I understand completely. I was not talking about an outright merger, merely a sort of strategic partnership. Information is the key to victory, after all.
And I do understand the idea of the in-your-face incidents beng of note, but I think the reason they stick out is that they are very rare and help to point out the hypocrisy of ANSWER's so-called moral superiority. They try to take the moral high ground at every rally.
As I said, the Idea I'm proposing is a strategic partnership. You guys help us, we help you. I personally believe in safety in numbers - if we show a greater presence at these rallies, I think we'll gather more media attention.
I am also worried about violence, just as much as anybody. This is why, as you said, the point is to encourage, not to make people feel obligated to show up.
I am one of a very small contingent of ProtestWarriors here in Arizona, so I guess I feel better in a crowd of supporters. I also think we could get more done working together.
I'm all for a working relationship. Whenever you guys have an event, contact the FRN and we can put you in contact with the chapters in those areas, if you don't already work with them.
Of course, putting up threads like this are also very productive. There's a couple thousand members of FR chapters but tens of thousands of people on this forum everyday.
BTW - I know you weren't talking anout a merger and a strategic partnership would be just fine!