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Let me get this straight
"Poor" and "developing" nations are saying that the Internet has become a necessity, and therefore a human right. They therefore should have an equal say in how the Internet is run, regardless of the fact that the Internet was set up (and paid for) by the "rich" nations. They feel they have been mistreated by the richer nations. They feel that the "rich" nations should give them money so they too can participate in the Internet experience.

I'm sure the poor people in those poor nations sit around at night thinking, "If only I could get on the Internet, all my problems would be solved!" Government opression, religious persecution, racism, sexism; all would be washed away in the tide of enlightenment that would follow free and equal Internet access.

I had no idea the Internet had become so critical to human existence.

Carl Rapson
Posted by: rapson   Posted on: 03/26/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Interesting  vferrara | 03/26/04
Yes..  Patrick Jones | 03/26/04
US is paying 16 cents for each barrel of oil from iraq  hipparchus | 03/26/04
cost of oil  richhayes | 03/26/04
the link as requested  hipparchus | 03/26/04
link  richhayes | 03/27/04
US is paying 16 cents for each barrel of oil from iraq  hipparchus | 03/26/04
what digital divide  V Sanders | 03/27/04
And the 3rd worlders come running with their hands out again.....  James T. Kirk | 03/26/04
Read a little further, Sue...  Fred Fredrickson | 03/28/04
No  James T. Kirk | 03/29/04
Let me get this straight  rapson | 03/26/04
Remember to lower you standard of living NOW  Keep jobs in the USA | 03/26/04
U.S. trade deficit expands to record high  B.O.F.H. | 03/26/04
Kerry voted the same as Bush  Keep jobs in the USA | 03/26/04
I hear you complain but no solutions?  voska | 03/26/04
I hear you complain ....  GoneWithTheWind | 03/30/04
free trade is hard but it is good  hipparchus | 03/26/04
Read, Understand, Think ..........and Act  zohnco | 03/28/04
Curious..  Patrick Jones | 03/26/04
Kofi: I don't get enough kickback money  jfrankcarr | 03/26/04
United Nations  GoneWithTheWind | 03/26/04
Here is how they can get the money  Albee_Freeoneday | 03/29/04
GAG!!!  jathorn | 03/26/04
What's democracy have to do with it?  voska | 03/26/04
"areas of conflict" like Japan and Germany for example?  jfrankcarr | 03/26/04
The United States EARNED its money  newid2096@... | 03/26/04
You're kidding, right?  WhoIsDaMan | 03/26/04
That's right  voska | 03/26/04
yes and no  hipparchus | 03/26/04
Go back a little further to the Viking  voska | 03/26/04
agreed  hipparchus | 03/26/04
Stick to the subject.  billbutterusername | 03/26/04
Resentment??????  MoYoToSoTo | 03/26/04
Two Internets - 10 Years  jjworleyeoe | 03/26/04
In 10-15 years China won't exist  voska | 03/26/04
nice and cheerful  hipparchus | 03/26/04
So let's say that these poorer nations get access via UN  B.O.F.H. | 03/26/04
No  richhayes | 03/26/04
Who's stopping them?  vferrara | 03/27/04
UN Control  samp_z | 03/26/04
U.N. Wants Part Of Internet Pie  wadeprater | 03/26/04
U.N. Wants Part Of Internet Pie  jerrykan | 08/30/05
As if the UN has nothing else to do...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/26/04
Nonsense  Stewart Cannon | 03/26/04
say what ?  driv101 | 03/26/04
poor nations  driv101 | 03/26/04
How the UN can bring the Net to the Third World  richardpor | 03/26/04
My two cents worth  DragonBRockin | 03/27/04
Posters in this forum  Iain_Peters | 03/27/04
Yeah isn't freedom of speech great  Squawkbox | 03/28/04
re: Yeah isn't freedom of speech great  Iain_Peters | 03/28/04
I ignore 'em much as they do me  Squawkbox | 03/28/04
You learn who/whom to ignore  Squawkbox | 03/28/04
Ian, is this correct?  billbutterusername | 03/28/04
Absolutely  vferrara | 03/29/04
re: Yeah isn't freedom of speech great  GrumpyOldMan | 03/29/04
Aren't you just full of yourself  vferrara | 03/29/04
Good point.  billbutterusername | 03/29/04
RE: Posters in this forum  Pinkerton | 03/29/04
let's see  V Sanders | 03/27/04
And your Home ASN would be...  B.O.F.H. | 03/27/04
next they will want a peice of ms  V Sanders | 03/27/04
It's all about the money  Aceracer | 03/29/04
It's time to resist the UN  mra_z | 03/29/04
United Nations is a Joke  wentzeljr | 03/29/04
fscking BS  Suicida| | 03/29/04
"Follow the money" or How can the U.N. impose a global consumer tax  mabrown1 | 03/29/04
United Nations ponders Net's future  trd_z | 03/29/04
Why the UN?  chuck.collins@... | 03/31/04
UN wants POWER  nowayun | 07/17/05

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