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Just because people say that doesn't mean they'll actually want it in practice. As well, asking people how important they think something is may not equate to
by ravenstine 2y ago
Just because people say that doesn't mean they'll actually want it in practice.
As well, asking people how important they think something is may not equate to their support for sweeping legislation.
- triyambakam 2y agoSee e.g. Brexit
- conductr 2y agoMy city banned bags once and had to immediately figure out how to unban bags because it caused outrage. They talked about it for 2 years and people supported it. Until the day it took effect that is.
- zeeveener 2y agoMy city talked about banning "Single Use Items" from drive thrus and such, but what they failed to communicate was this also meant "Paper Bags" like what McDonalds would hand you out the window. It was _that_ part which sparked outrage. The overly-simplistic definition of "Single Use" items included items which are _actually_ recyclable like paper (or compostable if covered in food-stuff). They undid the ban "for re-evaluation"