I, like many progressives looking for a mechanism for activism, recently joined MoveOn.org. I enjoy getting emails offering me things like Bush/McCain bumper stickers and heads-ups to contact my congressman to express my strenuous objections to a legislative compromise that would give phone companies immunity for illegally assisting the Bush administration in spying on American citizens.
However, I'm sometimes uncomfortable with the aggressive way in which these emails are worded. And sometimes, I'm not entirely convinced that the action they are asking us to take is really a good idea.