[governance] People's Daily of China: US must hand over Internet control to the world

[parminder]

On Tuesday 21 August 2012 05:27 PM, Daniel Kalchev wrote:

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>
> 2. Internet is an open network of private networks. Each private 
> network operator can do and actually does what their own agenda 
> suggests (such as, in China's case -- implement the Great Firewall). 
> There is nothing in the design of "Internet" that has any provision 
> for "countries" and therefore "countries" are not an defined party in 
> the Internet. This includes the USA.
> (I know, this sounds harsh, but truth is always this way)

What holds as the ideal is your mind is obviously not the real Internet 
that operates. For instance, US courts can decide which gtlds are 
allowed and which not as per US law and/or dictate the terms of registry 
agreement (do you refute this). This is of course apart from the fact 
that no change in the root can be made without US gov's express 
authorisation.... The Internet that I use in India has the properties as 
indicated. Which Internet are you referring to, Daniel..... And so 
strange that you refer to 'harsh truth' while making such an entirely 
fantastical statement that no country - including the US is 'an defined 
party in the Internet'.

parminder

>
> Anyway, articles like this always leave me wondering, whether it is 
> because of utter ignorance, or some political agenda (*).
>
> Daniel
>
> (*) It is always about power grab. Some think it is about money, but 
> money is just a way to grab more power, as humans are greedy. Some yet 
> think it is about politics, but politics are ultimately about money 
> and power grab. Yet, some believe it is all for the imaginary "public 
> good" or "so God said", but it is simply about grabbing more power. It 
> is pointless to argue with religion (as opposed to faith). Same with 
> patriotism. Luckily, Internet is designed to deal with this.
>


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