 GNHtolle causamPremium
join:1999-12-20
Arlington, TX | reply to amigo_boy
Re: Free Ticket to Somalia! ibid. |
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| Dude... just shut up already. You're talking point has been rendered useless and pointless. |
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| I laughed so hard when he said "YOU depend on socialistic government! Not me nya nya nya!" |
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GNHtolle causamPremium
join:1999-12-20
Arlington, TX Reviews:
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| Good grief, you people have no clue. Neither one of you know me, you have zero intelligence regarding how much I do or do not depend on "government." I've found far too many people, just like you two, that haven't lived long enough to even develop an informed opinion on the negatives associated with unnecessary government regulation. Both of you can squirt milk out of your nose and laugh away. Makes no difference to me, whatsoever. I would expect you two to do just that, because that kind of behavior goes hand-in-hand with your level of education.
The government has ZERO business regulating the Internet, and they will not be successful in their efforts. So, deal with it.
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"Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket..." -- Hussein Obama |
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| said by GNH:The government has ZERO business regulating the Internet, ... Not even fraud? |
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GNHtolle causamPremium
join:1999-12-20
Arlington, TX
1 edit | That's not regulation, it's law enforcement.
[edit] But, I understand you can't see the subtlety. |
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| said by GNH:That's not regulation, it's law enforcement. [edit] But, I understand you can't see the subtlety. (Chuckle.). Regulation is always through through law.
Now we're just debating what is valid "law enforcement." Or, what behaviors are characteristic of "fraud."
The camel's nose is now inside the tent and you have to deal with subtleties that you wish didn't exist. Like, whether spam is fraud. Or, spam with fake SMTP headers.
Or, if an ISP advertises a speed that is rarely obtained (and thus the industry would benefit from the equivalent of nutritional labeling, common metrics presented in a common format).
Or, if an ISP has become a monopoly through the use of public rights of way and easements. (Monopolies are discouraged by our system of capitalism because they share characteristics of fraud).
It's easy to say "the government shouldn't regulate...." But, what you really mean is they shouldn't regulate it to a level you happen to disagree with. And, you're probably unable to articulate what that level is.
Thus, it's easier to just make a ridiculous blanket assertion "the government shouldn't regulate..." and hope nobody asks any questions. |
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 PaladinSage of the light
join:2001-08-17
Chester, IL | reply to GNH
So, are you saying that you trust the Baby Bells to not restrict your flow of information? I hope you don't live in an area where that's the only choice. The government is stepping in here so that companies like AT&T and Verizon don't do what you fear the government is going to do. I'd say that regulating the INTERNET is a pretty important function of public infrastructure given that the Internet was developed as a public network of networks. If anyone is going to take us down the road of Socialism here it is the Bell Monopolies. |
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