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Your comments on this subject are less than worthless. Anyone who has been paying attention knows that Feinstein is a cancer on our democracy who needs to go. A

Your comments on this subject are less than worthless. Anyone who has been paying attention knows that Feinstein is a cancer on our democracy who needs to go. ANYTHING that raises awareness of her shadiness is better than nothing. Trying to tear down the hard work of activists when you yourself have brought nothing to the table is just pathetic. Shame on Feinstein and shame on you.

nicarus1984 13y ago
Criticism, disagreement, and debate bring about more awareness on the topic and generally invites people to derive their own thoughts and opinions on the subject. For that you should be thanking him rather than shaming them.
rhizome 13y ago
ANYTHING that raises awareness of her shadiness is better than nothing I disagree. Wasted effort is worse than nothing, it's a net negative. I suggest a Kickstarter to fund a lobbyist.
- ams6110 13y ago
  Yes. If Feinstein is a "cancer on our democracy" why are we bothering with a petition or calling her office? What is that going to accomplish? You think you can talk her into resigning with a petition? You shoud be spending your energies raising awareness, yes... but with the objective of voting her out of office, not voicing a disagreement with her position.
  - rhizome 13y ago
    If you think about it in a results-oriented manner, in order to "vote her out," what is needed is an opponent whose strengths outweigh the forces keeping her in place. Next on the list of possibilities as I see them is to create a force of voice that she must listen to. I don't think an internet petition is as effective here (keep in mind that the vast majority of IPs have zero effect, so the odds are against this one), so the alternative is purchasing enough vocal power to drown out the lobbyists who have her ear and direct her toward unfavorable positions. An ideological position based on the malleable concept of representative democracy is already on shaky ground, so putting oneself in her place, learning about her motivations, and playing to those will operate the machinery of predictable political action much more efficiently. "Know your enemy" is a better action-plan than "designate an enemy and say the same thing as you would with anybody else." In other words, calling her a "cancer" isn't enough.

nicarus1984 13y ago

Criticism, disagreement, and debate bring about more awareness on the topic and generally invites people to derive their own thoughts and opinions on the subject. For that you should be thanking him rather than shaming them.

rhizome 13y ago

ANYTHING that raises awareness of her shadiness is better than nothing I disagree. Wasted effort is worse than nothing, it's a net negative. I suggest a Kickstarter to fund a lobbyist.

ams6110 13y ago
Yes. If Feinstein is a "cancer on our democracy" why are we bothering with a petition or calling her office? What is that going to accomplish? You think you can talk her into resigning with a petition? You shoud be spending your energies raising awareness, yes... but with the objective of voting her out of office, not voicing a disagreement with her position.
- rhizome 13y ago
  If you think about it in a results-oriented manner, in order to "vote her out," what is needed is an opponent whose strengths outweigh the forces keeping her in place. Next on the list of possibilities as I see them is to create a force of voice that she must listen to. I don't think an internet petition is as effective here (keep in mind that the vast majority of IPs have zero effect, so the odds are against this one), so the alternative is purchasing enough vocal power to drown out the lobbyists who have her ear and direct her toward unfavorable positions. An ideological position based on the malleable concept of representative democracy is already on shaky ground, so putting oneself in her place, learning about her motivations, and playing to those will operate the machinery of predictable political action much more efficiently. "Know your enemy" is a better action-plan than "designate an enemy and say the same thing as you would with anybody else." In other words, calling her a "cancer" isn't enough.