Want Answers? Take Action - Effective Action

[Guest guest]

Kirby does an excellent job of compiling and presenting

questions that the government and the CDC must answers with regards to

the autism crises. So what is the most effective way to help get

answers?

WHAT IS EFFECTIVE

In this case, the best thing any one can do from home is to contact

your political representatives. Most people can't readily make a

personal trip to their congress people, but you can call, fax or

sometimes email them.

A-CHAMP has issued an action alert to this end. When you go to their

website you will get specific instructions on what to do that is

effective. In this case, who to call:

http://tinyurl.com/258uld

WHAT NOT TO DO (In general)

Avoid these mostly empty gestures of political self-gratification.

Opinion Polls.

Online/Media-call in polls are waste of time. They are junk science --

useless feel-good efforts that accomplish little. Take the time

instead to call a politician. You'll be glad you did.

Online Petitions.

These are also a waste of time, and often misleading. Another

political act that pacifies, drains political energy, but does nothing

much constructive. People in positions of power do not pay attention

to online petitions. Take the time instead to call a politician. (Not

to be confused with real, registered voters petition gathering efforts).

Posting to Blogs.

Most blogs are not worth the effort for purposes of politics, by

posting to them. Why? Only a few have the reading audience size for

the effort to be effective. Why waste your major opus on a few dozen,

or even a few hundred readers?

If you do take the time to create a post to a blog, be sure to include

an action alert from an organization you support that directs people's

energy to effective use, in this case: http://tinyurl.com/258uld or

make up your own action alert that direct the readers to contact their

congress people. This part doesn't take much, just point to a website,

like I do here.

Lenny