I doubt they're as ignorant as we'd like them to be.
No point wasting my own word explaining, so here's a nice movie reference:Mr. Goodkat: The reason I'm in town, in case you're wondering, is because of a Kansas City Shuffle.
Nick: What's a Kansas City Shuffle?
Mr. Goodkat: A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left.
Nick: Never heard of it.
Mr. Goodkat: It's not something people hear about. Falls on deaf ears mostly. This particular one has been over twenty years in the making.
Nick: Twenty years, huh?
Mr. Goodkat: No small matter. Requires a lot of planning. Involves a lot of people. People connected only by the slightest of events. Like whispers in the night, in that place that never forgets, even when those people do.
Re: OT: MEP quits ACTA 'charade' in protest at EU signing
I had to look it up, so in case anybody else would need to: Rapporteur (derived from French) is used in international and European legal and political contexts to refer to a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation.
Yep, nothing like getting all the dissenters together in one convenient location so the FBI/CIA/Army/Police/SWAT/whatever can first push them into defined "free speech zones" (which are always out of sight of the camera crews) and later--after some illegal jail time in which nobody was charged with an actual crime--the "leaders" of the movement will just disappear into some sort of (now legal*) indefinite detention as they've been deemed 'possible' terrorists.
So long as the wolves are pretending to be shepherds, all the sheep are in danger.
Let the shills get the puppet government to keep pushing the citizens and we'll see what happens when the citizens run out of 'Civil' for their civil resistance.
The SOPA plan... (totally cribbed, still relevant)
In the beginning was the Plan.
And then came the Assumptions.
And the Assumptions were without form.
And the Plan was without substance.
And darkness was upon the face of the Workers.
And they spoke among themselves, saying,
"It is a crock of sh*t, and it stinks."
And the Workers went unto their Supervisors and said,
"It is a pail of dung, and we can't live with the smell.
And the Supervisors went unto their Managers, saying,
"It is the container of the excrements, and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it."
And the Mangers went unto their Directors, saying,
"It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."
And the Directors spoke among themselves, saying to one another,
"It promotes growth, and it is very powerful."
And the Vice Presidents went to the President, saying unto him,
"This new plan will actively promote the growth and vigor of the nation with very powerful effects."
And the President looked upon the Plan and saw that it was good.
And the Plan became Law.
And that is how sh*t happens.
Shouldn't it be the legislators responsibility to be informed about what his/her constituents want, rather than being told by lobbyists what stances to take?
On the post: European Parliament Official In Charge Of ACTA Quits, And Denounces The 'Masquerade' Behind ACTA
Re: Smoke & Mirrors
No point wasting my own word explaining, so here's a nice movie reference:
Mr. Goodkat: The reason I'm in town, in case you're wondering, is because of a Kansas City Shuffle.
Nick: What's a Kansas City Shuffle?
Mr. Goodkat: A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left.
Nick: Never heard of it.
Mr. Goodkat: It's not something people hear about. Falls on deaf ears mostly. This particular one has been over twenty years in the making.
Nick: Twenty years, huh?
Mr. Goodkat: No small matter. Requires a lot of planning. Involves a lot of people. People connected only by the slightest of events. Like whispers in the night, in that place that never forgets, even when those people do.
On the post: European Parliament Official In Charge Of ACTA Quits, And Denounces The 'Masquerade' Behind ACTA
Re: Re: Good people?
On the post: European Parliament Official In Charge Of ACTA Quits, And Denounces The 'Masquerade' Behind ACTA
Good people?
On the post: Public Interest Groups Speak Out About Next Week's Secret Meeting In Hollywood To Negotiate TPP (Think International SOPA)
Re: OT: MEP quits ACTA 'charade' in protest at EU signing
Rapporteur (derived from French) is used in international and European legal and political contexts to refer to a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation.
On the post: People In Poland Come Out To Protest ACTA In Large Numbers; Polish Gov't Calls It 'Blackmail'
Re: Maybe it is time copyright be reworked?
Let's be specific: The needs of the many dollars outweigh the needs of the people, obviously.
On the post: People In Poland Come Out To Protest ACTA In Large Numbers; Polish Gov't Calls It 'Blackmail'
Re: Re: Book?
Pirate Party Book
On the post: Once More, With Feeling: It Wasn't Silicon Valley Or Google That Stopped SOPA/PIPA, It Was The Internet
Re: Re: 2700 page bill
On the post: Once More, With Feeling: It Wasn't Silicon Valley Or Google That Stopped SOPA/PIPA, It Was The Internet
Re: Re: We are the internet
that should say...
On the post: Once More, With Feeling: It Wasn't Silicon Valley Or Google That Stopped SOPA/PIPA, It Was The Internet
Re: We are the internet
On the post: Once Again, If You're Trying To Save The $200 Million Movie, Perhaps You're Asking The Wrong Questions
Re: MIA
:-P
On the post: The Promo Bay Asks Artists: Would You Rather Fight Piracy... Or Have A Billion People Know You Exist
Re: Re: Trollobbyists...
Being vile to the stupid in no way encourages them to become better people...
On the post: The Tech Industry Has Already Given Hollywood The Answer To Piracy; If Only It Would Listen
Re: You forgot
I, for one, wouldn't want to live in such a society.
On the post: The Tech Industry Has Already Given Hollywood The Answer To Piracy; If Only It Would Listen
Re: Re: Derp
They're lobbying for sane laws.
Or "don't hate the player, hate the game."
On the post: Hollywood Astroturf Group Releases Ad Saying It Needs SOPA To Shut Down Megaupload... Five Days After Megaupload Is Shut Down
Re: Re: Is Laughing at Mike - or anyone - a sin?
Many of them come here and do some lite trolling.
On the post: Elected Officials Asked To Return Hollywood Money Following Dodd's Threats
Re: REally...?
So long as the wolves are pretending to be shepherds, all the sheep are in danger.
BAAAH!
On the post: Elected Officials Asked To Return Hollywood Money Following Dodd's Threats
Re: Investment
On the post: Hollywood Unions: Now That You Lying Hacking Thieves Have Won, Can We Set A New Conciliatory Tone?
Civil civilians
On the post: Major Media Owning SOPA/PIPA Supporters Whine That They Had No Way To Have Their Message Heard
The SOPA plan... (totally cribbed, still relevant)
And then came the Assumptions.
And the Assumptions were without form.
And the Plan was without substance.
And darkness was upon the face of the Workers.
And they spoke among themselves, saying,
"It is a crock of sh*t, and it stinks."
And the Workers went unto their Supervisors and said,
"It is a pail of dung, and we can't live with the smell.
And the Supervisors went unto their Managers, saying,
"It is the container of the excrements, and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it."
And the Mangers went unto their Directors, saying,
"It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."
And the Directors spoke among themselves, saying to one another,
"It promotes growth, and it is very powerful."
And the Vice Presidents went to the President, saying unto him,
"This new plan will actively promote the growth and vigor of the nation with very powerful effects."
And the President looked upon the Plan and saw that it was good.
And the Plan became Law.
And that is how sh*t happens.
On the post: Major Media Owning SOPA/PIPA Supporters Whine That They Had No Way To Have Their Message Heard
Re: Old Maxim
Wish in one hand, sh*t in the other, see which one fills up first.
On the post: Public Petitions The White House To Investigate Chris Dodd & The MPAA For Possible Bribery
Re: Re: Lowful Lobbying
Shouldn't it be the legislators responsibility to be informed about what his/her constituents want, rather than being told by lobbyists what stances to take?
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