Lawrence Lessig tells it simply and straight: the past eight years have been horrible for Internet users in the  U.S.   Broadband access in the U.S. has dropped from #5 at the beginning of Bush’s term to #22 now.  In many countries, you will pay half of what Americans pay for ten times the speed.

John McCain, who has had a leadership position on the U.S. Committee on Science, Technology and Commerce has nothing to say about recognizing or remedying this problem.  We are becoming a third word power in Internet access and McCain doesn’t give a shit.

To make things worse, McCain (whose campaign is loaded up with telecom lobbyists) has now come out against net neutrality.

This short video is well-worth watching and highly disturbing.  Lawrence Lessig is a brilliant thinker who explains the issues clearly.  Consider sending his link to anyone who cares about the Internet and free speech.

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