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Re: US to relinquish control of Internet


From: Larry Sheldon <LarrySheldon () cox net>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:07:33 -0500

On 3/15/2014 7:39 AM, Bob Evans wrote:
It's nice of the DoC to "relinquish" control, but I really don't see it
changing much other than quieting down some hype from countries that were
saying they were pissed at the US for "controlling" the Internet. And I
couldn't really see those countries doing anything about it unless the US
did something actually bad, which they wouldn't do IMHO.

Was I being a pollyanna?

Yep, way to optimistic. The world always wants the success of capitalism
as long as they don't have to create the climate for it, they just want it
handed to them. Once they have it they turn it back toward socialism and
proceed to F%^$ it up. Gee, sound like the direction our system's been
trying to go in for the last 6 years.

Or 101 years.


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