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People often ask me what sort of activism they should undertake to bring about the changes they desire. Although symbolic protests and marches can create media spectacles and pitching wads of fliers from your car can make an absurd newspaper story, neither of these bring any lasting impact. It's silly to waste time repeating ineffective methods and acting as though these bring political or social change.
Some people, however, are succeeding with protest methods that work better than the failed techniques already mentioned. As a team, we can silently but surely achieve the end results we all desire.
Economic Battle
Some economists claim that all war is primarily economic and only secondarily military, something modern war technique shoes us with victories obtained without invasion or a single bullet being fired. In these abstract models, soldiers are treated as economic resources that incur costs for training and maintenance but are used to cost the enemy and impair its organizational structure, forcing leaders to forfeit power and their nation's resources. Economic war cuts through the tedium of military battles by bringing a targeted nation to its knees with isolating sanctions that block imports and exports, crippling its economic level compared with other nations.
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As part of the "bleed-until-bankruptcy plan," bin Laden cited a British estimate that it cost al Qaeda about $500,000 to carry out the attacks of September 11, 2001, an amount that he said paled in comparison with the costs incurred by the United States.
"Every dollar of al Qaeda defeated a million dollars, by the permission of Allah, besides the loss of a huge number of jobs," he said. "As for the economic deficit, it has reached record astronomical numbers estimated to total more than a trillion dollars.
The total U.S. national debt is more than $7 trillion. The U.S. federal deficit was $413 billion in 2004, according to the Treasury Department.
CNN, "Bin Laden: Goal is to bankrupt U.S." 11/1/04
The economic technique used by bin Laden and his limited forces requires only rare acts of physical force, and is directed primarily at symbolic targets. His plan of attack against the U.S. is not a massive military undertaking that nations like China could pull off, but is a sophisticated realization that the U.S. could be eliminated best not by a direct military attack, but by forcing it into bankruptcy, just as occurred suddenly with the U.S.S.R. after its many years of debt and deficit spending.
The Arab League
Despite daily media coverage of Middle Eastern politics, few people are aware of the Arab League's boycott of Israel. The boycott identifies three tiers of business and its organization has effectively slowed Israel's economic growth. This makes the Israeli economy internally weak and more dependent on outside funding.
U.S. Treasury Report
1. Primary Boycott
Prohibits Arabs States, Companies, Individuals from ANY commercial, financial or trade relations with Israel
2. Secondary Boycott
Companies worldwide doing business with Israel blacklisted and boycotted by
Arab governments and companies
3. Tertiary Boycott
Extends the boycott to companies doing business with boycotted firms.
ADL, "Arabs Reactivate Economic Boycott of Israel"
People in the western world who want to send a message to Israel about the behavior of its regime can join the boycott as well. Anyone living in the U.S. is not permitted to boycott Israel, but other nations allow their citizens basic freedoms, such as the right to organize and speak freely. It's also impossible to prove you're boycotting Israel unless you state that as your intention, since there are plenty of competing products to buy instead because of price, performance or looks.
Muslim personalized products are another way the Muslim community fights back against companies it sees as Zionist and supportive of an enemy regime. At the same time, Muslim companies are able to make a profit for their owners, employ their people, and donate money to their social organizations. When Muslims recognized the globalistic interests of Coke and Pepsi, they created their own successful cola companies as alternatives: Mecca Cola ("It is an act of political protest against American-Zionist crimes."), Zam Zam Cola (considered a viable Islamic substitute for U.S. global rivals), and Qibla-Cola ("People in the world...feel occupied on all levels").
I'm no fashion expert, but the Indo-European activist with a wardrobe of Calvin Klein and Levi Strauss is not only unaware, but is economically rewarding his enemy while wearing a foreign uniform. The same goes for activists drinking Seagram's alcohol, watching Hollywood entertainment, or financially supporting any products owned by Israeli businessmen or companies that donate to Israeli causes.
Obviously, we don't want to get swept up in the mindset of materialism caused by the merchant caste ruling our era. At the same time, if you want to take action, be consistent and don't give money to companies or organizations friendly to the enemy. Even more, it's important to know that you can strike a blow against those who oppose us with simple changes in your spending patterns.