Short of that, what do you think we can do? I'm extremely disappointed in the US govt. for pushing this, and especially in secret, but I'm not sure what can be done directly.
My strategy is to convince people outside of the US to stop voting for political parties that do whatever the US tells them to do. Voting doesn't matter in the US, but it seems like some EU countries really have their act together. And the EU is big enough to tell the US to fuck off. If only they would...
Sadly, there appears to be more than an element of truth in this. The secret ACTA negotiations began under the Bush administration and have continued seemlessly under Obama. In both cases, corporate interests (the MPAA and RIAA) are running the show behind the political frontmen.
The most effective political response in the USA may be to organise people in primary elections to select candidates based on their stance on these issues.
> it seems like some EU countries really have their act together
The European parliament uses proportional voting systems, which mean it's practical for people like the Pirate Party to seek election. The same is true for many European national legislatures. If enough Pirates get elected, they may find themselves part of ruling coalitions and will have real power to change things.
Also, if enough people vote Pirate, other parties may start to realise that support for ACTA and similar is a vote loser.
> And the EU is big enough to tell the US to fuck off.
The way I see it is that Pirates are likely to gain power in Europe first, and will then use that to spread Pirate ideals around the world.
