Dear Organized Community

bumped by roxy and then carol. This bears further discussion. Come on folks, be creative. Luaptifer has a great idea here. Originally published 2008-09-06 09:05:00 -1000(Hawaii time) This week, the RNC showed its animosity to folks who'd dare to take it upon ourselves and make unity for a cause. Remember? We did that. We might have had an easier time of it had a community organizer come before SusanG asked her famous question and said "This is how you do it". Fortunately our motley crew included natural organizers and ePluribus Media was the result. Back when 'conservatism was compassionate', we would have been the thousand points of light who made a flame by focussing the energy of a bunch of bright sparks. I've detested the word grassroots for say, eight years or so, because if it was advertized, as it usually has been, the effort has often been a behind-the-scenes corporate deception known as astroturfing. That's what happens when a commercial interest or ally wants to deceive the community of real persons that a groundswell of opinion favors, for example, preventing voter fraud. Sarah Palin's brand of Christian values appeals to a rancid right once described by an ePluribean much like Rudy Giuliani presented himself last week. Giuliani's problem is, if a buck can't be squeezed out of someone,

"What in God's name is a community organizer? I don't even know if that's a job."

it can't be a job, can it? Don't organize it, outsource it! What would community organizer Jesus Christ do? I suspect He'd gather the Apostles around and set to the sorts of tasks mocked by the New York advocate of a transactional patriotism where you must Buy! Buy! Buy!. ePluribus Media has the greatest respect for REAL grassroots efforts and I thought that we should develop some sort of iconic display of solidarity with other advocates of community organizing and problem-solving. Something real simple like the Taoist symbol for yin-yang appeals to my sensibilities. As part of an organized community that's come up with many better ideas than I can, I'd ask what you all would think represents the solidarity of an organizationally-based community? Ideas, thoughts, suggestions, please post 'em to the community :-) UPDATE: as per the suggestion of a community member, I'm posting a link to the Nation article which prompted my action, it is a provocative piece. GOP Mocks Public Service

For the first time in American history, a major political party devoted a substantial portion of its national convention to attacking grassroots organizing. [...]