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Re:Saudi Money Fuels the Tech Industry. It’s Time to Ask Why by noobermin on Monday November 06, 2017 @10:32PM (#15640886)
I agree with a lot of what you're saying, but we aren't innocent either. I'd say perhaps on a spectrum they are worse than us on human rights, but there was the Iraq war, Vietnam , etc. Are we supposed to no longer pay taxes or use government provided infrastructure?
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Re:Saudi Money Fuels the Tech Industry. It’s Time to Ask Why by dba7dba on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @12:04AM (#15641191)
You are correct, but not quite applicable in this debate.

SV companies didn't actively order/control invading other nations or violate human rights. In fact, they are very vocally against US/West doing such things.

But the sovereign funds from ME that are providing funding are pretty much the same people in charge of those nations.

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