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That stuff is not going to change over night, and lobbyists aren't inherently bad. It takes other lobbyists to educate Congress and the public about the flip s
by studentrob 11y ago
That stuff is not going to change over night, and lobbyists aren't inherently bad. It takes other lobbyists to educate Congress and the public about the flip side of the debate. Tesla is working on that now. If you yourself feel passionately about any issue, nothing is stopping you from launching your own website and campaign. You don't even need to be registered as a non profit. You can say whatever you like. Many countries' populations do not have the wealth and freedom to do what US citizens can do.
- nitrogen 11y agonothing is stopping you from launching your own website and campaign Nothing except the fact that we don't have a multi-billion-dollar interest group paying us to do so ;). I agree with you that things can sometimes be done at the grassroots level, but there is simply no comparison to the tenacity and endurance of influence available to the big players. Any grassroots effort must find a way to surmount that obstacle, not ignore it.
- studentrob 11y agoSure. But collective votes trump money every time. And your voice is part of getting that collective going. It isn't easy. You need to be an active speaker to participate. You need to be good at presenting facts and convincing people. But with the right to free speech, this is something anyone can practice and learn, even computer scientists. As hidden as we liked to stay behind our monitors growing up, it is time we start coming out from under our shells.