[FRIAM] by any means necessary

[Marcus Daniels]

It seems like handing over too much influence to people who are just BORN to be annoying.   Professional back seat drivers.   

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Steve Smith
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 10:09 AM
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Where are the advocacy groups to write *only* steelmen rather than being either corporate/industry lackeys and/or hyper-aggressive activists reframing everything as a tragedy? My sympathies are with the "little guy", the individuals and groups with no voice or power of their own, but too often those who speak up for them get a little shrill and inject yet other agendas than the ones I believe actually represent the real positions and issues of those they claim to represent.   It seems to be a structural failing in the very idea of representative government/advocacy?   I'm sure I may be being overly critical/cynical here but it feels very difficult for me to sort out what is *really* going on when a widespread or structural bias or harm is identified... it isn't *just* noise/signal ratios, it is multiple competing caricatured? models.

I heard a brief clip of an interview with AOC who said she was considering leaving Government and putting her energy/perspective into Direct Action or at least Activism...

On 2/15/22 11:02 AM, glen wrote:
> I suppose I could go find paid "news" articles from Big Tobacco or the 
> dairy or meat industry to argue nearly identical points ... or maybe 
> we could ask BP or Exxon to tell us how environmentally responsible 
> they are. But why waste my time digesting corporate propaganda? If 
> they invite some neutral parties to keep an eye on their practices, 
> that might be worth paying attention to.
>
> On 2/15/22 09:52, Marcus Daniels wrote:
>> https://neuralink.com/blog/animal-welfare/
>


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