Medicare for All Protesters Ignored

[mystieus]

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Joseph Huff-Hannon, independent journalist, covered direct action at the office of New York senator Chuck Schumer today--and saw very little other media.

[Downtown Hound]

1. Which is why it's long past time to start protesting the media

Sit down and blockade their studios, I guarantee you they'll report on it.

[20score]

4. That, is a fantastic idea!

[slipslidingaway]

5. They did in 1993 ...

second article at this link.

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Norman_Solomon/Violence_TV_TTMLG.html

It's Time for a Real Debate on National Health Insurance
May 12,1993

"When a coalition of groups concerned about health care | held a loud public protest in midtown Manhattan on May 12 <1993>, they didn't set up their picket line outside a hospital or W insurance company headquarters or government agency.

Instead, they gathered in front of the New York Times building, and their demand was simple: "Stop rationing health care news!" The protesters are angry over the fact that the newspaper's reporting routinely downplays a popular proposal-endorsed by 12 of New York City's 14 members of Congress-to overhaul the American health system: a singlepayer system of publicly-financed health care..."

[Downtown Hound]

6. That's awesome, but for it to have any real effect

it would have to be a long term campaign that would include civil disobedience as well as protest.

[slipslidingaway]

7. True, people could grow old trying :) n/t

[Goldstein1984]

2. Medicare for All -- Keep at it people!

Ignoring is invalidating, and invalidating is just a tactic to avoid substanial argument. You overcome that tactic by turning up the volume, increasing the size of the protest, enlisting people who have the public's ear.

[Pharaoh]

3. And is'nt it Ironic and interesting

that all these health insurance company's get to dump us in medicare just when it gets really expensive!