9. Corporate Power is Protected
The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
Come to think of it, we could probably reference that list all day.
Re: It turns out the MPAA and the RIAA are not so stupid...We are!
I second that, it's generally a brilliant idea.
For other cases of same, I'm pretty sure I've heard of billionaires getting stadiums built (that they owned) and somehow getting tax-payers in the state to pay for the whole thing...
If only elections in America were decided by the voters, then we in the United States* could have a Pirate Party too.
*The one country in the world with more people in jail (numerically, per capita, & percentage; take your pick) than any other country on the planet--including China.
On the other hand, those who want porn but not to tell the gov will have to go thru a third-party of some sort--unless proxies count as porn too.
On the gripping hand, to be effective, they'll have to block/monitor bittorrent (good luck), irq, ftp, every chat channel which can accommodate file transfers, and the good'ol sneakernet. Hell of a goal they've set.
I'd wish them luck, but there's not a snowball's chance in hell they will succeed.
Unless they put a little paper hat on their snowball, in which case the snowball will last a long time.
Did you just claim roads where an unlimited resource??
I think either your understanding of spectrum allocation and/or your understanding of roads is flawed.
There is, without doubt, a measurable and finite amount of (roads thru-put capability/radio spectrum information capacity/bandwidth). However, this only makes a difference when everybody is trying to use it at the same time. The rest of the time, the (roads thru-put capability/radio spectrum information capacity/bandwidth) may as well be infinite, as the very little use it gets will not clog it or use it up.
Quidquid latine dictum, altum videtur
(I also have this on my nameplate by my office door. Nobody has yet asked what it means, nor has anybody smirked/laughed when reading it...)
It's the same system many Computer (et al) Game companies have been using for years--if you don't know it's crap before you buy it, then they totally got a sale.
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It's quiet, too quiet...
Think they're getting a head start (no pun) on the congressmen who'll be voting on it soon?
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Re: Stock traders know the truth.
sopatrack.com
Don't go there on a full stomach though, unless you're trying to lose weight.
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To recap:
9. Corporate Power is Protected
The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
Come to think of it, we could probably reference that list all day.
On the post: If You Think The Cost Of 'Piracy' Is High, What About The Cost Of Enforcement?
Re: Where can I get a Jolly Roger flag?
(just saying)
On the post: If You Think The Cost Of 'Piracy' Is High, What About The Cost Of Enforcement?
Re: It turns out the MPAA and the RIAA are not so stupid...We are!
For other cases of same, I'm pretty sure I've heard of billionaires getting stadiums built (that they owned) and somehow getting tax-payers in the state to pay for the whole thing...
Skeptical Cynic, brilliant!
On the post: Pirate Party Wins Again In Germany
If only...
*The one country in the world with more people in jail (numerically, per capita, & percentage; take your pick) than any other country on the planet--including China.
On the post: Ebook Sales Of Harry Potter Lead To Increased Physical Sales As Well
Re: Re: Re: JudgeMENTAL
On the post: Ebook Sales Of Harry Potter Lead To Increased Physical Sales As Well
Re: JudgeMENTAL
Which part? And who sold you only part of a book??
On the post: Confused Jury Says Google Infringed On Oracle's Copyright, Sorta, But Maybe Not
Re: All I know is...
We'll open-source it and call it good.
Example code:
HAI
CAN HAS STDIO?
VISIBLE "HAI WORLD!"
KTHXBYE
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Re: Re: Business Opportunity
On the post: UK Gov't Considering Requiring A 'Porn License' If You Want To Look At Porn Online
Re: Business Opportunity
On the post: UK Gov't Considering Requiring A 'Porn License' If You Want To Look At Porn Online
Business Opportunity
On the gripping hand, to be effective, they'll have to block/monitor bittorrent (good luck), irq, ftp, every chat channel which can accommodate file transfers, and the good'ol sneakernet. Hell of a goal they've set.
I'd wish them luck, but there's not a snowball's chance in hell they will succeed.
Unless they put a little paper hat on their snowball, in which case the snowball will last a long time.
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Re: Normally...
I think either your understanding of spectrum allocation and/or your understanding of roads is flawed.
There is, without doubt, a measurable and finite amount of (roads thru-put capability/radio spectrum information capacity/bandwidth). However, this only makes a difference when everybody is trying to use it at the same time. The rest of the time, the (roads thru-put capability/radio spectrum information capacity/bandwidth) may as well be infinite, as the very little use it gets will not clog it or use it up.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Ambivalence...
On the post: Can You Copyright The Most Basic Concepts Of Reality TV?
Ambivalence...
Not sure whom to root for on this one.
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Re: Opposed
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Re: Re: ~_~
(I also have this on my nameplate by my office door. Nobody has yet asked what it means, nor has anybody smirked/laughed when reading it...)
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Re: Re: Yes, but...
eeee! What a horrid thing to say!
If you don't enjoy what you're doing, you've not yet settled into your career--keep plugging away and trying new things.
Me, I love my job. For lots of reasons, and techdirt is only like, 6, of those reasons.
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Re: Re: Re: Rental
It's the same system many Computer (et al) Game companies have been using for years--if you don't know it's crap before you buy it, then they totally got a sale.
Personally, I hate paying for crappy products.
On the post: Of All The Coats, In All The Scenes, In All The Films: Burberry Threatened Over Humphrey Bogart Publicity Rights
They remade Casablanca?
"Of all the space bars in all the worlds, you had to re-materialise in mine."
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