Net Neutrality pt.2

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If Trump really cared about Net Neutrality, he would have told Pai to leave the decision alone. Quit fooling yourself. Trump cares about one thing and one thing only, himself. Everything he's done so far has to fatten his own coffers (just take a look at the tax bill).

Due to recent events, I have no doubts that this is truly the case. Most of the discussion in this thread seems to have been on what exactly Net Neutrality is and what it represents, so hopefully that was cleared up. Knowing what Net Neutrality is, why would anyone try to repeal it? The obvious answer here is money, the only thing that really moves this country. Pai being a shareholder for Verizon sounds like a huge conflict on interest to me, but so did Trump continuing to run his businesses when he became president, but, far as I can tell, he still hasn't made good on his promise to transfer all his assets in his companies out of his name until his term ends. Words words words... The insincerity of Trumps words are clear as day, and his agenda is worn on his sleeve for all to see.

In my (limited) experience, the average American doesn't really understand what Net Neutrality means. I think this is an issue only us nerds really care about. The average citizen will only notice years later when some website loads more slowly than Facebook does, and they may get a little annoyed by it.

My understanding is those numbers are for users that don't understand what Net Neutrality entails. When educated it spikes to something like 85% against repeal. Educating on this is the challenge that democrats will need to embrace.

Yes, this is the real issue that must be addressed, and if Tal is right, the senate vote is more about getting voters to see the Dems trying to defend their freedoms, and to vote Blue next voting season. If this happens, Net Neutrality will obviously be a hot button topic for next election year by Dems and depending on how it's spun, could help set the stage for who enters office. At the end of the day, it's all about educating Americans as to what Net Neutrality accomplishes, and why they need it!