The real reason a very loud few are posting hostility toward Barack Obama at DU:

[ConservativeDemocrat]

281. I think you misunderstand my objections

I'm not someone who expects absolute 100% adherence to my beliefs from my elected representatives. Hell, both my Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, I completely disagree with on the NSA issue. They think it's a terrible thing, while I do not. That doesn't keep me from supporting them, however.

Insofar as the FCC is concerned, I'm on the side of net neutrality. However, I am not sure that it is quite the bugaboo its being made out to be. There is no filtering based on content or political perspective - only on usage. And frankly, many of the reasons why we're in this boat at all is because municipalities sold exclusive rights to these companies, largely because it was a cheap way to raise funds because voters are too cheap to pay taxes.

Nothing being done in this area is irrevocable. And largely it's just about money for entertainment. So while I'd rather have things go the other way, I'm not prepared to pull out the "fascist, corporatist, Democratic party" screaming just because something doesn't go exactly perfectly.

If Netflix were smart, they'd just pass the Comcast fee on to their Comcast customers, and call it the "Comcast tax". That might get people's attention.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community