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I may buy a lot of stuff, but should I only be viewed as “a consumer” in the eyes of the government and my democracy? Notice that the author is attributing wor

• anigbrowl 13y ago
  Indeed, while omitting to mention that that paraphrase also included commentary from various privacy groups. This is a common problem with political blogging, it's all tone and no substance.
• eurleif 13y ago
  The word "consumer" does appear in CISPA, but only in one paragraph, referring to "consumer terms of service or consumer licensing agreements". I don't see what's so bad about using "consumers" to refer to people who consume a particular service, though. It's not denying them personhood; it's just a way to refer to the subset of people who use a service, whereas "people" would refer to all people.
  • Qantourisc 13y ago
    It's like saying collateral damage that's why it's bad-ish.
    • eurleif 13y ago
      What phrasing would you use instead of "consumer", and what makes your phrasing better?