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U.N. To Govern Internet?
Falmarian writes "Apparently the rest of the world isn't happy about the US franchise on internet governance. A news.com article discusses the possibility that the U.N. will make a bid for control of such governing functions as assigning TLDs and IPs." From the article: "At issue is who decides key questions like adding new top-level domains, assigning chunks of numeric Internet addresses, and operating the root servers that keep the Net humming. Other suggested responsibilities for this new organization include Internet surveillance, 'consumer protection,' and perhaps even the power to tax domain names to pay for 'universal access.'"
Yeah, let's trade one organization set up by the US government (ICANN etc) for another worse organization set up by the US government and administered by human rights abusers and crooks (the UN).
* There is still no proof that the weapons of mass destruction weren't moved. In fact, there is a whole lot of proof that says they were. Also, chemical agents (such as Sarin nerve gas and mustard gas) were found in Iraq. Read this.
* It looks like you just reworded "the U.S. went to Iraq for oil." B.S. If they went there for oil, why am I still paying outrageous prices for gas?
Personally, I think the latest issues far outweigh international agencies that try to curb world hunger, but instead just delay it for very isolated areas across the globe. In other words, they screwed up recently, and I don't trust with the internet.
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I salute you! You speak like a true fascist!
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Please understand I am not someone who has never lived in America, I have. Not am I someone who does not know Americans, dislikes them even hates them. Also I am not someone who covets the American way of life, I've been there, done it, and I have tee-shirt. If you compare the state of affairs where I live now, Austria, to the state of affairs in America today it is very clear that America is well on its way to becoming a police state(with fascist and theocratic tendencies). It is not a 'long turn' and it is not 'may', it is here and now. I have to tell you I was raised on a diet of how great America is and to see it change like this in my lifetime truly hurts, and I'm glad my father is not alive to see it.
My point is this: America is no longer the place it used to be 20 or so years ago and the voice of Americans to those who are not Americans is a hateful and condescending one. You are right it is an unfriendly statement and it's is a shame that Americans think I'm angry, or hateful but I'm just showing them the mirror.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
I'm glad you included "the community" in there. Unfortunately, what you don't understand is that for "the community" to have a say in education content and/or practices, they're going to have to organize themselves in some manner. And then, lo and behold, what do you know, you've got yourself a government.