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"replacing Internet freedom with government control" This is what is happening. The government is now regulating the Internet. Where is the emotion? "then b

"replacing Internet freedom with government control" This is what is happening. The government is now regulating the Internet. Where is the emotion? "then blamed Obama" He played a clip in which Obama talked about what he wanted. The FCC complied and now we have Internet regulation (exactly what Obama wanted). Again, these are facts, not emotion. I also think it's funny that you mention one line of potential emotion when the pro-regulation speeches were almost all emotion.

innguest 12y ago
It boils down to that much: emotive people that can't reason without reacting are the majority, and they are easily swayed by politicians who are swayed by professional talkers (lobbyists) that know how to appeal to politicians' emotions. We will never convince emotive people to think, because they are so overwhelmed by fear. To think for oneself means to shed cultural ties and to stop identifying oneself with a group. We are all individuals and that's the only identity we all share in the world. The minority that realizes this will forever be prisoner to the irrational mob majority that act like tribesmen and incessantly demand group privileges.
toyg 12y ago
> The government is now regulating the Internet. No, the government is regulating carriers. When talking about "the Internet", people usually mean both actual wires (carrier infrastructure) and websites (content). If anything, with Title II the FCC is actually forcing companies to keep content less regulated, preventing commercially-motivated censorship. > He played a clip in which Obama talked about what he wanted. The FCC complied Obama tried long and hard to stay out of this mess, but Verizon's and Comcast's actions have been more and more outrageous every year. I have a lot of complaints about the Obama administration, but everyone knows this is just the result of some carriers' continuous brinkmanship.

innguest 12y ago

It boils down to that much: emotive people that can't reason without reacting are the majority, and they are easily swayed by politicians who are swayed by professional talkers (lobbyists) that know how to appeal to politicians' emotions. We will never convince emotive people to think, because they are so overwhelmed by fear. To think for oneself means to shed cultural ties and to stop identifying oneself with a group. We are all individuals and that's the only identity we all share in the world. The minority that realizes this will forever be prisoner to the irrational mob majority that act like tribesmen and incessantly demand group privileges.

toyg 12y ago

> The government is now regulating the Internet. No, the government is regulating carriers. When talking about "the Internet", people usually mean both actual wires (carrier infrastructure) and websites (content). If anything, with Title II the FCC is actually forcing companies to keep content less regulated, preventing commercially-motivated censorship. > He played a clip in which Obama talked about what he wanted. The FCC complied Obama tried long and hard to stay out of this mess, but Verizon's and Comcast's actions have been more and more outrageous every year. I have a lot of complaints about the Obama administration, but everyone knows this is just the result of some carriers' continuous brinkmanship.