Quote (Scaly @ Dec 19 2017 02:34pm)
I just don't understand why the freedom loving white-makes-right wing and libertarians are so dead against net neutrality. It seems to me to be literally against what they believe. Perhaps one could explain this to me?
on a number of issues in the past few years GOP members have been forced for the first time to choose between principals. they had a good few decades where someone could for example be in favor generally of states rights and financial responsibility. Then an issue like Trans bathroom laws comes along, "WE LOVE STATES RIGHTS!", but the legal challenges and lost income will be high, "WE CANT HEAR U". That's not even touching the whole victimless crimes principal. Net neutrality pins personal freedom against corporate trickle down econ. They lie about this offering more freedom, imply the worst case scenarios (while possible) arent likely, and lie about monopolies. this helps the rectify what otherwise would be a crisis of principles. Insurance is no different, no one disagrees that we'd all pay less on average per person and less people would die if we went to a single payer, but that's "communism" and "taxes r theft", slippery slope, etc.
watching the right split over decisions is great, they had 8 years of pure opposition easy buttons to push. governing is a lot harder. but the tl;dr is ofc they arent abandoning principals altogether just sacrificing them for another principal. that thing they said they didnt ever have to do for years.
Quote (Scaly @ Dec 19 2017 02:34pm)
How would you know if he is mate? You act like card_sultan on crack most of the time. You're probably the most irrational regular we have.
"freedom of speech doesnt count on TV"......."i'll wait until you're more rational" - ghot
This post was edited by thesnipa on Dec 19 2017 02:43pm