Man you guys still have communism on the brain...it seems to have been some sort of paranoa thats inflicted your mindset for the last 50 + years...and id have to say by in large its a complete non-issue for the rest of the world, Australia included. Communism is dead and buried, theres no point in bringing up this reds under bed rubbish that seems to get trotted out anytime somebody thinks about taking something away from U.S dominated control. There either red or muslim extremists, you guys need to take a reality check and realise this isnt the 1950's. As far as China is concerned, the place is becoming more like the West every single day.....These arent the days of Stalin and Chairman Mao...get over it.
The fact is the internet is far too important for virtually every major economy in the world to have the overwhelming majority of control resident in the hands of one country. Its unbalanced and it will be corrected over a period of probably a couple decades, as other countries play a stronger role alongside the U.S.
ICANN has done a pretty good job so far, you'd have to say, and im no particular hurry to see things change, BUT others countries are concerned that too much power resides in the hands of a few people of a particular culture and background, and since the internet trully is a global tool these days, they think decision making and the way the net is run should be reviewed...I can see that arguement is fairly reasonable, any sensible person would. Just because a new structure for the governance of the internet is invented, doesnt mean it's automatically going to go the way of the U.N and its recent performance....
In terms of bombing China and Iran LOL....weeeeeeee im not even going to comment.
resellerlogic said:
Alright now its my turn to put my opinion is this little political thing. People say the U.S. shouldn't own it since they try to control everything. FALSE. How many countries donate money to other countries when they are in a time of need?
Just about every major disaster of the last few years has seen a global effort in response. Countries donate what they can based on what they can afford and whats requested of them, and there expertise.
resellerlogic said:
How many countries help when someone is in need? Only a few. The biggest donor? The United States.
The U.S is definately the biggest donor in terms of dollar value, theres no argument on that front. The U.S also has an economy several times larger than the nearest competitor...so they should donate the most. There are however very few countries that donate anything like the percentage of GDP they have "agreed" to donate in previous arrangements in the U.N. You can count them on one hand...and funnily enough its a few relatively small economies that are actually meeting there obligations. The U.S, Australia, and Britain are wayyy behind.
resellerlogic said:
Without the United States most foreign companies would lose over 50% of their revenue. As Without US intervention in things more things would be corrupt. People like to take advantage of the fact that the US does all this. Then they would bitch even more if we quit doing it. Read up facts on everything and think about this issue from many points of view not just one. ICANN should not be forced to hand over power to anyone. We aren't demanding for Sony or any other major companies to hand over their power to us.
