[GreyZephyr]

Is anyone actively organising against this bill? I feel that ever since the Iraq war protests failed ever time some thing like this happens, people complain a little bit, but don't actually manage to change anything. I was wondering if there are any groups out there that are actively protesting this that I could join, or if not, if any one is interested in forming one? It seems to be an issue that will affect the majority of the readers of HN in a negative way, regardless of your usual political affiliation.

[King-Aaron]

People seem to just express their anger at news facebook pages these days, but are far too apathetic to actually go outside and do something about it.

There also seems to be a growing "anti-complaining" feeling around people's interactions, where it at least appears that a large number of people find it amusing to actively attack those who are highlighting a problem.

[GW150914]

Ask someone who was an environmentalist for a couple of decades if shooting the messenager is a new or growing phenomena. It definitely isn’t, and is always at its peak issue makes people feel powerless, and they know that it would take personal sacrifice to make a difference. Few people like being told that rough seas are ahead, and the only way to make it through is with extensive teamwork, compromise, and putting aside petty personal issues.

Of course it’s often enhanced by orgsnizations which benefit from the status quo. For a long time being in favor of EV’s fell into the “tree hugger” category of ridicule and censure, and only when it became possible to adopt the tech without significant personal sacrifice did that change. The idea of organizing people and exercising mass political power is obviously hard, potentially risky, and involves more than making a 5 minute video or paragraph of posting. If people have already chosen not to do that, they tend to resent the people loudly reminding them that there is another way they simply chose to ignore.