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Silent3

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4. I don't know that it's so much the oligarchs lost, it's which oligarchs won.

Reply to Tierra_y_Libertad (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 02:50 PM

Feb 2015

Many people with a conspiratorial mindset seem to assume the rich and powerful are all on the same side.

The world is more complicated than that. I'm not so naive as to believe money doesn't buy a lot of power and influence -- it certainly does -- but knowing money buys a lot of power doesn't make it a foregone conclusion what that power is pushing for, or that it always and inevitably triumphs over what the general population wants.

In this case I think we owe this vote to a combination of a few politicians actually doing the right thing, and the fact that some pretty big companies (like Google, Netflix) like net neutrality too.

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Yay! Net Neutrality Prevails In Historic FCC Vote/Huffpost [View all] Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 OP

K&R. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2015 #1

Now come the lawsuits that will wend their way to the Supreme Court. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #2

If a Repub becomes president couldn't they appoint a new chair of the FCC rurallib Feb 2015 #16

In order to change it, the next President would have to go through a long process Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #20

Thanks rurallib Feb 2015 #22

Oh Hell yes. 99Forever Feb 2015 #3

I don't know that it's so much the oligarchs lost, it's which oligarchs won. Silent3 Feb 2015 #4

Net Neutrality makes competition among the big players, Google, Netflix, Comcast, etc., possible... hunter Feb 2015 #10

+ all I have in my pocket...and wallet! nt DocMac Feb 2015 #15

I hope you don't take anything I said as an argument against any of what you just said... Silent3 Feb 2015 #23

Wow. Color this cynic pleasantly chagrined. closeupready Feb 2015 #5

Before cheering it I'd like to know what was actually in the plan. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #6

Bravo to the millions of Americans that spoke out and got Mr. Wheeler rhett o rick Feb 2015 #7

Aaron Swartz would be so pleased. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #19

We can get **** done if we make a iandhr Feb 2015 #8

Another DU prognastication goes poof ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #9

Another "victory" for the Combustible Hair Club!!!! JoePhilly Feb 2015 #12

That second link is quite eye opening. joshcryer Feb 2015 #13

They'll take credit for it. JoePhilly Feb 2015 #21

"This means an inevitable return to the courts for net neutrality rules" - Fred Upton, R-Mich. Kablooie Feb 2015 #11

The Republicans always depend on Bush appointed judges to get their way. joshcryer Feb 2015 #14

This is fantastic news. Marr Feb 2015 #17

This only happened because... Helen Borg Feb 2015 #18