SSG Private RallyPoint Member 489893 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I just saw where the Department of State is tweeting with the question: "We want your input/ Share solutions you think are critical to countering violent extremism."<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://go.usa.gov/33MTJ">http://go.usa.gov/33MTJ</a><br /><br />Is this rational? <br /><br />Should it be done? 2015-02-21T15:09:19-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 489893

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I just saw where the Department of State is tweeting with the question: "We want your input/ Share solutions you think are critical to countering violent extremism."<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://go.usa.gov/33MTJ">http://go.usa.gov/33MTJ</a><br /><br />Is this rational? <br /><br />Should it be done?

2015-02-21T15:09:19-05:00 2015-02-21T15:09:19-05:00 TSgt Joshua Copeland 489897

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It can't hurt

2015-02-21T15:10:49-05:00 2015-02-21T15:10:49-05:00 Cpl Michael Strickler 489928

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-24544"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-rational-for-the-department-of-state-to-tweet-for-solutions%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Is+it+rational+for+the+Department+of+State+to+tweet+for+solutions%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-rational-for-the-department-of-state-to-tweet-for-solutions&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIs it rational for the Department of State to tweet for solutions?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-rational-for-the-department-of-state-to-tweet-for-solutions" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="f74e5814972a7f672100626937969be2" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/024/544/for_gallery_v2/tumblr_nadt20Xfu61tficwmo2_500.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/024/544/large_v3/tumblr_nadt20Xfu61tficwmo2_500.jpg" alt="Tumblr nadt20xfu61tficwmo2 500" /></a></div></div>No problem with getting input. Doesn't necessarily mean that the input will be enacted.<br /><br />I think it would be nice to have some more small time ideas brought to the light more often. Examples: Costs like ten cents to make one nickel, removing political parties from our system all together, forcing major league sports out of their tax free zone, finding a good way to take money out of elections, etc.

2015-02-21T15:23:58-05:00 2015-02-21T15:23:58-05:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 489992

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why start now? I thought they knew everything...lol

2015-02-21T16:12:09-05:00 2015-02-21T16:12:09-05:00 Maj Mike Sciales 1134783

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes -- it's an excellent source of "out of the box" solutions. I listen to "experts" bloviate all day on-line about how "they'd fix things." I mean TV talking heads as well. All the "smart" guys. OK, now those experts can opine and if there is some nugget among all the usual troll comments, the algorithms will pick it up and some smart person will run with it and things will get better. Think about it. State is moving past "who shot Johnny" and simply want viable, intelligent solutions and is crowd sourcing it. Google hires by having people solve a puzzle shown on a billboard. This is a 21st Century effort to improve the system and I applaud it.

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