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Is the definition of lobbyist different in Europe? Is the Pirate MP just not subjected to lobbyists otherwise or is this just mock outrage? It is very hard for
by trotsky 15y ago
Is the definition of lobbyist different in Europe? Is the Pirate MP just not subjected to lobbyists otherwise or is this just mock outrage? It is very hard for me to believe this kind of anti-competitor lobbying doesn't go on all the time at the EP. It certainly does in Washington.
- yobbobandana 15y agoI imagine this article was intended as PR for the Pirate Party. "This is the kind of stuff we do not like, vote for us if you also do not like it." I think it targets their core demographic quite well. Whether it is mock outrage or not is a moot point.
- seabee 15y agoWhether anti-competitor lobbying goes on regularly is also a moot point. Being an MEP does not disqualify you from disliking parts of or associated with the EP. As an extreme example, the UK Independence Party (who want to leave the EU) have several elected MEPs. As such I feel confused by what the grandparent comment is trying to express.
- trotsky 15y agoIt does if all you're doing is singling out one specific participant and ignoring all other examples. Because then it becomes clear that you are just looking for either a good reason to trash that party or rush to the defense of the aggrieved. Which wouldn't be surprising, considering Google is most definitely spending their own lobbying dollars.
- kzrdude 15y agoA good lobbyist doesn't lie, doesn't FUD and maybe even doesn't exaggerate. Are your expectations different?
- SteveJS 15y agoThis seems like some relevant history on your point. June 22, 2000: "Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), who represents Silicon Valley, says she does not see her constituent companies worried about DOJ antitrust scrutiny." http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18808921/the-men-who-took-down-microsoft.htm http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18808921/the-men-wh...