Re:This Google ad has moved people to tears across India and...
by saraid216 on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @07:58PM
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No, I agree. In no way did I mean to suggest that Google was going to take the role of a UN with teeth, to mediate between different countries.
It would be more accurate for me to say that Google has a demonstrated willingness to allow their employees to contribute to political activism using company resources. Absolutely, it has a selfish motive, but it's a central principle of capitalism to leverage selfish motives into public goods. (No comment on the principle itself.)
Mainly though, the scale here is way off. Apologies for the sarcastic reply before.