The Fight for Free Speech: Will We Be the Greatest Generation?
As a Libertarian, I believe government should hands off the net neutrality issue.
I don’t see why 2 ISPs is not competition, or why wireless Internet access isn’t a third option, or why if government created a problem then more government action won’t create even more problems and unintended consequences.
Only government has the coercive power to really stifle freedom (think McCain-Feingold). Private ISPs don’t.
What’s next, disallowing bakers from selling buns at a discount at night? We want bun price neutrality! Food is even more fundamental than speech.
The US is already over-regulated. If the ISPs want to discriminate against Bittorent, then Bittorent will fight (has fought) back with encryption and dynamic ports and whatever. Customers can fight back with boycotts, demonstrations, publicity campaigns. That’s freedom, that’s the free market at work. Not the deadening hand of government.
