[nrook]

Universal broadband access is a governmental program supported by Democrats to give Internet access to Republicans. Hard-nosed politics would suggest the program should not have a bright future. States can deal with this problem, or not, as they choose.

[WarOnPrivacy]

> Universal broadband access is a governmental program supported by Democrats to give Internet access to Republicans.

This isn't a bad observation.

To speak plainly here: It taps at the notion that poor rural Rs ought to realize that the national R party likes them poor and angry. It's not untrue but it's totally tone deaf to the reality that the national D party hasn't given a meaningful crap about rural poverty in my lifetime. (source:recovering conservative)

> Hard-nosed politics would suggest the program should not have a bright future.

Our bazillionth lesson that hard nosed politics benefit a small group at the expense of most everyone else. Much work+money goes into making sure the lesson isn't learned.

> States can deal with this problem, or not, as they choose.

This runs up against a bright line. It runs between states that are openly, gleefully hostile toward helping vulnerable people - and the states that sometimes help when they aren't busy being inept/apathetic/confused/corrupt.

[Sindisil]

Alternative take: Universal broadband is a governmental program supported by Democrats to give Internet access to human people, some of which identity as Republicans, with the goal of improving things for all if us.

Jesus fuck, why does it always have to be us vs. them?

[daeros]

it's always been weird to me how badly elected democrats want to help republicans out in the in boondocks like I know those people show up at the state legislatiures but they're rigidly inflexible, ideologically committed and will never vote blue no matter what the democrats do for them, I want to shake my parties leaders sometimes like they will never love you, stop it.