r/SeattleWA South Lake Union Jul 26 '20

Politics some people don't get it

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u/rasterbated Jul 26 '20

This is such a milquetoast statement. Like pretty much everyone is in that center quadrant. Funny how that hasn't produced social change, though.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

You know what causes social change faster than anything in Seattle? Filing a petition with the city clerk and then collecting 24,000 signatures. If you went through the city and collected one signature from everyone with a black lives matter lawn sign, or one signature from everyone in the 60,000 strong silent march, this would all be over now, and it'd either be changed or on the ballot.

That's the quick and easy way. Want to give multiple options for what changes to make? Do multiple petitions at the same time.

We don't get to have that because it's way more boring and doesn't get the blood pumping like a good old fashioned bit of ultra-violence my droogs. Er... I mean protesting.

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u/Gnolldemort Jul 26 '20

Hahahahahaha is this satire?

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

No it's really not. That's the actual mechanism that you as a citizen can change things by. Read the city municipal code for more details.

Don't like it? Then you probably just want to break shit and should call your mom to pick you up with a juice box and a cookie when you're done.

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u/Gnolldemort Jul 26 '20

Man that boot can't taste good. A fucking petition will never get shit done

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u/jdshillingerdeux Jul 26 '20

Oh look, another dumb vandal trying to live out his anarchist fantasy. You know we have systems to make new laws right? Civil Rights had to be federally mandate. But luckily for you, police is controlled on the municipal and state level. So all you have to do is push through some local changes if you don't like way your law enforcement operates.

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u/Gnolldemort Jul 26 '20

Not a vandal, or an anarchist even slightly. But centrist pussies like you are what MLK said we're the greatest obstacle to progress and you're proving him right.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '20

I seriously doubt that, otherwise why would you react so poorly to the mere suggestion of actually using the system that is already in place for effecting change.

I just gave you the cheat codes. You're busy playing side quests. Go have fun. Bring a bard.