Slashdot in Politics?

Michael "Codetalker" Obersnel asks: "I was wondering if anyone out there had any ideas on how to turn all that passionate talk on Slashdot (how I love it) into a political force that people will pay attention to. Like a lobby group or something similar. It seems that people tolerate the DMCA and spam enough to complain about it but not really do anything about. I think we could change that with some organization and a cohesive front. I'm not suggesting that Slashdot itself be responsible, only that the community take part. Like a micro-payment system to hire lawyers for topics we are interested in or some sort of petitioning system. I know I'd pay a buck to overturn the DMCA, free Dimitri, outlaw spam, protest license problems, protect the GPL etc."

Comments

Death to Islam. Kill all Muslims. Nuke the Wogs.

[Anonymous Coward]

The precious dead scream out for vengeance:

1. Kill all Muslims.
2. Kill all Mohammedans.
3. Kill all Arabs.
4. Kill all Towel Heads.
5. Kill all Camel Jockeys.
6. Kill all Dune Coons.
7. Kill all Islam.
8. Nuke their countries to hell.
9. Nuke them again.
10. Death to Islam.

I piss on Mecca. I shit on the Koran. I spit upon Mohammed.

If there is no cake.

[Anonymous Coward]

If there is no cake throwing, im down with it

Get real.

[Homewrecker]

You have got to be kidding. This is Slashdot, home of the nerds with big mouths as long as they have nothing personally on the line. Go ahead, ask these people to ditch the stupid handles and attach a real name and address to the political insanity that gets punted around this place and you'll be greeted with a strange silence. This is a group of alarmists who probably can't take a crap in a public bathroom for fear of giving the government a stool print by which they can later be identified and you expect them to rally behind a cause as real people? Pfft. Wake up.

Slashdot, above all else, is a place where the wildly uncool can appear cool by remaining hidden.

Just form a cult against

[jsse]

everything against our views.

but I must be the pope okay?

a buck??

[konstant]

"I know I'd pay a buck to overturn the DMCA, free Dimitri, outlaw spam, protest license problems, protect the GPL etc."

There's your answer right there you fucking skinflint!

The minimum donation to most anti-freedom organizations (700 club, CC, Heritage, etc) is $25 with most members giving at lest $50. You think 70,000 tightwads chucking pennies at the problem is going to make a difference?