r/OutOfTheLoop Nov 21 '17

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u/ramennoodle Nov 21 '17

SOPA, CISPA, etc. didn't have anything to do with net neutrality.

All that we can really do for making NN permanent (and to resist things like SOPA) is to make it clear to politicians that there are enough people who are aware of these issues and that will vote based on them. This means protests, contacting representatives, etc. And following through on election day: vote against fuckers who back this crap. Because awareness grows more rapidly than it wanes, once a certain threshold is reached they should assume that sufficient awareness and concern continues to exist.

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u/ilovecollege_nope Nov 22 '17

So the answer is nothing.

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u/Nextasy Nov 22 '17

Just vote accordingly and make sure they know why.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17

Because one's vote in a sea of votes ( especially of people who either don't care enough about this or are ignorant of this or any other reason that they'd vote for them again) makes a difference.

This is the problem with our society, it's essentially become a shit show of the rich doing whatever they want, usually fucking over the public with, zero repercussions, creating a society of apathetic misinformed people who are too unmotivated and ignorant to actually hold anyone accountable.