We're on offense again, this time putting the spotlight on David Koch and denying him a chance to spend his millions on credibility and social status.
We organized a flashmob in the heart of NYC. We projected four Koch Brothers Exposed videos on the facade of the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center during our Guerrilla Drive In.
Our event is spontaneous and funny, but there's tremendous value in exposing the Koch ideology and legacy through a satirical bent. Our newest video features a choir, brass band, and New Yorkers renaming the Koch theater and sending a message to David Koch.
The brothers David and Charles Koch have a knack for getting buildings named after themselves. Everything from theaters, to sports arenas and medical buildings bear the Koch brand. So why do the brothers hide from burnishing their name on their political causes?
Brave New Foundation and middle class advocates The Other 98% teamed up to rally New Yorkers to rename the David Koch theater to something more appropriate and something that reflects his and his company's record of pollution, the Tea Party funding, and climate change denial.
Click here to rename the David H. Koch Theater.
As New Yorkers take the fight to David Koch, we're giving everyone the opportunity to rename the Koch theater with our latest Guerrilla Drive In video.
What the Kochs are doing to our democracy is serious, but with your help, we can use satire to grow our movement and stop the Kochs.
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I been twice commissioned for operas from Lincoln Center in the past, and feel deeply ashamed now to see his name on their building. I used to be proud of that place, because I felt it stood for integrity. I don't feel that way anymore. I'm ashamed of it now.
What about the tax dollars that Lincoln Center gets? There are single mothers living in NY who are paying taxes so that people like you can sit around all day and write operas, and that's great for you, but can imagine that there are people who think that those public donations of tax dollars are even more outrageous than donations made by private people and entities like David Koch. It's all about perspective.
Finally, look at the history of Lincoln Center itself. Have you ever heard of Robert Moses? 7000 families were displaced so you can write operas and then declare yourself a victim. I'm sure you write great operas, and both I and my family are frequent users of Lincoln Center and have been for decades but get real here John. Ashamed? Have a nice day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fd2GLEoghI
Koch brothers fund think tanks that would save them tens of millions of dollars.
Koch brothers fund think tanks that fight against providing healthcare for children.
Koch brothers have given $30 million dollars to fight environmental regulation.
Koch brothers fund over 300 think tanks ‘position papers’ to destroy Social Security.
huh? Libertarian ideology is nothing new. But hey - if it motivates you to have a boogeyman, go for it.
make sure that philanthropy is killed once and for all? It sounds like he is being extremely generous with the wealth that he is created. I guess I just don't get the problem.
Government spending did increase under the Bush administration to be sure. Though when Democrats took control they acted like the mistake that those Republicans were making was not spending enough. So I truly have to scratch my head and wonder how you attack Republicans on that subject while letting Democrats off the hook.
Who are these "real" Americans you are talking about? Do they understand that the government isn't Santa Claus? That seems to be a real problem for most on the left. We have a deficit of $14,000,000,000,000+. That is $140,000 per household. We have an administration that predicts trillion dollar annual deficits on into the future. That is a serious problem for our nation and its future whether you comprehend it or not.
Koch supports with millions of $ an ideology that cuts services to those who need it, decreased regulations on their industry that causes enviromental demage to other, and lowers their personal taxes. That makes their motivation GREED, which they belive is good.
That is the difference.