I still haven't figured out how a lot of "libertarians" are in favor of net neutrality. Cable companies should be able to charge what they want and offer whatever services they want. Then the customer decides to accept or reject.
I think what happens is Purposeful Misinterpretation. And its by
Design. Just like the "Patriot" Act has absolutely nothing to do with true Patriotism.
So when I hear them say "Net Neutrality", I typically think to myself "what exactly is your definition of Net Neutrality"? Not you, personally, but any time I read mention of it on a news site or hear some tv talking head say it. One thing is for sure, what they want is the exact opposite of what we want. We want an internet where all internet connections are equal, in terms of what they are able to access. What
they want is to have a handful of corporations that are in charge of all of the content on the internet. They will want subscribers to pay more to Comcast (or any ISP) if Comcast is to have any access to YouTube or Fedbook. What they won't offer at all is access to RonPaulForums.com ever. We want to be uncensored, they want absolute censorship. They know that the current propaganda machine has suffered greatly as a direct result of an unrestricted internet, and this is what they will do in order to modernize their propaganda machine. They want to be in total control and operate as the "Gatekeepers of Information".
Most people that have read any of my posts know of my idea to absolutely rule humanity comes from three key components: Belief, Money, and Violence. An internet takeover that puts nearly ALL information in the hands of the "Gatekeepers" allows them an absolute monopoloy on the system of Belief. Dont think about right now or even five years from now, if human civilization is around in a thousand years and we somehow have some form of internet, it wont be anything like what we have today, and nearly ALL information that is not directly communicated verbally WILL flow through the Gates of the Gatekeeprs.
They will tell you what to think and what not to think, and know exactly what to do in the event you think things you are not allowed to think. And they will do everything in their power to get what they want, and that includes branding lables on Total Internet Censorship as "Net Neutrality", just like Patriot Act and Patriotism are polar opposites.
Personally, I do agree with your point of view. Allowing access to the internet is the service they can charge what they want from their own customers. Taken a step further, if the companies charge other companies (IE: ISP to any content provider) is things muddy up the concept of Net Neutrality, and why there are different definitions of what Net Neutrality is, depending on who you ask. For example, lets say all physical roads that we drive our cars on are privately owned. When you get on the road, you are only allowed to drive to Walmart, but not to 7-11 because 7-11 has not paid your road owner for you to be allowed access to their road system. Thus, 7-11 is not only expected to pay your road owner, but every road owner out there, in order to get access to your business. What I think it should be is to allow you to go anywhere, and the only time you are restricted access is by either Walmart or 7-11 itself, as they are private, they may decide whom they will grant permission to come on to their property. That should be the Right of every website, and those Rights are being transferred to the ISPs as a means of controlling the flow of information. That is my greatest concern of what real Net Neutrality means.
Oh yeah, where you go in the internet is completely for sale too, because we are the product and have no say so in anything.
