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True Dough

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1. cali, you're making it really hard for me to find reasons to support the TPP

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 19, 2016, 11:07 AM

Aug 2016

I mentioned to you the other day that your posts had me reconsidering my position. One of the facets of the trade deal that I thought still might give it legs to stand on was Obama's commitment to human rights globally. But if there is political manipulation occurring to make it appear that TPP partner nations pass the smell test, then that's unacceptable.

I mean, if FIFA is pulling an event in Malaysia because the country is led by a bunch of bad actors, then that's really saying something, seeing a FIFA has long been known for corruption!

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What does Malaysia's losing a FIFA event have to do with the TPP? Quite a bit. [View all] cali Aug 2016 OP

cali, you're making it really hard for me to find reasons to support the TPP True Dough Aug 2016 #1

I don't mean to be doing that. And the FIFA event is the least of it. cali Aug 2016 #2

Don't get me wrong True Dough Aug 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author cali Aug 2016 #4

kick. this should be a scandal. It's unexceptable that the SD cali Aug 2016 #5