The use of attack ads by political parties is a substitute for dealing with issues. The ads are effective – if they cause people to dis-engage, thereby leaving Government to the Corporatocracy.
Attack ads should be a reason for us to get MORE involved, not less. I urge you to watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-GekKKNUTU and pass it along. Put an end to attack ads. There is no place for them in a democracy. We have important issues on which we need to make progress. We need ideas, discussion and positive ways to move forward.
The effort to clean up Canadian politics (Green Party – below) suggests facebook and twitter tools. They missed email – – pass this along! And they missed good old mentioning it to your neighbours. You can be fed up … but you can easily do something about it. Talking about it and “changing the channel” when attack ads come on will make a difference, simply because there are so many of us. attack ads; there is no place for them in a democracy!
I posted this to Stephen Harper’s wall on facebook (discovered that you have to click on “like this” before you can make a comment) – there’s a picture of him with Saskatchewan fans at the Tim Horton’s Brier (Curling Tournament):
I wish all your ads could be so civil. Attack ads turn citizens off. Which serves a purpose: it leaves Government to the Corporatocracy. There is no place in a democracy for attack ads. Give them up please.
| Attack ads are spiraling out of control. If you’re disgusted with negative politics and the state of Canadian democracy, it’s time to change the channel!
The Green Party of Canada is sending a message to the other political parties: Canadians are sick and tired of attack ads. We’re sending the message with an attack ad of our own – an attack ad on attack ads! You can help send the message to the other political parties by taking the ad viral across the internet. Sub-header: Here’s what you can do: 1) Share this ad on your Facebook page. Use (http://youtu.be/j-GekKKNUTU). Ask all your friends to share it too. 2) Tweet this link (http://green.ca/lGp) on Twitter with the tag #GPC. Ask your followers to RT. 3) Go to the Facebook pages of Stephen Harper and Michael Ignatieff and post the Youtube link (http://youtu.be/j-GekKKNUTU) as a comment on their most recent wall post. http://www.facebook.com/MichaelIgnatieff http://www.facebook.com/pmharper 4) Tweet the following messages to Harper and Ignatieff: @pmharper @M_Ignatieff Sick of attack ads! Pull them now. http://green.ca/lGp |
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