Comments on: Earth Day 2008, Live from San Francisco

By: Max

Max — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:01:34 +0000

What an incredibly pointless idea. What a poor strategy. Declare a person “enemy” and give out their phone number?

Let’s think about what this actually accomplishes…

Step 1: Declare him the enemy. Tell every one his number.

Step 2: This guy gets some angry phone calls. Maybe 5 before he or his secretary or his butler takes the phone off the hook. He probably doesn’t answer his own phone.

Step 3: Maybe if you’re persistent enough, the secretary or butler has to go to the trouble of changing the number. The man is worth millions. Congratulations, you’ve just made him spend 50 bucks.

Step 4: Having accomplished absolutely nothing besides giving the phone company $50 for no reason, meet up with your friends and congratulate yourselves for stickin it to the man.

What are you guys, like 12?

Seriously… ever consider, oh i dunno… dialogue? lobbying? community organizing in Richmond, CA?

If activists want to be effective, the first step is to remember to take the high road.

By: David Anderson

David Anderson — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:20:23 +0000

@UncleB: Ultimately, you’re right. Unfortunately, most people don’t understand the strands of history that made corporations the unholy kings of all over the last 150 years. Toxic sludge pools are a little easier to wrap our heads around.

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:00:43 +0000

The execs at Chevron are doing exactly what they are commissioned to do legally in cases like this: they are protecting the stockholders’ money, mainly well-heeled Americans.
What needs changing are the legal rights of the corporation. If an environmental clause was part of incorporation the problem would be diminished.
Americans revere their ‘corporate’ right to commit social, economic and environmental havoc the world over. Change the rules of incorporation, change the face of America.