Me too. I live in OK, a red state of white supremest “dumb Okies”, and our representatives/senators just send the same email back to everything - never respond appropriately to the exact matter. But they believe all the lies and think they’re Christians, which couldn’t be further from the truth.
I get that. I don’t think we’ll see many big waves (like a major MAGA Congress member changing their opinions), however I think we can cause little ripples. I’m thinking staff members who hear the same thing over and over via voicemail, phone calls, letter after letter, email after email - maybe they’ll be a little more receptive each time they hear from us. Maybe they’ll talk more about our talking points to friends and family, maybeeee they’ll vote differently (if we get to vote again). I think we can cause ripples to push news organizations to be more honest and maybe even a bit accusatory about what’s happening. As a collective, our volume matters. And, at the end of the day, if we just annoy and overwhelm some staffers working for people hurting the average American, I’m ok with that too 🙃
I have e-mailed every congressman and senator in my state, and all I get back are form letters full of lies and platitudes.
Me too. I live in OK, a red state of white supremest “dumb Okies”, and our representatives/senators just send the same email back to everything - never respond appropriately to the exact matter. But they believe all the lies and think they’re Christians, which couldn’t be further from the truth.
I get that. I don’t think we’ll see many big waves (like a major MAGA Congress member changing their opinions), however I think we can cause little ripples. I’m thinking staff members who hear the same thing over and over via voicemail, phone calls, letter after letter, email after email - maybe they’ll be a little more receptive each time they hear from us. Maybe they’ll talk more about our talking points to friends and family, maybeeee they’ll vote differently (if we get to vote again). I think we can cause ripples to push news organizations to be more honest and maybe even a bit accusatory about what’s happening. As a collective, our volume matters. And, at the end of the day, if we just annoy and overwhelm some staffers working for people hurting the average American, I’m ok with that too 🙃