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The commercialisation of culture masquerades as supposed respect for diversity. The intellectual rights of creators are deemed to be property to be taken away and bought like a commodity. The need to respect the UNESCO conditions by means of purportedly dignified compromises is continuously and gradually adjusting to the WTO’s requirements and terms.
What is in fact taking place is a monopolistic centralisation and ownership of all the terms of cultural existence and cultural production of each country, under the umbrella of the measures and rules of the unpopular Lisbon strategy. This is designed to enrich capital; it hides behind fanciful blandishments, admonitions, exhortations and homilies about the respect for diversity.
Unfortunately, all human values are used to fuel profit. The natural environment is being exploited for profit, and we are already experiencing the devastating effects of this policy. None other than the ruthless laws of the market are crushing, degrading and homogenising every cultural, aesthetic, artistic and moral value. These values have to be converted into capitalist profit, owing to internal and international imperialist competition.
In EU policy, the internal contradiction between the quality of culture and of profit is resolved only if the ruthless needs for profit are answered. For this reason, we intend to vote against the report."@en1
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