Our Manifesto
We are a group of like-minded individuals who came together after years of discovering that other people stubbornly refused to agree with us. We tried everything — phone calls, meetings, impassioned speeches in parking lots, and one particularly long Facebook thread — yet the world remained uncorrected. Having exhausted patience (and sometimes data), we formed this coalition to finally bring meaningful outcomes, ideally the ones we already wanted.
Our motto: “Talk is easy, but declarations are easier.”
People keep asking, “Who are you exactly?” To which we say: Wrong question.
We prefer to be known not by our members — who come and go depending on the latest outrage — but by our lofty, unmeasurable principles. Our social media community is a vibrant marketplace of ideas, plus several unrelated rants. Comments there do not necessarily represent our values, though they do represent our followers’ grammatical capabilities. Anyone may claim to be part of our movement, and we encourage this, as it expands our headcount without expanding responsibility. Please refrain from “bigotry of overgeneralization” — unless it’s toward the people we overgeneralize about.
- Ignore our tone, focus on our message, and also agree with our tone.
- Treat us as individuals, except when we say “the people have spoken.”
- Evaluate our ideas solely on merit, ideally before noticing the contradictions.
Above all, please model the maturity we keep demanding but never display.
Communication
Speak respectfully unless passion dictates otherwise. If you disagree with us, we encourage you to meet one-on-one so we can explain why you’re wrong in person. Faith is welcome in public discourse, provided it is our version and used tastefully as a rhetorical hammer.
Effectiveness
Ask big, expect more, and never stop demanding the change we want. Maintain energy by converting apathy into anxiety. Remember: A false sense of unity is bad — unless it’s unity behind our agenda.
Healthy Conflict
We support “healthy conflict,” which is like regular conflict but in public and with selective Bible verses.
Some people accuse us of focusing too much on tone, exaggeration, or self-importance. These are classic distraction tactics used by those who dare to ask for evidence.
- Calling our rants “mean.”
- Asking for proof.
- Suggesting we calm down.
- Wondering if maybe the kids are fine.
If anyone claims we’re divisive, remember: it’s the people who disagree with us who are divisive. We merely expose the division we caused.
Faith is not required to join us, though many of us carry it proudly as a conversational trump card. Our work is not mere civic engagement; it is a spiritual war to reclaim our youth from the invisible liberals said to lurk in distant cities.
Please pray for us, for we have many battles ahead — the struggle is eternal, and our thumbs are beginning to hurt.