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It is unthinkably strange that this "call to action" does not include a link to the full text of the ammendment. Why do the organizers think that it would not b

by dfc 12y ago

It is unthinkably strange that this "call to action" does not include a link to the full text of the ammendment. Why do the organizers think that it would not be useful for people to read the ammendment that they are urging support of? Is it too complex for my feeble mind to comprehend? Or am I assumed to be so sheeplike that I will blindly support something merely because the page casts the ammendment as "anti-NSA"? From what I can tell the page is urging support for: http://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/LOFGRE_055519141339143914.pdf http://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/LOFGRE_05551914... Ms. Lofgren also has ammendment regarding mandated backdoors in chips, firmware and tech standards: http://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/LOFGRE_056519141329382938.pdf http://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/LOFGRE_05651914...

sinak 12y ago
That's a good call, we'll add a link to the amendment now. The amendment was only made public this morning so we didn't have it when we were making the site last night. The whole site was made in about 16 hours, so apologies it's not more fully-baked. Edit: Link added. Edit: Just re-reading your comment. We definitely don't think you're sheep-like or feeble-minded. In fact, quite the opposite. It was simply an accidental omission.
- dfc 12y ago
  I appreciate your candor and response and I apologize if it seems like I am picking on you. The truth is that this omission seems to be the norm, so these comments should not be read as directed at you but at online activists in general.[^1] In my opinion there seems to be a problem of priorities and perspective. The goal is not "making a site" instead it should be "creating an awareness /advocacy campaign." When viewed from this perspective collecting materials for citizen education is the first step, or "1. Register domain, 2. Collect materials for education" and at the very least "X. Collect materials, X+1. Launch site." [^1]: The most recent that I can remember: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7841903 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7841903

by dfc 12y ago

sinak 12y ago

That's a good call, we'll add a link to the amendment now. The amendment was only made public this morning so we didn't have it when we were making the site last night. The whole site was made in about 16 hours, so apologies it's not more fully-baked. Edit: Link added. Edit: Just re-reading your comment. We definitely don't think you're sheep-like or feeble-minded. In fact, quite the opposite. It was simply an accidental omission.

dfc 12y ago
I appreciate your candor and response and I apologize if it seems like I am picking on you. The truth is that this omission seems to be the norm, so these comments should not be read as directed at you but at online activists in general.[^1] In my opinion there seems to be a problem of priorities and perspective. The goal is not "making a site" instead it should be "creating an awareness /advocacy campaign." When viewed from this perspective collecting materials for citizen education is the first step, or "1. Register domain, 2. Collect materials for education" and at the very least "X. Collect materials, X+1. Launch site." [^1]: The most recent that I can remember: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7841903 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7841903