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aleph_minus_one07/31/20257 repliesview on HN

A possible countermeasure could be to make the life of politicians (which we will of course all name individually) who voted for such laws a hell on earth ...


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Ray2007/31/2025

No, this cannot be a countermeasure.

Such laws are adopted precisely so that society cannot influence politicians and their decisions.

That is, if society does not have the ability to do something about it now, then they will be even less able to do something about it later.

XorNot08/01/2025

Assuming "the people" are on your side on this is first and foremost your biggest folly.

I see this problem over and over again - people start from "the politicians" (the other) is not listening to us (and we obviously represent everyone).

It leads to extremely unconstructive messaging ideas, where you assume no one can ever change their minds and if they do they are to be forever considered "lesser" for not being "right" the first time.

afarah107/31/2025

Which is costly to do...

hcfman08/01/2025

But you don't know who voted for them. In Europe, laws are also formulated by a group called "The high level group" I believe, and the members of this group are anonymous.

LtWorf07/31/2025

Other than shooting them? But they hire security… it's quite hard to hit them without hitting anyone else.

squigz07/31/2025

What does that mean, precisely?

FirmwareBurner07/31/2025

How do you get to them to force them into submission? Did Americans get the child rapists off the Epstein list yet? And the unelected EU leader Ursula VDL has had private security since she was a child.

They're untouchable by the plebs, they have zero accountability.

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