• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    27 days ago

    Instead of? You know it’s both, right? On public forums, you’re talking to voters so the proper action is encouraging their vote. When you make demands of those in power, you should be writing them directly, or congregating with others in protests that they’ll actually see.

    What possible benefit do you get from making demands of people in power in the places they aren’t?

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      27 days ago

      The people in power don’t need to be informed more about what people want. They already know, they just don’t care.

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        26 days ago

        In many cases, yeah absolutely. In others, the crazy side is a lot more vocal so that’s who the candidates cater too. Squeaky wheels and all that.

        But my point stands, making demands only has a chance of accomplishing anything if you actually make them to the subject in question. Going to random forums, especially here, and making demands of politicians is silly at best, counterproductive at worst.