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CMV: Everyone is overreacting about the TPP.

I'm skeptical about the doom and gloom surrounding the TPP, and here's why. 

First of all, we are getting everything we know about the details of TPP from news sources reporting on leaks. We are getting this information from the same media outlets that we criticize day in and day out for spinning stories and providing incomplete facts.

Secondly, who's to say that the providers of these leaks (WikiLeaks) are not withholding other important information about the TPP. What if WikiLeaks is only trying to push an agenda by deliberately providing incomplete information?

And lastly, the hyperbole surrounding corporations being able to sue governments sounds a lot like what we heard around the time of the Obama care rollout with regards to the "death panels." I just don't see how the fear mongering surround the TPP is any different than what we've seen in the past with other major legislation. Hell, the average citizen barely knew what the ACA entailed when it was passed, but here we are just fine.

Let me get one thing straight, I am most certainly not supporting the government and its actions to hide the details of the TPP. I just think that there is a massive overreaction to this legislation as a result. I wouldn't be surprised if half of the information spread about the TPP ends up being false or much tamer than it's made out to be.
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A big reason why many people are so vocal about the TPP is a reaction against how quietly it is being covered in mainstream media sources. Both supporters *and* opponents of the TPP agree that it would have enormous ramifications in the global economy. Regardless of whether its impacts will be positive or negative, it would be reasonable to assume media sources would cover (at least moderately) the negotiations and movements of such a potentially powerful treaty. 

The fact that it is being so sparsely covered by the media gives opponents cause for suspicion and raises many questions. If the TPP were to be publicly scrutinized and widely accepted by the public there would be no need to hide it from the public eye. On the other hand, if its supporters suspected the treaty would not hold its own well under close scrutiny, they would only benefit from hushing its coverage. It turns out that the people who would benefit most from what little we know about the treaty *are exactly those people who effectively own those media sources which aren't covering it.* 

TL;DR: It's being ignored by the media. Some people think this is because the involved corporations don't think it will be accepted by the public under close scrutiny - these corporations control the media. 'Overreactions' are an attempt to cancel out the media silence.