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Internet Power Struggle Reaching Climax
Fredden wrote to mention a BBC piece discussing the U.S.'s poor image when it comes to Internet management. From the article: "It has even lost the support of the European Union. It stands alone as the divisive battle over who runs the internet heads for a showdown at a key UN summit in Tunisia next month. The stakes are high, with the European Commissioner responsible for the net, Viviane Reding, warning of a potential web meltdown. " We've previously covered this story.
This is what this looks like to me. A bunch of inept, european bureaucrats trying to figure out who gets to live in which room of your house even though you built it, you painted it, you furnished it, you paid for it and you own the deed free and clear. You aren't selling, have no intention of selling and are becoming a bit annoyed by these low rent types who you've let in your house and who somehow think that because you've let them use your house it now belongs to them. It's an amazing amount of gall and lack of class. If you don't like the conditions in this house go build your own. How many European Union bureaucrats does it take to screw in a lightbulb? - No idea, they haven't even agreed on the fact that the previous lightbulb was a lightbulb and that it possibly might need changing and it will require a long study by the department of lightbulbs to determine if in fact there are any lightbulbs and whether or not those lightbulbs meet EU standards as laid out in the Treaty of blah.............
Enjoy your Karma, after all you earned it. Feel your Karma Joe, feel it burn.
The only real player against the USA is the EU. Without the EU (and I can't comprehend why Barroso is playing this game, I think he wants to please some European America-haters to keep them from doing more damage), such countries as Brasil, Iran or even China mean NOTHING in the UN.
Ladies and gentleman, and this, in a nutshell, is why the rest of the world likes americans so much. I mean other than Europe, all other countries "mean NOTHING"! Yep, that's the attitude of a true Leader of the Free World (TM).