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Please tell me I'm not the only one who recognizes the utter irony of his approach.
by fecklessyouth 12y ago
Please tell me I'm not the only one who recognizes the utter irony of his approach.
- alexqgb 12y agoI'm not sure which martial art is about turning the force of your opponent's moves against them, but this seems like a prime example. Rest assured, Lessig is acutely aware that what he's doing comes down to a hack. That shouldn't be a tough sell here.
- quadrangle 12y agoThe campaign itself explicitly recognizes the irony. You aren't being that observant if you fail to recognize that.
- fecklessyouth 12y agoI recognize the irony. The reason it's ironic is because it's doomed to fail. You cannot raise money in order to lessen the influence of money. If this campaign does anything, it will simply invite opposing groups to raise more money in order to elect anti-campaign finance reform candidates.
- andrewfarah 12y agoWhat's important isn't a success or failure (in Lessig's "trial" election cycle or in 2016). I think his point is: people care enough about campaign finance reform to help raise $5m in a month. If candidates knew this was something their constituents cared about, they might actually run on it. Who cares if Lessig fails. We're finally talking about campaign finance.