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asscrackpandit

3 months ago

“But my senator is a Republican”

Gamergate was like 200 people. And now look where we are. “A lot of emails” on a topic to congressional staffers is like, 20. Are politicians spineless idiots? Yes. Use that to your advantage! Is this the only thing you can be doing? No! But it can be the first.

The internet has completely short circuited our sense of scale. The number of people required to move almost any needle is remarkably low. Your involvement in local causes, political pressure WILL have an impact.

Ok, get out there.

nytimes.com

Here’s Why You Should Call, Not Email, Your Legislators (Published 2016)

Activists and lawmakers say a phone call can have more weight and be harder to ignore than an email or social media post.