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Re:Net Neutrality’s Holes in Europe May Offer Peek at Future... by mtgx on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @08:33AM (#15905436)
It's not about what the people want, because the U.S. is no longer a democratic country. When more people start admitting that and seeing that way, then they'll be ready to change that at the detriment of everything else. It's the biggest issue that affects all the other issues, but some still believe if you support this change at the detriment of everything else then you're a "purist" or a "single issue candidate". Of course, usually the people who call you those names are also the ones who benefit from the current system.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tu32CCA_Ig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3W1g

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/02...

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Re:Net Neutrality’s Holes in Europe May Offer Peek at Future... by mathgeek on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @08:37AM (#15905458)
> the U.S. is no longer a democratic country

This is a common misunderstanding. A republic is not a democracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_Unit...

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Re:Net Neutrality’s Holes in Europe May Offer Peek at Future... by masklinn on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @08:57AM (#15905570)
> This is a common misunderstanding. A republic is not a democracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_Unit....

That's a common misunderstanding. "Republic" and "Democracy" are not exclusive concepts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government#Democracy

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Re:Net Neutrality’s Holes in Europe May Offer Peek at Future... by mathgeek on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @09:11AM (#15905632)
Context is important here. Please see the previous post (above mine) referencing "what the people want" which I infer to be referencing the democratic concept of "majority rule" which we do not have in the US.

"It's not about what the people want, because the U.S. is no longer a democratic country." ... I feel that this statement is logically faulty unless the "democratic" portion implies a pure democracy.

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