I'm a boomer too (born in early 50s) (Reply #91)

In the discussion thread: The FCC Did a Lot More Than Just Approve Net Neutrality Today [View all]

Tue Mar 3, 2015, 03:58 AM

nikto (3,284 posts)

91. I'm a boomer too (born in early 50s)

And I too, place MUCH blame on our generation and its smug complacency.

Plus, voting for REAGAN (which I never did--I smelled trouble from the get-go with RR, as some others did) was a real departure point for our generation----The place where many boomers left the rails of political common-sense, and never returned.

The election of Reagan is one of the biggest and bitterest points of criticism for our generation, IMO.
So much damage was done to America, while boomers counted their meagre tax cuts and cheered like idiots.

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The FCC Did a Lot More Than Just Approve Net Neutrality Today [View all]	babylonsister	Feb 2015	OP
This is very important to the freedom of the American people.	rhett o rick	Feb 2015	#1
And the Prez, who helped.	babylonsister	Feb 2015	#4
I am happy with the outcome and will search as you suggest, but	rhett o rick	Feb 2015	#6
But perhaps he did in fact have influence...	babylonsister	Feb 2015	#10
I appreciate that and am willing to give the President his due. However, I don't understand why	rhett o rick	Feb 2015	#12
Bite me! When I read in my best scholarly voice, "However",	babylonsister	Feb 2015	#13
I will never "relax" and stop "griping" as long as millions of American children go to bed hungry.	rhett o rick	Feb 2015	#19
lol!	babylonsister	Feb 2015	#20
DUzy. Good job. Some people just don't want any credit to go to Obama for anything	uhnope	Feb 2015	#63
One would think we'd see most of that on the knuckle-dragger sites.	calimary	Feb 2015	#65
I commented that I appreciate this decision but you told me to "relax".	rhett o rick	Feb 2015	#80
I'm with you, and the capacity to still maintain DOUBT	nikto	Mar 2015	#87
Thank you for the comment. I think that complacency is what got us into	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#88
I'm a boomer too (born in early 50s)	nikto	Mar 2015	#91
Yes I agree. nm	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#92
pathetic	stonecutter357	Feb 2015	#75
Damn good point, IMO	nikto	Mar 2015	#86
Thanks	rhett o rick	Mar 2015	#89
And yet here (see links) you blame the president for Wheeler's actions	FSogol	Feb 2015	#18
Those links say it all.	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#26
Yup, I don't see how any other conclusion can be reached.	FSogol	Feb 2015	#36
Here's a blast from the past:	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#42
LOL 26 recs. Those Eeyores are bemoaning something else today.	FSogol	Feb 2015	#56
Damned DU Site Search thingy! ...	1StrongBlackMan	Feb 2015	#66
If an Executive Branch agency does something most people like, Obama influenced it. If it does	merrily	Feb 2015	#28
Obama was a strong leader on this and influenced the national debate	uhnope	Feb 2015	#64
The three Democrats on the Commission were appointed by President Obama.	PoliticAverse	Feb 2015	#72
So was the Attorney General but that's beside the point I was making, which was about what gets	merrily	Mar 2015	#84
because Rightwingers are idiots....they just hate Liberals..so they hate anything Liberals like....	VanillaRhapsody	Feb 2015	#27
Thanks to Obama for nominating a reasonable man.	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#11
Wheeler's first proposal was AGAINST NET NEUTRALITY.	rhett o rick	Feb 2015	#15
There was always going to be a comment period.	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#23
Wheeler was an industry insider. So are most lawyers in the FCC's legal department.	merrily	Feb 2015	#30
To know an industry you have to be in it.	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#32
Not true. Industry watchdogs know industries. In this case, there were, within the FCC itself.	merrily	Feb 2015	#33
Name one capable of running it.	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#35
Truthfully stating Wheeler was an industry insider is dragging him through the mud? Dramatic much?	merrily	Feb 2015	#38
It certainly is.	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#40
Josh, I know from experience that you'll keep posting nonsense forever, then bizarrely	merrily	Feb 2015	#41
The links speak for themselves.	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#43
Google did lobby and influence these rules.	rtw	Feb 2015	#51
No they did not. Wheeler said so in his speech.	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#52
We should believe him why?	rtw	Feb 2015	#53
Hahaha, you win.	joshcryer	Feb 2015	#54
Alrighty then. nt	rtw	Feb 2015	#55
"The Federal Communications Commission will allow some cities and towns to set up and expand	Cha	Feb 2015	#2
Yet ANOTHER way that Obama has SCREWED OVER liberals!	PBass	Feb 2015	#3
Liberals helped him see the way. nm	rhett o rick	Feb 2015	#16
I just heard 4-7M people weighed in (on Maddow) so	babylonsister	Feb 2015	#24
This was an extremely important issue that had me worried. I am happy on two accounts. One the	rhett o rick	Feb 2015	#44
Some people upthread put up some of your own links about this topic.	Cali_Democrat	Feb 2015	#74
RWNJ ^^^^^	stonecutter357	Feb 2015	#76
Hahaha!	babylonsister	Feb 2015	#21
Thanks for nothing, Obama!	BlueCaliDem	Feb 2015	#77
I doubt it will "rock the world" for rural people. n/t	TexasProgresive	Feb 2015	#5
Neither will it harm us.	riqster	Feb 2015	#7
Rural people with utility poles are more likely to get broadband now.	Orsino	Feb 2015	#59
I have entered the ranks of the retired this morning	TexasProgresive	Feb 2015	#60
I'm still in telecom, and fiber is getting cheaper.	Orsino	Feb 2015	#61
Iwould love to tell DISHNET addios!	B Calm	Feb 2015	#71
K&R n/t	myrna minx	Feb 2015	#8
Thanks Obama	Fumesucker	Feb 2015	#9
Great news!	JDPriestly	Feb 2015	#14
Thanks Obama and the many, many Americans that took the time to convince the FCC to	rhett o rick	Feb 2015	#17
+1	F4lconF16	Feb 2015	#46
The FCC pissed off Glenn Beck today	project_bluebook	Feb 2015	#22
Yo!	spanone	Feb 2015	#25
It sounds like good news for a change.	zeemike	Feb 2015	#29
What does Manny think?	Old and In the Way	Feb 2015	#31
Not sure who Manny is, but anyone who would have a problem with it	DescendantOfMany	Feb 2015	#34
OR...	BlueCaliDem	Feb 2015	#78
Nope ...	1StrongBlackMan	Feb 2015	#67
This is exactly what government is for, teabaggers. nt	tridim	Feb 2015	#37
Please let this be true.	blue neen	Feb 2015	#39
K & R	SunSeeker	Feb 2015	#45
Blessed!	Hutzpa	Feb 2015	#47
K&R....	daleanime	Feb 2015	#48
Look for cable companies and phone companies to start arguing about pole position...	Thor_MN	Feb 2015	#49
This is so important!	phylny	Feb 2015	#50
It was expected in January	JustAnotherGen	Feb 2015	#57
Yeah ...	1StrongBlackMan	Feb 2015	#68
right-wingnut reply:	Roland99	Feb 2015	#58
Here is where that comes from ...	1StrongBlackMan	Feb 2015	#69
Morans. Also, these people do mention the Netflix v Comcast issue but....	Roland99	Feb 2015	#82
Totally agree. Out here on the rez internet service is terrible. The tribe has been talking about	jwirr	Feb 2015	#62
What prevented the Nation from becoming a Provider before? ...	1StrongBlackMan	Feb 2015	#70
I am not sure. I do get what you are saying - sovereignty. I don't think they ever thought of it	jwirr	Feb 2015	#73
The internet is the only thing	madokie	Feb 2015	#79
K&R	B Calm	Feb 2015	#81
I'm critical when President Obama does something wrong	Aerows	Feb 2015	#83
As a Christian	Mosaic	Mar 2015	#85
You're joking, right?	Warren DeMontague	Mar 2015	#90

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