Oh right. They’re called terrorists.

No, it’s their slave.

The “slippery slope” might not apply at all.
In fact, you may have drawn a pretty accurate parallel.

After all, these “trade conferences” have ALL been conducted in secret (not just ACTA), amongst a limited number of invitees, of which never include anyone representing The People of any of these countries. It’s a convenient way to make sweeping changes to a lot of “troublesome” laws and policies, without the “interference” of public rebuttal or democratic processes, while completely ignoring the existing laws and constitutions of all sovereign nations involved.

They don’t want public input.
They don’t care if the whole world objects.
And, they don’t have to worry about the whole thing being illegal.

As far as they’re concerned, this is a PRIVATE BUSINESS MEETING, and we’re not invited… period.
And, it’s being conducted in the confines of a “virtual corporate world” they’ve created for themselves, where no authority exists but their own. They’re there to discuss what obstacles the “Real World” places on their Corporate Agendae, and how to wipe them all out.

The last thing they want is public scrutiny.
As far as they’re concerned, the Public IS one of the major obstacles on their list.

If this continues, I’m going to patent just about everything I can and sue corporations out of existence and then abolish patents and copyrights globally.

What’s next, Gap decides that where their clothing is made is also a matter of national security so you can’t go after them for supporting sweat shops? (Slight slippery slope fallacy here, but only slight!)