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on Monday June 02 2014, @10:15PM
from the if-it-aint-broke,-we'll-find-a-way-to-break-it dept.
from the if-it-aint-broke,-we'll-find-a-way-to-break-it dept.
This last Sunday night, John Oliver gave us a rare example of pop news covering net neutrality, the associated monopolization, revolving door government appointments and the strong-arming of Netflix.
From The Week:
On Sunday night's Last Week Tonight, Oliver tackled net neutrality, the idea that all legal content on the internet should be served up to your house on a level playing field. The Federal Communications Commission is considering new rules that would allow a two-tiered system. Oliver, like most net neutrality proponents, isn't impressed: "The point is, the internet in its current form is not broken, and the FCC is currently taking steps to fix that."
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F.S. Fitzgerald to Hemingway:
"Ernest, the rich are different from us."
Hemingway:
"Yes. They have more money."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 02 2014, @11:38PM
I don't know the intended audience but maybe sarcasm isn't the best way to get the opinion across? It's not really a laughing matter.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by hybristic on Tuesday June 03 2014, @12:14AM
The intended audience makes sarcasm one of the best tools to get the opinion across actually.
(Score: 1) by tnt118 on Tuesday June 03 2014, @12:28AM
See:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/colbert-news-study-campaign-financing_n_5431713.html [huffingtonpost.com]
"We're Learning More From Stephen Colbert Than The Actual News, Study Says"
I think I like it here.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 03 2014, @12:30AM
Ever heard of John Oliver before?
He used to work for The Daily Show (still might, I have no clue).
He's a comedian.