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To: antiRepublicrat

—————The reason is quite simple: Because he’s not talking about net neutrality.—————

He is talking about governmental controls over content and using TV as an example. Net Neutrality is a part of the total package. These revolutionaries can’t let us freely speak anywhere. What would be the point of controlling radio and TV without net neutrality? It would be worthless. They have to control it all, otherwise their schemes do not work.

-————Even if he were to use the words, he would be talking about a bastardization of it. ——————

No, he would be talking about the modern version of net neutrality. Very few people even remember the old version of net neutrality.

When these revolutionaries talk about “net neutrality”, what I hear is “the neutrality doctrine”, because that’s what they mean.

I hear what they really mean because I’m listening to them as revolutionaries. Not as the chair of the FCC or this-or-that-czar or whatever.

Nobody who cares about free speech goes out and openly talks about governmental controls on free speech. The two just don’t mix.

And then at the same time, these people who want all these controls are also fighting to keep the internet free and clear. The two just don’t mix. It’s the oxymoron of all oxymorons.

There are two versions of net neutrality, and the one you support died a very quiet death.

Did you even listen to what Copps is saying in the two videos I’ve recently linked you to? Did you read the American Thinker article? They appear to realize that Copps is dangerous to our first amendment rights.


19 posted on 12/15/2010 8:43:25 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing ( Net Neutrality - I say a lot of unneutral things.)
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing
He is talking about governmental controls over content

There you go, content. Note that was not "net" but "content."

What would be the point of controlling radio and TV without net neutrality?

Let's see, net neutrality is a prohibition on restrictions, a prohibition on unnecessary controls. How does a prohibition on network control fit into the mandate for control of content? You have a serious logical disconnect here. These people were talking about fairness

Very few people even remember the old version of net neutrality. ... There are two versions of net neutrality, and the one you support died a very quiet death.

If nobody remembers net neutrality, if it is dead, then show me the recent FCC net neutrality proposals or the net neutrality bills from Congress that include fairness doctrine provisions.

It's put up or shut up time.

23 posted on 12/15/2010 9:15:55 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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