• phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    That’s literally what calling your government representatives is. You’re supposed to be able to pressure your representative to represent you.

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      3 days ago

      I agree with your statement, but we are currently seeing politicians actively ignore their constituents wishes on policy.

      Since people don’t like hearing what I’m saying I’ll reference the situation

      Mitch McConnell is actively going against his former constituents and telling Repub reps to go against their constituents over Medicare/Medicaid. Saying “They’ll get over it.”

      Several states voted to uphold abortion rights only to have their elected officials ignore them and ban those rights.

      If a human is involved in any capacity, fallibility is built in. We may not like it, but it’s a fact.

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      3 days ago

      Your government representative only has a voice in the government, but they don’t control it. Calling for profit companies en masse pushes your message directly to the people in charge who are scared of losing profits over this.

      Tell me, when has calling your representatives ever resulted in a change in government policy within a reasonable time span? How often does a government do a major change in policy without you needing to vote someone out first?

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        3 days ago

        en masse

        That sounds wonderful to me, I just want that mass of righteous people to write down all of their ideas so future generations can continue their work even after the fervor has died down. I call those ideas laws and regulations and the ongoing spirit of that mass of righteous people a government, but I’m not too attached to semantics.

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          3 days ago

          Well then, I guess you actually don’t care that porn games are being removed from the stores right now because having the government be in charge will require you guys decades before such decisions can be overturned, just like how long the fight for free healthcare and sane gun control is taking in the US.

          Maybe some governments are more receptive to their citizens plea than the US government, but most governments are definitely still in the pocket of people with big money.