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Re:We are Google employees – Google must drop Dragonfly by scarface74 on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:29PM (#18547860)
That sounds like the same excuse that companies and the government used in the 80s when people were trying to get the government to impose sanctions on South Africa over apartheid.

Signing a piece of paper knowing that it is of no personal risk to you is virtue signaling.

Why should that get a company to change? What will be the consequences if they go ahead with thier plan? A more harshly written letter?

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Re:We are Google employees – Google must drop Dragonfly by dymk on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @09:41PM (#18548853)
Google entering China is morally equivalent to South African apartheid? Okay, I think we have fundamentally different views on what kind of "stand" this warrants.

The clear implication is that these people will quit the company if Google goes forward with Dragonfly.

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Re:We are Google employees – Google must drop Dragonfly by scarface74 on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @10:58PM (#18549193)
No, I’m saying that companies used the same excuses and reasoning for doing business with oppressive regimes - that you can make a bigger difference by staying in than leaving.
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