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> None of this takes money nor a ton of time. It takes some effort, however, which is apparently enough. Most people are struggling to make ends meet, when the
by Benjamin_Dobell 9y ago
> None of this takes money nor a ton of time. It takes some effort, however, which is apparently enough.
Most people are struggling to make ends meet, when they're not working they're sleeping. You can't judge most people for not having time to petition politicians. In my experience it's extremely time consuming to even get your voice heard in a local council (Australia) meeting; and 99% of the time you're dismissed even when you have multiple people making the same point against one corporate entity. For the most part it's futile and exhausting... and depressing.
Don't forget corporate entities have people whose job it is to petition governments, it's those people's livelihood. Meanwhile, your average person petitioning is typically adversely affecting their own livelihood.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoIn support of this: I work in structural steel fabrication in Tasmania. Between working 56hr weeks and taking care of the dog, I don't have much to do anything else. I recently bought a house, so I have been meaning to pay more attention to local council.
- intended 9y agoThere are also Many other people are not. Plus many people who are poor find it important to show up for things that impact them - and they very regularly do show up. I don’t think the provided reason is diagnostically valuable. Part of the reason is