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from the you-can-never-have-too-many-offsite-backups-eh dept.
The Internet Archive plans to create a backup of its data in Canada in response to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States:
The Internet Archive, a nonprofit that saves copies of old web pages, is creating a backup of its database in Canada, in response to the election of Donald Trump. "On November 9th in America, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change," the organization wrote in a blogpost explaining the move. "It was a firm reminder that institutions like ours, built for the long-term, need to design for change."
[...] The move will cost millions, according to the Internet Archive, which is soliciting donations. In their post, the Internet Archive justified its decision to backup its data in Canada, claiming that Trump could threaten an open internet. "For us, it means keeping our cultural materials safe, private and perpetually accessible. It means preparing for a Web that may face greater restrictions."
(Score: 3, Informative) by inertnet on Wednesday November 30 2016, @03:46PM
It appears that many people still haven't realized how he got elected, while it actually was a very simple strategy. First of all, he acted as a confident man with power (silverback) and sweeping statements that got a lot of people enthusiasm going. This is how he got large groups of people to support him:
Put Hillary in jail. This is not an issue anymore.
Global warming is a hoax. This is not an issue anymore, he's not going to abandon treaties, as he said before.
NATO is bad. After the election he spoke to its chairman and explained that he wants other countries to spend 2% on defense too. Chairman is now happy.
Shut down Obamacare. After the election he wants to keep it running and maintain at least parts of it.
I can't remember the rest because I'm not American and just a bystander, but the modus operandi is clear to me. Make groups of dissatisfied people believe that you're going to solve their problems so they'll vote for you. After the election you can then act like a real politician and change your positions.
Very clever and I'm surprised that nobody seems to realize this.
(Score: 2) by Kilo110 on Wednesday November 30 2016, @03:56PM
Well his campaign-persona was very polarizing. It's a strong image to shake loose. But yeah, it's really obvious what he's doing once you put that aside.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 30 2016, @06:05PM
Its not clever at all. What you're describing is textbook demagoguery and its been known for millenia, and plenty of people have been pointing out for months that Drumpf is a demagogue.