One of the biggest reasons politicians around the world feel comfortable crafting anti-piracy legislation which relies on restricting the Internet itself is a lack of leaders who actually understand the technology they seek to regulate.
Nowhere has this been more evident than in the House Judiciary Committee hearing over SOPA last month. During the hearing, Iowa Representative Steve King ... [ read the full article ]
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Piss, Bitch & Moan as I may the real issue is that all our elected offices seem to care about is their wallets/purses & are quite apt at voting into laws that which they deem compatible with sounding like putting the highest wad of money back into into said holding compartment with least amount of work or jail time in consideration.
This includes swaying votes with those most involved with structured lives with the boogeyman & beliefs structures around the "What IF" game of life.
As it was explained to me, "IF" will never happen, but so strong is the power of 'if' & that of 'stupid'; 'if' will drive people to do stupid shit till their dying breath.
What 'if' pirates download all the movies, games, music, tv shows... It'll never happen, but Hollywood, Nashville, MPAA, RIAA etc., they all have the right people BSed into thinking it will & now we all see what it's starting to become.
Still don't think so? Look back 80 years ago at one motivated German vegetarian did when he got his depressed countrymen united against a defenseless group of people of one religious faith. He never used 'if' in his rants. He used the word "WHEN".
Someone told me once that theres a right and wrong, and that punishment would come to those
who dare to cross the line.
But it must not be true for jerk-offs like you.
Maybe it takes longer to catch a total asshole.
I hope someone catches this comment before the thread goes dead!!!
Just found this LINK about the author of SOPA actually being in violation of the very law he has written.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
Granted, I have no idea as the volitity of the site in which this is quoted from or if indeed AD has already reported this. I'm just sharing the wealth. But indeed, my how the mighty are hypocritical & they may fall.
Originally posted by ZippyDSM: As I have been saying control the money flow not the flow of information.
The problem is exactly that. Those that control the flow of money control congress with it. Congress isn't going to go against the media mafia, GE, or banksters who provide the bribes, place the lobbyists, write the bills, or provide the campaign funds.
Only the fear of losing their fortunes and power will spur them into any action the people want or anything that's good for the country.
Vote them out. ALL of them, no matter what, no matter matter party. Run yourselves, don't make yourself beholden to these people that control the money flow by accepting anything form them. It's a slim chance, but that's the only hope.
