GreyEyedGhost

"The last thing I want is for our politicians and government agencies to be accessible to the public or, even worse, to be able to reach as many as are interested in hearing what they have to say!"

I'd far rather they be on the fediverse, preferably on their own instance(s), than on Facebook or Twitter.

Also less green than a heat pump in the UK climate.

Or even just the text on the chart.

Unlike if you've been subpoenaed to testify in court, you aren't required to run for office. If the prospect of your criminal activity being exposed makes you not run, well, that's just an unintended benefit.

So you have two problems. Lack of financial transparency for public servants, and poor systems in place to mitigate identity theft.

We need to grow the economy.

And nothing grows the economy more thanlower-income people having more money to spend, so we're advocating for increases to social security and welfare...

One of the biggest things you can do to dilute your message as a group, especially a small group, is to choose too many targets. As you said elsewhere, Greenpeace is already promoting veganism, as is PETA and a number of other groups. These guys don't need to jump on that bandwagon to get the message out. Let them focus on what they're doing, which also needs to be done. Otherwise, all you're doing is redirecting criticism from the bad actors to the people trying to make them stop.

I and all my adult children play computer games. I started playing when I was about 6. This graphic is me.

Or Cuba, right? Did we forget about Cuba. When did the (large-scale) fighting stop? The 1960s?

If you're loved by family and friends, there's always the chance, especially if she's Canadian.

I did read the post, but I really stopped caring when you said, to paraphrase, "I love democracy, but why can't we do what I want, regardless of what other people want." Yes, one vote matters very little. No, democracy doesn't always mean you get what you want. Yes, democracy depends on large groups of people actually putting in the effort to get their wishes heard. Yes, violent revolution is an option to achieve change, but adults prefer that as a last resort since violence often leads to death. As the old saw goes, soap box, ballot box, jury box, ammo box. You seem to have a great fondness for the first and the last, a grudging willingness to use the second, and a complete lack of awareness of the third.

Ah yes. Every drop thinks it's not to blame for the flood.