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Question: In the last few years, how many such online petitions have resulted in some positive, effective action?
by enlightenedfool 10y ago
Question: In the last few years, how many such online petitions have resulted in some positive, effective action?
- str33t_punk 10y agoSOPA is the only one I can think of and then they rebranded it
- cwiggs 10y agoI would love to see some data on this. A lot of times people tell me that one way to solve social issues to get start some type of activism (march to the capital, start a rally in your town, etc). However, I haven't seen much data on the effectiveness of those things.
- SomeStupidPoint 10y agoI would guess actually marching or attending a rally is much more effective than online petitions, because it shows people are already across the mobilization threshold. Implicit in a march at the capital is "This many people could be here with torches and guns". By contrast, people clicking online aren't very active.
- xorfish 10y agoPetition only work if there is actual political power behind them. There is at least one country that allows petitions to force a referendum on any law. Switzerland. Naturally such a system develops to a consensus democracy. The reason beeing that a group that is big enough can force a referendum on any law that is passed. So the laws that are passed are usually some sort of consensus.
- swanson 10y agoI had the same thought a few weeks ago (specifically about Change.org petitions). Here is a page I found that shows petitions that achieved some action: https://www.change.org/victories https://www.change.org/victories No idea on how many did not succeed.