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While the cause is just, I'm not sure I want to sign an Avaaz petition. After all, they are also a (political) lobby, with its own, somewhat questionable, agend

by nsns 15y ago

While the cause is just, I'm not sure I want to sign an Avaaz petition. After all, they are also a (political) lobby, with its own, somewhat questionable, agendas, not a grassroots movement in any way. I also seriously doubt that a petition is better than US citizens calling their representatives, as was recommended during the last struggle. [http://wrongkindofgreen.org/2012/03/07/the-grotesque-and-disturbing-ideology-at-the-helm-of-avaaz/ http://wrongkindofgreen.org/2012/03/07/the-grotesque-and-dis... http://www.moonofalabama.org/2012/03/avaaz-sponsoring-fake-reporting-from-syria.html http://www.moonofalabama.org/2012/03/avaaz-sponsoring-fake-r... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/20/avaaz-activism-slactivism-clicktivism?INTCMP=SRCH http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/20/avaaz-activism-s...]

slowpoke 15y ago
>I also seriously doubt that a petition is better than US citizens calling their representatives, as was recommended during the last struggle. The thing is, this affects far more than just US citizens. What is the rest of the world supposed to do? Sit and watch while hoping the US citizens sort it out?
- tsotha 15y ago
  >The thing is, this affects far more than just US citizens. What is the rest of the world supposed to do? Sit and watch while hoping the US citizens sort it out? As opposed to signing a petition? Seems like the same thing to me.
- camiller 15y ago
  Contact your own politicians and have them put pressure on your version of what we call the "State Department" to in turn pressure the US to stop this crap. If you indeed think this particular bill is crap, of which I remain unconvinced (see my posting elsewhere in this thread on the subject).
loopdoend 15y ago
Petition? I thought this was a viral lead generation campaign designed to drive donations to the organization. Man, all this time people have been signing these things hoping to make a difference? This is a rather interesting strategy that could have been applied at my startup, had I thought of it sooner.

by nsns 15y ago

slowpoke 15y ago

>I also seriously doubt that a petition is better than US citizens calling their representatives, as was recommended during the last struggle. The thing is, this affects far more than just US citizens. What is the rest of the world supposed to do? Sit and watch while hoping the US citizens sort it out?

tsotha 15y ago
>The thing is, this affects far more than just US citizens. What is the rest of the world supposed to do? Sit and watch while hoping the US citizens sort it out? As opposed to signing a petition? Seems like the same thing to me.
camiller 15y ago
Contact your own politicians and have them put pressure on your version of what we call the "State Department" to in turn pressure the US to stop this crap. If you indeed think this particular bill is crap, of which I remain unconvinced (see my posting elsewhere in this thread on the subject).

loopdoend 15y ago

Petition? I thought this was a viral lead generation campaign designed to drive donations to the organization. Man, all this time people have been signing these things hoping to make a difference? This is a rather interesting strategy that could have been applied at my startup, had I thought of it sooner.