If Democrats "win" the Presidency and the Congress, with the Media already their propaganda organ, you can expect them to move to silence any dissenting voices.
It's what they do.
You can expect the "Fairness" Doctrine to be reinstated to silence Talk Radio. You can also expect them to move into the internet to control speech they don't like here, as well. They're already working on it. It's called "Net Neutrality". They want to Socialize and control the Internet. They want to make sure service innovators can't market, offer or provide their services to willing and interested customers. Because SOME people might not be able to afford the higher prices for enhanced quality or service that they may charge.
Yes, it is as simple as that.
The Lefthugs do not want anyone to be able to have access to any service that the skankiest crack-addicted slacker can't afford.
That's "Neutrality" in Thugspeak.
Honestly, I don't know how much more of this I can tak.
The Gunslinger
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1 year ago
Partisanship aside, that is *not* what Net Neutrality is. Net Neutrality is what we have now and have had for the past 25+ years of the internet. It's the way the 'net has been since the beginning. However, it's never been the law. What Net Neutrality laws would do is to keep it this way. That way you don't get more-or-less public access providers deciding to give say NBC, ABC, etc priority (faster speeds) to get to your computer when you want to watch, say FOX. If FOX doesn't pay extra to your access provider, you won't be able to get good speeds downloading FOX content (they could even legally block the public viewing of FOX or anyone else). A "public" access provider could even prevent you from getting FOX videos (OK just an example - but in the future I imagine most video will be provided over the internet instead of through the air or over cable/satellite).
ReplyDeleteNow if you are not more-or-less public access provider, no one is advocating control over them (no one reasonable at least and no one who understands Net Neutrality). Do a search for common carrier status to see why most access providers are more-or-less public utilities (no one forces you to be a common carrier, but there are certain benefits and restrictions with it - namely certain financial incentives but you can't arbitrarily decide to not carry someone's content).
http://www.google.com/help/netneutrality.html has a decent explanation of this (although they don't explain the concept of common carrier access providers).
I don't even know where to start, Jag. There is no such thing as a "Public" Access Provider.
ReplyDeleteIt's called: "A Business".
A Business that the STATE wants to control, regulate.
It's what they do.
This argument is the long HYPE of the Big Brother Controllers who are pretending that it's all good.
No laws. No STATE interference with the 'Net!
Keep the bastards' hands off.
They are NOT doing it to make it FAIR, or EQUITABLE. They are hustling you so they can get CONTROL OF IT.
It's what they do.
Don't fall for the bullshit.
Somehow the brilliant success of the last 25 years is not sufficient evidence that the 'net can operate just fine without STATE control and regulation.
It is the frontier of information and communication. And the STATE wants to control it. BADLY.
Trust me.
A VERY BAD idea.
Please, Gunslinger I know what I am talking about here. The only reason we haven't had too much regulation is because of net neutrality. Net neutrality is about not having government control of the internet anymore that it already has (ICANN, FCC, etc). And also not corporate control.
ReplyDeleteNet neutrality = freedom of speech. This is really important. Please look up common carrier status and get back to me. It won't necessarily change your mind (that's why you are the shit to talk to... you know what you are saying).
The thing is net neutrality keeps the internet the way it is: anyone can say what they want.
Related (but not not neutrality):
ReplyDeletehttp://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/15/2212210
not net (whoops)
ReplyDeleteOK...I'll get back to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your confidence. It's heartwarming. Seriously.