"Fairness Doctrine" -- Feinstein Outlawing Talk Radio
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translation: They don't say what I want them to say, so they have to be silenced. Basically, the exact opposite of freedom of speech.
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Monopolies like the teachers' labor unions?
As I pointed out in my previous reply, to the extent there's a straw man here, it's your false depiction of the article and the many articles to which it linked as if they are but one, specific, technical concern. And that's obviously just one such link that I found in a matter of seconds.
The relevant question is where is the evidence to suggest there's a need for the new nest of gov't mandates & bureaucrats & their costs?
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@TylerNull I didn't say I agreed with the proposed solution, what I was trying to say is that it's a valid concern. Business has its inefficiency, bureaucracy and greed as well. Often times government intervention has as its cause bribery from monopolies. I read the article and it did nothing but present strawmen for the real concern of leftists. Again, I don't necessarily support the solution, but a refutation of them should address their concerns.
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Your confirmed inability to forecast a specific problem resulting from this new labyrinth of gov't mandates isn't much of an argument for them, nor for its requisite army of gov't bureaucrats, nor for its costs.
The "basic concern" is that greedy political hustlers have made yet another claim of authority. This time over the citizens who provide all our internet services.
The article, and those to which it linked, elaborated on several of its issues, and from various perspectives.
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@TylerNull The article doesn't seem to address the point being raised by Net Neutrality supporters. The basic concern is that large companies will be able to buy the ability to essentially shut down their opponents websites by cutting bandwidth from them. I don't see how preventing this from happening is any different from preventing other forms of monopoly creation. (Again, maybe I'm just personally missing information.)
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The title I just posted (in quotes, above) references a link to such an article, and it too contains many links.
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@TylerNull I'm interested in hearing some criticisms of Net Neutrality. So far I've only heard the opinions of advocates. Do you have any good links to anti-Net Neutrality info?
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"Forget the ‘Fairness’ Doctrine – Net Neutrality is the Future of Censorship"
Liberals NEVER dump ANY of their totalitarian plans. They simply change their marketing and other tactics. You know, like hiding all their brands and wings and branches of socialism behind a happy sounding L-word.
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@MHawk01 Obama has actually openly stated that he opposes the fairness doctrine.
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The Fairness Doctrine is Unconstitutional and violates "Free Speech"
1st amendment: "Congress shall make no law....abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press". so why are we even talking about this?
tvspnd1228 2 years ago 5
The Fairness Doctrine is a huge limit on free speech, which is why they got rid of it... idiots
DiscoveringReason 1 year ago 4