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This is why we're left with a 'Vocal Minority' as Lamar Smith stated when pressed about the opposition. What he should have called us was the 'conscious' and 'e
by walru 15y ago
This is why we're left with a 'Vocal Minority' as Lamar Smith stated when pressed about the opposition. What he should have called us was the 'conscious' and 'educated'. With a near media blank out, he thought this was going to be a walk in the park.
More people would be outraged if they only knew about the bill, or once they were told about it believed in the power that it wields.
I tried to educate my family over the X-mas holiday about the recent poison legislation being put through our government, but it was met with blank stares, followed by, "our government would never do that". In a way I don't blame them, because this all sounds so crack pot. A simple personal can't fathom why the media would be in cahoots with government and not cover something that could change the foundation of the rights this nation was founded on.
The 'Vocal Minority' must begin to educate, the media will never do it for us. Sadly you can't just throw a book at someone, or a wall of text to do it either. Many on Reddit have had the right idea by creating memes and such, but the real power needs to come from the Google and those who oppose it. Put it front and center in the masses faces. They need to show them what a post-SOPA world looks like, and they need to do it before they get back into session to vote again.