Green Party Releases International Joint Statement Criticizing the TPP

Dangerous_Minds writes "The New Zealand, Australian, and Canadian Green Parties have released a joint statement on the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP). Among the concerns are the secretive nature of the talks and 'could hinder access to safe, affordable medicines, weaken local content rules for media, stifle high-tech innovation, and even restrict the ability of future governments to legislate for the good of public health and the environment.' ZeroPaid also notes that the statement is starting to appear in New Zealand and Australian media."

When will this explode?

[NewtonsLaw]

How long before "the great unwashed" finally wake up to the fact that their governments are selling out their rights to the big corporations of the world?

Who keeps an eye on the post-political careers of these "negotiators" and reports on how many of them get "honorary directorships" of the companies they are selling the public's rights in favor of?

Surely, sooner or later, even the half of the population who are below the median IQ will have to wake up to the fact that governments and corporations are working in concert to strip them of their rights and their money.

Or have we devolved to the point where we no longer care -- so long as their is food on the table and a roof (however shabby) over our heads?

What's the big deal?

[Black Parrot]

It will help the rich get richer. Isn't that what governments are for?

Re:Honestly

[LordLucless]

I had the same reaction when I read the first few lines of the headline, but no, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a bad thing. It's the latest attempt by the US at legislative colonisation of sovereign countries' IP laws.

Re:Green Party to the rescue!

[formfeed]

This will totally make a difference.

Ignoring the sarcasm.. yes, it will.

There are countries outside the US. They have more than two parties. The Green party actually makes it into parliament. These countries are called "democracies".

Re:Register now

[Anonymous Coward]

Anyone that considers a Green party "far left" has no idea what "far left" actually is.

Re:Green Party to the rescue!

[mwvdlee]

Except those are the same countries that will or won't ratify the TPP.
As far as "mattering" goes, they couldn't matter more in this case.

Re:Honestly

[ByronHope]

You're being too generous. The people who bucket the Greens come in three flavours. Those who genuinely understand and know what the Greens are about and disagree, they can be identified by having reasoned arguments and use evidence to push their point, this type is rare in public discourse. The second type don't like the Greens because they are threatened by them, but can't use evidence or reasoned arguments because they know if the facts are laid bare, the public will not agree. This second type is identified by their use of emotive language, deception and fanatical hostility. Fox News (or any Murdoch run media) and large corporations are prime examples. The third and most common are identified by their emotive parroting of the position of the second type, they also lack the resources of the second type. The third type are media consumers, you can see them on this page. So even if you do have a Greens in government, there will be corporate interests gunning for them, and there will always be plenty of ignorant consumers who will parrot the corporate line.