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by arp242 369 days ago
> Recursive resolvers depend on a hierarchy of name servers—root, TLD, and authoritative—many of which are geographically and administratively dispersed. Attempting to localize DNS strictly within national or continental boundaries goes against the core architecture of how name resolution works.

No one is trying to "localize DNS strictly within national boundaries". Just first first step your computer makes in resolving it.