Crossless1 Wrote:It's your precious science too, Drich. Or have you gone full 18th Century in your living arrangements?
And if you don't blame the lawmakers, then who do you blame? The corporations? They are legitimate stakeholders in our society and government, just like individual citizens, and are free to move their operations where they wish. If that results in a loss of revenue for a state or locale, from the point of view of the corporation trying to effect some change, tough shit. Yes, the 'will of the people' was circumvented in this case . . . by the elected representatives who rolled over rather than dig in their heels to defend their 'principles'. Telling the film industry to fuck off was always an option. They didn't do that. Not the film industry's fault. That's on the elected representatives of the people.
Thanks to gerrymandering, our government is often at odds with the actual will of the people. 32% for Americans identify as Democrats while 23% identify as Republicans, yet Republicans have a majority in the House and the Senate. This discrepancy is also found at the state level in many cases; with thousands of legislators running unopposed in districts drawn decades ago to ensure the other Party doesn't have a chance of winning it. Our government is literally a generation behind most of America.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.