Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform
by ocdtrekkie on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @08:29AM
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Which is a case in point about the will of the people. Especially in very complicated situations, the people do not necessarily understand the impact of their choices, which is why they select representatives to act in their stead.
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Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform
by cbg0 on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @08:32AM
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Judging by how things have progressed, it doesn't seem like those elected representatives have a much better understanding of the impact either.
Re:European Parliament approves copyright reform
by NeedMoreTea on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @08:39AM
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The choice offered was a 'have cake, unicorns and rainbows with a free puppy' or remain in the EU. How were they expected to understand the real impact of their choice when it was so blatantly missold?
"There is no plan for no deal, because we'll easily get a great deal" Boris Johnson.
"getting out of the EU can be quick and easy - the UK holds most of the cards in any negotiation" John Redwood.
I'm sorry, but in what universe are the terms for non members going to be better than the terms for members? The banks were expected to compensate for the insurance misselling scandal...