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thebeargrimz
This is what happens when you give the government all the power......
richsmit
Thanks, Trump.
Sandobyone
>memes tag
Stewker
Grante the FCC has done this at least once before. So it quite frankly isnt abandoning anything. It happened in the Obama era as well.
KingGox
#REPE ALL SP SUBSIDIES! What? Oh... Fooled by sans-serif again. Refund all serifs!
Spaceorbisgaming
We will fight in the hills in the steet's in our homes and in courtrooms nationwide.
STGxDante
We need to not only defend against stuff like this we need to start pushing back.
Yamko
Sounds like Churchill's speech during WWII
ceebee6563127001
Hopefully the lawsuits will mire things down
Jomini001
"Traditional role"
MiaMagikarp
Please don't give up fighting for internet freedom in States, pester your representatives 'til you're free again. If you lose - we all lose.
CharlesMcKinley
why do we even need the bcc it seems a lot like the federal reserve.... both useless and unnecessary
CharlesMcKinley
FCC fuck auto correct
paulocentauro
Nonces
Bcuz789
The government screws the little guy again
triestino21
Land of the GREED-Home of the DEPRAVED,and of the DEPRIVED!
haroldstickyhand
And you want them to run the internet
kaegro
*insert joke about the recent election in Alabama*
ButterfaceTaintClown
Is the swamp drained yet? Are we winning? Is she locked up?
GiantRobotsRule
Corporate influence, and the government stops protecting the little guy again, more specifically.
Bcuz789
Good point
LurkerOfDarkness
We shall go on to the end. We shall fight on the web, we shall fight on the FTP and IRC servers, we shall fight with growing confidence 1/?
LurkerOfDarkness
And growing strength on the apps, we shall defend our internet, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the streaming sites, we 2/?
LurkerOfDarkness
shall fight fight on the community sites, we shall fight in the courts and in the street protests, we shall fight on the dark web; we 3/?
LurkerOfDarkness
shall never surrender. 4/4
haroldstickyhand
I’m not so sure the government in charge of internet is a good idea
haroldstickyhand
Just saying it could backfire once they don’t hold our interests
haroldstickyhand
Jk they don’t already
BillysLegendaryCrack
There's a difference between the government not allowing the companies complete control over the internet and taking it themselves.
TheCentralIntelligenceAgency
It's not a good idea
strugglesnuggler
We'll just treat it like a public utility. Like water... uh... Did we ever fix Flint?
GiantRobotsRule
The simple NN rule that ISP's can't discriminate against content is not "government in charge". It's a regulation in the public interest.
haroldstickyhand
I bet that’s what China says as well
GiantRobotsRule
There's a big difference between government actively filtering content (China) and government telling telecoms they can't do that (NN).
omh1
The Internet was a Title II service until 2005, it was literally designed to be a Common Carrier service.
omh1
This is a decent-ish summary of the intentions: http://www.amo-oma.ca/en/2017/09/07/the-internet-was-always-a-common-carrier/
AdmiralTittySprinkles
This is not my America. This is not a country of freedom and equality. This is a country that listens to money not it's people.
Dudeitsausername
Then get your passport and leave. cause America has always been run by money and it always will be.
Jovios
People are downvoting because they don't like the truth?
Eddyvn
No please. Y'all talk so loud. Bring XL steak
VitusApollo
So you're saying we're welcome as long as we speak softly and carry a big steak?
AdmiralTittySprinkles
Well yeah, I'm not some ignorant cunt. I was voicing what I felt not some blind comment.
bobziIIa
When do you think it turned?
rspqj
I feel the same way, so did writers of the constitution
RazorAndBladeSavedTheDay
So, is Bane's "Rule of 2" real?![]()
technic1210
Gowl jowls.
paintjob
+1 for username. We could use razor and blade right about now...
RazorAndBladeSavedTheDay
gustavwafflesson
Naw, we're back to before when there was a Sith council #Vitiate.
roar2O
To be fair, he didn’t come up with said rule.
PhuckKnuckles
To be fair, Joffrey didn't behead Eddard Stark.
RazorAndBladeSavedTheDay
yeah, but we all know if because of him
foxesonboxes
What is he made of?
RelativeVelocity
LasciviousHedgehog
What is left at the bottom of a Mcdonalds fryers grease trap after being allowed to cool.
StopAskingMeForAnAccountImgurIWannaLurk
A large collection of insects in a crudely made human suit.
Kemphis
Raw biscuit dough.
foxesonboxes
Well I'll never look at biscuit dough the same way again
iamasentientcouch
Farts
BoundaryBreaker
He's made of 75% retard, 25% fuckface
foxesonboxes
Don't insult retarded people! And who would ever fuck that face...
BoundaryBreaker
True enough... and my only guess is that only a blind deaf mute would ever fuck "it", mostly because they couldnt audibly say no
BenSnow97
Verizon's CEO
lungbudda
So what was the verdict?
Imightbetrolling
US citizens fucked, ISPs profit.
Satherian
Everyone knew what the result was going to be. It was decided months ago.
TheCentralIntelligenceAgency
They're repealing Net Neutrality
tatischief
Fuck. I am so sorry guys. Is there any way to help from abroad? I signed petition, but if there is more...
010101010110011001110101011001110110110001111001
So that's it then, the end for us. Damn.
TheBlackWindHowls
It's wounded, not dead. Now it gets fought in the courts, because it's a giant conflict of interest for a former ISP lawyer to do this.
zomnoms
Not the end. It'll go to court, the decision can be overturned.
Chaseticles92
Yeah but when can they start to throttle the bandwidth? Instantly? So we have to deal with it until it gets figured out in the courts.
zomnoms
Yeah but it's still not the end, there's more fighting to do.
lungbudda
Gutsman25
Do not lose hope. It will take at least a year for it to start. Plenty of time for courts or congress to reject it. Don't give up!
lungbudda
What about the petition for ajit pai's resignation? Was that a no too?
scarface98
So one thing I found is that this doesn’t repeal title 2. This just sends the repeal to congress for congress to vote on it next.
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lungbudda
OK good thing those guys are for the people
NEXYIA
And how long will this take for it to be voted on by congress?
Dudeitsausername
depends on how many of the congress get bought by comcast and such.
CreateYourOwnNormality
All have been already, it's a done deal. The list of amount of money each took is out there
GiantRobotsRule
Fuck the Republicans. Obama's FCC chairman protected Net Neutrality. Ajit Pai is a Republican nom. Make sure to ALWAYS VOTE folks in the USA
huner15
Just a quick correction FCC regulation of the internet in favor of NN dates back to 2005 IE Bush, the issue comes down to fuck trump
FullPlateHero
Polling shows 3 of 4 republican voters were against this. The lines aren't as cut and dry as might appear.
sharkhugs
Why do Republicans not want the government to control them but they use the government to control everyone's lives?
Registeredfordeuce
That’s right , don’t forget to vote next November
ThatCynicalHandsomeGuy
Upvoting because when I said this two weeks ago I got -10 and like three dudes blamed Hillary.
Treezor10000
Actually, before Pai, we had to battle net neutrality several times under Obama admin.
GiantRobotsRule
Obama's guy kept NN. Most NN supporters in Congress are Dems. There really is a difference bw parties on this one
Treezor10000
Actually it's an issue with bipartisan support. Obama's guy wanted to kill NN about 5 times.
Ivain
Hes not even a republican, really. He's just a paid puppet. I mean, if the president wasn't a corporate big fish himself he'd be too.
whatafiasco
Shame you are so ignorant.
Karlifen
brianpmcmillan
This.
Pastapal
Wish I could get this same meme with him wearing a Bane mask
Cutsforhugs
Or even better, stop being idiots voting for a team and look at the individuals. The Ds have plenty of dumbasses too.
Ch3mis7
Shit like this is why we can't have an open conversation about anything. Partisanship only helps those already in power.
raccd
Shit like this would likely not have happened without people voting the Republicans and especially Trump into office.
ThatCynicalHandsomeGuy
Pretending like one party isn't a lot worse is how you get POTUS Trump and FCC Chair Pai.
OMFGWhatHaveWeDONE
The support was RIGHT DOWN PARTY LINES. Maybe one or two exceptions that made the news. It's hard to not hold one group accountable.
Lylos
I mean letting us vote got us trump so I don't think that's much better
GiantRobotsRule
A bad leader got elected, so let's abandon this whole democratic vote thing from future elections then?
Lylos
Well I'm bias I want the us to crumble
SirReginaldXII
Whoa whoa whoa, most republicans are mad about this too. In washington state both R's and D's are standing up against this.
Satherian
Wait a minute, weren't most of the representatives who were against NN Republican? Seems............interesting, if you ask me.
GriffithTheHero
Don't want to seem like a dick, but do democrat representatives actually represent what you want? Or are they just a bunch of stuffed suits.
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE
Mine does. He's the bee's knees.
IaskTheToughQuestions
False equivalency arguments are false equivalency arguments.
MasterDefenestrator
Association fallacy. Blame the specific people doing it, not the umbrella over them that also sits over people doing the right thing.
Cannonbawler
Oh come on! Republicans vote for republicans. Republicans who are elected do this. how is this a fallacy?
Cannonbawler
You can say it's a justified sacrifice to achieve other conservative policies, but this is what the GOP wanted and what the GOP got.
ecs4211
dems having been screwing the us for decades....its just not important to you as the internet is, so you chose not to notice.
idontliketheclonebone
Whataboutism
AngelicOrb
Republican has nothing to do with it. I don't like it as much as you so stop segregating us
idontliketheclonebone
Nope this is 100% republicans, try to defend how it was not
GiantRobotsRule
The vote was party-line. The vast majority of NN supporters in Congress are Dem. Ajit Pai was a Repub nom. Obama's FCC chair protected NN.
HolyCringeLordBatman
Literally zero elected Dems supporters, 100 rep's wrote a support letter. It absolutely has something to do with it. If you don't like it
HarryHamwallet
Republicans have a lot to do with this particular even sorry...
Norok0311
Do you seriously think that? I mean if you dont agree with what your party's reps are doing maybe you should stop supporting that party.
GiantRobotsRule
It's okay to admit the truth when there's a clear difference between parties. There's no law of the universe that GOP-Dem are always equal.
GiantRobotsRule
equal in terms of their policy effects. Sometimes one is clearly worse for average Americans than the other.
HolyCringeLordBatman
Stop voting for the assholes
mastikator
"stop segregation us" you voted for this if you voted Republican. Take some fucking personal responsibility for once
Cannonbawler
Yes, that's all I'm tying to say. If the tax cuts make it worth it say so, but you can't deny responsibility.
Roboholic
There was one fox news article that actually honestly explained the effect. Comments were interesting
Satherian
How so?
Roboholic
usually its hate-filled comments between liberals and conservatives. that thread was combined disgust after fox admitted we are all f'ed
OMFGWhatHaveWeDONE
sharkhugs
By "swamp" they meant "poor people"
Scaramucci
I think we've long established that by "drain the swamp" Trump actually meant drain the water and replace it with more dirt.
kranchan
You spelled radioactive waste wrong.
IHateTrumpButNotYou
"Dirt"
Borednstalkn
We're recycling yuge amounts of waste, believe me. No one uses recycled waste like I do, let me tell you. Ask anyone.
HolyCringeLordBatman
Pai was nominated by Obama. Made head by Trump
TheBlackWindHowls
FCC is traditionally selected where POTUS picks the chairman, and House/Senate Dems/Reps select the remaining four. POTUS party: majority.
TheBlackWindHowls
Don't misunderstand. Pai was appointed by Obama, but Obama appointed *all five.* POTUS only *chooses* the chairman; Dems/Reps pick the rest.
HolyCringeLordBatman
My point being, it's dishonest to claim he's solely Trump's monster
TheBlackWindHowls
He was never Obama's, though. Like I said: Republicans picked him for the job. A Republican president elevated him. Obama had no actual say.
TheBlackWindHowls
If you argue, "Obama could've chosen not to appoint him," he'd have to break with tradition, which meant Trump could do the same.
deathclamfive
He was nominated to the FCC by Obama and given the chair by Trump
OMFGWhatHaveWeDONE
Fucking FOX narrative. Besides being a GOP pick, Pai's 5 year term was over when Trump made him chairman.
GiantRobotsRule
The board is required to have members of both parties. Ajit Pai was the guy Republicans sent to Obama. Obama didn't choose Pai.
Scaramucci
Wrong. He was nominated by Reps. Obama being bi-partisan accepted, but there's no way in hell he'd have kept his position under a Dem pres.
CoughtoGetoff
This
CraftedLine
So he was placed in office during Obama's administration, yet a Democrat President would remove him?
CyborgScribe
Do you not know how this process works?
Scaramucci
Yes. And it was Trump who made him the chairman of FCC, not Obama. Ashit Pile is a Republican. Obama was just being bi-partisan.
GiantRobotsRule
The board is required to have Republicans and Democrats. Shitpie was a nominee Republicans gave to Obama
Camelspotting
Remove him from the chair, or probably altogether since he keeps lying to the people.
CyborgScribe
Exactly. A dem wouldn't have him be the chair.
TheCeilingIsLava
You know that no-one wanted this. The republicans did not do this. They hate this.
idontliketheclonebone
No they do not, this was a 3-2 party line vote that all of 2 Republican senators have come out against. This is republicans fault
Cannonbawler
Oh come on! The people you voted for want this. You gave them power, ergo it's your fault.
GiantRobotsRule
They hate government regulating corporations (even when it's in the public interest). If the GOP really wanted NN, they could pass it today.
Username1010101
As has been pointed out elsewhere, Ajit Pai is a Rep. nominee, and the FCC vote was 3-2 Reps.-Dems. This is clearly a party issue.
TheCeilingIsLava
No republican elected a republican congressman to reverse title II, because we couldn't have known there would even be a vote about it.
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE
Did you really not think that this kind of asshattery wasn't par for the course with the R's? Maybe use this as a learning experience.
segfaultytowers
https://www.gop.com/the-2016-republican-party-platform/ Go to "restoring internet freedom" its on the platform mate
Satherian
99.9% of the representatives who were against NN were Republican. Either Republicans barely care about NN or they actively hate it.
TheCeilingIsLava
*Republican senators
Satherian
Who were elected by....who?
TheCeilingIsLava
Republican voters. But as you can't help but notice, by looking at any site at all, they did not want this.
HolyCringeLordBatman
Yes, the 100 rep's who wrote a support letter clearly hate this. The 3 rep's on the board who voted for it clearly don't want this.
TheCeilingIsLava
Herein lies the difference between a Senator and an actual person. By republicans I meant the millions of Americans who were just betrayed.
CyborgScribe
Betrayed by whom? They voted for their congressmen and their president and then they did exactly what their party idiology calls for.
HolyCringeLordBatman
American's vote for a party, they themselves are not actually the party. What about deregulation is a non republican ideal
HolyCringeLordBatman
Maybe it would then be wise to not be a republican then.
TheCeilingIsLava
Incorrect. This is not a republican thing to do, nor even a republican senator thing to do, but specific to This Batch of senators.