Google co-founders Sergey Brin, right, and Larry Page speak with reporters during Googles Press Day on Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, FILE)
Google co-founders Sergey Brin, right, and Larry Page speak with reporters during Googles Press Day on Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, FILE)
I recall their original position being that this was not inconsistent with their "do no evil" pledge. Now the story is that they are trying to make the bad situation work, which acknowledges that the situation is bad, which is just google-speak for some evils are more equal than others.
They might drop their drawers and bent over for the Red Chinese but Goggle has always stood up to conservative and Republican Americans. How "courageous" of them. Dirtbags.
Typical of these liberal Internet-related corporations, many of which are based in the San Francisco Bay area (now THERE'S a surprise!!). Several similar companies have also done this - Microsoft, Yahoo, and Cisco also come to mind.
I think this extends beyond the "usual" motive of trying to "make a buck". I don't even think it is about trying to "reach out" in some sort of mis-guided "hands across the water - you are no different from us" type of thing. I think the captains of these corporations actually sympathize and agree with the Chinese Communists they capitulate to. Deep in their hearts, they LIKE the Chinese government, maybe even better than they like their own government.
This is why they have no problem "cooperating" with their much-admired friends in China, but have so much trouble cooperating with our own government in trying to stop the enemies on our very doorstep. I would imagine that if there had not been a backlash against their activities, or if they could have kept them secret, they would have been more than happy to continue "assisting" the Chinese with their repression.
As someone pointed out earlier, they certainly seem to have no qualms about supressing Conservative or Christian ideals. However, I guess that given who and what they are, that is to be expected.
Liberals always sell their souls.
I bet you can't search these out with Red Star Google. I wonder
how much longer they'll be searchable on American Google.
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Google defies their corporate motto "Do no evil"!!
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