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An Argument For Leaving DNS Control In US Hands
An anonymous reader writes "Ariel Rabkin has a piece over at News Corp.'s Weekly Standard arguing that the US should maintain its control over the Internet. After reading his piece, I have a hard time arguing that it should be handed over to some international body."
What does that massive resource sink have on its list of achievements in, say, the last 30 years? Might as well give it OBL, at least he can do *something*.
...I think a cogent argument can be made for taking governance of the Internet OUT of the US' hands, and for the establishment of a UN body to maintain DNS and everything else about the Internet. TFA was some of the worst jingoistic garbage this side of RedState.Com. Oh yeah, the Weekly Standard is run by NewsCorp. I understand everything now.
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first off "it" wasnt completely invented in America or am I the only one that doesnt remember history .. Switzerland anyone ?
French Standard ? whats that 3 strikes your out ?
Seriously ffs let sleeping dogs lie, we dont need any more International Unions trying to regulate shit.
Yes because there are absolutely no legitimate complaints anyone can make about the United States. Any critic is clearly just a freedom-hating, terrorist-lover. *rolls eyes*
Seriously. If as some of the folks outside of the USA claim, you have built and paid for your own infrastructure, then you're quite capable of creating your own standards and software just like the Americans did with their own money and brains. Arent' you? All you're really saying by asking for international governance is, "It's great. I don't feel like doing the work to get it. Gimme the thing now." Asking for it to be turned over to a consortium (i.e. and "international" body) without even th suggestion payment of any kind sort of takes gall to a new level.
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No, no, that would be the UN resolutions that got them into the conflict.
But wait, the UN is a powerless talking shop, according to the rest of the comments here.
Anyone else get that warm tingle of cognitive dissonance?
a godwin already? also, maybe we should hand it over and let britain and australia and maybe even saudi arabia and china censor our internet for us too! great idea!
The stories and info posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood.
Only fools would take it as fact.
Actually, Iraq had much to do with 9/11.
I am not going to continue this discussion because that statement tells me you are a nutter.
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