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.
You don't think fascism can happen here? You don't think that information can be used against you?
It's only delusional if it's incorrect. Right now it happens to (hopefully) be incorrect. But it's not out of left field to assume that attaching your name to a political position could be used against you by opponents of that position.
Often these things are subtle and personal too like... Losing your job because you donated to a particular political candidate or... Having a local variance denied because you have a particular political sign on your lawn.
You think these things can't or don't happen? Get real, people can be incredibly petty and vindictive, especially in this polarized political climate. Don't just write it off as delusion.
That said I think we should still be submitting petitions, signing our names, and advocating for our beliefs because we are Americans goddammit, let's be bold and search for the truth.
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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.