Comcast never showed up
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@aaron said:
@Jason said:
Oh, they have competitors but they suck too.
They don't have reasonable competitors. It's a monopoly for residential service and business service in many places. Same with Cox, TWC, etc.
It's okay though their service is Comcastic!
And people think we have capitalism based system, ha!
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@Dashrender said:
@aaron said:
@Jason said:
Oh, they have competitors but they suck too.
They don't have reasonable competitors. It's a monopoly for residential service and business service in many places. Same with Cox, TWC, etc.
It's okay though their service is Comcastic!
And people think we have capitalism based system, ha!
We've lost the Republic and are solidly into Fascism/Corporatism.
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@travisdh1 said:
@Dashrender said:
@aaron said:
@Jason said:
Oh, they have competitors but they suck too.
They don't have reasonable competitors. It's a monopoly for residential service and business service in many places. Same with Cox, TWC, etc.
It's okay though their service is Comcastic!
And people think we have capitalism based system, ha!
We've lost the Republic and are solidly into Fascism/Corporatism.
I thought that corporatism was the natural extension of a republic. Once you allow people to vote, you had the control to the media. Once the media is in control, businesses own the government. It is the direct concept of a republic to be controlled by those that control the media, which is quite naturally businesses.
It's not a loss of a republic, it is the pinnacle of it.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@travisdh1 said:
@Dashrender said:
@aaron said:
@Jason said:
Oh, they have competitors but they suck too.
They don't have reasonable competitors. It's a monopoly for residential service and business service in many places. Same with Cox, TWC, etc.
It's okay though their service is Comcastic!
And people think we have capitalism based system, ha!
We've lost the Republic and are solidly into Fascism/Corporatism.
I thought that corporatism was the natural extension of a republic. Once you allow people to vote, you had the control to the media. Once the media is in control, businesses own the government. It is the direct concept of a republic to be controlled by those that control the media, which is quite naturally businesses.
It's not a loss of a republic, it is the pinnacle of it.
That's the pinnacle of a Democracy, which is different than the Republic we were supposed to be. Really the US started in Fuedalism before the Constitution was enacted. With the Constitution a Republic was created. With the passage of the 12th and 17th amendments was changed to a Democracy. Which is how we get to today, where government has near direct control of business. Or is it business has near direct control of government? Either way, it's just bad for the little guy.
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@travisdh1 said:
That's the pinnacle of a Democracy, which is different than the Republic we were supposed to be.
That's true, but a republic is just a slow democracy - some minor mitigating effect over a democracy but no mechanism to actually stop democracy problems. A Republic is less likely to cave to whims, but is exactly the same in its trends.
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@travisdh1 said:
Which is how we get to today, where government has near direct control of business. Or is it business has near direct control of government? Either way, it's just bad for the little guy.
I think this thinking is what allows it to happen. The fault cannot be that of the government nor can it be of business. They act as they are told and are predictable. The fault is always with the people. Always.
The problem is, business has control of the people. This is at the request and permission of the people, of course. But that is the essential problem. It's a democracy, the people control the government. But the businesses control the people. The people could stop it anytime they want, but they don't want.
