Save the Internet: The SOPA/PIPA thread.

[Devicho]

So apparently it's been just announced today that SOPA and PIPA have been postponed today

http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/20/technolo...postponed/

I don't know if this makes you happy but fuck someone tell congress to burn the bills already, postponing it isn't enough.

They postponed it because they know the affect the recent protests will have on the bill. And they think that by the time the bill comes around again, the general population will have forgotten about it. It is risky for sites like wikipedia to blackout again ever time the bill rolls around, meaning the protest will lost steam.

Last time I checked the US was supposed to be a democracy not a dictatorship, but when the majority of the population is against a bill like this and they still consider listening to a small group of rich suits in hollywood over their own people the lines start the become blurred.

Well, part of the problem is it's not citizens themselves voting, but rather elected representatives. With voter turnout being what it is, it's hard to really get someone that actually has the public's interests in mind. (It's kind of a vicious trap, really. Corrupt politicians in both major parties -> reasonable people see this and lose faith in voting, thus don't vote -> people who do vote have little opposition when bringing in another corrupt dude -> corrupt politicians in both major parties.)

Also, it helps to remember that money is THE most important thing in America. Money literally is power here.