Republicans on new FCC net neutrality rules: kill!
The presumption that rules prohibiting ISPs from blocking content or unfairly discriminating against legal online services represents a “government takeover” of the Internet plus a threat to the “personal liberty” of Americans have become standard claims in this debate. Some commentators have developed a knack for more colorfully conveying these concerns.
“We are dealing with people who think they should rebel until they get their little kingdom like Satan did,” declared Glenn Beck on the subject. “You know what? Thanks, Mr. President, but I think we’re going to keep the Internet the way it is right now. You know—or at least until people who are worshipping Satan, you know, aren’t in office.”
Then there’s Seton Motley, whose work appears in the Washington Examiner. Motley regularly peppers his coverage of this issue with phrases like “Marxist,” “Stalinist,” “authoritarian,” “uberLeftist,” and comparisons to Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, lately reported to have recommended a bill that would restrict adult Internet content to the wee hours.