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alpha0  ·  4696 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: SOPA & PIPA explained by Sal Khan
Tell your friends, as well. To have just a single family (Paul) as the "last hope" for America is neither reasonable nor comforting. And why does this "hope" exist? Because he ran for public office to serve his nation. Because what matters is who is running what committee, who gets to set the agenda, and who writes the bills that become law. Where the rubber of democracy meets the road of governance.

Think long term. SOPA is nothing. Right around the corner is the man-machine interface tech, nano-tech, surveillance-focused-AI, etc. And I sure as hell am not pinning my hopes on Sergey-Brins-of-this-world's good judgement on these matters, and neither should you. They participated in SOPA protests because it directly threatened their business model. They were mum on NDAA, for example.