ISOC vs ICANN - a democratic internet?

"ISOC claims around 8,600 individual members. That's not a lot, considering that the worldwide number of Internet users is in the hundreds of millions...The free and open Internet, as opposed to the glorified shopping network so many corporate types apparently want the 'Net to become, needs a strong and organized voice to speak up on its behalf." ISOC and ICANN both claim to be this voice: ICANN is wrapped in scandal and ISOC needs members. Perhaps the much-touted 'anarchy' of the internet is prevailing - or is it the apathy of its users? Read the article.