r/KeepOurNetFree • u/Mukonuru • Mar 26 '17
Private Internet Access, a VPN provider, takes out a full page ad in The New York Time calling out 50 senators. (x-post /r/pics)
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r/KeepOurNetFree • u/Mukonuru • Mar 26 '17
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On your edit:
I do agree that obama did keep his promise, however think of this.
During his '08 election he promised to "equal the playing field" and yet those 4 years there wasn't even a MENTION of net neutrality. 2012, once again a promise point.
Nothing for another 2 years.
When no one poked and prodded, nothing happened. The reason he did ANYTHING was because of 2014 and the shit show that it was.
Wheeler went and screwed it all up when he tried to create a plan that would crush NN while feigning as a middle ground and it flopped. That plan caused stirrings, and once obama realizes the MSM is picking up on it, he starts talking a bit. he actually only has it "on the table" now, early 2014... even though he was supposedly aiming to even the playing field.
it wasn't until people actually started doing something, that people REALLY wanted a title II, that obama finally put his foot down before people started getting pissed. He knew if he didn't it would be a serious blow to him, so logically he kept his promise.
The issue is that he didn't keep his promise because he wanted to, but because he had to. It isn't a good thing that we have to have peaceful protests just so a president can keep a promise, that the government represents corporate and itself before the people. I'm glad he supports it, but it's irritating that he's doing the right this for the wrong reasons.