Richard Lamb wrote in message ...
C J Campbell wrote:

"Bob Olds" wrote in message
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If everyone in the U.S. will NOT buy gasoline on MAY 19 , Then we
will hit the oil companies in the bottom line (Profit). It is
estimated that this would cost them in the millions.
I WON'T buy gas on May 19.

And this will cost the oil companies money how? The gas out will not
inconvenience them in the slightest. Now, if everyone just stopped buying
gas, period, that might mean something.


It's not about costing them money, guys.

As has been pointed out (to death) we will all burn just as much gas
as we would have, regardless of when it was purchased.

The point of civil disobeadence is to make a point.

To say something.

Usually to someone who is not listening.


Richard

Yes, Richard's point is the key. The point is to make politicians
squirm and sweat, to make Oil CEO's burn favors in resisting gov
pressure to build additional refineries. At the very least it will
disrupt daily tanker truck delivery schemes. If the merged media
ignores our disobedience, we could up the ante in a month and expand
the boycott for a week. Corporate America can't fire everybody.

Then if that doesn't work, vote for Ralph Nader. He hates big
business. He speaks Arabic (I think he is a converted rag-head.) He
might be able to diffuse this world-wide holy/oil war and return us to
a more golden age of aviation.

I was involved in three labor actions at my outfit. All significantly
improved the working lives of the guys comming behind us.

pacplyer