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This is incredible. Reading the details of the cases listed on that site makes me feel sick. And there is absolutely nothing I can do about it.

by yrro 11y ago

walterbell 11y ago
Those pre-TPP cases are nothing compared to the future combined scope of TPP (Pacific), TTIP (Europe) and RCEP (China, Korea, India, and other Asian countries). Never say there is nothing you can do. Tell other people about ISDS. Share the videos [1][2][3][4]. Jon Oliver's video [4] about the Philip Morris tobacco ISDS lawsuit against Australia (for brown paper packaging) caused such an outcry that TPP negotiators were forced to exclude the entire tobacco industry from ISDS. This is the first time such an industry-specific carve-out has appeared in a trade agreement. [1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=M9ZFDpuiFUs https://youtube.com/watch?v=M9ZFDpuiFUs [2] https://youtube.com/watch?v=M4-mlGRPmkU https://youtube.com/watch?v=M4-mlGRPmkU [3] https://youtube.com/watch?v=AABOIcXZZwg https://youtube.com/watch?v=AABOIcXZZwg [4] https://youtube.com/watch?v=6UsHHOCH4q8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=6UsHHOCH4q8
- yrro 11y ago
  Whenever I think about this for more than a passing moment I just become so scared and angry. How the fuck is a company able to take a country to court over a public health measure? Who the fuck voted for the evil bastards who made that possible? How do they fucking live with themselves?
  - Excavator 11y ago
    The ones who listen to what they "will do", complain about what they do, then promptly forgets during the buildup to the next election. The ones who follow "the line" and are afraid of getting ostracized by their peers. The ones who value pocket change now over future prospects.
  - fapjacks 11y ago
    Easy. Sociopaths. They are insect minds wrapped in human skin. Wolves in sheep's clothing if there ever was such a thing.
uxcn 11y ago
Claire Patterson was able to run a successful one man campaign against lead in our products. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Cameron_Patterson#Campaign_against_lead_poisoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Cameron_Patterson#Campai...

This is incredible. Reading the details of the cases listed on that site makes me feel sick. And there is absolutely nothing I can do about it.

by yrro 11y ago

This is incredible. Reading the details of the cases listed on that site makes me feel sick. And there is absolutely nothing I can do about it.

walterbell 11y ago

Those pre-TPP cases are nothing compared to the future combined scope of TPP (Pacific), TTIP (Europe) and RCEP (China, Korea, India, and other Asian countries). Never say there is nothing you can do. Tell other people about ISDS. Share the videos [1][2][3][4]. Jon Oliver's video [4] about the Philip Morris tobacco ISDS lawsuit against Australia (for brown paper packaging) caused such an outcry that TPP negotiators were forced to exclude the entire tobacco industry from ISDS. This is the first time such an industry-specific carve-out has appeared in a trade agreement. [1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=M9ZFDpuiFUs https://youtube.com/watch?v=M9ZFDpuiFUs [2] https://youtube.com/watch?v=M4-mlGRPmkU https://youtube.com/watch?v=M4-mlGRPmkU [3] https://youtube.com/watch?v=AABOIcXZZwg https://youtube.com/watch?v=AABOIcXZZwg [4] https://youtube.com/watch?v=6UsHHOCH4q8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=6UsHHOCH4q8

yrro 11y ago
Whenever I think about this for more than a passing moment I just become so scared and angry. How the fuck is a company able to take a country to court over a public health measure? Who the fuck voted for the evil bastards who made that possible? How do they fucking live with themselves?
- Excavator 11y ago
  The ones who listen to what they "will do", complain about what they do, then promptly forgets during the buildup to the next election. The ones who follow "the line" and are afraid of getting ostracized by their peers. The ones who value pocket change now over future prospects.
- fapjacks 11y ago
  Easy. Sociopaths. They are insect minds wrapped in human skin. Wolves in sheep's clothing if there ever was such a thing.

uxcn 11y ago

Claire Patterson was able to run a successful one man campaign against lead in our products. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Cameron_Patterson#Campaign_against_lead_poisoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Cameron_Patterson#Campai...