Here's my advice to the rainbow family people of influence. I don't want
to say "leaders", because as a herd of cats, they have no leaders,
and they're not kidding when they say that.
- You should print up T-shirts that say "I tried to stop the Rainbow
Gathering and all I got was this worthless T-shirt." Offer them
to any USFS personnel within reach. For extra bonus points, print
"USFS" in block letters on the back. Of course, if you get
accused of bribing them, point out that the shirt is worthless,
and since you're giving them to every USFS personnel who shows up,
they are technically not an economic good since they aren't
scarce. Print that on the shirt itself, in fine print, of course.
- Offer to share food with them. Sharing food is a very primal act
of bonding. If they want to have a chat with you, eat while
you're talking to them, and keep offering them food.
- If they target your medical staff again, make sure that the press
knows that your infrastructure is being targetted. Speculate
that the USFS is doing this to cause a disaster which breaks down
the Gathering from within, and point out that innocents will
suffer.
- "Elect" a new Leader of the Rainbow Gathering, who sets up their
own authoritative-seeming web page with contact information, etc.,
and have them be 1) not at the gathering, and 2) completely out of
reach during the gathering. If people come looking for a leader,
say exactly what you say now. "We have no leaders". When asked
where he is, you say "I haven't seen him."
- Oh, hell, for that matter, he doesn't even need to exist.
- Stop saying that you have no leaders. The harder you press that
claim, the more they'll think you have
secret leaders. Instead, explicitly say that you have Tail
Followers. They don't lead anybody; they just follow the decisions
made by the group. They're scribes, not chieftans. No member
of the Rainbow Family will move when they say "Jump!"
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