Keystone Needs a One-Two Punch
http://front.moveon.org/pres-obama-stop-keystone/#.VOddeS7EK6g
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marym625
(17,997 posts)What exactly is it that anyone thinks is good about this? It isn't jobs, that's for damn sure. It might be stealing land from people so they can build it. Maybe just appeasing big oil.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)It will benefit the US not at all.
And some idiot on another thread thinks this has nothing to do with the fact the majority of our oil import is from Canada.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)forced them to 'allow' our Congress members to get a small peek at what they were planning.
So calling isn't a waste of time imo.
marym625
(17,997 posts)I tried to get DU to take part in Battle for the Net. They won't. 6 days till the vote and the largest democratic social site is not involved. Sigh.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)public. Social media has a much further reach now than sites like this. I just tweeted this OP eg, and I'm sure it will be retweeted over and over again. No pressure, no need to try to get people to join the battle, there are literally millions of people now using Social Media to get support for issues such as Net Neutrality.
marym625
(17,997 posts)Not that many followers but was retweeted a great deal. Has some pretty heavy hitters following me. But I just took a twitter break for a while and that changed.
I will one day get back into it. Maybe I will tweet this tomorrow.
Thanks for the idea
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)I follow people who are engaged in making a difference and I am impressed at how active they are and how much they accomplish.
I intend to spend a lot more time on Social Media, as not much is actually accomplished arguing with people who are not interested in issues, only in 'winning'.
marym625
(17,997 posts)No 2 ways about it
What's your twitter handle? I'm @liberalhdwoman
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)marym625
(17,997 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)need to continue to push the President on TPP, etc. The other person tries to minimize our success with pressure by claiming that Obama would have gone that way anyway. An example I used was the pressure on Tom Wheeler to back off his original proposal to allow the industry to control the internet. Millions responded and he backed off. The New Democrats tell us to have blind FAITH.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)immensely since the old days when only a few sites were available to people. Everyone should tweet this OP, you have a much larger audience on twitter where I am considering joining many other former DUers as far as spending time. I only use twitter for news right now and for retweeting worthwhile information. But the reach of that site is immense once you decide to use it the way we used to use sites like this.
aspirant
(3,533 posts)and haven't used it once. All I get are e-mails about celebrities, rock stars, TV promos etc. but maybe I should reconsider.
I think DU still has a purpose because there are some novel thoughts bounced around here. Thankfully everything in DU world doesn't demand links.
After our bouncing process, we can plug any holes and mold the idea so we can engage the Star Trek shields, not perfect but a buffer
marym625
(17,997 posts)The TPP, keystone and net neutrality. The vote for the net is in 6 days and no one seems to give a shit. DU won't even join. I have posted twice in the last week or so and it received little attention. I even was criticized because "wheeler has the votes" 1 vote changes and it goes the other way. We give up while the corporations keep the pressure on and we lose.