Why are libs melting down on social media over net neutrality ?

[Soul Crusher]

It's all outrage wall to wall today.

[Soul Crusher]

Most libs freeload off others wifi anyway so what are they complaining about ?

[Thin Lizzy]

Because they’re socialists. They hate the free market and would rather have the government control everything.

[LurkerNoMore]

Apparently it gives the private sector the ability to determine how fast your internet speeds run for various applications.

For instance what if ATT bought Netflix and allowed all their users to stream movies at a much higher speed while purposely slowing streaming times down for Comcast customers.

What if it only allows SC to download 300 photos of Obama daily instead of 800?     Unless he purchased a content-plus type package.

At least for now, all internet content is treated equally.

[Thin Lizzy]

Apparently it gives the private sector the ability to determine how fast your internet speeds run for various applications.

As I said, Liberals don’t like the private sector. That’s why they’re against it.

It’s just an undying faith in government to cure the world of the defects of the private sector. When what invariably happens is that the government makes things worse.

[Grape Ape]

Is it true the laws that have been overturned were only in existence since 2015?

[Thin Lizzy]

At least for now, all internet content is treated equally.

Do you know who hates this? Netflix. Why? Because they can clog up the pipes without being charged extra.

The biggest users of the bandwidth are essentially getting a subsidy. Does that sound like equality?

[Al Doggity]

Is it true the laws that have been overturned were only in existence since 2015?

They were extensions of laws that began during the bush administration. And the problems that people are worried about were already starting to happen then.

[Al Doggity]

Because they’re socialists. They hate the free market and would rather have the government control everything.

Internet service providers and cable providers are virtually monopolies in most markets. For home service, you are lucky to have 3 choices and almost all of the major players are content providers as well as service providers.

[Thin Lizzy]

Internet service providers and cable providers are virtually monopolies in most markets. For home service, you are lucky to have 3 choices and almost all of the major players are content providers as well as service providers.

Yes, and the government is a real monopoly not a virtual one.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

I'm not...

[Al Doggity]

Yes, and the government is a real monopoly not a virtual one.

So, the answer is help establish more monopolies?

[Thin Lizzy]

So, the answer is help establish more monopolies?

You know who else hates this? Facebook. Zuckerfuck has more money than God let him start his own ISP if he has such a problem.

[Soul Crusher]

Internet service providers and cable providers are virtually monopolies in most markets. For home service, you are lucky to have 3 choices and almost all of the major players are content providers as well as service providers.

Sounds like ObamaCare

[Thin Lizzy]

Sounds like ObamaCare

At the end of the day it comes down to whether you want the government to have more or less control of the Internet. So a free market person is always going to want them to have less. A leftist liberal is always going to want them to have more. It’s pointless to go back-and-forth.

[Al Doggity]

At the end of the day it comes down to whether you want the government to have more or less control of the Internet. So a free market person is always going to want them to have less. A leftist liberal is always going to want them to have more. It’s pointless to go back-and-forth.

No, it doesn't. This is an insane argument that only makes sense through the lens of a mindless conservative agenda. The irrefutable result of the regulations was an internet with less centralized control.

[Thin Lizzy]

Sounds like ObamaCare

It is like Obamacare. The difference between government and the private sector is that the government says to do something “or else” Buy OBAMAcare or else. Nobody says buy an iPhone or else. Buy Verizon FiOS or else.

The difference between government monopolies and private sector so-called monopolies is that the government ones never go away. Remember when every Libtard was bitching about Walmart being a monopoly. You don’t hear that anymore. Why? Because there’s this little company called Amazon that’s worth twice as much as Walmart.

[Al Doggity]

It is like Obamacare. The difference between government and the private sector is that the government says to do something “or else” Buy OBAMAcare or else. Nobody says buy an iPhone or else. Buy Verizon FiOS or else.

Once again, you're on a page that I just don't get. The issue isn't whether or not you're forced to buy something. The issue is whether or not you have the option to buy something that actually works. And again, your argument is  "there's one 'monopoly' I don't like so we should make more of them"? 

[Straw Man]

Once again, you're on a page that I just don't get. The issue isn't whether or not you're forced to buy something. The issue is whether or not you have the option to buy something that actually works. And again, your argument is  "there's one 'monopoly' I don't like so we should make more of them"? 

Just tell them that Trump opposes it and they will suddenly flip their opinions

Trumptards are this board are so fucking dumb if Trump got into a Twitter feud with Viagra they would cut off their own dicks in solidarity

These will be the same idiots bitching next year when they suddenly have to pay more to get the same level of service they enjoy now for free (free = relatively speaking i.e. everyone is treated equally in terms of delivery of the "utility" of the internet)

[QuietYou]

Net neutrality is ridiculous regardless of what political party you're a part of. I’ll be on the internet much less if it becomes extreme.

[Coach is Back!]

If the left is melting over this then it must be a good thing.

[chaos]

I'm not...

Do you consider yourself liberal?

[calfzilla]

I side with the libs on this issue.

[QuietYou]

If the left is melting over this then it must be a good thing.

Look a little into it

[Agnostic007]

I'll be the first to admit I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not