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One of the core issues here is the typical US-centric viewpoint that proposed a law affecting sites hosted in other nations. Which makes it annoying that the pe
by jamii 15y ago
One of the core issues here is the typical US-centric viewpoint that proposed a law affecting sites hosted in other nations. Which makes it annoying that the petition link requires a US zipcode. Just a little thing, but it irks me.
- berlinflyer83 15y agoThe petition goes to congress, you would need to be a constituent. That makes sense. For example, why would the German MP in the EU parliantment care what I have to think as an American?
- Nexxxeh 15y agoCan the international community apply pressure on the US government? I would like to hope so, but probably not.
- freehunter 15y agoTheir governments could try (citizens likely wouldn't be able to), but we've seen how that's worked in the past. The only countries who can change US policy is China and Israel.
- bh42222 15y agoMany people in the US have a chip on their shoulder about the US taking even a tiny bit of friendly advice from the rest of the world. When John Kerry mentioned the need for global consensus in one of the presidential debates, George Bush pounced and Kerry immediately tried to back off. That is the political reality in the states when it comes to outside influence. Even a hint of it, from the best of friends, is not tolerated.
- jamii 15y agoBecause the US and Germany care about each others business and SOPA would make a lot of people wary of dealing with the US.