I can use Visa and Mastercard to pay for porn and support anti-abortion fanatics, Prop 8 homophobic bigots, and the Ku Klux Klan. But I can't use them or PayPal to support Wikileaks, transparency, the First Amendment, and true government reform.
Just saying.
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So RICO applies if they allow illegal stuff to be charged and then are enfprcers of payment???
the most current polling in the united states on trust of government, either political parties, congress, scotus etc. is at an all time low. while i love my country how can i trust anyone in government or in politics. the press seems either incompetent or actively in bed with corporate interests.
its conceivable that if the press worked harder at investigative journalism the need for a wikileaks would be much less or unnecessary. after 8 years of bush, 2 wars, abu graib, torture and black site prisons off the mainland, cia destroyed torture tapes, massive wallstreet corruption, the creation of a massive military/intelligence/security state, citizens united and no accountability, no hearings, because obama wanted to move forward and not examine the awfulness of the bush years i live in an america i do not recognise or trust. this is truly heart breaking. we were the light of the world.
i pray for an american revival on honesty and transparency where those in power are held accountable.
Giving corporations a voice in our government has allowed those corporations to silence our own voices in it.
Thanks for the post.
Of course, it's no secret that PayPal's parent company, eBay, is the world's leading vendor of stolen merchandise. You can also go on eBay and buy glass pipes and drug paraphernalia too. And the most popular ways of buying their illegal goods? PayPal... and Visa too.
Perhaps PayPal and eBay's bank accounts should be frozen, until they stop facilitating criminality?!