But Frank, how much of everything we consume was made in China? The American economy (and I'd say the world's economy, for the US won't collapse without bringing all the rest down with us) depends on China's credit. It isn't like we could just stop doing business with them.
Yahoo and Google are just doing what everybody else is, from Walmart to Apple: play along with China, hoping the government will change at some point. j On 2/10/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Interesting, so Yahoo is faced with a choice: Deny the Dhinese access to > > their search >engine or allow them access and cooperate with the > > authorities. There doesn't seem to be >a good way out for Yahoo. I would > > guess that the majority of the population would want >access to search > > engines, rather than have to go it alone on the internet. So the blame > > >lies with the government, not with Yahoo. > > Well, yes, the gov't is certainly wrong. But Yahoo certainly has the > choice as to whether they want to do business with China, and they've > chosen profits over integrity. Whether Yahoo's decision is morally > defensible is certainly open to discussion (but I'd suggest this may > not be the appropriate forum for such a discussion). > > All I'll say is that their priorities aren't in accord with mine (and > leave it at that). > > cheers, > frank > > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- Juan Buhler Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
