FluxCapacitor
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I made a video promoting the TeaParty07 website yesterday. I'm very proud of it, and I put it in my signature. I've emailed it to some friends, and will post it on my blog soon.
I'm proud of the video, but the TeaParty07 website itself has a major flaw.
It's being run by consensus.
Trevor and Nathaniel are doing a phenomenal job, but they've undertaken an impossible task. They're trying to be all things to all people. They're trying to find a concensus and run the website by committee. The proper thing for Trevor and Nathaniel to do at this point is to consider what would make the most effective grassroots donation drive, and then follow that course.
There is already huge momentum behind TeaParty07.com.
Some people really like the wording on the website and like the attempt to link the Federal Reserve's artificially low interest rates with the unfair taxation that existed 234 years ago.
Some people would prefer to see the idea of "inflation tax" presented alongside other issues.
Others would prefer to see a more general message about freedom and liberty, without focusing on specific issues.
Trevor rightly points out that since the polls came out at roughly 50/50, he can't make a change to accommodate one faction without then annoying the other factions.
Trevor, can I suggest that you think outside the box here? I see a better way to set this up. We have the technology.
Suppose we had a main website with a picture of Ron Paul, an explanation of the mass donation goal, a hit counter, a pledge counter, and some cool banners and the "Liberty is Brewing" slogan. The purpose of this site is to keep track of the momentum behind the TeaParty07 grassroots one-day political fundraising event.
Then you can make another website or a separate section on the same domain, and use that to explain inflation. Someone else might have an idea or a particular issue that's important, and they can make their own website explaining whatever they want to explain, and then they can ask people to help the cause by going to TeaParty07.com and pledging to participate.
With the power of hyperlinks, this donation day really can be all things to all people. You can have your section about inflation, I can have my section about following the Constitution and the idea that the rule of law is a precondition to any other political debate. Someone else can talk about a peaceful foreign policy. Someone else can make a webpage gushing about Ron Paul's character and how excited they are to finally get the chance to vote FOR a candidate rather than picking the one they think is the least bad. Regardless of how this event set up, there will be tens of thousands of people promoting it and convincing others to participate. Let's set it up in such a way that those tens of thousands of supporters can go out and sell this idea with all their vim and gusto, not just some of it.
Does anyone else have ideas on the overall philosophy of the donation drive? Please chime in.
I'm proud of the video, but the TeaParty07 website itself has a major flaw.
It's being run by consensus.
Trevor and Nathaniel are doing a phenomenal job, but they've undertaken an impossible task. They're trying to be all things to all people. They're trying to find a concensus and run the website by committee. The proper thing for Trevor and Nathaniel to do at this point is to consider what would make the most effective grassroots donation drive, and then follow that course.
There is already huge momentum behind TeaParty07.com.
Some people really like the wording on the website and like the attempt to link the Federal Reserve's artificially low interest rates with the unfair taxation that existed 234 years ago.
Some people would prefer to see the idea of "inflation tax" presented alongside other issues.
Others would prefer to see a more general message about freedom and liberty, without focusing on specific issues.
Trevor rightly points out that since the polls came out at roughly 50/50, he can't make a change to accommodate one faction without then annoying the other factions.
Trevor, can I suggest that you think outside the box here? I see a better way to set this up. We have the technology.
Suppose we had a main website with a picture of Ron Paul, an explanation of the mass donation goal, a hit counter, a pledge counter, and some cool banners and the "Liberty is Brewing" slogan. The purpose of this site is to keep track of the momentum behind the TeaParty07 grassroots one-day political fundraising event.
Then you can make another website or a separate section on the same domain, and use that to explain inflation. Someone else might have an idea or a particular issue that's important, and they can make their own website explaining whatever they want to explain, and then they can ask people to help the cause by going to TeaParty07.com and pledging to participate.
With the power of hyperlinks, this donation day really can be all things to all people. You can have your section about inflation, I can have my section about following the Constitution and the idea that the rule of law is a precondition to any other political debate. Someone else can talk about a peaceful foreign policy. Someone else can make a webpage gushing about Ron Paul's character and how excited they are to finally get the chance to vote FOR a candidate rather than picking the one they think is the least bad. Regardless of how this event set up, there will be tens of thousands of people promoting it and convincing others to participate. Let's set it up in such a way that those tens of thousands of supporters can go out and sell this idea with all their vim and gusto, not just some of it.
Does anyone else have ideas on the overall philosophy of the donation drive? Please chime in.
