en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/685920 Comments by crank01 http://biggovernment.com/scleland/2009/10/13/the-internet-as-the-post-office/#IDComment38698646 Guys you are all missing the point. If you allow companies to shape bandwidth as they see fit, eventually they will block or deliver slower connections for content that they disagree with. And since most broadband companies are owned by Big Hollywood, who do you think will be first to have their websites slowed down to everyone even though they are paying for their bandwidth. Thats right sites like this. Net Neutrality isn't a conservative or liberal issue, it is enforcing a rule that has been in place for all telecoms since the beginning. The idea that Big Hollywood has is that they are CONTENT providers not telecoms therefore they don't have to play by the previous rules. The free market in this case is great, but lets remember, cable companies don't operate in a free market, they are many times monopolies put in place by municipalities, often controlled by the enemies of this country and conservative thought itself. If we let them get away with redefining their roles as content providers instead of communications companies we eventually will be sitting in the internet dark ages thanks to Big Hollywood and their politically correct ideals. Make no mistake, this is a battle conservatives should be waging on the big media companies. Mr. Cleland, you clearly have no understanding of networks, or what is at stake for us as conservatives in this fight. Feel free to email me chris@clrphotos.com so we can have a discussion of this issue and hopefully you can get some more insight from someone who knows about the issues at hand. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:33:17 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/scleland/2009/10/13/the-internet-as-the-post-office/#IDComment38698646