THE ELITES WHO WOULD CONTROL THE INTERNET

Schroeder the goober steps aside in Heilville. "Conservative" Merkel will form the German government this week. Pretty good take over at Scott's who has been following this for a while. He thinks that the Euro anti-American political parties are all out on their asses. I don't, I just think it's the same old horses with different saddles. There is a very good piece about the real European Leadership elite over at No Pasaran that tells a far different story about the virulent anti-Americanism among the upper class in Europe. (Warning: the link is to a very long post, but in this case it's loaded with references and facts. Well worth the time to read)

The thing about European governance most striking to American eyes today is its comparatively undemocratic nature. In much of the continent, elections mean little, unaccountable bureaucracies and elites commandeer the most important decisions, the same people hang onto power endlessly, and policies that would not survive the test of popular opinion are simply instituted by administrative fiat. To cite just one example, direct election of mayors has been blocked in many localities, with national authorities insisting on appointing local leaders themselves.

I suggest you read this one because it is precisely these assholes who want to take over the Internet. This little excerpt is quite telling:

We have conventionally thought of Europe as having about the same standard of living as Americans. This is less and less true. For the European Union as a whole, GDP per capita is presently less than two thirds of U.S. levels. America's poorest sub-groups, like African Americans, now have higher average income levels than the typical European.

Envy rules, and it's getting worse not better.