not science but making me vigilant anyway

Got this one in my inbox today. Poor FCC.

Makes Science Vigilante wonder if we have "sicced" any social scientists on the question of why and how chain letter hoaxes (GLURGE) fare so well with their poorly constructed reasoning, desperate emotional pleas and low standards of evidence. (Someone MUST be studying this, right?) Kind of reminds me of other ignorant arguments that thrive despite their poorly constructed reasoning, desperate emotional pleas and low standards of evidence.

So in honor of poor murdered Madalyn O'Hair and out of sympathy for the FCC's mail clerks: Claim: Signing and circulating online petitions is an effective way of remedying important issues. Status: False.

Barbara and David P. Mikkelson, I think I love you.