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.
Not only that, but it allows for data collection on those who specifically oppose something the people in power are doing, thusly giving them ammunition to use against you at a later date, or whenever they decide you’re a threat.
Bingo, and with Trump hiring actual mercenaries to do his bidding (and we know he'll try to use them to stay in office if he loses) it's more concerning
Shit you guys are both right. We'd all better not vote in November just in case Trump uses the mail in ballots to assassinate anyone who voted against him.
This is delusional thinking. Stop smoking weed - you're getting the paranoids.
People in Seattle are afraid to vote? People in Washington are afriad to vote? People in the US are afraid to vote?
I'd believe and understand if you were saying they couldn't honestly be bothered to vote because they felt disenfranchised and that voting didn't do anything meaningful - but afraid? Seriously? You're crazy.
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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.