Save the Internet!

[acolyte_to_jippity]

by what, ddos so that they can give the government a reason to pass this shit. A lot of these hacking groups are falling right into the hands of the gov.

this

suprisingly, a large group of people rising up to isrupt services is normally viewed as a problem (i know i see it as such) an this just gives the government more an more reason to step in.

4chan is a cancer that is seriously ruining the world. i'm not being ironic or anything.

[Fluffy Frufflebottoms]

this

suprisingly, a large group of people rising up to isrupt services is normally viewed as a problem (i know i see it as such) an this just gives the government more an more reason to step in.

Yes, let's crack down on those pesky dissidents who demand reform. People only exist to subserviently benefit the government.

I'm sure that if everyone just sits completely still and breathe quietly, then government won't be lobbied by corporate interests, and perhaps the NSA and DHS won't see ghosts everywhere. This is the sort of stuff that won't go away without sufficient public outcry, and neither the EFF, the FSF, or any of the other traditional interest organisations have had much luck with traditional interest organisation awareness raising. At least now, the issues are being talked about outside of technological circles.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Yes, let's crack down on those pesky dissidents who demand reform. People only exist to subserviently benefit the government.

I'm sure that if everyone just sits completely still and breathe quietly, then government won't be lobbied by corporate interests, and perhaps the NSA and DHS won't see ghosts everywhere. This is the sort of stuff that won't go away without sufficient public outcry, and neither the EFF, the FSF, or any of the other traditional interest organisations have had much luck with traditional interest organisation awareness raising. At least now, the issues are being talked about outside of technological circles.

i'm not saying sit quietly, but ddosing and other such actions just give the government much more reason to step in.

[dice]

You want net neutrality?

Vote republican.

Bonus points: Support Tea Party.

I'm not gay but if I was Ron Paul would be my love crush. I'm not sayin... I'm just sayin.

[anex]

Vote republican.

Bonus points: Support Tea Party.

Please don't, you will only make shit worse.

Btw, Ron Paul is a Libertarian.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Please don't, you will only make shit worse.

actually, not true. republicans are for small government. democrats want the entire nanny-state shit.

[Steamer]

7 of the Senators that think it's fine to pass are Republican...

Jeff Sessions
Orrin G. Hatch
Chuck Grassley
Lindsey Graham
John Cornyn
Tom Coburn

[anex]

actually, not true. republicans are for small government. democrats want the entire nanny-state shit.

Nanny-state how? It seems to me that the Republicans want to tell who to marry, what to do with your reproductive system and tell you what you can and can not smoke. The Republicans are doing a far better job at achieving the nanny-state than the Democrats...

but back to the topic at hand. Save the internet.. and shit.

[dice]

Please don't, you will only make shit worse.

Btw, Ron Paul is a Libertarian.

Yes..? and? So am I.

Half the politicians in office are corrupt, so the 7 "republicans" that voted for this shit have lost their sense of party direction. Just as the repubs who are against gay marriage have lost direction.

Fluffy, since when is capitalism bad? If it weren't for lobbyists and corrupt politics there would be MUCH more competition in the ISP world - enough competition that corporate "greed" would be held in check by competitors. Money talks, and when the government lets things take their own course, generally, markets have more competitors and the economy benefits. Read ZERO's first 3 or so posts. +3 internet points.

[StarsMine]

dice, wtf are you talking about. Also since WHEN has someone of a party had to follow every damn platform the party supports? Never, and I hope it never will happon

his point was enforcing net neutrality is simply not a republican thing to do, so saying vote republican and then tea party(quite possibly the stupidest party in existence and im republican) was silly to say. unfortunately here we need some government. ISP already are doing what james showed, if you are getting torrent trafic, they slow down all torrent data so you dont "hog" the line, load of bullshit right there, but its there. and thats just one example.