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the politicians were paid to oppose net neutrality, there is no conversation to be had with them. All we can try to do is make it not worth the money they have
by jackmott 9y ago
the politicians were paid to oppose net neutrality, there is no conversation to be had with them. All we can try to do is make it not worth the money they have been brided with to do this bad thing.
- benlorenzetti 9y agoI wish there were less money in politics and no one likes backdoor schmoozing. But I have more faith in our elected officials character, in general. I think most politicians aren't being bought, they are just accepting money from people they already agreed with.
- rayiner 9y agoIt's also hard to blame a politician in Tennessee for lobbying for policies favored by companies that have tens of thousands of unionized employees in her state, over opposition from California companies that employ almost nobody in her state.
- benlorenzetti 9y agoThis is a good point to. People may disagree and say that a representative should get elected on their beliefs and then follow them truly, unhypocritically. Or that elected representatives have a job description to maximize benefit to their constituents. Its both I suppose.