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Does anyone else ever find it odd that in posts like this the person posts a sad picture of a pig instead of a screenshot of the page of the bill they're talkin

Does anyone else ever find it odd that in posts like this the person posts a sad picture of a pig instead of a screenshot of the page of the bill they're talking about? I think "a provision that would condemn millions of pigs to a lifetime in gestation crates" is in fact horrific, however, outrage is the currency on places like X. Posting a page number sounds specific, but then why not post the page (or quote it)? Particularly in any even remotely political environment where the default is "vote for (or oppose) this bill or you want [insert cute animal, baby, person, minority group] to die." Just a tiny bit of source referencing could go a long way to help people better understand what you want them to support (or oppose).

jagged-chisel 7mo ago
Whoa there - can’t shape public sentiment if you let people go read it for themselves.
gowld 7mo ago
2 seconds on Google leads you the sponsor of the bill bragging about doing what the OP is complaining about: : https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases/hinson-introduces-save-our-bacon-act-block-californias-radical-prop-12-protect https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases/hinson-introdu... The insane language in the sponsor's own press release tells me all I need to know about who the evil side on this bill is. California prop 12: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/fd/mb-fdp-03-2022-a.asp https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/fd/mb-fdp-03-2022-a.asp
djcannabiz 7mo ago
fwiw, i found it helpful, i had no idea what a gestation crate is. i don’t think the photo is sad or manipulative, the sad part is what is being done to the pigs! and seeing a photo of what is done to the pigs is all i needed to make up my mind. it’s like the difference between posting a document that references “enhanced interrogation techniques” vs seeing a photo of what was actually done, it has a very different impact. i agree some kind of a citation would be nice though, so i don’t have to go digging about what to say when i contact my representative about.
lux-lux-lux 7mo ago
Yeah, why would someone trying to drum up opposition to the measure show the real-world impacts of it instead of the (easily Googlable) dry legalese? Real thinker, there.

jagged-chisel 7mo ago

Whoa there - can’t shape public sentiment if you let people go read it for themselves.

gowld 7mo ago

2 seconds on Google leads you the sponsor of the bill bragging about doing what the OP is complaining about: : https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases/hinson-introduces-save-our-bacon-act-block-californias-radical-prop-12-protect https://hinson.house.gov/media/press-releases/hinson-introdu... The insane language in the sponsor's own press release tells me all I need to know about who the evil side on this bill is. California prop 12: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/fd/mb-fdp-03-2022-a.asp https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/fd/mb-fdp-03-2022-a.asp

djcannabiz 7mo ago

fwiw, i found it helpful, i had no idea what a gestation crate is. i don’t think the photo is sad or manipulative, the sad part is what is being done to the pigs! and seeing a photo of what is done to the pigs is all i needed to make up my mind. it’s like the difference between posting a document that references “enhanced interrogation techniques” vs seeing a photo of what was actually done, it has a very different impact. i agree some kind of a citation would be nice though, so i don’t have to go digging about what to say when i contact my representative about.

lux-lux-lux 7mo ago

Yeah, why would someone trying to drum up opposition to the measure show the real-world impacts of it instead of the (easily Googlable) dry legalese? Real thinker, there.