US is set to censor internet

[unity100]

We're not contradicting each other. I'm saying they won't succeed but will put pressure on people and reduce civil rights. You're saying that they're attempting to do it and in the process are reducing civil rights.

they may succeed if it is not opposed.

This European Union thing is getting more uncomfortable by the minute.

european union ?

european parliament (legislative body of european union) was the one which told eu negotiators to basically reject all the important points of acta, in a resolution. the resolution was taken because parliament members have decided that acta infringed upon freedom.

http://votewatch.eu/cx_vote_details.php?...56&lang=en

eu has basically been defending people's rights so far.

That's for sure. Can I ask you a slightly off topic question Unity? What do you perceive the attitude of the average Turk to be on this? Do your people on the streets actually want to be a member? And why? Or why not?

its complicated. they generally see eu membership a good thing. a lot has been rather turned off by how eu applied double standards to turkey. (much harder than what they required from romania etc).

however, the majority of people are still way too conservative, and want eu to accept turkey as it is, with all its shortcomings, radicalism, heavy handedness, religious hardlinerism, all faults.

they are not realistic. in this state, turkey has no place in eu.