Resistance is Phutile

Google: The fallen hero.

So was anyone really all that surprised by Google's decision to play by the rules in China and set up shop there? The official spiel of course was hollow, presumably mumbled out by some snivelling little creep while he looked down at his own feet. Something about not delivering a service to the people at all being an even bigger sin than offering a censored service. Let's face it, the big businesses that drive capitalism are not soldiers prepared to die for the cause, they are big businesses prepared to stay rich by any means possible. Attributing values of free democracy to the capitalism it spawns is misguided.

A good businessman will sell his gran for the right price.

Symbolically, Google's capitulation to the dark side of the force might serve as an unhappy reminder for some that our society is one of moral under profit.

But I just don't know how long they were expected to stay away from the huge, money breathing dragon that China is becoming.

posted by Phu @ 2:29 pm