Dead People Mysteriously Support the FCC's Attack on Net Neutrality

Re:Dead People Mysteriously Support the FCC's Attack on Net ... by deadmetheny on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @05:11PM (#15605515)

Certainly true, although one can also point out that prices for a lot of things have gone down, with quality improvements in some arenas as well. It's tough to determine if wage stagnation has truly hurt the median American. I'm not sure why you're being downvoted for this post.

I only bring up Trump because a lot of people argue his mere existence and rhetoric as bringing down their quality of life, which is a nonsense point that isn't worth an initial consideration until his negativity is firmly entrenched in legally established policy.

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Re:Dead People Mysteriously Support the FCC's Attack on Net ... by anigbrowl on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @05:25PM (#15605613)

I see what you're saying, although I disagree slightly on the rhetoric/policy thing. Rhetoric is a leading indicator and often guides practice before policy has been put in place. I think Latino people are objectively less safe from discrimination (both official and informal) than they were a few years ago, for example. There hasn't been any formal policy against Latino people, but stoking the fires of racial resentment emboldens bigots and has a chilling effect on the targets of bigotry, or those who might be mistaken for being targets.

This is offered to supplement rather than refute your point though.

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