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Comment by ihsw

You can influence a corporation's services in a couple ways: 1) don't give them you're money, and 2) don't use their services. Neither of these options are available when the government is engaging in this behaviour.

Your only recourse is voting (as it should be in a democratic society), however that's a pointless exercise when a change in leaders/political-parties-in-power doesn't result in a change in policy.

Just like how the natural progression beyond free-trade agreements is even tighter economic and social integration between nations (eg: European Union, Trans-Pacific Partnership), the natural progression beyond voting is civil disobedience (ie: protesting). I'm sure you can imagine what lies beyond civil disobedience.

parent ihsw 13 years ago

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