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[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 9 months ago

I don't think a poll is necessary to know that people are eager for corporations and the wealthy to actually face consequences for their actions. Privatizing profit and socializing loss is kill us.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 7 points 9 months ago

It can have value in that politicians often hear what the rich and powerful have to say, and can end up confusing this with what the public wants

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago
[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Bold of you to assume many politicians care what the people think in the first place

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 months ago

Not all do, but enough often do that it affects policy.

[-] Masterblaster@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

so what do we do about it?

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

Based on what I've seen since the Regan administration: we get killed. And they'll expect us to thank them for it.

[-] Masterblaster@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

maybe we should change our strategy not getting killed.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Look up your legislators, give their office a call, and encourage them to act.

Organize with others, so that you're able to deliver votes and/or campaign contributions at scale in exchange for helping to get off of fossil fuels.

[-] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

This shit doesnt work. Fines get added to cost of business and passed off to consumers.

The law needs to change to stop considering corps as people, and go after the actual stakeholders fucking over the country for extra profit.

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 7 points 9 months ago

There's a fair bit of evidence to that they do work, by creating a financial incentive to shift away from fossil fuels.

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I bet there is also wide support for public mulching the C-Suite of corporate polluters.

I bet that would also be more effective.

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

At this point the reasonable position should be to toss fossil fuel executives into a volcano.

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