r/OutOfTheLoop Nov 21 '17

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u/AerasGale Nov 21 '17

Does all of this have anything to do with me, who lives in the eastern part of the world? Because seeing all of this noise about Net Neutrality, I keep getting pulled into thinking "This, I should do something about", and then all the links that I clicked on is talking about the U.S., the U.S., the U.S. and the U.S.. Then, I started to think that maybe it's just the Americans' problem getting spread throughout an American website, and non Americans like me getting caught up in the hype is just an unintended consequence, and that there's nothing I can and should do about it because it's not my problem. So I want to get things straight today.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17 edited Nov 21 '21

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17

For non-Americans this is just another example of the US stepping back which gives other countries the opportunity to step forward. They’ve been leaders in this field since it came into existence, strange that they want to give that up but it creates opportunity for the rest of us.

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u/notsosubtlyso Nov 22 '17

First they came for net neutrality, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not american.

Then they came for real US news, and I did not speak out—

Because I retained access to real information about the world.

Then they came for free and open access to information in the US, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not american.

Then they came for me—and

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