“Net neutrality repealed.
Fuck Republicans.
Fuck this administration.
Fuck you if you voted for any of it.
This stuff doesn’t just happen. Voters cause it to happen. This is a corrupt party doing quite literally nothing but damage to our country and if you voted ® you are absolutely and unequivocally 100% responsible for that damage. Fuck. You.”
—Jason Malmberg
“I dissent, because I am among the millions outraged.”
—Mignon Clyburn, Democratic FCC commissioner
“This is not good. Not good for consumers. Not good for businesses. Not good for anyone who connects and creates online.”
—Jessica Rosenworcel, other Democratic FCC commissioner
“Just once I’d like to have a nice day where I don’t have to fight for my rights as a free citizen. JUST ONCE.”
—Ellen Sievers
The repeal of net neutrality WILL tank my small business.
• A business that I started with capital I saved working a humiliating job for a disrespectful and labor-abusing employer because I couldn’t find decent employment at the time.
• A small business I built over almost three years working sometimes 38 hours over a weekend.
• A small business that helps other small businesses compete against corporate giants and nonprofits achieve their funding goals (BTW my clients will be super fucked too).
• A small business I currently maintain with a full time job working for my mentors in order to learn how to better build and run a company.
MOST IMPORTANTLY TO ME
A small business I imagined one day leveraging the profits/success into building the kind of company where I could express my values like fair hiring practices, profit sharing with employees, and a strong and rewarding company culture. A business where I could carve out at least a small space to counter the endless abuses workers face in our imbalanced Capitalist system. A successful business that could set a precedent for workers’ rights and sustainability for other companies because lord fucking knows we aren’t getting anywhere at the policy level.
FUCK THE GOP.
FUCK ANYONE WHO VOTED FOR THE GOP.
THIS IS FUCKING BULLSHIT.
—natalie michelle
Flommist Natalie Michelle doesn’t have a bio. She just rants. Copyright © 2017 Natalie Michelle. Top image via Ellen Sievers.
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