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The scoop: http://www.dailydot.com/politics/bernie-sanders-cisa-senate-2016-presidential-candidates/
It appears the Democratic Socialist and Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders came out against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISA), a proposed law that has many privacy advocates alarmed.
Background from Wikipedia:
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA H.R. 3523 (112th Congress), H.R. 624 (113th Congress), H.R. 234 (114th Congress)) is a proposed law in the United States which would allow for the sharing of Internet traffic information between the U.S. government and technology and manufacturing companies. The stated aim of the bill is to help the U.S. government investigate cyber threats and ensure the security of networks against cyberattacks.
Privacy advocates and rebels may have a real friend in Senator Bernie Sanders.
(Score: 2) by Yog-Yogguth on Thursday October 15 2015, @12:10AM
In the worst possible way the US election has become interesting :D (everybody turn on your sarcasm detectors and watch out for exploding heads!).
It's starting to look like some kind of ploy considering Sanders and Hillary seem to be way too chummy. Wasn't he supposed to be some kind of outsider? He's about as much an outsider as a hot dog in a bun inside a happy dog's belly and the dog's name is Hillary :P
Maybe I'm the only one who has been spooked but I declare a total loss of confidence in Sanders (I'm not a US citizen so it doesn't matter anyway). Can't wait for him to be elected so his voters can listen to four years of excuses. It's a trap! XD
Sanders/Hillary 2016 or will it be Hillary/Sanders? There's your “cognitive dissonance”: it's a nasty mixture of bad cop/good cop, kumabaya love fest, and a lot of kool aid. Someone probably wrote a script for this shit, prepare to be manipulated.
And on the topic of spooked… I guess (hypothetically) it would have to be the Libertarian Party and “Bob” [wikipedia.org] for me. “Bob” (can't resist calling him that, blame “Alice” [wikipedia.org]) is an ex-CIA Occupation Wall Street supporter who realizes the world is rushing down the drain! Damn, wonder if he's a plant or the real thing :o.
At least his thoughts are genuinely challenging [phibetaiota.net] or possibly mind-destroying, not sure.
As for people who can't vote for anything not to the left there's still gewg's option: I couldn't but Jill Stein and the Greens (not a good band name) seem to be legitimate or at least more so than any Democrat.
Let's also “predict” that Trump will have a reverse Dean moment where he makes so much sense to nearly everyone across all political divides that he becomes completely unelectable :D
Bite harder Ouroboros, bite! tails.boum.org/ linux USB CD secure desktop IRC *crypt tor (not endorsements (XKeyScore))
(Score: 2) by bziman on Thursday October 15 2015, @04:22AM
If you're referring to Sanders saying that we're all sick of hearing about her e-mails, it wasn't him being chummy, it was him doing what he always does - calling it like it is. His point is that we shouldn't worry about a mistake like that, when the obvious major problem with Hillary is her policy positions. And he can make that point while being polite.
(Score: 2) by Yog-Yogguth on Saturday October 17 2015, @05:47AM
No it's a much more general feeling and impression than that. To what extent does Sanders make something like “a Sanders-inspired/convinced Hillary” acceptable to Sanders supporters, sympathizers, and independents who would never otherwise vote for Hillary? To what extent does Hillary do the same (a “Hillary-modulated/checked Sanders”) for those who would never vote for Sanders, to the big donors, to the party bigwigs? How does all of that work out if they're up against a Trump that will make everybody's head explode at least once? (I expect to hear the collective “djeezus!” of 315+ million Usians loud and clear from across the pond, the stuff so far has been duds, I expect only something amazingly insightful will do it, something just about everybody agrees with but nobody can vote for). Will the Democratic strategies (and I speculate on Hillary/Sanders) close the ranks and leech off of those who can't make themselves vote for his Trumpness? WIll it clinch an absolute electoral college majority? Because that is all that matters to “them” (insert creepy spooky music here) :D
All I'm saying is that I now think the above isn't impossible and might even be likely (and I find that interesting), hence Sanders is no outsider at all and maybe never was in any way.
It's no surprise that someone is working on that and similar stuff or that they already have it all worked out; what needs to happen and when, all the details and contingency meaures. What is a surprise to me (if my feeling on the matter is correct) is that it (call it triangulation if you will) seems to already be quite far along or practically finished and done right from the start/in the first debate.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 15 2015, @07:24AM
Sanders and Hillary seem to be way too chummy
I don't think it gets mentioned in Lamestream Media[1] but The Bern doesn't do negative campaigning.
He also gets irritated when others do it.
On domestic policy, it seems Bernie is dragging her toward the center (Keystone XL & TPP[2]).
On foreign policy, they are pretty close anyway--both are Hawks.
[1] Hell, from what I hear, Bernie doesn't get mentioned at all in LSM.
[2] Exporting jobs; surrendering national sovereignty.
there's still gewg's option
Clearly, the world would be a better place if everyone voted the way that I do. 8-)
-- gewg_
(Score: 2) by Yog-Yogguth on Saturday October 17 2015, @05:57AM
No I know about that (I mostly read RT for this kind of stuff and they make a big deal out of him). But yes you're right and it's part of the stuff I'm thinking about (see the reply [soylentnews.org] I made to the other reply I got on this).
And yeah don't we all think so :)
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