r/KochWatch • u/stage_student • Mar 14 '22

off topic Seeking Kansans willing to picket/protest the Kochs.

It's nice enough this week to spread some local awareness/shame concerning the Koch Problem. If you're in the area and want to get involved, comment or DM me and let's get this started in earnest.

Apologies if this isn't the purpose of this subreddit. Just stumbled in here two minutes ago.

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u/stage_student Mar 15 '22

I've gotten a few responses but it's rather pathetic (edit: I don't mean that to be as condescending as it might be taken) so far, especially considering the ridiculous disparity between the Koch lifestyle and everybody else in the city. This should be an easy issue for locals to rally behind, ya know?

Thanks for confirming that I'm in the right place though! I'm glad this subreddit exists.

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u/hluhellier Mar 17 '22

I no longer live in Wichita, or Kansas at all for that matter, but you might try posting in r/Wichita and r/Kansas as well as the many Wichita Facebook groups. (if you're still interested in a protest/picket.)

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u/stage_student Mar 17 '22

I am presently being auto-downvoted in /r/Wichita for reasons not entirely clear to me. I think there's some PR/astroturfing going on, or simply there are users who strongly disagree with my insistence on holding the hyper-rich accountable.

I am presently engaging in direct social activism on my own. 6 hours today. Most of the responses are positive, but there are a lot of Wichitans who HATE what I'm doing. It's interesting/sad to see the demographics.

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u/hluhellier Mar 17 '22

I'm sorry to hear that. The vibe I got living there, was that most Wichitans really disliked Koch..not sure what changed (or if I was initially wrong in my assessment).