G_Poobah
join:2004-01-17
Schenectady, NY
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Re: What....I actually agree with AOL?
Absolutely I would accuse the USPS if they treated my mail differently depending on who sent it. Chase bank sends me a credit card bill, and they pay for the .30 cent stamp. My sister sends me a personal note, and she only paid for a .25 cent stamp. Exact same size letter, exact same starting point. Oh, look in my mailbox. I only FIND the chase credit card bill, because my sister didn't pay MORE to deliver exactly the same thing (a letter). In effect, AOL is denying me the right to listen to what my sister has to say in her letter, because she did not pay them extra. However, Chase, who paid them extra, gets to 'speak' to me.
Now, in my opinion, if you don't see that as a complete and total infringement on free speech then you really don't understand the concept of free speech at all. (hint: the first word in 'free speech' is ??, oh yes.. FREE). Not free as in 'no cost', but free as in 'no discrimination against the messenger'
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Pathfinder
Dazed Confused
Premium
join:2000-03-26
Mount Vernon, NY | Oh boy. A free civics lesson. As useful as the Viagra spam I get everyday.
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G_Poobah
join:2004-01-17
Schenectady, NY | Ouch, I suspect you could use a bit more of both. |
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Jehu
Premium
join:2002-09-13
MA | reply to G_Poobah
Hi, Every single email service proveder out there is treating email differently depending on who sent it and what is in it. This is not specific to AOL. |
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Skippy25
join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO
| reply to G_Poobah
You're digging deep now.
This has absolutely nothing to do with free speech. And the original free speech "right" was never intended to be bastardized as it has been into a "I can say anything, anytime, any place I want to" right.
You sending mail regardless of whether it is postal, email, courier, or pigeon is not a God given right protected by the US Constitution. If you want to send something, you have the right to secure the means to do so within the laws of the land and rules of the means you choose. If those rules require you to pay $100 per page or per kbps then that is what you will pay. If you don't like it, then find another method to get your "free speech" out. |
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