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Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting
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City council has acted like this everywhere I’ve lived (and I’ve moved around quite a bit). Main reason I have no faith in reforming from within. Even when there’s barely anything on the line in terms of power or bribes politicians will throw their constituents under the bus 8/10 times. I don’t think we can outsource the stewardship of our communities to politicians even on the local level. People need to be directly involved in the projects that pertain to them.
Take the guy who owns five gas stations and cross him with a reddit mod/HOA president. Clone him five times. That's the town council.
You know, you can make stewarding your community as a politician a project that pertains to you. City council is a pretty achievable goal if you set your mind to it, especially in cities where the constituents are dissatisfied with the decisions of the existing council. I'm considering it myself. Run for office yourself, or help someone local who represents your interests.
They’ll sell people out for a free lunch, they are absolute bottom feeding scum