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America's sheer size and influence dominates the world. Even in fields that are not of concern to the rest of the world, countries tow the line to keep this gorilla happy.

And of course - you might want to travel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_A...

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Not holding your own politicians to account for their actions guarantees that the status quo is unchallenged, much to the benefit of the US.

True - none of our politicians are going to take on the gorilla. It would only hurt them and us. So if it wants the gorilla gets to set the rules for everyone else - vote or no vote.

That's democracy - the biggest democracy wins.

That is a self fulfilling prophecy. It is quite ironic that a European company has devolved to committing fraud to try to get around stricter emission rules in the US.

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