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Re:Require companies to use the term "licensing" instead of ... by y1426i on Sunday March 10, 2013 @03:01AM (#5351024)
Imagine a country where all decisions are taken by the popularity of the issue....
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Re:Require companies to use the term "licensing" instead of ... by jonpaul on Sunday March 10, 2013 @03:18AM (#5351050)
Yes, and such a country would not be one that I'd want to live in. The tyranny of the majority can, at times, oppress the minority.
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Re:Require companies to use the term "licensing" instead of ... by msh on Sunday March 10, 2013 @03:05AM (#5351029)
many decisions are allready based on popularity (voting is a popularity contest), I cant see that this direct measure is any worse.
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Re:Require companies to use the term "licensing" instead of ... by pixl97 on Sunday March 10, 2013 @02:56PM (#5352996)
Imagine a country where all decisions are made by the richest and most outspoken, where they can change the meaning of words on a whim.

Oh, wait, we don't have to.

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Re:Require companies to use the term "licensing" instead of ... by baddox on Sunday March 10, 2013 @06:25AM (#5351344)
Imagine a country where decisions are made by consenting individuals and where the immediate reaction from someone seeing something they don't like isn't "the government should force them to stop doing whatever I don't like."
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Re:Require companies to use the term "licensing" instead of ... by Evbn on Sunday March 10, 2013 @10:32PM (#5354560)
Imagine a world where 100% Beef Hamburgers are made from 25% diseased horse meat.
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