[coroutines]

The US is the best government to oversee DNS in a way that isn't corrupt and awful. That said, the US has seized domains in the past without proper due process - so it's really that "for the most part" we expect our freedoms to be respected. I think the situation would be far worse if left to several countries who don't share our progressive values. The Internet is only as great as it is because it became a "thing" here first. It would be fucking awful having Iran or China manage DNS - even as partners.

[wahern]

Best country? That'd be a difficult argument to make, for the U.S. or any other particular country. Preferable than most others? Sure.

[mahranch]

I'll say what people have been dancing around, or unable to say; The U.S is the lesser of the evils. Is the U.S perfect? Hell no. But they're the "least bad" country to be handling the system. Any other country or entity would immediately be targeted and open to bribing, gaming, pressure, and corruption.

[JohnStrange]

Pardon me to be so polemic, but what kind of progressive values do you have in mind? Political assassinations by drone strikes that kill hundreds of children and women as bystanders?

[freeone3000]

There's no relation between the two. The progressive values are things like freedom of expression and free journalism. These stand in contrast to nations like Turkey and China, and their internet policy.

[muninn_]

Which is a situation much more complicated than a holier-than-thou one liner. You're also forgetting that innocent men are killed in the strikes too, which is just as tragic (or maybe more tragic since apparently nobody cares about them).