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wandy

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10. That Lop-Eared rabbit must be stoped. SOPA to the rescue!
Fri Jan 6, 2012, 04:33 PM
Jan 2012

Ever wondered why or 'representives' wanted to vote on this 'right now' and stop this technical babble.

"The Internet is the great equalizer, and that's a beautiful thing - even if it's not positive for us," said Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey.

Wait isn't SOPA only copyright protection? Protect Disney at all costs!

"Such is the growing power of social media, which can make consumer complaints go viral and cause serious brand damage within days or even hours. While one person can't topple a company, if that person is able to assemble an army of hundreds of thousands behind them, they become a force to be reckoned with."

Make no mistake about it; SOPA is censorship. Think China. Think Iran.

"Thanks to the increasingly savvy use of tools like Facebook and Twitter, the power balance between company and customer has been tilting in the latter's favor."

Those that the people in Washingtion owe their jobs to are getting nervous.
And the 'job creators' are lobbing their representives to do something about it!



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Anybody think the $2 charge was overblown by the media to avoid covering more substantial people's limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #1
Pragmatically, some forms of protest are more effective than others. Speck Tater Jan 2012 #2
yeah that's a good point. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #5
10,000 people marched on the WH in Nov. protesting the gas pipeline, it worked. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #7
Unfortunately there were provisions inside the NDAA that might upset the truedelphi Jan 2012 #11
There are multiple levels all working at once, also. bigmonkey Jan 2012 #9
Very good point. Speck Tater Jan 2012 #13
Think that's selling OWS way short. All "effects" are not equal. DirkGently Jan 2012 #14
Agreed. See my post #13 directly above yours. nt Speck Tater Jan 2012 #15
Very well said. loudsue Jan 2012 #16
I agree JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #3
your cynicism has merit in this bunker....... MindMover Jan 2012 #4
hahaha thank you limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #6
Not really. Billions dealing with fancy investments are hard to grasp, but... TreasonousBastard Jan 2012 #8
That is $24 that Verizon will not have to spend via Citizens United ruling... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 2012 #18
That Lop-Eared rabbit must be stoped. SOPA to the rescue! wandy Jan 2012 #10
And our good corporations are already using US Government's threats of intimidation truedelphi Jan 2012 #12
"rabbit namd cracker" pnorman Jan 2012 #17
Rock on Ms. Katchpole! JNelson6563 Jan 2012 #19
GO MOLLY!!! Odin2005 Jan 2012 #20
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