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I'm afraid that I know where American Apathy(tm) comes from. What can we do about this? I've written to my Senators, who, incidentally, are very critical of t
by gregd 13y ago
I'm afraid that I know where American Apathy(tm) comes from. What can we do about this?
I've written to my Senators, who, incidentally, are very critical of this NSA debacle and we've seen no change. I've donated money to EFF. I've told everyone I know that this is unacceptable. What next? Protest in the streets? What would that get us?
I'm not sure what we can do collectively to affect change. I feel completely hamstrung by the setup.
- detcader 13y agoMaybe you'd be interested in trying to donate/find some way to support Rush Holt for Senate, who is very critical of the NSA programs and other similar abuse and is the only candidate Glenn Greenwald has really ever been behind (which is saying something given his skepticism of anyone connected to Washington) You could also use any expertise you have to get behind cryptography projects or at least learn enough crypto to be able to contribute to conversations about them. Or just learn some US history in general (the kind they don't spend too much time on in schools) to have a better assessment of the present situation
- tiles 13y agoWhere does it come from?