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[Aaron Angel <thatoneguy AT aaronjangel.us>]

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:13 AM, JP Blankert (Thuis PC) <jpblankert AT zonnet.nl> wrote:

Read http://altrootfoundation.org, and especially the letter to Icann: http://altrootfoundation.org/docs/icann%20altrootfoundation%205%20nov%202012.pdf

(Please do not take the slight criticism towards 'USA' personally).

I fail to see how anyone would take your slight criticism of my country seriously.  I laughed at "American Ministry of Commerce."  There is no such thing.  You seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of how my country works.  Normally, this would be fine; I don't have a fundamental understanding of how many other countries work; but then, I don't go wielding my lack of knowledge in an apology, either.

You also have a fundamental misunderstanding of how ICANN was formed and of their purpose.  You were right about one thing:  No one asked the United States to police the Internet.  But that's not the point; you omit the fact that the United States asked ICANN to privatize the management of assigned names and numbers it formerly handled (since, you know, we started the thing).  ICANN doesn't police the Internet; it oversees critical infrastructure.  Perhaps you should hit the history books before you fire off an impersonal "Dear ICANN" letter riddled with factual errors and misplaced criticism.