Topic: Net Neutrality and E621.net - A dystopian tale

Waba said:
The same solution. If it worked last time, then it will work again. How do you think government workers got to their position? People voted for them. How do you think they can stay where they are at? The same voters have to vote for them. In order for them to stay in their position, they have to listen to their constituents. Your negativity is clouding your basic sense of logic.

In theory that's how it works. In practice they don't have to listen to all (or even most) of their constituents, they only need to listen to the percentage that vote for them. Even then, they know that they can take liberties with some issues and push through things that are unpopular as long as they don't lose their party voters and single-issue voters. Maybe it's still technically a gamble, but depending on the demographics of their voter base, it can be a pretty safe bet that their voters will care less about net neutrality and more about taxes, abortion, and keeping the other party out of office.

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