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Prankster813
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I decided to organise a student strike in school, but unfortunately the only people willing to help are either total idiots who could ruin any possible message behind just based on their reputation, or a small group of friends who don't exactly have much in the way of social skills to convince other people to join in, and the biggest problem is that pretty much everyone will give up and chicken out if the people striking are the minority in comparison to those who are staying in school, does anyone have any ideas how to convince more people to join the cause?
"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" - Voltaire
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell
"Education is a system of imposed ignorance." - Noam Chomsky
"Blessed are the Cheesemakers" - Monty Python
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend it's whole life believing that it is stupid." - Albert Einstein
"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands" - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Love thy neighbour turn him in, it's called patriotism" - KMFDM
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DreamRebel
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What's the main reason that people aren't joining in?
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Prankster813
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From what I can tell it appears to be either thinking school is supporting their rights or simply thinking that the school should be allowed to violate their rights.
"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" - Voltaire
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell
"Education is a system of imposed ignorance." - Noam Chomsky
"Blessed are the Cheesemakers" - Monty Python
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend it's whole life believing that it is stupid." - Albert Einstein
"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands" - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Love thy neighbour turn him in, it's called patriotism" - KMFDM
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DreamRebel
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Cite the First Amendment.
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What do you want to strike against, specifically?
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Prankster813
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There a re various things but the biggest is the schools recent decision to put CCTV in the bathrooms (yes you read that correctly), most people want to get rid of them but are either too lazy or politically unmotivated to do anything.
"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" - Voltaire
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell
"Education is a system of imposed ignorance." - Noam Chomsky
"Blessed are the Cheesemakers" - Monty Python
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend it's whole life believing that it is stupid." - Albert Einstein
"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands" - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Love thy neighbour turn him in, it's called patriotism" - KMFDM
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LieutenantZvesda
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If you live in America, there is no way in hell they are going to put CCTV in the bathroom.
This strike of yours, will only give you a bad rep. If i were you, i would get you and some people, to go talk to the principal or board director. That has worked for me on numerous occasions.
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Prankster813
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Unfortunately I live in the uk, we don't have the constitution here, and I checked extensively about the legalities and as far as I can tell, if they inform us that it's been put in there and it is not hidden they can do it legally. Not to mention the staff in our school often refuse to listen to students complaints, we've tried telling them our concerns, but they're refusing to listen. I understand why you would say that it'll give us a a bad rep, but if enough people strike, they can't punish us all.
"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" - Voltaire
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell
"Education is a system of imposed ignorance." - Noam Chomsky
"Blessed are the Cheesemakers" - Monty Python
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend it's whole life believing that it is stupid." - Albert Einstein
"After coming into contact with a religious man I always feel I must wash my hands" - Friedrich Nietzsche
"Love thy neighbour turn him in, it's called patriotism" - KMFDM
(This post was last modified: 06-06-2016 08:15 AM by Prankster813.)
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LieutenantZvesda
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Oh let me tell you, they certainly will punish you all. I once fell victim to this sort of plan many years ago. Honestly man, there is not much you can do. Some things are the way they are, just put a piece of paper in front of the camera saying fuck off or something, that would do more than a bunch of 14 year olds in a strike that most of them don't even know why they are in a strike.
MBTI Type: ESTP
Enneagram Type: 7w8
Political Views: Conservative on most issues.
Age: 17
Personality: I am a ESTP on the MBTI personality test. On the Enneagram personality test i received type 7, With the additional spectrum added, i am a 7w8. I tend to live in the moment, i like to cause problems to test peoples resolve, which i then use to guage my respect on said person. Emotional people annoy me, so do people who get offended.
Music: Music: Megadeth, NWA, Tha Eastsidaz, Ice Cube, Tupac, Kam, Nas, Eric B. & Rakim, Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit, Halo Soundtrack
Favorite Music Albums: Death Certificate(Ice Cube). Duces 'n Trayz The Old Fashioned Way(Tha Eastsidaz). Toxicity(System Of A Down). Made In America(Kam).
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