"Phillip H. Zakas" wrote:
Not to worry. Ralph is only momentarily distracted. Just wait for the new administration to start chopping down thousand-year-old forests (and squishing some photogenic "poster animal" in the process).
as a matter of fact, he DOES have a point. consumers have become the weaker part of the market food chain because they are not organized and because they ARE sheep. they'll cry murder every time you steal something from them, but never actually do something, and the few who do are too isolated to be even noticed. corporations, on the other hand, have been far more intelligent. from MPAA/RIAA straight to WTO they understood that lobby groups can increase their influence greatly and turn the playing field to their advantage. it's only fair to reply in kind and organize the consumers. or rather: the 0.1% of them who give a damn.