tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513567103622484290.post5592927693146825672..comments2013-03-26T23:57:12.286-04:00Comments on Listen, Learn, Act and Reflect: All Petitioned OutAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08855203680773822188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513567103622484290.post-360505363096213912013-02-01T22:18:45.523-05:002013-02-01T22:18:45.523-05:00Thanks for sharing Sarah! At this point I get 5 or...Thanks for sharing Sarah! At this point I get 5 or 6 petitions per day in my inbox asking for my signature, and so it does take some time to get through them. Perhaps part of the problem is that the organizations starting the petitions need to do a better job of sharing the impact of the petitions with their signers, even if they are incremental.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08855203680773822188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5513567103622484290.post-70380213442148329282013-02-01T21:58:01.836-05:002013-02-01T21:58:01.836-05:00Phoebe, I can relate to a lot of this - both the f...Phoebe, I can relate to a lot of this - both the fatigue and wondering about impact, and also knowing that some petitions really make a difference, particularly when combined with a larger campaign. I tend to do petitions that are focused at entities other than the US federal government - I'm more skeptical of the impact of those petitions, as well as many that target other national governments. Will a petition with thousands of signatures of Americans really impact Putin? The government of the DRC? (Well, ask yourself, would a petition of thousdands of Russians impact the USG? It depends - but in many situations no.)<br /><br />One could literally spend all day signing petitions you agree with. . . but you can't. So I just do the ones I can, and try to back it up with real involvement in my community and other organizations.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218096019827958497noreply@blogger.com