How to Solve Your Big Problems, by Solving Your *Real* Problem

Re:How to Solve Your Big Problems, by Solving Your *Real* Pr... by mandmandam on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @10:10AM (#36694803)

Pretending horrible bastards aren't 'lobbying' isn't going to fix the problem.

The one-word problem here could be 'lobbyists' or 'lawmakers' or 'bribery' or 'exploitation'. It could even be just as the article said: 'relationships'... But it sure isn't this article, written after the fact, with no hint of actually condoning said behavior other than failing to pass moral judgment.

If you think about it some more, you might be glad that the author reminded us about this. Our lawmakers sell us out to fossil fuels, big banks, corporate media, telecomms, polluters, etc, and then tell us it's raining.

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Re:How to Solve Your Big Problems, by Solving Your *Real* Pr... by vegetablepotpie on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @10:33AM (#36695121)

All the while, normal well adjusted people, don’t want to get “political” but wealthy special interests are happy to “open dialogs” and “find common ground” with elected officials we elect once every two years.

Democracy is hard. If participation is limited to voting in an election, the public interest will be ignored.

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Re:How to Solve Your Big Problems, by Solving Your *Real* Pr... by Qwertious on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @11:23AM (#36695905)

Being able to participate more with money disproportionately benefits the rich.

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Re:How to Solve Your Big Problems, by Solving Your *Real* Pr... by WarOnPrivacy on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @11:29AM (#36696025)

> Being able to participate more with money disproportionately benefits the rich.

Fully true. The public is relegated to - at best - a veto vote on corruption, which they rarely use (and are rarely informed as to why they should. Thanks press!).

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