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I’ve heard a few bitcoiners talk about “writing to your congressmen” and yeah alright cool, but like has that ever worked?

In the history of they-don’t-give-a-fuck-about-you, did some Senator ever open a “Dear Swamp Thing” email and be so moved to tears they totally reversed course on their corrupt agenda?

I know, I know, if they just get enough emails they’ll totally be moved, because we can force them out of their twisted-ass gerrymandered districts and they’ll totally cast aside all their big bank money, you know, because they got so many letters.

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Guy Swann 2y ago

They don’t care in any sense of empathy, but the politicians are afraid of being seen as fools. If they are flooded with letters viciously against a bill or law, I guarantee you they think twice when they are casting their vote.

But no, in the grand scheme it does little to nothing. The only, tiny value is in slowing down the machine or sewing division into their power consensus.

CitizenPleb 2y ago

Yeah, I could see the fence-sitters being a bit stalled, but Liz wipes her ass in the morning with constituent letters opposing FinCEN.

( -_-) 2y ago

Enough pushback can delay things for a while. If you use the time to build things they can't stop it can be useful

StackSats.IO 2y ago

Some people want the existing system to adapt to #Bitcoin. That in my opinion is completely infeasible and thus any attempt to lobby or persuade the existing parasite class is wasted effort (again imo).

Some disagree with me so I’m not going to actively shit on them or antagonise them for their efforts, afterall I’m on the same side as them opposed to the parasites who are the real enemy of both of us.

It’s ok to disagree on tactics, better to focus on where we do agree and can work together.

That’s why I’m supporting #DrainTheExchange - it wasn’t my idea but I think it’s overall positive and the right kind of action to take, others are free to disagree, but I’m not interested in asking for permission or appeasing tyrants so I’ll engage in my own things where I don’t need to do those things.

CitizenPleb 2y ago

I can get behind that. 👍

PAGAN WOLF 2y ago

Full support

Jake Woodhouse 2y ago

“You cannot fix a system from within the system” is a phrase the resonated with me a lot

In short: I think you’re on point. They don’t & wont care…

CitizenPleb 2y ago

I can imagine staffers logging in and starting their morning lightly scanning subject lines and bulk deleting emails like they’re buy 1 get 1 free Old Navy offers jamming their senator’s inbox .

Low Information Voter 2y ago

Devil's Advocate here, but most of you would be amazed at how sincerely clueless, myopic, out-of-touch and groupthinked ~90% of politicians are after a year on the job.

They care very little, true, but even for that you have to reach them through an elaborate system designed to deflect and gaslight you and them both.