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And indeed, because the Web does much to create an open and level playing field for political expression, restraining it in the name of fairness seems counterproductive.
Le Monde 's editorial Sunday said the action might be "terribly counterproductive" because it won't change the minds of Serbs who believe Milosevic's propaganda, but it will appear pointlessly destructive of human lives to those who don't.
In addition to all the things we can't foresee, the historical verdict on Clinton will also hinge on such issues as whether he manages to steer welfare reform back in the right direction; whether he avoids being drawn into a counterproductive tax cut; and whether he overcomes his own recent history to lead campaign-finance reform.
Policy-makers will be weaned from their current unhealthy addiction to ever-higher levels of intellectual property rights as the only instrument to raise R&D levels, a path that has increasingly reached diminishing returns or become counterproductive.
You might also point out that harping at the older child about her weight is psychologically counterproductive.