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When you don't like how a representative votes on issues, then you show it by not voting for that representative the next election. The proposal is for retaliat
by FormStorm 15y ago
When you don't like how a representative votes on issues, then you show it by not voting for that representative the next election. The proposal is for retaliatory action, akin to: "let's shoot his dog because he voted a way I don't like." The idea that anyone would try to ruin someone's life and career over his vote on one issue is a terrifying prospect and it doesn't belong in an open society. That kind of behavior degrades us all.
If you want to have impact, then boycott the other 149 companies who were on that list in addition to Godaddy. Why is no one doing that?
- a_a_r_o_n 15y agoThe idea is to focus limited resources on targets with a relatively higher chance of success. I want to date all the girls, but ...
- FormStorm 15y agoExcuses. It doesn't address the misguided idea of targeting representatives rather than the companies that deserve to be targeted. If they want they can target TWO companies and focus their resources. My suspicion is, however, that Reddit and the internet as a whole does not have enough of a collective reach into the pockets of Comcast and other media giants, so they're focusing on some representative who probably makes half of what a programmer does in a year. It's poor. It's misguided.