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Fisher-Price Smartphone Toy Teaches Children To Screen All Calls Assuming It’s Debt Collectors (www.theonion.com)
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[–] aniki@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

How do you force politicians to do anything outside of threats of physical violence? Especially in this US system.

Don't get me wrong -- highly support violence.

[–] HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Write and call them. Vote for one's that do. View out bad ones. Donate to causes. Share their stance and voting records so others can do the same.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If wishful thinking was a comment.

[–] HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If defeatism was a comment

[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Can you give me one instance where a politician said they received a call, letter, or email, that changed their stance on XYZ?

Even if I did all the research and voted for the politician that told me they listen to all the constituents, once they're in office I can't MAKE them do anything.