Google must be happy that they now have the Government on their side as well! What a marvelous public relations campaign this must have been for them. Even when they were sending messages everywhere threatening to leave China, I really and truly wonder if that has ever been their intention. For me this has to be a giant corporation trying to get greater market share in China. I am certain that this will become a text book campaign to be remembered, and am very curious to see what the outcome of it is going to be.
I really don't see it as such. The move could be the opposite- to avoid bad publicity for giving in to censorship- but I don't see this as something planned. Google already has a great reputation in the United States and Europe, among its millions of users as well as green groups and worker rights groups due to their amazing treatment of workers and very green corporate complex. Also, you said this will help them get greater market share in China, so do you expect them to not pull out?
I agree we should get on their case about the Chinese hackers. But I am not so sure the US is doing everything so well that we need to tell the Chinese how to handle internet censorship in China.
I completely agree with you on this. While censorship is horrible, it is the Chinese people who should be fighting for their rights if they want them, not Clinton or our already red-inked budget.
Well said!Okay here I go again.
Can we ever take a break and let the rest of the world take care of their own business? When some other country tries to tell us how to do things here, I am one of the first with the one finger salute. And since I believe so strongly in our rights, it is only fair that I argue for their right of self rule. If we only stir the pot over things that are our business we will have more than enough soup.
You know how I feel about "arrogant" my friend!
You know I do! I don't even believe in these so called "mandates"!Don't you think it "arrogant" of politicians to think they have a mandate to make decisions on your behalf?
You know I do! I don't even believe in these so called "mandates"!
I thought that had nothing to do with arrogance. Their mandate is written in the law? That is what all the elections are about? Or is that just so that they can charge everyone taxes? :unsure:Don't you think it "arrogant" of politicians to think they have a mandate to make decisions on your behalf?
I thought that the Government was by the people for the people, and that the problem is more along the lines of people not knowing how to look after themselves rather than being too stupid to do so. So all these different parties then come up with some choices for them (distorted by the media), which may even confuse them more?:unsure:
Right. I sometimes wonder whether people give their freedom away to Government during elections, so that they don't have to be bothered with Government for the rest of the time except in arm chair capacities in front of TVs and the Internet?
I would rather think that they would say:"I've elected them to do the job, and that is where my responsibility ends", or better yet, maybe it has become so much of a system, they do it automatically and don't think about it at all?
I vote instead of just waiting to see if I like the one the voters elected. I have failed to vote 4 times in 40 years. Once I was in the hospital and twice I was out of the state. The last time was when I switched from democrat to republican. That year they would not let me vote in the primary.
I vote instead of just waiting to see if I like the one the voters elected. I have failed to vote 4 times in 40 years. Once I was in the hospital and twice I was out of the state. The last time was when I switched from democrat to republican. That year they would not let me vote in the primary.
I would never vote for me. I would probably be accused of "protectionism". Not to snub any other countries, but just to get our business in order. We need to start making our own products and raising our own food again. Stay out of other countries business and keep them out of ours. The old sweep our own doorstep kind of thing. Look how much less government that would take.
