Project Logic GA is starting a year long, monthly effort design to broaden our discussion of major issues, cultivate the next group of policy leaders and create a web-based/actual meetup network of results-oriented voters. We believe, the major political parties, the media and special interest groups often execute their agenda while the people seem like pawns on a chessboard.
In Georgia, the current 12th, 8th and 2nd congressional districts join the likely new north Georgia congressional districts as the competitive districts during election season. With the importance of issues and policies, we will select one major topic per month and “put it on the table” for our panel of contributors. We are inviting contributors to chime in with a brief paragraph or two on the monthly topic with the hope that a dozen issues will be discussed by this time next year—an ebook of non-Atlanta Georgia issues because the ATL gets enough ink all ready.
The party bosses and major political players in the Atlanta enjoy battling the other side in a blood sport. Some feel that the rest of Georgia is more genteel and would prefer a civil approach to moving our state, our South and our nation forward. Which some folks love “fussing and beefing,” moderates and centrists generally acknowledge good points from both sides. Who really wants to go through life with a constant vibe of loathing, hate and conflict?
In an interesting twist, we recognize the success of the Tea Party Movement in mobilizing those who feel they are Taxed Enough Already. While their methods and techniques are “interesting,” their passion and networking savvy should be respected and emulated. To borrow from boxing great Ali, “they shook up the world” with motivated voters while greater numbers of voters stood idly by.
We hope that this project will generate a facebook-based network of Georgians who will be informed and focused because a relatively small number of voters on both political ends shouldn’t select leadership and drive policy.
Helen Blocker Adams, Augusta talk radio host, Project Logic GA blogger and serious optimist, recently wrote the book “Unlikely Allies: 8 Steps to Bridging Divides that Impact Leadership” about people coming together to address community problems. We love books and blogs better when they serve as the catalyst for understanding and growth.
The Unlikely Allies Project of Project Logic GA endeavors to:
- Hear from contributors over time on major issues; cultivating the next generation of leadership.
- Gather a collection of facebook friends from Georgia’s competitive congressional districts who are interested in policy discussions among unlikely allies.
- Bring Georgians together in various social settings to humanize everyone in the political discussions.
During a trip across Georgia last week, the Eagles’ song “The Long Run” came on the radio and hearing it was timely. In Georgia, we need to think about the long run or long term development of our human resources. When Don Henley sang, “Well I don’t understand why you don’t treat yourself better…do the crazy things that you do,” my mind turned to starting this needed effort.
Eagles’ “Long Run”
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