both disguised protectionist agreements on free trade agreements, TPP and TTIP, seem to encounter serious resistance - especially TTIP. This makes all of the attempted coup d'Etat unlikely to succeed
As detailed in the book Information feudalism.? Whose knowledge economy , the United States responded to its industrial obsolescence - as highlighted mainly by the rise of Toyota and fall of Detroit in the late 1970s - by diverting some global forums and try to push through so-called free trade agreements that were little more than attempts to redefine the value of production, and the economy in a way that forced the rest of the world to pay rent to the United States to safeguard its dominant position in the future.
(the committee recommends it was the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations, the ACTN, which was led by Edmund Pratt Jr - then CEO of Pfizer. - And who reported directly to the Office of the President US ACTN the first tried to obtain such an agreement by the United Nations, that the big kicks on the street instead it was the GATT. - the General Agreement on tariffs and trade. - Who was hijacked and transformed into the WTO, an organization hawkwatching the so-called TRIPS agreement)
Since then, the US has tried to pursue this policy in an increase catch of unilateral advantages.
The most recent attempt was something called ACTA, deceptively called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, but that was a blatant attempt to give benefits to US companies at the expense of all the business and freedom of another. Error US negotiators made in this attempt was to try to make it a comprehensive agreement covering all economies, but China, in an attempt very thinly veiled to make someone fall in particular line.
However, this required all the major economies of the world to sign for it. If anyone does not, all would fail effort. And it is Europe - the world's largest economy - has mounted a particular resistance to the idea. If the largest economy of the world does not agree on the treaty, it is dead in the water.
On July 4, 2012, the European Parliament refused its consent to ACTA, effectively declaring independence from American special interests. ACTA was dead. Not only in Europe but worldwide.
Of course, these interests do not take kindly to the refusal of Europe to fall into line, and immediately went again. The next round, Europe would not even have the accident to kill a global treaty, and trade negotiators from the United States assured by negotiating a separate treaty with Europe.
Thus, the TPP - the Trans-Pacific "partnership" - ACTA was reborn for everyone, but Europe and the TTIP - the transatlantic treaty Huge Poppycock - was invented as a treaty between the United States and Europe, something that Europe could refuse without overwriting the "treaty" for everyone, as happened on July 4, 2012.
So far, the TPP seems to go on rails, like ACTA was.
But the TTIP face Europe is faced with serious question marks.
And even if the TPP can theoretically live his own life, it is really meant to be used together with TTIP. As ACTA is designed to be about a global treaty ... well, or at least a global economic intimidation China.
From the UK we hear politicans make cautious statements that TTIP "may need a year or two." This is bureaucratspeak for the agreement being very not agree at all.
In Germany, we believe the strong statement of the Minister of Agriculture, Christian Schmidt, that access to the sale of German cars on the American market isn 't worth the price of renouncing the possibility of prohibiting the harmful chemicals in food. This is a very strong statement, particularly the German Minister: if Germany is not fully on board, then no one in Europe is on board
Many other politicians in Europe echoed the sentiments Similar .. You hear a little here and a little there, indicating that this so-called "treaty" seems so far that he is quite likely to miss its window to be possible. In particular, you hear opposition to something called ISDS, which essentially means that companies supersede parliaments when it comes to the law.
Because when you looked ACTA, all politicians were first agree it was a joyous good idea. It took coordinated synchronized events in 0 European cities, something that had never even happened before, to get the attention of politicians. And they have not forgotten.
In other words, if politicians should fail, there will be a ton of militant protests. And nobody really wants. So politicians try not to get into a position where these events occur, and therefore, it seems that "negotiations are taking another year."
It goes without saying that these treaties are extremely hostile to the Internet, privacy and freedom, as the particular modes of communication bypass existing industries.
With or without foul play like this, your privacy remains your own responsibility. And if politicians start to think this is a good idea after all, it is time to take the streets and flood legislatures who have concerns again.
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