Re:Zuckerberg is creating a new criminal justice reform grou...
by AlexandrB on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:02AM
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Because the idea of "good" is can be extremely subjective and might also include things like a tougher IP regime[1], invasion of foreign countries[2], or a drug war[3]. With enough money/influence you can get both major parties to agree with your priorities effectively removing the voters' control of their own country.
> "The Gates Foundation has played an extremely negative role in efforts to develop replacements for strong patent rights and high drug prices," James Love, the director of Knowledge Ecology International and a critic of the foundation, writes on his blog. Or as McGoey put it: "There’s immense concern surrounding the Gates Foundation’s position on intellectual property rights, and whether this major global health player is cognizant enough to ensure property rights are fair for citizens in wealthy and poor nations."
[1] https://www.vox.com/2015/6/10/8760199/gates-foundation-criti...
> "The Gates Foundation has played an extremely negative role in efforts to develop replacements for strong patent rights and high drug prices," James Love, the director of Knowledge Ecology International and a critic of the foundation, writes on his blog. Or as McGoey put it: "There’s immense concern surrounding the Gates Foundation’s position on intellectual property rights, and whether this major global health player is cognizant enough to ensure property rights are fair for citizens in wealthy and poor nations."
[2] https://theintercept.com/2016/11/04/koch-senate-hawks/
[3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisroberts/2021/01/12/the-las...