aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Google’s turn to the dark side
John says It’s like watching little Anakin grow into Darth Vader:
I have a ton of respect for all that the Google folks have done and aspire to do, and they can dress the decision up in whatever way makes them comfortable, but this is just wrong to the bone, a capitulation that is anti-everything the Net and the communications revolution is supposed to represent.
[C]ompanies do have to follow the laws of the countries they operate in. For those in the US and elsewhere to say Google shouldn’t follow Chinese laws is hypocritical if they are not forcefully demanding that Google not follow other laws.
To avoid this hypocrisy, I’d like everyone upset about the Google move in China to also start protesting that the governments of France and Germany should not require Google to remove Nazi or hate sites.
Good point. Me, I wonder what would Fareed Zakaria say? That’s because I completely buy into his political reforms follow economic reforms optimism for China. Freedom is coming; personal liberties are expanding; even if not on our American timetable and to our American liking.
Life is compromise. For today, I understand and accept Google’s move.
