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Re:Members of congress who voted to reverse FCC web browsing... by smt88 on Sunday November 26, 2017 @02:19AM (#15779812)
A lot of democracy is just showing up. Even if your side loses, you may be building momentum that leads to a victory. Please keep showing up.
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Re:Members of congress who voted to reverse FCC web browsing... by pdkl95 on Sunday November 26, 2017 @03:08AM (#15779944)
Unlike most previous systems of government, in a democracy, you get to try again.

Divine right was inconvertible by definition (after being defined by fiat). Throughout history, being on the losing side of a political conflict resulted in slavery or death. In a democracy, we have the privilege of trying again next year.

Change doesn't happen overnight. It happens when people refuse to give on their 99th loss and continue to apply all available pressure until the status quo finally cracks.

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Re:Members of congress who voted to reverse FCC web browsing... by ta2384428 on Sunday November 26, 2017 @03:15AM (#15779967)
100% correct. There is a fallacy in Australia that you shouldn't "waste your vote" on the smaller parties, despite preferential voting.

It's important to keep the vote competitive, the alternative is people stay at home because they think there is no point voting.

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