Re:EU Cancels 'Final' Negotiations on EU Copyright Directive
by squarefoot on Saturday January 19, 2019 @12:26PM
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Or rather settle for less evil laws, which could well be what they had in mind from start.
In the great old game of public opinion manipulation, one thing is making clear you aim at 10 and go straight in that direction from the beginning, and a very different thing is pretending you aim at 100, then faking acceptance of criticism and adjustments to the objectives until you get to that 10.
In the first case you'll be remembered as the usual bastard in power, in the second you will get new mandates, love letters, books and street names for being someone who listens to common people.
In the great old game of public opinion manipulation, one thing is making clear you aim at 10 and go straight in that direction from the beginning, and a very different thing is pretending you aim at 100, then faking acceptance of criticism and adjustments to the objectives until you get to that 10. In the first case you'll be remembered as the usual bastard in power, in the second you will get new mandates, love letters, books and street names for being someone who listens to common people.