS: Pledge of Allegiance, banned, U.S. Federal Court, constitution, unconstitutional, Center for Reclaiming America, American Family Association, American Center for Law and Justice, petition
- "Vote No" on Changing the Pledge of Allegiance
KEYWORDS: vote, no, USA Today, Under God, pledge of allegiance, website
- Dr. Michael Podell's Controversial Cat Study
KEYWORDS: Cat, Study, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, PCRM, U.S. District Court, National Institutes of Health, Ohio State University, Michael Podell, methamphetamine, FIV
- Texas Post Offices Forced to Remove "In God We Trust" Posters
KEYWORDS: Post offices, texas, posters, In God We Trust, electioneering, mail
- Reinstate Prayer in Schools, President Bush
KEYWORDS: Petition, President@whitehouse.gov, prayer, One Nation Under God, public schools
- Use Banks' Pre-Paid Envelopes Against Them
KEYWORDS: Pre-approved, credit cards, mortgage offer, applications
- Save Public Broadcasting
KEYWORDS: NPR, National Public Radio, PBS, Morning Edition, Nina Totenberg, Supreme Court, Congress, NEA, CNN, USA Today
- Wear a Purple Ribbon to Recognize American Heroes
KEYWORDS: desert storm, yellow ribbons, purple ribbons, firefighters, police officers, paramedics, Purple Heart, serviceman
- The Racism Petition
KEYWORDS: petal_306@hotmail.com, fighting injustice
- Harsher Penalties for Rape
KEYWORDS: Correctional officer, Florida, prison, Luke Homan, Nikki Botha, Johannesburg
- Deny Bail to Child Rapists
KEYWORDS: Six-year old, 01 March 2001, six men, Addington Hospital, police captain, magistrates, Thabo Mbeki
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