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procon

(15,805 posts)
2. Its not about "like or not like".
Fri May 13, 2016, 01:14 PM
May 2016

Its way to complex a topic to reduce it to such simplistic terms.There are few enough experts that understand the complicated treaty, and I doubt that anyone here has knowledge of its entirety, or even the overall impact. Its pointless to out snippets and pieces that seemingly sound good or bad on their face value, because everything is tied together.

It drives me nuts when the cafeteria christians cherry pick pieces of scripture to back up their hate and bigotry, while ignoring the enduring philosophical message of the whole book. This treaty is getting the same short shrift treatment.

The best I can do is listen and evaluate, and then make an informed opinion based on what the experts involved are saying. They come from several different countries, each with their own needs and agendas, and they are the only people who have direct knowledge of what they negotiated and their intent in writing the various clauses that make up the deal.

Everything else is 2nd and 3rd hand reinterpretations of the treaty's original signers, and suspect from the start.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership... yallerdawg May 2016 #1
Its not about "like or not like". procon May 2016 #2
Its not about "like or not like". puffy socks May 2016 #7
I don't think this is the place Coolest Ranger May 2016 #3
I'm sorry. puffy socks May 2016 #5
Boy is that on target! LisaM May 2016 #8
The biggest problem with the "behind closed doors" thing... jmowreader May 2016 #11
I just think puffy socks May 2016 #13
Hear hear!! LAS14 May 2016 #16
Obviously we need trade agreements. Starry Messenger May 2016 #4
" These things are always complex. " puffy socks May 2016 #6
That's literally all I really know about it. Starry Messenger May 2016 #10
Several things I don't like wysi May 2016 #9
Hi Global Citizens! fleabiscuit May 2016 #12
I like this OP ismnotwasm May 2016 #14
What I do with incredibly complex... LAS14 May 2016 #15
Good answer BootinUp May 2016 #17
I don't know enough about this to DemonGoddess May 2016 #18
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