What's all this squawking about regulating the Internet?

[spinbaby]

Suddenly all the wingnuts in my sight have started going on about how Pelosi wants to regulate the Interenet, stifling free enterprise. Darned if I can figure out what it's about, but someone certainly launched a talking point over there.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. Yep, my husband brought that home from his wingnut coworker.

I think it has to do with enforcing net neutrality.

[NYC_SKP]

2. So, regulating providers to ensure access is "takin' away our freedomes!11!1", I suppose???

Figures.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

4. Yes, the FCC is asserting it has the right to enforce net neutrality. All of a sudden this is bad.

[spinbaby]

3. That would make sense

Because they're sure to think keeping Comcast in line would stifle free enterprise. I'm amazed at how they all get the same message at the same moment--do they have implanted chips or something?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. Here's a link:

http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/05/fcc-net-neutrality/

[Arkana]

6. If they don't think the Internet is already regulated they are smoking crack.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

7. Comcast, with the help of CNet's editor, are cranking up the idea that enforcing net neutrality is

communism.

And people are gobbling it up.

[Arkana]

8. I'd like to give the head of Comcast a purple nurple.

Not for any net neutrality reason, but because my service goes out like once a week and it's a fucking ordeal to get someone out to fix it.

[johnaries]

9. What part of "neutrality" do they not understand?

:shrug:

[jberryhill]

12. You cain't fool me, feller

My dog Blue got neutered, and he din't come out from under the shed for three weeks.

I ain't gunna let no regulator do that to me!

Blithering. Fools.

[drm604]

10. It's astroturf. I can spot this stuff a mile away.

Anymore astroturf is completely obvious to me. It seems like people should be able to see through it, but they don't.

I wish I knew how we could combat it better.

[Enthusiast]

13. No question, it is astroturf. nt

[jberryhill]

11. Freeperville has jumped the mother of all sharks

They want the telcos to be able to shut them down.

The way the nutters have done a 180 on net neutrality is an impressive demonstration of their ability to no recognize their own self interest.

I gotta hand it to the telcos on this one. To sit around a conference table and say, "I know... We'll convince political groups on the Internet to oppose free access to their own stuff!" really took guts and a deep understanding of how remarkably dense those people are.