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In reply to the discussion: There are only two questions you need to answer to decide about the TPP. [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)mean we don't know what's in it. We know that it's a Trade Agreement. That alone is enough to have us worried. No one has explained how any such agreement can benefit the 99%. So with out ever seeing it we need to be skeptical. Skepticism is a friend of those that are politically liberal and blind trust isn't. Blind trust is a conservative tool used by strong authoritarians.
We have seen good long sections of the document via leakers. Now I hope you don't try to tell us that the leakers fabricated the documents? From the documents we've seen we can tell the direction these secret negotiations are going and it sure ain't in our favor. Some use the lame argument that the leaked documents aren't final. Oh Plez. They have been working on these document for years. The leaked documents may not be final, but most likely pretty damn close. A large number of qualified people believe that the final document will be a disaster for the 99%. NO ONE has come out with a single reason to believe otherwise. Your complete argument is that we should wait until the train actually runs over us before we worry about standing on the tracks.
Climate Change deniers don't have a leg to stand on and neither do those that deny that we should be skeptical about the TPP being Fast Tracked right up our aspects.