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It's the same thing all autocrats want which is to consolidate their power while protecting the little people from themselves. I can see where they are coming
by andy_ppp 9y ago
It's the same thing all autocrats want which is to consolidate their power while protecting the little people from themselves.
I can see where they are coming from though; I'm pretty sure the investigations of Internet usage that turn up on politicians desks contain pretty disconcerting information about the human condition.
- icebraining 9y agoThis seems to be focused on copyright, not "protecting the little people from themselves." I find a financial reason more likely to be behind this push.
- andy_ppp 9y agoYes after finding and reading the document (TFA was hosed) I have totally misunderstood it's content; maybe a better headline including the word copyright would help.
- matt4077 9y agoThank you for admitting the misunderstanding. It's really dangerous to go around calling democratically elected governments "autocratic". These people really do try, and there's really no indication that any government except maybe Hungary is bent on perpetuating their power. Calling them names just removes any incentives for anybody to do well: Why bother, if you're just going to be called an incompetent autocrat anyway?