Congratulations kids. You officially know all you need to about Congress.
this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2024
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Alternative headline: Kids aren't total fucking idiots
Thought this was an Onion headline
If they cared about kids they’d do something about school shootings, stop blocking food stamps, go after religious figures that sexually abuse children, pass universal healthcare, and a myriad of other things. Congress, and particularly Republicans, don’t care about children AT ALL. Children are a political talking point, a useful point of leverage, for them, but that’s it.
Going after tech companies is useful in two ways:
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It distracts from going after the actually things that harm children (gun manufacturers, poverty, child molester priests) and lets politicians look tough.
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They can beat up tech companies that mostly are from blue states without jeopardizing traditional donor base.
Well yea..
man I'm almost 30 and I don't think that anyone in Congress shares my best interests in mind lol, I'm and I'm starting to feel that way with the judicial branch. I'm legitimately beginning to think that the only real solution to it all is to just leave the country.
I think KOSA is a terrible bill. I've written both my senators about it. It only takes a couple minutes.
I’ve been fairly certain Congress doesn’t have my best interests in mind since the Iraq War. Most of what’s happened since then has only solidified that opinion.
I don't want Congress raising our nation's children. They always use their "protect children" dog whistle to cause panic and yet get nowhere. Parents should really stop asking the government to raise their children for them.
What a silly completely uninformed take!
- In one corner, parents who want to do the best for their children.
- In the other corner, a 600 pound gorilla that is intent on fucking up their children...
Governments need to regulate businesses. No one wants the to raise children.
Parents stand no chance against teams of trained psychologist, behavioral testing, limitless A/B testing, and the constant application of external pressure on both parents and children in a hyper targeted environment. That shows unrealistic Views into other people's lives, emphasises hate, anger, envy because it gets clicks and engagement.
Where the only way to win is not to play, but this is also not an option because society demands it. Governments on Facebook, Twitter and such.
Fuck (gambling) commercials, micro transactions, children targeted apps, xxx as-a-service, it all normalizes the predation on children and will no doubt affect future generations.
I could have told them that. congress knows about school shootings and child poverty and healthcare and ineffective methods of teaching and they overwhelmingly choose not to do anything about it.
legislating mentions of homosexuality and transgenders out education doesn't protect kids. refusing to acknowledge history to "protect" one subset of kids feelings doesn't protect kids. and using kids as political chips because they don't have agency doesn't protect kids. it really and solely protects the old establishment which is becoming smaller and more irrelevant to society every day.
I don't have kids myself but I would tell them that anyone who claims to speak for you you need to listen to what they are saying and decide for yourself if they are speaking for you. because I am for damn sure the vast majority are only appealing to the parents, not the kids.