By Boro Friend - Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:16 pm
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:16 pm
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I am in the process of trying to connect the dots. From what I have been able to obtain and in my opinion from researching the matter is that one of the biggest promoters of net neutrality has been a nice fellow by the name of Robert McChesney. He is the co-founder of a media reform organization called 'free press. He worked with Obama during the campaign to develop the candidates high tech policies. During the campaign Obama promised not take a back seat to anyone on net neutrality. McChesney also teaches impressionable young minds at the University of Illinois as a (Urbano Campaign) research professor.He was a former writer and editor for the 'Monthly Review'. I would ask everyone to do their own research on the guy. From what I can tell is that this guy seems to want revolution. He did meet several times over the last year with Obama's F.C.C Chairman Julius Genachowski to discuss net neutrality.It is his close relationship with the President that makes me suspect..
In a lengthy article in the monthly review in 2000 titled 'Journalism ,democracy and class struggle ' he wrote ''our job is to make media reform part of a broader struggle for democracy ,social justice, and dare we say socialism. It is impossible to conceive of a better world with a media system that remains under the thumb of Wall Street, Madison Avenue, under the thumb of the owning class. It is nearly impossible to conceive of the process of getting to a better world without some changes in the media status quo .We have no time to waste.''
''In another lengthy article in September 2008 of the Monthly Review titled 'The U.S. Media Reform movement Going forward' McChesney wrote ''No one thinks any longer that media reform is an issue to solve after the revolution'' .There is must reading on this guy.
It appears that Free Press is not happy with the decision of the F C C. In a press release Free Press managing director Graig Aaron stated ''We are deeply disappointed that the chairman chose to ignore the overwhelming public support for real net neutrality, instead moving forward with industry-written rules that will for the first time in Internet history allow discrimination on line''.. They went on to say'' the rules are riddled with loopholes'' and the chairman ''ignored President' Obama's promise to the American people to take a back seat to no one on net neutrality''.
I still believe and am researching the very likely possibility of the government is hiding behind net neutrality to control Internet content.
In a lengthy article in the monthly review in 2000 titled 'Journalism ,democracy and class struggle ' he wrote ''our job is to make media reform part of a broader struggle for democracy ,social justice, and dare we say socialism. It is impossible to conceive of a better world with a media system that remains under the thumb of Wall Street, Madison Avenue, under the thumb of the owning class. It is nearly impossible to conceive of the process of getting to a better world without some changes in the media status quo .We have no time to waste.''
''In another lengthy article in September 2008 of the Monthly Review titled 'The U.S. Media Reform movement Going forward' McChesney wrote ''No one thinks any longer that media reform is an issue to solve after the revolution'' .There is must reading on this guy.
It appears that Free Press is not happy with the decision of the F C C. In a press release Free Press managing director Graig Aaron stated ''We are deeply disappointed that the chairman chose to ignore the overwhelming public support for real net neutrality, instead moving forward with industry-written rules that will for the first time in Internet history allow discrimination on line''.. They went on to say'' the rules are riddled with loopholes'' and the chairman ''ignored President' Obama's promise to the American people to take a back seat to no one on net neutrality''.
I still believe and am researching the very likely possibility of the government is hiding behind net neutrality to control Internet content.
''Until your willing to take on a Goliath,you have to stay a shepard boy.''Dr. Mike Merdock