I get it, we’re all fried living under a global wave of fascism. A petition feels like someone wasting finite effort. However 1. Everything Ana said 2. These petitions take a few seconds to fill out. They’re so little effort, I’ll bet half of their signatures were added while on hold with MC
It's really easy to feel like petitions don't do anything, but they can be--at the very minimum--a low barrier-to-entry form of activism that helps others feel like their voice matters enough to move on to other forms of activism. And like, we need more people feeling empowered right now
I think the key is to push petitions that have some kind of reaction. Gov petitions are good for this as they require a response, even a negative one. Change petitions or the ACLU MC petition harm that sorta intro-activism. The metrics feel good, but when they have no reaction, it’s disheartening.
That's a fair point. I'm admittedly skeptical about most of the non-government ones having an effect, but I also figure it's better to sign than not.
And since I know I have at least a few UK and Aussy followers, Australian petition www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/... Uk petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Yes activism is about applying effort where it will actually have an impact. In most cases, that means work that’s illicit or high effort like repeatedly calling card networks and pay pros But that also means doing the little things that set up evil men to go mask off, maybe even some good ones too