alt Hacker NewsIt could be a dialog! A dialog takes two sides. Now that the other side has finally heard the voice of literally millions of people who oppose Chat Control, it can respond intelligently, and a dialog would start.
Saying "it's not a dialog" is just evading the (uncomfortable) dialog. Maybe some MEPs are going to actually engage in the dialog.
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Representatives work for us. If they don't like the terms they can quit. The terms are that they enact the public demands. This does not require any form of "dialog." Their point of view in the role is irrelevant.
They have the additional duty of convening meetings to discover facts and information useful to the public and to the creation of new laws. In this they consult experts with specific questions relevant to current national interests. The experts are also not there to engage in "dialog" but to provide data.
In my entire life I've not seen "dialog" between a politician and a citizen produce anything useful other than tragic comedy.
Saying “it’s not a dialogue” when someone tries to talk to you just means “don’t talk back, you don’t get a say”.
Yes, and in fact, Lena's response is part of the dialog. And its dismissiveness is telling. Not only does it reflect her attitude toward her constituents, it also exposes her tacit premise that digital communications are somehow unreal.
It's as if, for her, only phone calls, speeches, or handwritten letters would be enough to start a dialog. She seems to be under the misapprehension that digital communication is something to which norms and laws and, fundamentally, rights don't apply. Which is a misguided and dangerous belief.