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What become law in the USA soon becomes policy that the state department tries to get other countries to adopt through stick or carrot. For example, Canada wou
by mahyarm 15y ago
What become law in the USA soon becomes policy that the state department tries to get other countries to adopt through stick or carrot.
For example, Canada would of probably legalized Marijuanna by now, but the USA implied heavy stick-like consequences whenever the government brings it up, and as a result Canada backs down on the idea.
- omouse 15y agoAnother example are copyright and patent laws. The US makes a new law and surprise surprise, a few months later other governments in other countries start to see new laws proposed that look similar the US's laws. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/wikileaks-cables-reveal-us-pressuring-canada-on-ip-enforcement.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/wikileaks-ca... Prime Minster Stephen Harper "told the President last August that Canada would pass copyright legislation," the 2008 message notes. In fact, Harper wrote a personal letter to US Ambassador David Wilkins containing the pledge. "With respect to intellectual property rights, I can assure you that the Government of Canada takes the concerns you have raised in your letter very seriously," he promised the US in April of 2007. This is the leader of Canada that did this. There are several nations that are much poorer that have politicians who would accept minimal bribes in order to start pushing for US-style laws.