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> should we get rid of net neutrality because Comcast NN governs as though the service is a public utility. There are some businesses that are crucial for upho
by zamalek 8y ago
> should we get rid of net neutrality because Comcast
NN governs as though the service is a public utility. There are some businesses that are crucial for upholding FoS (they could be equated to soapboxes). Patreon is not crucial for protecting FoS, nor is YouTube.
> Especially when they have de facto monopolistic control
The important determinant is that it is not de jure.
> left vociferously condemned
The left condemned it because it was pluralist, and the left agreed with majoritarian ideologies (hence: democrats).
Furthermore, things were radically different back then. The Democrats originally supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Republicans rose as the opposition. All that tu quoque proves is that times and people change.
In more practical terms: a private corporation consists of human beings, who may not want to deal with certain ideologies.