Hence the need to express my critiques to peers in stead.
That doesn’t make any sense. “I didn’t have a wrench so I used a hammer instead”. Those aren’t interchangeable, they don’t do the same thing. You can’t accomplish the task you’re attempting with the tool you’re using.
Yes, but I have at no point argued that the lesser evil shouldn’t win
You can’t scream genocide and begrudgingly whisper lesser evil and expect that outcome.
First of all, I still don’t have a direct line of communications to the white house. Second of all, I guarantee that, if I had, my complaints and warnings would not be heeded. Like those you pretend to have made were.
Again, yes you do. And if you don’t think expressing your grievances directly to them will help, how exactly does telling everyone else your grievances do anything? If those voters aren’t directly expressing their grievances en masse, how do the people you’re trying to convince hear your message?
That’s the extent of your options for expressing dissent ay we both know that won’t stop the support for genocide any more than me voicing my displeasure in a public forum. If anything, it’s LESS effective, as public dissent is much harder to ignore.
When I contact my representative directly, they are informed of my complaints, and what to do to improve. Voicing your displeasure in a public forum gives them no information, unless the users of that public forum contact their representatives directly. If you don’t actually organize your dissent, it is extremely easy to ignore.
Ooh, such transgression! Ever heard of the first amendment to the US constitution? It has a few sentences specifically about this kind of thing.
Again, you have the freedom to be counterproductive. It’s not forbidden, it’s just stupid.
Be better and demand better from the people supposed to represent you, please.
I do that. Be better at directing your actions to accomplish your goal. Stop banging on bolts with a hammer.
Communicating your displeasure on, say, Israeli policy, does nothing unless you can also replace the millions and millions of AIPAC campaign contributions.
A fair assessment, nonetheless it is still more effective than communicating displeasure to the wrong audience. Not much more effective, but definitively so.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
That doesn’t make any sense. “I didn’t have a wrench so I used a hammer instead”. Those aren’t interchangeable, they don’t do the same thing. You can’t accomplish the task you’re attempting with the tool you’re using.
You can’t scream genocide and begrudgingly whisper lesser evil and expect that outcome.
Again, yes you do. And if you don’t think expressing your grievances directly to them will help, how exactly does telling everyone else your grievances do anything? If those voters aren’t directly expressing their grievances en masse, how do the people you’re trying to convince hear your message?
When I contact my representative directly, they are informed of my complaints, and what to do to improve. Voicing your displeasure in a public forum gives them no information, unless the users of that public forum contact their representatives directly. If you don’t actually organize your dissent, it is extremely easy to ignore.
Again, you have the freedom to be counterproductive. It’s not forbidden, it’s just stupid.
I do that. Be better at directing your actions to accomplish your goal. Stop banging on bolts with a hammer.
Communicating your displeasure on, say, Israeli policy, does nothing unless you can also replace the millions and millions of AIPAC campaign contributions.
A fair assessment, nonetheless it is still more effective than communicating displeasure to the wrong audience. Not much more effective, but definitively so.
This is true. I used it as an answer to fundraising calls and texts. :) “No, as long as you’re taking AIPAC dollars, you don’t need mine.”
Direct communication to people associated with DNC strategy, a noble and effective action.