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The corporations win another one with the help of Barack Obama, a man who promised so much only give in to the rich and to wealthy corporations again and again. Watch for more attacks by Obama on his base while praising this new development. Next up, CRTC and Canada’s dismissal of Net Neutrality.
Minutes ago, the FCC passed new rules — written by corporations — that will end Net Neutrality. For the first time in history, the U.S. government approved corporate censorship of the Internet, putting the future of online free speech at risk. Unbelievably, the person leading the charge was Obama appointee Julius Genachowski.
This violates President Obama’s campaign promise to protect Net Neutrality, but some media are reporting the corporate spin that this is a “Net Neutrality compromise.” It’s not — there’s no such thing as half a First Amendment. We need to set the record straight.
Frightening. It’s up to the hackers now.
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Honestly, I never thought anything was going to change. Much like in Canada how the Liberals and Conservatives are virtually one and the same, so are the Democrats and the Republicans. They are all corporate backed shills and just because Obama said hope was his driving influence, didn’t ever mean it was his most solid conviction. I continue to remain unsurprised that he has turned his back on the ones who elected him. He continues to rail against Liberals in his party, but has never been properly challenged about stabbing the electorate in the back,