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Since voting is that power we say we have in the US. Does the public get to vote on this? If not... > Voting, we might even say, is the next to last refuge of

Since voting is that power we say we have in the US. Does the public get to vote on this? If not... > Voting, we might even say, is the next to last refuge of the politically impotent. The last refuge is, of course, giving your opinion to a pollster - Neil Postman

sheept 5mo ago
The US is a representative democracy, not a direct democracy. You don't get to vote on specific federal policies, you vote on the people who vote for those policies.
- replooda 5mo ago
  Mark Zuckerberg and such?
  - Avicebron 5mo ago
    Yes, it's called voting with your wallet. They are better at it that you or I presumably.
    - Forbo 5mo ago
      Voting with your wallet doesn't exist. Try to boycott Amazon by blocking the AWS IP ranges and see how unusable the internet becomes for everyday tasks. Corporations continue to push the personal responsibility narrative so they can externalize costs of unethical business practices.
      - MiiMe19 5mo ago
        how are you making them lose money by blocking their ip ranges? Your are pretty much giving them money because now they dont need to pay for bandwidth.
        Forbo 5mo ago
        By not giving their customers business. Unfortunately I am forced to interact with their customers (i.e. governments, schools, utilities, etc.).
  - NewJazz 5mo ago
    Dollars speak louder than ballots.
verdverm 5mo ago
We can also engage in direct action the other 364.9 days of the year. Call/email your representatives, go to a town hall, call the leaders of both parties of both senate and house, go to a march or protest. There are other ways we can be heard, be substantive and thoughtful, they tally and track messages which are not hyperbole or copy-paste. If you can make it personal, even better. It only needs to be a few sentences. https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
- iamnothere 5mo ago
  Don’t forget civil disobedience, should the bill come to pass.
Ifkaluva 5mo ago
We can also call representatives and give our opinions to them

sheept 5mo ago

The US is a representative democracy, not a direct democracy. You don't get to vote on specific federal policies, you vote on the people who vote for those policies.

replooda 5mo ago
Mark Zuckerberg and such?
- Avicebron 5mo ago
  Yes, it's called voting with your wallet. They are better at it that you or I presumably.
  - Forbo 5mo ago
    Voting with your wallet doesn't exist. Try to boycott Amazon by blocking the AWS IP ranges and see how unusable the internet becomes for everyday tasks. Corporations continue to push the personal responsibility narrative so they can externalize costs of unethical business practices.
    - MiiMe19 5mo ago
      how are you making them lose money by blocking their ip ranges? Your are pretty much giving them money because now they dont need to pay for bandwidth.
      - Forbo 5mo ago
        By not giving their customers business. Unfortunately I am forced to interact with their customers (i.e. governments, schools, utilities, etc.).
- NewJazz 5mo ago
  Dollars speak louder than ballots.

verdverm 5mo ago

We can also engage in direct action the other 364.9 days of the year. Call/email your representatives, go to a town hall, call the leaders of both parties of both senate and house, go to a march or protest. There are other ways we can be heard, be substantive and thoughtful, they tally and track messages which are not hyperbole or copy-paste. If you can make it personal, even better. It only needs to be a few sentences. https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

iamnothere 5mo ago
Don’t forget civil disobedience, should the bill come to pass.

Ifkaluva 5mo ago

We can also call representatives and give our opinions to them