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Default Will it be called...,'ECOMCON'?

On Feb 5, 7:38*am, HK wrote:
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:29:29 -0500, HK wrote:


When Paul Revere took his ride to warn the brits were coming, do you
think those who took arms did so individually, or as part of a
community, organized by a community organizer?


Ok, explain that.


Seriously.


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Explain what? Who do you think went around to the townsfolk, saying,
"Hey...we need to form up a militia."

Who organized the townfolk to form a fire brigade?

Who got a city behind building a hospital?

These are all community organizer jobs. You may think such tasks are not
community organizing, but that is exactly what they are.

The problem here is that you righties are hung up on the phrase. You
have no idea of what it really means. Community organizing is simply
helping people with similar interests band together to achieve common goals.

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That;s what I was talking about, Harry.

Here's community organizing at its finest...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...(original).jpg

 
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