tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post9025723130693524261..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Circle The Jerk: A PropositionMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43389245863128398802017-02-23T21:51:04.546-08:002017-02-23T21:51:04.546-08:00It's like he's Opposite Boy. Whatever is t...It's like he's Opposite Boy. Whatever is the thing we should be doing, he's...Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51565145193531366932017-02-23T19:12:28.826-08:002017-02-23T19:12:28.826-08:00It's hard to believe that he couldn't do O...It's hard to believe that he couldn't do ONE SINGLE THING that is good. Amazing. Not in a good way.knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49011791101436923602017-02-23T11:04:51.890-08:002017-02-23T11:04:51.890-08:00It's extraordinary how thoroughly wrong his pl...It's extraordinary how thoroughly wrong his plans are. Every one.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82691738562796790762017-02-23T11:04:08.541-08:002017-02-23T11:04:08.541-08:00Ultimately I think this kind of resistance is the ...Ultimately I think this kind of resistance is the most effective. There's a school of thought that holds that one must be disruptive and make people uncomfortable to have an effect, but I see it as mostly giving ammunition to the opposition.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57637611025554089032017-02-23T05:57:29.422-08:002017-02-23T05:57:29.422-08:00This is the best way to protest and to convince ot...This is the best way to protest and to convince others of your dedication. But, allowing him to continue with his destruction of the environment and the economy will give his voters pause if not terrified surprise.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82785616940904923862017-02-22T20:09:10.850-08:002017-02-22T20:09:10.850-08:00Me too! Beautifully said, Murr!Me too! Beautifully said, Murr!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33968563317264654672017-02-22T18:28:06.882-08:002017-02-22T18:28:06.882-08:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_resistanc...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_resistance - some other examples maybe? And then there's Gandhi: http://sfr-21.org/gandhi-nonviolence.htmlCindy McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859478888327253814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82157849307405870792017-02-22T17:15:39.790-08:002017-02-22T17:15:39.790-08:00"I am the least thoughtful person you know. B..."I am the least thoughtful person you know. Believe me, nobody is less thoughtful than I am."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61365229472746761482017-02-22T17:14:49.760-08:002017-02-22T17:14:49.760-08:00Share the hashtag. #circlethejerkShare the hashtag. #circlethejerkMurr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84918807429226714532017-02-22T17:14:31.086-08:002017-02-22T17:14:31.086-08:00We definitely need to be turning our backs. I don&...We definitely need to be turning our backs. I don't think we need to chant. And his mob won't be silent, so we'd stand out.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33885737557954914112017-02-22T17:13:39.583-08:002017-02-22T17:13:39.583-08:00I seriously doubt we could maintain silentitude, a...I seriously doubt we could maintain silentitude, at least at a conversational level, but just facing away and not moving could be powerful.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51520356994292604782017-02-22T17:04:09.139-08:002017-02-22T17:04:09.139-08:00He reminds me of a dog chasing a car and suddenly ...He reminds me of a dog chasing a car and suddenly catches it and doesn't have a clue what to do with it.<br />The man says he's a winner but he's no leader and silence would confuse him as much as catching that car.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39550403159080573582017-02-22T15:04:41.243-08:002017-02-22T15:04:41.243-08:00Yes for me, too!!Yes for me, too!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9346313806758261302017-02-22T15:03:25.580-08:002017-02-22T15:03:25.580-08:00Yes!!! :)Yes!!! :)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23332630578700252742017-02-22T11:30:01.305-08:002017-02-22T11:30:01.305-08:00Absolutely!! Wonderful post.Absolutely!! Wonderful post.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90337998585640421182017-02-22T11:29:16.382-08:002017-02-22T11:29:16.382-08:00i'm there, but we can't be silent, we need...i'm there, but we can't be silent, we need to be visibly turning our backs. Otherwise we'll be included in the already mentioned by him 'silent majority'. Silence can be seen as compliance. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13495631778365911392017-02-22T11:05:41.563-08:002017-02-22T11:05:41.563-08:00Yes! (she says, as she slowly turns her back and b...Yes! (she says, as she slowly turns her back and becomes totally silent).chlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476371332873753350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44540953886421746392017-02-22T11:05:36.043-08:002017-02-22T11:05:36.043-08:00Yes! (she says, as she slowly turns her back and b...Yes! (she says, as she slowly turns her back and becomes totally silent).chlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476371332873753350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23867259210007312912017-02-22T10:17:59.471-08:002017-02-22T10:17:59.471-08:00It will not prod him into understanding. Believe m...It will not prod him into understanding. Believe me.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75340971335570399332017-02-22T10:17:40.315-08:002017-02-22T10:17:40.315-08:00Thanks--I'll check them out some late night!Thanks--I'll check them out some late night!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43001288776729096312017-02-22T10:17:10.749-08:002017-02-22T10:17:10.749-08:00It's very hard. The Freedom Marchers were dril...It's very hard. The Freedom Marchers were drilled on this. They practiced. They practiced being goaded and not fighting back. But they turned it around.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10220931126716556102017-02-22T10:15:54.529-08:002017-02-22T10:15:54.529-08:00Pass it on.Pass it on.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29303212857442528702017-02-22T10:15:39.162-08:002017-02-22T10:15:39.162-08:00Right on, as we used to say.Right on, as we used to say.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57430918874658620782017-02-22T07:51:25.476-08:002017-02-22T07:51:25.476-08:00I like it, Murr. Maybe rejection will prod him int...I like it, Murr. Maybe rejection will prod him into understanding or set him off in a rage, I don't know, but he will react. It is his nature.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28781618257512228142017-02-22T06:32:15.713-08:002017-02-22T06:32:15.713-08:00He really does have a big ego, and no idea what he...He really does have a big ego, and no idea what he is doing. But the issues, I think, go broader and deeper than just this man, or just this administration. Brexit and Trump are just the symptoms. The world is changing. There's an excellent TED talk just out on nationalism vs globalism: the new political divide:<br /> <br />http://www.ted.com/talks/jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com