Google Employees Uncover Ongoing Work on Censored China Search

Re:Google Employees Uncover Ongoing Work on Censored China S... by prepend on Monday March 04, 2019 @09:06PM (#19307528)

This is such a weird argument when applied to other areas. “Does it really change anything on the ground? Someone else will make the ovens and gas chambers?”

“Does it really change anything on the ground? Someone else will assassinate Archduke Ferdinand?”

Etc. being morally opposed to something and trying to abstain from supporting it is not the same as campaigning against something’s existence. I wouldn’t work for a bomb company, but I’m not trying to shut down Lockheed Martin.

There’s many different moral systems. Some people are trying to not make things worse. Others are doing different things. It’s ok that there are gradations.

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Re:Google Employees Uncover Ongoing Work on Censored China S... by TACIXAT on Monday March 04, 2019 @10:47PM (#19307933)

I think your comparison to building gas chambers is hyperbolic and ridiculous.

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Re:Google Employees Uncover Ongoing Work on Censored China S... by jjeaff on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @12:15AM (#19308266)

So you are saying that China doesn't use their surveillance apparatus to find and murder political disedents?

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Re:Google Employees Uncover Ongoing Work on Censored China S... by the_duke on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @12:39AM (#19308350)

Well, China used to execute prisoners on demand if organ donations were needed. While not up there with the extermination of an entire religion, it is quite an impressive level of exploitation.

They also imprison a large amount of people in re-education camps.

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