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Microsoft's employee's.
Why are they protesting?
Because the company mission statement has changed, and they are being drug into a morass of political entanglements they want nothing to do with.
What is their self-interest?
They do not want to be involved on US Military projects, nor do they want to create the weapons systems of tomorrow. That's someone elses job.
I guess their self-interest here must just be "something" to fight for. Being dismissive is not the correct response to what they are doing.
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Microsoft's employee's.
Why are they protesting?
Because the company mission statement has changed, and they are being drug into a morass of political entanglements they want nothing to do with.
What is their self-interest?
They do not want to be involved on US Military projects, nor do they want to create the weapons systems of tomorrow. That's someone elses job.
I guess their self-interest here must just be "something" to fight for. Being dismissive is not the correct response to what they are doing.