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[Orange Wizard]

I thought you were referring to Twitch Plays Pokemon too.

It's usually referred to as the TPPA, but Bohandas is au contraire.

[Rose]

Huge thunderstorm going on, winds are shaking the house.

Also blackout.

[Bohandas]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Basically a treaty for US megacorps to fuck over a bunch of other countries (primarily New Zealand) and consumers all over the place.
All of the negotiations have been conducted with absurd levels of secrecy. Some leaked documents show that corporations will be able to sue nations if their profits are impacted.

Not just sue them, have laws overturned as well.

Obama has attempted to claim that there are similar passages in other treaties that we are part of, but to the best of my knowledge those treaties only allow for such lawsuits by other countries, not from corporations. It's not like turning over a portion of our sovereignty to an allied nation, hell, it's not even like turning over a portion of our sovereignty to Iran or North Korea. This is many times worse.

[Loud Whispers]

'Turning' over sovereignty is such an inadequate word. Perhaps 'looting' or 'pillaging' would be better. 'Systematically excised' is also good.

[TheDarkStar]

inb4 "Citizens of Walmart".

Also inb4 "B&L" from Wall-E.

[Spehss _]

inb4 "Citizens of Walmart".

Also inb4 "B&L" from Wall-E.

I think the Aliens mega-corporations like Weyland-Yutani fit better.  Weyland-Yutani monopolizes space trade, space shipping, owns and controls the United States Colonial Marines in the Aliens Universe, and is a member of the Interstellar Commerce Commission, meaning they aren't the only big monopolizing mega-corp controlling space.

BNL controls everything in Wall-E, while in Aliens there's multiple megacorps controlling everything.

[Loud Whispers]

East India Trading company: The spacening

[Baffler]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Basically a treaty for US megacorps to fuck over a bunch of other countries (primarily New Zealand) and consumers all over the place.
All of the negotiations have been conducted with absurd levels of secrecy. Some leaked documents show that corporations will be able to sue nations if their profits are impacted.

E: Ninjad.

How have I not heard of this before? That sounds absolutely terrible. But I wonder what kind of enforcement provisions it has. If Indonesia gets sued by Camel Cigarettes and (rightly) gives them the bird instead of dignifying their delusions with a polite response, what happens to them?

Seems it only applies to countries that agree to be a part of it. Not that that helps us too much.

[Bohandas]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Basically a treaty for US megacorps to fuck over a bunch of other countries (primarily New Zealand) and consumers all over the place.
All of the negotiations have been conducted with absurd levels of secrecy. Some leaked documents show that corporations will be able to sue nations if their profits are impacted.

E: Ninjad.

How have I not heard of this before? That sounds absolutely terrible.

For the much of the negotiations the government went t0 great lengths to cover it up. In fact, They're still trying to limit info on it

[Descan]

But I wonder what kind of enforcement provisions it has. If Indonesia gets sued by Camel Cigarettes and (rightly) gives them the bird instead of dignifying their delusions with a polite response, what happens to them?

Have you heard of South America? Banana Republics?

[hops]

The People Republic of Banana is a respectable country!

[Flying Dice]

But I wonder what kind of enforcement provisions it has. If Indonesia gets sued by Camel Cigarettes and (rightly) gives them the bird instead of dignifying their delusions with a polite response, what happens to them?

Have you heard of South America? Banana Republics?

Central America is not South America~

Also, seriously. That was a terrible time. UFC got the US to kick out a democratically elected government by force and basically started a war, to name a few.

At least that time the U.S. overthrew a democratic government can't be summarized as "CIA preemptive action to remove potential dirty commie pinko bastards what might not toe the U.S. geopolitical line by murdering democratically elected leaders in favor of right-wing military/religious dictators," 'cause it's "just" corruption, greed, and probably some racism, instead of jingoistic Greater Good Syndrome and Cold War era paranoia.

[Yoink]

I just sneezed.

[Descan]

But I wonder what kind of enforcement provisions it has. If Indonesia gets sued by Camel Cigarettes and (rightly) gives them the bird instead of dignifying their delusions with a polite response, what happens to them?

Have you heard of South America? Banana Republics?

Central America is not South America~

I thought Venezuela and Columbia were also victims. :U Sorry, babe~

[penguinofhonor]

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