Fighting the Far Right - A Book

1. Tips from the Center for Democratic Renewal
2. Plan D - ck4829
3. Bypassing the Far Right's Agenda - ck4829


1. Tips from the Center for Democratic Renewal

* Build strong think tanks for progressives so that the ideology and strategies of the right can be countered.

* Increase the use of media, especially talk shows and talk radio, to get our message out to the majority of the public that gets its information this way.

* Establish strong relationships with mainstream religious groups and churches to counter the sanctimonious claim that only the Religious Right are people of faith.

* Democratize access to the information superhighway, such as the Internet. This valuable resource is under-utilized by people who share our perspectives and is inaccessible to a large part of our constituency, yet over three million Americans now use the Internet.

* Start grassroots voter education about the true policy implications of the right; don't let them get away with clever soundbites without exposing the policy consequences of their proposals. For example, unfunded mandates would mean that many environmental regulations would be thrown out of the window.

* Decouple their sweet talk from their meanness. Make the right talk about real issues, not just slogans on moral values. Religious groups shouldn't act, or sound, like hate groups.

* Use a human rights analysis to link progressive issues together and offer a strategy for holding our government and individuals accountable to international standards.

* Work in broad-based coalitions that unite all of those affected by the right. Single-issue and identity-based politics have their limits and are inadequate for tackling the complexities of the right.

Understand that the key to combating the right is at the grassroots level, so build and strengthen local organizations that can mobilize people community by community and block by block. Don't get discouraged. The backlash politics of the right are just that--a response to the success of our movements for social justice. We will win again!

http://www.publiceye.org/eyes/cdr_fite.html


2. Plan D - ck4829

Plan D is a strategy on how to fight the Right.

The theory is that if you do at least one of these things the RW will get a little weaker with each application of Plan D.

Plan D means to:

Debunk - Use stories from Media Matters for America, ConWebWatch, and other groups that are dedicated to refuting the Spin of the Right. - Further application (specifics) - Read a story from MMFA, CWW, FAIR, etc. and then spread this story around. Put in on a message board, send an e-mail with it and forward it to your RW Friends.

Decapitate - Investigate the doings of groups, and focus on the Leader. If and when you find something spread it around and start a petition demanding the Leader's Resignation.

Defund - There are many ways you can defund a group. A boycott of Coors, telling people to sell their Diebold, Sinclair Broadcasting, etc. Stocks. You can also think of other ways to defund a group. - Further application - If a group is tax exempt, you should do an investigation into the Group's activities, and see if you can spot any illegal activities. You should then contact the FEC to deal with the Group.

Destroy - When you find something, don't let go. Be like a tenacious pit bull and ride it out.

Dezone - The simplest thing a person can do. Put an Anti-RW sticker on your car, wear a political shirt, do something that says you are against the Far Right.

Discord - Put Homophobic Groups against Coors and the groups that they fund. Put Anti-Choice Groups against Scaife and the groups that they fund.

Disdain - Instead of name calling when a RW'er says something stupid and/or evil. This is what you should do: First, say that the RW'er should be ashamed for what he/she said and then apologize and offer support for the person(s) or group that the RW'er was talking about.

Disorganize - Investigate the doings of groups, and focus on a member. If and when you find something spread it around and start a petition demanding that member's Resignation. - Like Decapitate, but focused on the lower members of a RW Group.

Disrupt - Protest! But, it is bigger than that. Picket RW Organizations, ask questions to RW Organizations that they can not answer. You can also think of other things, just remember to keep it as civil as possible.

Dissolve - This is a continuation of Destroy. Keep going at it, keep until the group is just a shadow of it's former self, or until it is bankrupt. When you spot 1 scandal, don't stop there, keep going.

Distrust - Comment on the Liberalism or how moderate RW Leaders are to your RW Friends.


3. Bypassing the Far Right's Agenda - ck4829

A. How to have a Gay marriage

What you need:
2 Gay couples (One couple is 2 men and the other couple is 2 women)

What you do:
Have the man marry the woman and vice versa.

It'll be different from an actual marriage. I suggest that the two couples act as one family, share resources, support each other, etc.

B. How to use Birth Control (if it becomes banned)

Natural Methods such as withdrawal and the rhythm method DO work if used correctly.

Several herbs also have the ability to act as a birth control. These herbs include Wild carrot, Black cohosh, Pennroyal, Nutmeg, Mugwort. You can also mix brewers yeast and pennroyal tea and this can act a method of birth control.

Add your suggestions.