Thread: FCC look to impliment Net Nutrality

Guys what are your feelings about the government taking control of the internet?

I for one do NOT like the idea

We know you do not like any government interference and would prefer Teas to be its own independent country.

I think...
President Obama brought it up in 2014
House Republicans introduced a draft bill with concessions- highlighting the words- no more regulations- that sounds shady to me- because the argument seems to be about the internet being used as a means to charge for ISP...they could deem a charge for accessing certain websites.

Kinda like a cable provider- HBO vs Showtime- sign up for one of them and u get access to so many channels-

In some instances this is what (may) be happening- Both parties May be bullshitting the public- with words of no more regulations, from Repubs & more freedom per Dems..

But does the bill present actually say- you cant charge consumers to access certain webpages/links? You see that shit is called capitalism, why not allow these fat cats to get richer by making certain links accessible to those willing to pay?

In other words the politicians are using shady words to convey what net neutrality is all about. It's being used as a political football IMO.

Besides the FCC is one of those agencies that both parties love/hate when it appeases them. After all the people don’t vote for a leader of the FCC.

For example-when the FCC established the fairness doctrine act 1949- in some regards to prevent monopolization- some businessmen who loathed it- began to fund politicians campaign who would vote to repeal it- it happened once in 1969 But the U.S. Supreme Court upheld (by a vote of 8-0) the constitutionality of the Fairness Doctrine.

Then again in the 1980’s. Reagan appointed a dude named Mark Fowler, who piece by piece tore that shit apart. And today the airwaves are under a totally monopoly” mom & pop shops don’t own radio stations. Just a few, like Clear Channel-thanks to a president who selected someone to undo the shit.
My point is: If Net neutrality makes it? And the people don’t like it? Then why cant the people elect a president who will tear that shit up-piece by piece like Reagan did?

With the key here: Chip Pickering & Ed Markey introduced it One Repub & one Dem…sounds bipartisan to me..so who really is backing this shit up?

It sounds sinister to me. The Internet should be left alone and government should go away.

America already has net neutrality and the government already regulates the internet. Net neutrality just means that the telecom companies can't run a two or three speed internet and let established companies prevent new ones from entering the marketplace. If there hadn't been net neutrality when the internet first started you'd be getting your news and entertainment from yahoo and lycos would be your search engine.

Here's former Daily Show Senior British correspondent John Oliver, who now has his own weekly Daily Show on HBO, explaining net neutrality.

Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

Here's former Daily Show Senior British correspondent John Oliver, who now has his own weekly Daily Show on HBO, explaining net neutrality.

Ah yes...The Daily Show, what fair balanced "reporting" they do. Would not have it any other way than you to be against me in this debate.....is there EVER a time where you say "There certainly are TOO MANY government regulations"? Is that possible for you to admit? And HBO....really....really.....although Bill Maher has come around to a rational thought process regarding Islam and it's role in global terrorism, but alas he's still very VERY left leaning as I am sure John Oliver is seeing how he A) Used to be on The Daily Show and B ) Is British....thereby making him pretty much on par with Vladimir Lenin

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

Here's former Daily Show Senior British correspondent John Oliver, who now has his own weekly Daily Show on HBO, explaining net neutrality.

Ah yes...The Daily Show, what fair balanced "reporting" they do. Would not have it any other way than you to be against me in this debate.....is there EVER a time where you say "There certainly are TOO MANY government regulations"? Is that possible for you to admit? And HBO....really....really.....although Bill Maher has come around to a rational thought process regarding Islam and it's role in global terrorism, but alas he's still very VERY left leaning as I am sure John Oliver is seeing how he A) Used to be on The Daily Show and B ) Is British....thereby making him pretty much on par with Vladimir Lenin

The government has regulated the internet every day you've been on in. This isn't about government regulation, it's about preventing the telecom companies making even more money at the expense of consumer choice. When you talk about "government regulation of the internet" you're just parroting the telecom lobby's pr talking points.

Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

The government has regulated the internet every day you've been on in. This isn't about government regulation, it's about preventing the telecom companies making even more money at the expense of consumer choice. When you talk about "government regulation of the internet" you're just parroting the telecom lobby's pr talking points.

Oh alrighty allow me to retort....you're laying the argument before us that the Internet is already regulated to an extent and has been from day one. Well SIR if that's the case then why is more regulation needed? Secondly, if you're asking consumers to choose between who they want to provide a service to them ISP's or The Government who the holy fuck do you think the average person would pick to run things? THE ISP's why? Because they are easily held accountable for their bullshit via the power of the purse AND so long as there is not 1 single ISP competition will drive low costs and better service.....has the government ever EVER done that?


.....and drop the mic

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

The government has regulated the internet every day you've been on in. This isn't about government regulation, it's about preventing the telecom companies making even more money at the expense of consumer choice. When you talk about "government regulation of the internet" you're just parroting the telecom lobby's pr talking points.

Oh alrighty allow me to retort....you're laying the argument before us that the Internet is already regulated to an extent and has been from day one. Well SIR if that's the case then why is more regulation needed? Secondly, if you're asking consumers to choose between who they want to provide a service to them ISP's or The Government who the holy fuck do you think the average person would pick to run things? THE ISP's why? Because they are easily held accountable for their bullshit via the power of the purse AND so long as there is not 1 single ISP competition will drive low costs and better service.....has the government ever EVER done that?


.....and drop the mic

Watch the video. It'll answer your questions. If you don't think it did watch it again.

Also, too. The best argument the telecom/GOP can come up with is if the US internet is going to be regulated like a utility by Obama, as it is in every other major economy in the world, then America's internet speed will somehow become as slow as Europe's.

Look.

Download Speed by Country | Net Index from Ookla

So their best argument is a bullshit argument.

Kirkland could I have a video with MORE sarcasm, I mean this video is like one of those Push Up ice creams you get in the summertime at your local pool, only instead of a nice Orange sherbet flavor you get a lovely Pond Scum flavor, this video needed sarcasm and LOTS OF IT! The sarcasm was NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. It's like a giant black hole opened up and swallowed all the sarcasm and crushed it into a singularity. If the video had ANY sarcasm in it whatsoever it would have been a marvel of television written by a horde of black horn rimmed glasses wearing Ivy league twats who disdain any opposition to their views let alone any debate on said views...I MEAN REALLY! Also it would be great if an audience of trained clapping seals was in attendance to boost the ego of the man with the British accent, sure those seals have a trifling understanding of what's going on other than to clap when the applause light comes on, but they really do help sell a point....and all that with NO sarcasm at all, NONE!!!!


Now there was 1 line Mr. Oliver said that stuck with me....
"If you want to do something evil, put it inside something boring" John Oliver, from your video

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FCC chief pressed to release net neutrality rules

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.......but you go RIIIIIIIGHT ahead Kirkland, you know what's best but it won't be long before




you get your own little sarcastic retort about this legislation IF it passes....so there's that

...but yeah, nothing to see here

and again...


....but these guys aren't sarcastic, there are no jokes, there's no rabid audience of clapping seals....how is THIS even on par with John Oliver?!?!?!!?!?

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