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I really don't get HOW and WHY people want government regulations, the same government that is pushing for SOPA. Opposing SOPA --> "I don't want corporations r
by DarkShikari 15y ago
I really don't get HOW and WHY people want government regulations, the same government that is pushing for SOPA.
Opposing SOPA --> "I don't want corporations regulating the internet."
Supporting net neutrality --> "I don't want corporations regulating the internet."
They are identical positions: "hands off my internet".
Not all laws by the government are "regulation". Is making murder illegal the "regulation of killing", and thus murder "shouldn't be regulated"? No, that's absurd.
- harshreality 15y agoThe idea touches on positive and negative rights[1]. Real world examples have shades of both, yet the principle remains: sometimes you want someone (particularly the government) to do something; other times you want them to not get involved. In a specific instance, both might be desired to further a single purpose. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_and_positive_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_and_positive_rights
- ABCD_FUFU 15y ago>>Is making murder illegal the "regulation of killing", and thus murder "shouldn't be regulated"? No, that's absurd. Of course it should be regulated, stupid. The only way you can regulate it is by giving rent a cops license to kill if their donut burps are offensive. And not kill just murderers - anyone they want. The right way to handle murder is with immediate murder back by armed citizens. Stupid.