Once again, we geeks *post a good game*, but one has to wonder why we can't back it up with a powerful lobby. If monosyllabic, rumdum rednecks can create one of the most feared and respected orgs in the U.S.(read:the NRA), why can't we? Shit, we know how to use the Internet better than anyone else. Why can't we come up with an effective lobbying voice. Because we haven't backed up our protestations with cash - it's a simple equation. Guess we don't feel that threatened yet. Famous last words there.
IMOH, now is the time to act, before the situation gets really bad.
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Once again, we geeks *post a good game*, but one has to wonder why we can't back it up with a powerful lobby. If monosyllabic, rumdum rednecks can create one of the most feared and respected orgs in the U.S.(read:the NRA), why can't we? Shit, we know how to use the Internet better than anyone else. Why can't we come up with an effective lobbying voice. Because we haven't backed up our protestations with cash - it's a simple equation. Guess we don't feel that threatened yet. Famous last words there. IMOH, now is the time to act, before the situation gets really bad.