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Do online petitions do any good? [View all] East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 OP
It depends, which I know is a crappy answer. LisaLynne Jul 2013 #1
Online petitions were describe to me by a Senior Political lobbyist as "butterfly nets"... brooklynite Jul 2013 #4
Yeah, i think in general that's true, but ... LisaLynne Jul 2013 #6
No and No. idwiyo Jul 2013 #2
++++++ cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #3
I believe online petitions are a great way to divert public from doing something more direct like idwiyo Jul 2013 #7
Eggzactly. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #14
No. greytdemocrat Jul 2013 #5
masturbating is more effective datasuspect Jul 2013 #8
Moreover... Masturbation accomplishes something if you do it right. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #15
I doubt it. CK_John Jul 2013 #9
They definitely do good for the companies MineralMan Jul 2013 #10
In one way, yes The Straight Story Jul 2013 #11
I say most definately Separation Jul 2013 #12
Zimmerman had "no prowess" as a fighter Generic Other Jul 2013 #13
Random posting of a Zimmy in GD? The odds are in your favor. Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #16
Funny! Generic Other Jul 2013 #17
They're email/contact info harvesting vehicles. Nothing more, nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #18
they do good for data miners olddots Jul 2013 #19
They definitely can, though I fear they're becoming less effective... OneGrassRoot Jul 2013 #20
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