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100 Acts of Minor Dissent
100 Acts of Minor Dissent | Mark Thomas
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Just back from laughing at comedian/activist, Mark Thomas. His TV show, The Mark Thomas Product, was one of the best things at the end of the '90s & it's criminal, though predictable, that he's not still gracing our screens. The episode where he showed how ridiculously easy it was to become an arms dealer with no security checks was both hilarious and terrifying. He's on tour, and I'd recommend getting tickets. Professional review link below.

Bookwomble The tagged book is an earlier example of his combination of comedy with protest. I wish I was as brave!
https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2024/08/26/56505/mark_thomas:_gaffa_tapes
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“I am aware I sound like a Marxist Victor Meldrew but, guess what, I'm over 50 and I don't give a fuck.”

- I'm thinking of getting this as a tattoo.

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“An Act of Dissent is simply a way of saying, 'No, I do not accept this and, as my silence may be construed as acquiescence, I would like to make a small gesture to indicate that you can all go fuck yourselves.”

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Just in case you're wondering, the Acts of Dissent pictured on the cover are, from left to right:
1: Smashing a papiér maché piñata of Nick Clegg with a copy of the Tory/Liberal Coalition Agreement sticking out of its paper buttocks;
2: Women racing pink Barbie remote control cars outside the Saudi Arabian embassy;
3: Taking an in-your-face photograph of a police officer every weekday for a year;
👇🏻👇🏻

Bookwomble 4: Sticking Margaret Thatcher's face into porn mags and putting them back on the shelves;
5: Posting heavy things to major corporations without stamps so they have to pay excess postage;
6: Playing "Whats the Time, Mr Wolf?" in Hyde Park to protest the introduction of fees for playing organised sports.

Excellent book - I recommend it for a laugh and potential ideas! (Though Mark Thomas's idea of 'minor' is questionable in some cases!)
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