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If I were Elon Musk, I'd abandon FWD.us too. Lots of people buy Tesla vehicles for environmental reasons, so funding ads touting policies that are perceived to
by natrius 13y ago
If I were Elon Musk, I'd abandon FWD.us too. Lots of people buy Tesla vehicles for environmental reasons, so funding ads touting policies that are perceived to be harmful to the environment would be a bad idea.
That doesn't mean the strategy is a bad one for FWD.us. Mark Begich will never oppose ANWR drilling. Lindsay Graham will never oppose the Keystone pipeline. The ads only serve as good PR for them to counter the bad PR they'll likely get for immigration reform.
The article cites Josh Miller's editorial that criticizes FWD.us. Here's another quote:
"...given that Mark Zuckerberg and the other technology pioneers who are behind FWD.us have risen to prominence by spearheading disruptive innovations, reverting to such traditional lobbying tactics seems like a missed opportunity for meaningful change. Technology companies live and die by how innovative their products are, our organizing and lobbying tactics should be no different."
How is that not textbook naivete? It's not a logically sound argument at all.