DU should go dark tomorrow in solidarity.

[Warren Stupidity]

No SOPA.

One day. What do you say?

[peacebird]

1. Yes, agree.

[pinboy3niner]

2. At least DU2

[qanda]

8. +1

LOL

[Luminous Animal]

3. I agree.

[bahrbearian]

4. Yea

[Electric Monk]

5. I would miss it, but that's kind of the point, right? So, yes, K&R. nt

[qanda]

6. Even if it doesn't go dark, DU should definitely call attention to SOPA/PIPA

Maybe a banner or some call to action from the administrators. Together we can defeat this legislation.

[JohnnyRingo]

7. Stop it.

What am I going to do, go out and get excersize tomorrow?
It'll be 25 degrees here. You're killing me. Hahahaha

[southernyankeebelle]

14. I hate to say it I hope you don't do it. I live in a rural area. I kinda depend on DU3 to get up

to date information. I hope you at least think about it. But I guess I won't die missing one day.

[woo me with science]

9. Sounds good to me. nt

[monmouth]

10. Oh gawd, you mean I'll have to actually clean and stuff? sigh...n/t

[julian09]

11. You can go dark tomorrow.

[Warren Stupidity]

15. I will. I think it would be good if DU did too.

[graywarrior]

12. Yep!

[marlakay]

13. I agree nt

[itsrobert]

16. Nope, DU should be a forum

to effect change. Once people find their favorite websites down, they will look for places to discuss it. Do yo want them going to some righty site or would you prefer they go to DU3? (as long as they are not disruptors)

[OhioChick]

17. Agreed n/t

[ellenfl]

18. yes. eom

[Bjorn Against]

19. I support this idea with one minor but important exception

I don't think the site should go completely dark, I think there should be one and only one thing visible to those who visit: The text of the First Amendment.

[lonestarnot]

20. I like that idea!

[Warren Stupidity]

25. +1

[FlaGatorJD]

26. Perhaps on a black background (n/t)

[bullwinkle428]

31. I'm totally good with that.

[Capitalocracy]

21. Or we could all switch our avatars for a day

to something against SOPA.

Slacktivism, maybe, but I'm in.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

22. It would hurt....(gasp)...... but DO IT.... do whats right!

On edit....... Do it. Not to send a message to the rethuglicans, because we know they are scum...... but as a Reminder to the Democratic party that we are watching, and we are legion, and "we won't get fooled again".

[DavidDvorkin]

23. Hell, no

No site should go dark tomorrow. It's a foolish and pointless exercise.

[phleshdef]

24. I disagree. We all know what SOPA is about. DU doesn't need preach to its own choir.

Websites like Google and Yahoo and Wikipedia, those are websites that people from all walks of life, all countries, all political parties, etc, use. What they are doing is going to effectively raise awareness. DUers don't need their awareness raised. I'd say most of us know the deal with these wild bills and most of us are against them. Unlike those sites mentioned, we wouldn't accomplish anything significant for the cause and I don't want to have to turn on network news in order to find out whats going on.

[Warren Stupidity]

27. Du is pretty damn visible.

[phleshdef]

45. Its still a liberal niche website frequented by political junkies.

The point of the blackout is to get people who don't live this stuff everyday to get involved in the activism. DU doesn't need a blackout in order to get its members to do that.

[Denver Dave]

28. Absolutely - 22 of my sites have now gone dark

Absolutely !!!

22 of my sites have now gone dark for Jan. 18 to protest SOPA!

for example: http://www.HCTalk.com

[customerserviceguy]

29. It's a stunt

DU should not participate. We already are 99.9% against this crappy law. We don't need to sulk in order to prove it.

[flvegan]

30. It is. n/t

[progressoid]

32. And your wish is granted...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1013812

[lonestarnot]

34. ! Shazam!

[ohiosmith]

33. Nooooooo! What will I do? Where will I go?

[lonestarnot]

35. Well lemme see. You could get ready for occupy the courts on Friday.

[ohiosmith]

36. There are no gyms near me.

[lonestarnot]

38. Who's Jim?

[dixiegrrrrl]

39. Frankly, Ohio...I DO give a damn.

[ohiosmith]

40. I'll give you my DU when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

[unkachuck]

37. K&R....n/t

[HuckleB]

41. The whole Internet should go dark.

No texts. No cell phones either.

It would be enlightening to many brains.

We can live without it.

[Dragonbreathp9d]

42. I would agree were it not for our commonality of thinking

A little redundant

[pinboy3niner]

43. It's already a done deal--see progressoid's link to Skinner's announcement in #32

[Dragonbreathp9d]

44. Did and support