Re:Mozilla, EFF, Reddit And 83 Other Organizations Launch St...
by PavlovsCat on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @06:02AM
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Wait, you think a little march and a couple of websites will change anything? Someone still has a some unwarranted faith in humanity!
Organizing and demonstrations can make a big difference.. for those involved in them :P That is to say, it sometimes just plain feels good to see you're not alone with being fed up -- or even better, that you're not alone with the things you're for, either.
What will happen is some politicians will make some noises from their face holes, they might promise a few reviews, or to look into a few things. These will be accompanied by rationalisations that seek to marginalise concerns and make it look like these measures are to protect the children and tall buildings.
In a few weeks most of the public will stop caring, partly because of the noise from politicians flapping their gums, partly because of a low attention span. If a review actually takes place, it will report that there was nothing wrong with what's been going on, it's all within the law. A few people will mutter about changing the laws, but most people won't care by this point and the political classes will have a new hot button talking point by then.