The Sapiocracy

By Kael the Sapiocrat I'll start off with this: Small government is none other than corporate dominance.  Power is like energy, you can't get rid of it, you can only transfer it somewhere else. So earlier this week, the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules, preemptive regulations which required internet service providers, such as AT&T, to treat all websites the same and prevent them from prioritizing some websites or streaming services over others. The measure was put in place so that it would create an open and fair Internet that can be shared by all. Most of America is for net neutrality rules. On the other side of the argument is the FCC and its notorious chairman, Ajit Pai, a former Verizon attorney. His most quoted statement in regards to net neutrality? "...it hampers investments and innovation" (or something like that). He (and others) want to roll back net neutrality rules so that governme...

By Kael the Sapiocrat So this is what it feels like when a nation goes backwards...  I sat at home one evening pondering over the current state of affairs in our country (as usual) and I asked myself the question that I'm sure is on the minds of most sane intellectuals: where did we go wrong? Just within the past few months, we have seen the rise of a neo-fascist style presidency, backed by a conservative Congress without a backbone, and the utter defeat of a party that wants nothing more than to uphold the standard of progress and innovation for our society. I sat back and began shaking even more as I watched the breaking news of Mr. Trump's plan to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem -- knowing that the implications of such a decision would prove disastrous to American diplomacy and peace talks with an already hostile region. I thought the plan was to negotiate and compromise? Not advance and insult an entire religion.  Lady Liberty weeps fo...