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by chii
1484 days ago
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> I can setup a foundation whose goal is to fund an ugly aspect of society. and why do you get to claim such an aspect is "ugly"? If society, as a whole (or majority) decides such an aspect is ugly, then they can put a law in to outlaw it. The problem isn't at this level of non-profit orgs - the problem is at the civil participation. most people don't participate (not even vote). So those who do get more say, by relative participation rates. |
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It is good in theory, but does it work in practice though? For example, majority of the country supports $15 minimum wage, access to abortion, maternity leave etc. Doesn't mean any of this is happening. There are so many "think tanks" and non-profits whose sole job is to advocate shitty ideas of their ultra rich patrons. A small minority with huge resources can consistently do stuff that the rest of us can only dream of.
Even if civil participation is good, a well funded foundation can twist and turn the narrative to their advantage and confuse the voters.