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Brickbat

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37. What the hell is wrong with you?

Wed Apr 4, 2012, 12:03 PM

Apr 2012

Who has "problems" with Freepers online? While the Internet makes it easier for people to find viewpoints and "facts" that fortify their own beliefs, I would much rather make the Internet accessible to all in the hopes that people who are truly searching find what they're looking for. The rural young wife who thinks maybe she can find a way to escape her religious sect, the gay rural teen who wishes he could find just one person to connect with, the rural retiree who needs to access benefit information -- these are reasons to make the Internet accessible at high speeds to everyone.

It's like arguing against rural electrification because people might read their Bibles more. I know we're specializing in non-progressive thoughts on this board lately, but Jesus Christ are we really moving backwards too?

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Darwin, CA, the town trapped by dialup internet. [View all] TheMightyFavog Apr 2012 OP

Rural areas are mainly Conservative bastions. Zalatix Apr 2012 #1

No we don't but... LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #3

Thanks a bunch. I live in a rural area with only dial-up, and there are plenty of other lefties scarletwoman Apr 2012 #7

I live in a rural area marlakay Apr 2012 #17

Heck, probably a bunch of crackers out there anyway The Straight Story Apr 2012 #49

There are a lot of DUers who might take offense to that. pacalo Apr 2012 #16

But it's true, a large portion of the Conservative vote comes from rural areas. Zalatix Apr 2012 #18

What a stupid post. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #21

I CHALLENGE YOU to show that what I said was untrue. Zalatix Apr 2012 #23

Nothing untrue, but incredibly stupid. EOTE Apr 2012 #27

+1 nt Javaman Apr 2012 #35

We should cordon off those rural areas, put them all in quarantine Hugabear Apr 2012 #48

My previous post applies here, too. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #41

That is NO way to run a country CBGLuthier Apr 2012 #24

So fuck everyone living there because a slight majority might vote red? eShirl Apr 2012 #26

What the hell is wrong with you? Brickbat Apr 2012 #37

Could that maybe be why they're so conservative? KamaAina Apr 2012 #39

Holy shit that was a funny post snooper2 Apr 2012 #46

my side hurts... EmeraldCityGrl Apr 2012 #50

Didn't Finland put forward some kind of initiative XemaSab Apr 2012 #2

God,I'm an old lady and if I had to live with dial-up I'd go bonkers. virgogal Apr 2012 #4

I'm an old lady on dialup. madamesilverspurs Apr 2012 #10

why not satellite? nt msongs Apr 2012 #5

Can browse on satellite but can't do other things (such as online games) SWTORFanatic Apr 2012 #31

Notoriously unreliable, even a light rain shower will shut down satellite service. And it's slow too riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #34

A friend of mine has satellite internet and your post is truth Occulus Apr 2012 #38

They might want to look into internet over power lines hughee99 Apr 2012 #6

If that's download speed it bites.... ohheckyeah Apr 2012 #9

still beats dial up hughee99 Apr 2012 #11

BPL RIP bananas Apr 2012 #22

BPL has a lot of problems bananas Apr 2012 #20

I guess they are still.... evolving. SomethingFishy Apr 2012 #8

Try rural Newaygo County, MI! longship Apr 2012 #12

He tried it in his initial spat of all kinds of alternative energy programs. What happened? Repukes. freshwest Apr 2012 #13

I was thinking the same as you about why this country could put a man on the moon pacalo Apr 2012 #19

I have a good friend who lives in North Carolina AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #14

I use WildBlue, when I tried to load the page I got this AnotherDreamWeaver Apr 2012 #15

I have a Verizon 4G aircard on this laptop. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #25

If broadband isn't available, I'm guessing 4G isn't either. NT EOTE Apr 2012 #28

Like I said, I really have to be in the boonies for no signal. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #29

I don't think they have cell service either ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #32

Sooner or later, we'll have satellite broadband, nationwide, like satrad. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #33

The problem will be real time gaming ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #36

We have satellite Internet and it sucks spinbaby Apr 2012 #30

The best thing about Darwin, CA??? Juneboarder Apr 2012 #40

I have a hard time believing Kathy Goss quakerboy Apr 2012 #42

Pockets of East Texas are having the same problem derby378 Apr 2012 #43

We in Darwin are the 99% darwinupdate Apr 2012 #44

welcome to DU! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 #45

Welcome to DU Hugabear Apr 2012 #51

Man, I can relate Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #47