[ExI] sugar industry corruption

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Sep 16, 2016, at 9:10 AM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
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> From: extropy-chat [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of William Flynn Wallace
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 7:49 AM
> To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> Subject: Re: [ExI] sugar industry corruption
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> >…So much for the United States supposed freedom of the press. 
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> https://rsf.org/en/ranking
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> C.
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> >…Well, if 40 countries have greater freedom than we do (highly doubtful) I think that's a great thing…
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> Ja!  But we have it explicitly ensured in our own constitution, so why aren’t we big number 1 on that?

Recall, it was an amendment. And this should also lead you to question the efficacy of constitutions.
 
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> >…I have heard no complaints from our press about their freedoms…
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> Indeed sir?  Have you not heard of James Rosen and his run-ins with the Department of “Justice”?

Not just him. The RSF site also lists other examples. The US government has a long history of talking freedom, but when it comes to actually respecting it there's a mixed record. And the respect is usually in the breach here.

> >…  So I think we cannot be much freer, but I have not looked into it. bill w
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> Well BillW, you know the cure for having not looked into it, ja?  So do we.

lol 

Regards,

Dan
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