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1 posted on 01/26/2007 8:34:39 PM PST by george76

The hip progressive companies turn into rank hypocrites when it comes o big bucks? Who knew./s

2 posted on 01/26/2007 8:35:54 PM PST by zarf

The hip progressive companies turn into rank hypocrites when it comes o big bucks? Who knew./s

3 posted on 01/26/2007 8:36:03 PM PST by zarf

4 posted on 01/26/2007 8:39:21 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)

>From what was said yesterday a policy change seemed unlikely
>in the near future.

So why the handwringing?

5 posted on 01/26/2007 8:49:50 PM PST by ROTB (Our Constitution...only for a [Christian] people...it is wholly inadequate for any other.-J.Q.Adams)

"On a business level, that decision to censor... was a net negative."

How about on the ethical, moral, and principles basis?. Principles and ethics/morals don't matter if the business level takes precedence? So then, when it comes to business, your principles can be bought and your morals and ethics aren't worth anything?

The company has only once expressed any regret and never in as strong terms as yesterday.

Baloney! Their only regret was on the business level only. Their morals and ethics weren't mentioned.

Mr Brin said the company had suffered because of the damage to its reputation in the US and Europe.

But, the business suffered only as a result of the morals and ethics that they were willing to sell. They're not willing to acknowledge that.

Last year in a speech in Washington Mr Brin admitted the company had been forced to compromise its principles to operate in China. At the time, he also hinted at a potential reversal of its stance in the country, saying "perhaps now the principled approach makes more sense".

But, the only reason they're willing to acknowledge that their decision was unprincipled is because their business was hurt on the "business level". That's hypocrisy on the highest level.

6 posted on 01/26/2007 8:53:13 PM PST by adorno

This just in!

Fire is still hot!

7 posted on 01/26/2007 9:16:26 PM PST by figgers3036

9 posted on 01/26/2007 9:51:35 PM PST by SunkenCiv ("In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, they're not." -- John Rummel)

It's more than china that's hurting you....your sorry search engine works against conservatives........

10 posted on 01/26/2007 9:54:21 PM PST by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand; but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)

I switched to Yahoo more than 6 months ago, do a lot of searching, and do not regret it. Not that Yahoo is so conservative, but at least is better than Google.

18 posted on 01/26/2007 11:58:36 PM PST by Northern Alliance

To: george76; discostu

Well, well, the hotshots at Google discover that maybe there should be room on the balance sheet for morality.

30 posted on 01/27/2007 9:48:29 AM PST by Dan Evans

"... was accused of selling out and reneging on its "Don't be evil" motto..."

It's actually "do no evil," but hey.

33 posted on 01/27/2007 11:05:38 AM PST by Terpfen (Got a problem? It's now Pelosi's fault!)

600 million screaming Chinese is why.

59 posted on 02/01/2007 1:46:41 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Celebrate Monocacy!)

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