It's all so naive. PIPA/SOPA threatens free stuff. Washington D.C. tariffs on Uber increase prices for riders. That's the common thread. CISPA threatens priva

It's all so naive. PIPA/SOPA threatens free stuff. Washington D.C. tariffs on Uber increase prices for riders. That's the common thread. CISPA threatens privacy and civil liberties. Most people have at one time or another not had as much money as they wanted, so anything that takes more money out of their pockets is bad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party Most people haven't felt (or recognized) any ill effects from loss of privacy or civil liberties, so it probably feels very theoretical.