FCC to repeal Net Neutrality Bill

[The Flutterlands]

ISPs didn't create the internet. They shouldn't get to own the internet. That is the gospel truth and the only truth in the Net Neutrality debate. Net Neutrality advocates are right and Ajit Pai & Co are wrong.

If you don’t care so much for religion anymore, then stop comparing the internet to a religion. Honestly, it almost seems as though you’re not sure what you believe. You say you don’t care about religion, but then you use religious language to justify your internet addiction? If your life is so incredibly unstable that the internet has really become your religion, then why are you on here instead of trying to maybe live a healthier life?

It is not about my fucking Internet addiction! It is about democracy and how having a tired internet harms democracy. It harms free speech and freedom of expression

The whole process of repealing net neutrality was undemocratic considering how much contempt for public opinion Ajit Pai and his cronies have shown since taking office. The worse part about it is that he could get away with it when the lawsuits come because the FCC gets a lot of deference.

[Luminesa]

If you don’t care so much for religion anymore, then stop comparing the internet to a religion. Honestly, it almost seems as though you’re not sure what you believe. You say you don’t care about religion, but then you use religious language to justify your internet addiction? If your life is so incredibly unstable that the internet has really become your religion, then why are you on here instead of trying to maybe live a healthier life?

It is not about my fucking Internet addiction! It is about democracy and how having a tired internet harms democracy. It harms free speech and freedom of expression

The whole process of repealing net neutrality was undemocratic considering how much contempt for public opinion Ajit Pai and his cronies have shown since taking office. The worse part about it is that he could get away with it when the lawsuits come because the FCC gets a lot of deference.

Yes it is, and the rest of your post is redundant and irrelevant. People who have a normal attitude toward the internet don’t describe it as a “religion”. It is a source of information, it is not a being to be worshipped or defiled. The only reason you’re so obsessed with this issue is because you have a clear internet addiction. Nothing else about what you’ve said matters.

[Ifreann]

If you don’t care so much for religion anymore, then stop comparing the internet to a religion. Honestly, it almost seems as though you’re not sure what you believe. You say you don’t care about religion, but then you use religious language to justify your internet addiction? If your life is so incredibly unstable that the internet has really become your religion, then why are you on here instead of trying to maybe live a healthier life?

It is not about my fucking Internet addiction! It is about democracy and how having a tired internet harms democracy. It harms free speech and freedom of expression

Having to pay extra to get Netflix isn't going to harm democracy.

The whole process of repealing net neutrality was undemocratic

No it wasn't. The laws that created the FCC were passed by a democratically elected legislature and signed by a democratically-ish elected president. FCC officials have been appointed in accordance with those laws.

This is how representative democracy works. No amount of outrage on your part, or anyone else's, changed that.

[The Flutterlands]

It is not about my fucking Internet addiction! It is about democracy and how having a tired internet harms democracy. It harms free speech and freedom of expression

Having to pay extra to get Netflix isn't going to harm democracy.

The whole process of repealing net neutrality was undemocratic

No it wasn't. The laws that created the FCC were passed by a democratically elected legislature and signed by a democratically-ish elected president. FCC officials have been appointed in accordance with those laws.

This is how representative democracy works. No amount of outrage on your part, or anyone else's, changed that.

This is about fucking more than just paying extra for Netflix.

The FCC failed to represent the people by showing contempt for public opinion.

[Grinning Dragon]

If you don’t care so much for religion anymore, then stop comparing the internet to a religion. Honestly, it almost seems as though you’re not sure what you believe. You say you don’t care about religion, but then you use religious language to justify your internet addiction? If your life is so incredibly unstable that the internet has really become your religion, then why are you on here instead of trying to maybe live a healthier life?

It is not about my fucking Internet addiction! It is about democracy and how having a tired internet harms democracy. It harms free speech and freedom of expression

The whole process of repealing net neutrality was undemocratic considering how much contempt for public opinion Ajit Pai and his cronies have shown since taking office. The worse part about it is that he could get away with it when the lawsuits come because the FCC gets a lot of deference.

FCC moves internet to Title II by a vote = democratic. FCC rescinds directive and moves internet back to Title I by a vote = undemocratic?
How do you figure that?

[Luminesa]

Having to pay extra to get Netflix isn't going to harm democracy.


No it wasn't. The laws that created the FCC were passed by a democratically elected legislature and signed by a democratically-ish elected president. FCC officials have been appointed in accordance with those laws.

This is how representative democracy works. No amount of outrage on your part, or anyone else's, changed that.

This is about fucking more than just paying extra for Netflix.

The FCC failed to represent the people by showing contempt for public opinion.

No, they showed contempt for your opinion, and so you’re angry.

[United Imperial Systems]

This is about fucking more than just paying extra for Netflix.

The FCC failed to represent the people by showing contempt for public opinion.

No, they showed contempt for your opinion, and so you’re angry.

His opinion is of a majority.
Democracy is lead by a majority, like it or not.
Ajid Pai ignored a majority, so he is full of shit.

[Camicon]

Having to pay extra to get Netflix isn't going to harm democracy.


No it wasn't. The laws that created the FCC were passed by a democratically elected legislature and signed by a democratically-ish elected president. FCC officials have been appointed in accordance with those laws.

This is how representative democracy works. No amount of outrage on your part, or anyone else's, changed that.

This is about fucking more than just paying extra for Netflix.

The FCC failed to represent the people by showing contempt for public opinion.

Kind've how the Electoral College did when they ignored the popular vote and sent Trump to the White House?

[Ifreann]

Having to pay extra to get Netflix isn't going to harm democracy.


No it wasn't. The laws that created the FCC were passed by a democratically elected legislature and signed by a democratically-ish elected president. FCC officials have been appointed in accordance with those laws.

This is how representative democracy works. No amount of outrage on your part, or anyone else's, changed that.

This is about fucking more than just paying extra for Netflix.

Yeah, sure, ISPs are going to hack into the thermostats of dear old ladies and freeze them to death as a sacrifice to their dark gods.

The FCC failed to represent the people by showing contempt for public opinion.

The FCC isn't meant to represent the people.

[Ifreann]

No, they showed contempt for your opinion, and so you’re angry.

His opinion is of a majority.
Democracy is lead by a majority, like it or not.

No it isn't. Democracy is a system of government which derives its power from the people.

Ajid Pai ignored a majority, so he is full of shit.

Ajit Pai isn't an elected official. What the majority of people want is not his concern.

[The Flutterlands]

This is about fucking more than just paying extra for Netflix.

Yeah, sure, ISPs are going to hack into the thermostats of dear old ladies and freeze them to death as a sacrifice to their dark gods.

The FCC failed to represent the people by showing contempt for public opinion.

The FCC isn't meant to represent the people.

They arent supposed to represent corporations ether.

[Luminesa]

No, they showed contempt for your opinion, and so you’re angry.

His opinion is of a majority.
Democracy is lead by a majority, like it or not.
Ajid Pai ignored a majority, so he is full of shit.

So...Pai is of a majority? What?

[Telconi]

Yeah, sure, ISPs are going to hack into the thermostats of dear old ladies and freeze them to death as a sacrifice to their dark gods.


The FCC isn't meant to represent the people.

They arent supposed to represent corporations ether.

It's supposed to represent the government's regulatory needs. Which it is doing.

[The Flutterlands]

They arent supposed to represent corporations ether.

It's supposed to represent the government's regulatory needs. Which it is doing.

No it is not. The FCC like many agencies in the age of Trump, is undergoing a major and dangerous deregulatory process not seen in years..

[Telconi]

It's supposed to represent the government's regulatory needs. Which it is doing.

No it is not. The FCC like many agencies in the age of Trump, is undergoing a major and dangerous deregulatory process not seen in years..

The government's ... regulatory needs ...

The government has decided that it doesn't need Title II to cover ISPs, Bam, government's regulatory needs have changed. so the FCC's policy changes. It's almost like elections have consequences or something...

[Ifreann]

Yeah, sure, ISPs are going to hack into the thermostats of dear old ladies and freeze them to death as a sacrifice to their dark gods.


The FCC isn't meant to represent the people.

They arent supposed to represent corporations ether.

He isn't. Not really. He's just working for a government that hates regulations.

[The Flutterlands]

No it is not. The FCC like many agencies in the age of Trump, is undergoing a major and dangerous deregulatory process not seen in years..

The government's ... regulatory needs ...

The government has decided that it doesn't need Title II to cover ISPs, Bam, government's regulatory needs have changed. so the FCC's policy changes. It's almost like elections have consequences or something...

Well fuck consequences. The process was still corrupt and beholden to evil telecom companies, ignoring the outcry of millions.

[Luminesa]

The government's ... regulatory needs ...

The government has decided that it doesn't need Title II to cover ISPs, Bam, government's regulatory needs have changed. so the FCC's policy changes. It's almost like elections have consequences or something...

Well fuck consequences. The process was still corrupt and beholden to evil telecom companies, ignoring the outcry of millions.

Again, you’re starting to sound like an angry, crying toddler. Nobody is going to cover for the mistakes you made.

[Camicon]

The government's ... regulatory needs ...

The government has decided that it doesn't need Title II to cover ISPs, Bam, government's regulatory needs have changed. so the FCC's policy changes. It's almost like elections have consequences or something...

Well fuck consequences. The process was still corrupt and beholden to evil telecom companies, ignoring the outcry of millions.

Well fuck your incessant, infantile whining. Stop pretending like this is anything other than a series of buyers-remorse induced temper tantrums.

[Conserative Morality]

Having to pay extra to get Netflix isn't going to harm democracy.

tbf it will harm the way the internet works though and cause severe and long-lasting economic damage and stifling of innovative forms of economic commerce in exchange for enriching a few ISPs and their top brass.

[Luminesa]

Having to pay extra to get Netflix isn't going to harm democracy.

tbf it will harm the way the internet works though and cause severe and long-lasting economic damage and stifling of innovative forms of economic commerce in exchange for enriching a few ISPs and their top brass.

Stop fueling Flutter’s fearmongering, or we’ll never get this thread to stop!

[The Flutterlands]

Having to pay extra to get Netflix isn't going to harm democracy.

tbf it will harm the way the internet works though and cause severe and long-lasting economic damage and stifling of innovative forms of economic commerce in exchange for enriching a few ISPs and their top brass.

Thank you for seeing the problem.

[Camicon]

Having to pay extra to get Netflix isn't going to harm democracy.

tbf it will harm the way the internet works though and cause severe and long-lasting economic damage and stifling of innovative forms of economic commerce in exchange for enriching a few ISPs and their top brass.

Which could, in fact, be good for democracy, as it will motivate some people to take a hard look at the government and how it works. You could see greater political engagement by potential voters as they come to appreciate all the different ways that the government affects their day-to-day, and look for ways to influence it.

Or we could end up with a generation of people overreacting a la Flutterlands. But probably not that. Right?

tbf it will harm the way the internet works though and cause severe and long-lasting economic damage and stifling of innovative forms of economic commerce in exchange for enriching a few ISPs and their top brass.

Stop fueling Flutter’s fearmongering, or we’ll never get this thread to stop!

Flutter would keep this thread going even if he was the only one here.

[The Flutterlands]

tbf it will harm the way the internet works though and cause severe and long-lasting economic damage and stifling of innovative forms of economic commerce in exchange for enriching a few ISPs and their top brass.

Which could, in fact, be good for democracy, as it will motivate some people to take a hard look at the government and how it works. You could see greater political engagement by potential voters as they come to appreciate all the different ways that the government affects their day-to-day, and look for ways to influence it.

Or we could end up with a generation of people overreacting a la Flutterlands. But probably not that. Right?

Don't surgar coat this.

[Camicon]

Which could, in fact, be good for democracy, as it will motivate some people to take a hard look at the government and how it works. You could see greater political engagement by potential voters as they come to appreciate all the different ways that the government affects their day-to-day, and look for ways to influence it.

Or we could end up with a generation of people overreacting a la Flutterlands. But probably not that. Right?

Don't surgar coat this.

Not entirely sure what "surgar" is, so how can I coat something it it?