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“Nothing is despised more by tyrants or would-be tyrants than the free flow of information. With the MSM being little more than a dispenser of gov. propaganda, the only media left for the mass dissemination of truth is the internet which makes it a prime target for gov. attack.”  Admin

If you keep hearing about the TPP and really only have a general idea of what this is, there is a good reason for that.  The negotiations have been kept a closely guarded secret, and those participating don’t want you to know what it is until it’s too late to change it. (Sounds just like how Obamacare was rammed through, doesn’t it. Admin)

Read on for a TPP primer.

What is the TPP?

TPP stands for Trans-Pacific Partnership. The countries involved in this proposed partnership are the US, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam. It boils down to being a massive free trade agreement, which would eliminate tariffs on goods and services and harmonize various regulations between the partner countries. If the agreement goes through, it will affect more than 40% of the imports and exports of the United States.

Why are so many people against the TPP?

One of the major issues with the TPP is its effect on Freedom of Speech. Remember how everyone was concerned about the potential ramifications of  SOPA and PIPA back when the US government was trying to crack down on “internet piracy”? Well, multiply that times a billion and then don’t run it through Congress, and you have, in a nutshell, the future effects of the TPP on the internet.

Under the guise of protecting intellectual copyrights, if the TPP goes through, the internet will change dramatically. It could turn internet service providers into watchdogs, and threaten our ability to communicate unfettered on blogs, forums, websites and social media platforms.

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