RE: Petition the BSA to change its policy of discrimination
April 21, 2011 at 10:56 pm
(This post was last modified: April 21, 2011 at 10:59 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
(April 21, 2011 at 2:48 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote:(April 21, 2011 at 2:45 pm)Minimalist Wrote: DT is right. Online petitions are the equivalent of prayer. Totally fucking useless.
I didnt want to say it before, but now that I have read a few posts. I didnt sign the petition because
#1 - its a waste of time..
#2 - I dont want to give out my addresss.
I agree with #1
#2 who gives their real address when signing a petition? It's not as if anyone will ever check.
I have no doubt a commercial decision could be made as the result of an on-line partition. However, I'd love to see some evidence of a political decision made on that basis.
We ( allegedly) live under a system of representative democracy, not Athenian rule by consensus. Political decisions are made on party lines. Public opinion is ignored,except where it seems to have a likely effect on an election or party funding.
Want political influence? Form a lobby group with tens of thousands of members and/or throw quite a few $million at each party. The US political system seems to me to be the most corrupt in the developed world. However, the differences between least and most corrupt are not great.
