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2 Post author: adamzerner 17 June 2015 05:47PM

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Comment author: hg00 17 June 2015 09:11:16PM *  1 point [-]

I think lobbying for particular high-impact, neglected issues is likely to be a better path. Or else try to educate the general population and hope that politicians will follow... game theory suggests that politicians who optimize more for common opinions win more often.