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Both the Obama administration and the Bush administration had rejected requests from civil libertarians and technologists for copies of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA.
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I generally dislike conspiracy theories, and I don't think that there's one here.
But I'll be damned if I don't think that both parties art pushing us towards less freedom and towards more control. And once they gain one control they start with another.
Of course it's for our own good. When will it become illegal to be 3 pounds over weight? Absurd? Of course.
But that's what happened in the US with seatbelts. First they said
"Not wearing a seatbelt will not be a primary offence. The police will not be able to ticket you just for that. They must have another valid reason to pull you over."
Years later they made it a primary offence.
"The European Union published the draft text of ACTA on its Web site on Wednesday, along with a statement from EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht saying concerns about the document's sweep were "unfounded.""
This is like saying "Don't look behind the curtain, Dorothy." or the old story about
The Camel's Nose In The Tent.
Hopefully I'll be dead before the
Brave New World is completed.
"Relax, it really is for your own good." Marquis de Sade
"No thanks, can you untie me and let me free?"