Petitions, what's the point?

[Uther]

There's currently a petitiion on change.org doing the rounds about Ian Duncan Smiths Knighthood.It's gained a lot of sigatures, but really, what's the point? I don't agree with his award but it's not as if the government will do anything based on a few hundred thousand (or even a few milllion) signatures is it!
Is it just a bit of online virtue signalling to make people feel better?

 

[b00merang69]

They have to consider at X Sigs and then actually talk about it if it get 100k (AFAIR) just like the TV Licence for 75+.

Do not sign if you are bothered one way or another.

 

[rxodium]

They have to consider at X Sigs and then actually talk about it if it get 100k (AFAIR) just like the TV Licence for 75+.

Aye. The official government one. Change.org petitions don't mean squat.

 

[Ice Tea]

This thread needs a Poll.

 

[Feek]

This thread needs a Poll.

It needs a poll to decide whether we should have a poll or not.

 

[b00merang69]

Aye. The official government one. Change.org petitions don't mean squat.

Ah right, bit early/cant sleep and eyes dry as hell lol

 

[Deleted member 77746]

In my past 30+ years I don't think I have seen a petition actually worth anything at all. I vote no, petitions just makes it so people can complain.

 

[Andrew_McP]

Bread, circuses, and now petitions.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Case in point the one about cancelling the Sydney NYE fireworks and spending the money on firefighting the bush fires:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-50934149

Do they think the Sydney authorities pop down Aussie B&Q on the Monday before to buy them?! Like it says they've been in planning for 15 months!

 

[Burnsy2023]

The point is that is allows people to publicly express an opinion which often makes them feel better.

 

[BowdonUK]

A petition never changed anything.

 

[UTmaniac]

Case in point the one about cancelling the Sydney NYE fireworks and spending the money on firefighting the bush fires:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-50934149

Do they think the Sydney authorities pop down Aussie B&Q on the Monday before to buy them?! Like it says they've been in planning for 15 months!

If only fireworks could be put in storage for a year and used in 12 months time instead.

 

[Threepwood]

Petitions, what's the point?

The point is they can actually change things.

Google "examples of petitions changing things" there are a lot of examples.

*shrug*

 

[jsmoke]

Partly herd mentality.

 

[Orionaut]

It needs a poll to decide whether we should have a poll or not.

Like a group of anarchists voting on who should be the leader!?

 

[Janesy B]

There's currently a petitiion on change.org doing the rounds about Ian Duncan Smiths Knighthood.It's gained a lot of sigatures, but really, what's the point? I don't agree with his award but it's not as if the government will do anything based on a few hundred thousand (or even a few milllion) signatures is it!
Is it just a bit of online virtue signalling to make people feel better?

It encourages debate and makes the issue known/discussed in the wider sphere, ergo this thread for example.

Change.org does seem fairly pointless though, you might as well do an official government one.

 

[COYS]

The point is that is allows people to publicly express an opinion which often makes them feel better.

Exactly, and without them having to actually get off their arses to do anything about the issue, so they can then post on facebook about how much they care about some issue or other.

 

[Orionaut]

Exactly, and without them having to actually get off their arses to do anything about the issue, so they can then post on facebook about how much they care about some issue or other.

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.

Andrew Undershaft

 

[Uther]

So, virtue signalling for their social media friends without too much effort being involved.

 

[Efour]

Lowest amount of effort to get your smug fix.