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It's not going to pass... no need to be an alarmist. The politicians may be old, decrepit and corrupt, but you forget power > money. They'd rather keep their positions then take that $10,000 cheque from the lobbyist groups paying them. The amount of support against SOPA and PROTECTIP is absolutely astounding and it'll be a cold day in hell when a politician chooses not to get elected again, or ever for that matter for a simple bribe. Any rival politician just has to say "If you elect me, i'll change SOPA!" and bam, they're in, and the other guys are out.
With that said, yes, we all should be very concerned about this type of thing, and i'm ecstatic about the enlightening of our youth regarding internet censorship and it being a real issue for the future, but come on, get realistic, even if this bill were to pass, it wouldn't be the end of the world that some of us are making it out to be. You'll still be able to use facebook, twitter etc. Could it be bad? Yeah. But come on, what does a hollywood company care about disallowing you from going to cnn.com or wikipedia LOL.
Yes, i get the whole "but they CAN, they CAN! they have the power to!". I don't mean to be all conspiracy theorist-y, but i wouldn't doubt if they already have powers like that considering the wealth distribution in this world. Fun fact, the top 1% of the tax bracket in the US owns 40% of the wealth, and you're telling me with all that power they are going through traditional and democratic ways to pass bills publicly? HAH.
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