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I don't expect this event alone to have much effect, but let's remember that similar efforts did put a stop to SOPA, and the NSA is facing a bit of pressure from Congress already.
One prerequisite for change here is public support. Public support requires people to know and be reminded about the issue, and it requires people to know that other people care deeply about the issue and that it's okay for them to care about it too. So I don't buy the common complaint that raising awareness is valueless. It isn't something you'll be able to measure tomorrow morning but that does not actually imply i…
This is just another cynical internet blogger trying to make himself feel enlightened ;) nothing more.
Admittedly, democracy itself has been on life support for quite some time now, but that's a separate issue.
(Hey! There is an event at the AT&T building. Good! https://www.facebook.com/events/614121478661276/)
Protests in front of the White House.
Protests on the steps of Capitol Hill.
Protests wherever President Obama speaks for the next 30 days.
Local protests in front of Federal Courthouses.
Local protests at your Senator and Representative's office.
I sadly believe all these banners are mockable and worse than useless. The day we fight back? There wasn't even an intentional Internet blackout today!
One prerequisite for change here is public support. Public support requires people to know and be reminded about the issue, and it requires people to know that other people care deeply about the issue and that it's okay for them to care about it too. So I don't buy the common complaint that raising awareness is valueless. It isn't something you'll be able to measure tomorrow morning but that does not actually imply i…
Awareness isn't valueless, look at what pink and a ribbon did for cancer. This is just another cynical internet blogger trying to make himself feel enlightened ;) nothing more.
One prerequisite for change here is public support. Public support requires people to know and be reminded about the issue, and it requires people to know that other people care deeply about the issue and that it's okay for them to care about it too. So I don't buy the common complaint that raising awareness is valueless. It isn't something you'll be able to measure tomorrow morning but that does not actually imply i…
Awareness isn't valueless, look at what pink and a ribbon did for cancer. This is just another cynical internet blogger trying to make himself feel enlightened ;) nothing more.
Was that sarcastic?
OK, so what do you propose we do instead? crickets
Donate actual cash to a lobbying group that puts experienced lobbying muscle and cash into changing current policy. Cash is a more effective than whining to a local representative over the phone. It's also what you're up against because you're essentially fighting the military contractors.
In order to not be just 100% hypocritical he would need to offer some actual solutions.
OK, so what do you propose we do instead? crickets
Signing an internet petition, though? That didn't even bring Firefly back on TV.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_to_Restore_Sanity_and/or...
That's how democracy works! People voice their opinions! And yes, when it happens all at once, they can create a debate by getting the attention of others. Anyone who thinks change comes easily or quickly is wrong. That's the downside to a democracy. As Churchill once said, "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."