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Not really. They don't have a way to change their laws. It's Putin's Russia.

ZenPro 12y ago
Neither does the USA according to the Oligarchy Report being reported across the Western media. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/americas-oligarchy-not-democracy-or-republic-unive/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/americas-oli... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10769041/The-US-is-an-oligarchy-study-concludes.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1... http://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/Gilens%20homepage%20materials/Gilens%20and%20Page/Gilens%20and%20Page%202014-Testing%20Theories%203-7-14.pdf http://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/Gilens%20homepage%20materi...
- devconsole 12y ago
  If that were strictly true, then SOPA would have passed.
  - ZenPro 12y ago
    How is the temporary shelving of SOPA proof that on over 1700 policy issues US citizens have essentially zero chance of affecting the outcome of the legislation? As for SOPA - say hello to SOPA 2.0 http://www.uspto.gov/news/publications/copyrightgreenpaper.pdf http://www.uspto.gov/news/publications/copyrightgreenpaper.p...
    - tzs 12y ago
      How is that SOPA 2.0?
      - ZenPro 12y ago
        Try reading it. Or at least searching for the report which is commonly referred to as SOPA 2.0 by various opposition groups. In essence however, SOPA in some form will pass and this document represents a new approach. As someone posted before - it does not matter if it is SOPA 14.0 or SOPA 22.0 - it just needs to pass once. Very few examples of legislative repeal exist outside of social equality.
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  - chenelson 12y ago
    The report didn't claim the great Corporation of the Elites are omniscient and omnipotent; just that 'they' owned all Intellectual Property rights, and that We, the People, must offer remittance for air.
    - ZenPro 12y ago
      Agreed. It is actually a really bleak and depressing read; I am certain the UK is not much different at all. Future dystopian writers can certainly draw upon it as a non-fiction source.
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Neither does the USA according to the Oligarchy Report being reported across the Western media. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/americas-oligarchy-not-democracy-or-republic-unive/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/21/americas-oli... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10769041/The-US-is-an-oligarchy-study-concludes.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1... http://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/Gilens%20homepage%20materials/Gilens%20and%20Page/Gilens%20and%20Page%202014-Testing%20Theories%203-7-14.pdf http://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/Gilens%20homepage%20materi...

devconsole 12y ago
If that were strictly true, then SOPA would have passed.
- ZenPro 12y ago
  How is the temporary shelving of SOPA proof that on over 1700 policy issues US citizens have essentially zero chance of affecting the outcome of the legislation? As for SOPA - say hello to SOPA 2.0 http://www.uspto.gov/news/publications/copyrightgreenpaper.pdf http://www.uspto.gov/news/publications/copyrightgreenpaper.p...
  - tzs 12y ago
    How is that SOPA 2.0?
    - ZenPro 12y ago
      Try reading it. Or at least searching for the report which is commonly referred to as SOPA 2.0 by various opposition groups. In essence however, SOPA in some form will pass and this document represents a new approach. As someone posted before - it does not matter if it is SOPA 14.0 or SOPA 22.0 - it just needs to pass once. Very few examples of legislative repeal exist outside of social equality.
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- chenelson 12y ago
  The report didn't claim the great Corporation of the Elites are omniscient and omnipotent; just that 'they' owned all Intellectual Property rights, and that We, the People, must offer remittance for air.
  - ZenPro 12y ago
    Agreed. It is actually a really bleak and depressing read; I am certain the UK is not much different at all. Future dystopian writers can certainly draw upon it as a non-fiction source.

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