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Significant, because this is an editorial statement from the National Review, and I'd argue the National Review is the closest thing the United States has to a
by gyardley 15y ago
Significant, because this is an editorial statement from the National Review, and I'd argue the National Review is the closest thing the United States has to a conservative publication of record.
- rflrob 15y agoAs a moderate-liberal firmly embedded in a very liberal university, I nevertheless think that support for or against SOPA/PIPA falls less on liberal-conservative lines (see, e.g. http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ ) than some other axis that might be either tech-savvy or might be something like being supported heavily by big-media producers. It's not too surprising, then, that the other mainstream conservative (or at least conservative-ish) newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corp, came out in favor of SOPA/PIPA.
- gyardley 15y agoI can't argue with that in general, although I wouldn't describe the folks at the National Review as particularly tech-savvy. I thought their stance was well-reasoned and principled, and avoided a lot of the hype from both sides. News Corp is an interesting case - they often take conservative stances, and I'm usually a big fan of Peggy Noonan, but they're happy to call for government intervention when it benefits their own business. Not so unusual, I suppose.