It is about being on this forum and it is about US based relations.
Why do you think google banned China all that time from it's search engines.
It is all about politics son!

And pray tell, why do you think a forum based on the concept of decentralization would follow the example of a company attempting to centralize themselves?
Take your politics elsewhere. Maybe the
Politics & Society section would be a better fit for you?
What does Google have to do with Bitcoin? Nothing.
I don't think that bitcointalk would be better if it were to be more centralized, only available to certain countries... but I could be wrong. After all, isn't the idea to spread awareness about bitcoin? You won't really do that and help it grow by blocking communication to an entire country.