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user-inactivated  ·  4297 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Was the Biggest Protest in World History Ignored?

I'm surprised the author didn't reach the obvious conclusion: "public opinion" has no power if there is no consequence for defying it





b_b  ·  4297 days ago  ·  link  ·  

All that happened was Bush had to try a little harder to get reelected. Other than that they all got off scott free. Even Scooter Libby got prosecuted for leaking the CIA agent's name, not for lying to Congress about the Iraq war.

ButterflyEffect  ·  4296 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Case in point: A few years ago my college took a poll of the student body on the issue of converting to a semester scheduling system. The majority of students voted against it, only to have the administration come out and say that we will be making the change. These type of things happen all the time, on every level, and something needs to change about it.