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Proving that existing institutions and strategies are failing is a big part of what activists have to do at the beginning of a movement. So the questions I'd a
by danielharan 13y ago
Proving that existing institutions and strategies are failing is a big part of what activists have to do at the beginning of a movement.
So the questions I'd ask about whether petitions work are:
-will they work to get government to reconsider policies?
-will they reveal government's unwillingness to act?
Either way, that's a victory in my books.
- danielharan 13y ago(downvotes, really!?)
- Blahah 13y agoSurely the unwillingness of government to act is already evident? The petitions seem to provide an illusion of democratic consultation.
- jccc 13y agoThat remained my opinion just a moment ago. But reading though the thread now I wonder if at least some significant number of the signers might become more invested in the issue than they were before. Not to mention others who read about the petition reaching this threshold. One major objective of activism is to inspire more activists.