tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19758914.post113815968895742446..comments2023-09-18T02:20:02.824-07:00Comments on Between Heaven and Earth: China: Google "Don't Be Evil"!MaKinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644441244302911065noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19758914.post-1138309345511504682006-01-26T13:02:00.000-08:002006-01-26T13:02:00.000-08:00Great angle! I hope people will have the wisdom to...Great angle! I hope people will have the wisdom to do that...<BR/><BR/>I don't think that we should stop there--we can write an email to our representatives and remind them of China's abysmal human rights record--the persecution of religious groups, journalists, internet users and dissidents. Our elected officials can help by putting pressure on Communist China's dictators so that eventually 'trading with a conscience' would become the norm. This would have a positive effect all across the board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19758914.post-1138261918182995862006-01-25T23:51:00.000-08:002006-01-25T23:51:00.000-08:00It is becoming increasingly more difficult to do i...It is becoming increasingly more difficult to do it, but we must remember and try to make change with the dollars we spend.<BR/><BR/>The best way for the rest of the world, as individuals, and not as companies and corporations to put pressure on China is to hit them where it hurts... " The Pocket Book "<BR/><BR/>Be diligent and do your research. Do not buy goods and services that are made in China. Try not to support companies and products that are made with Chinese labour.<BR/><BR/>The global consumer/investor is the fuel that keeps the Chinese machine in power. As individuals, we can make the difference in changing the powers of China. A groundswell of international boycots of all Chinese goods and services will certainly put pressure on the powers or risk loosing global market share.<BR/><BR/>QUIT blaming Google, corporations and the Chinese Government. They are all pawns. We consumers, as drops in the pond, will be the onlly ones who have the power to force change. Vote with your hard earned money. Spend the few extra bucks to not buy China. Be responsible. Look at the tags. We can do it if enough are on board. Do we have faith in ourselves to make global change hapopen for billions of people, or do we want to save a few bucks on a TV and the goods we buy at WALMART?<BR/><BR/>Stand up and be counted. Be proud of where you spend your money. Stand up to "the man". Show the young people who stood up at Tiananmen Square their casue was valid. DO IT !!... be good....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19758914.post-1138232212110673032006-01-25T15:36:00.000-08:002006-01-25T15:36:00.000-08:00Hi Anom,Two wrongs doesn't make it wright. Google...Hi Anom,<BR/><BR/>Two wrongs doesn't make it wright. <BR/><BR/>Google had a perfect opportunity to live up to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights but instead chose to kowtow to Beijing. So much for that equation and our values of Freedoom and Liberty.<BR/><BR/>Keeping the Chinese people in the dark about their past and present history is not the way to go--Google has become a facilitator of China's dictators in that respect. <BR/><BR/>Let's not forget that the main point that seems to be missed here is that "freedom of expression" suddenly has no meaning for those tycoons who do business with Communist China--how convenient for the pocket book. There is no social responsibility at stake whatsoever. Is it worth it?<BR/><BR/>It is too bad because the people of China are the ones who pay the price for this kind of selfish and regressive behaviour--they get to live in a box and punished for using the web. <BR/><BR/>It seems that in China the internet has reached the point where it is so restrictive that I wonder what the meaning of www stands for. Why do the Chinese even bother to use the internet at all--which has become a tool of the devil more than anything with jail sentences to top it off! It's crazy...they need help not more fuel to the flame.<BR/><BR/>It is a sad situation which deserves much attention from the international community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19758914.post-1138228545413011152006-01-25T14:35:00.000-08:002006-01-25T14:35:00.000-08:00Hi Makina, The Chinese people are used to censors...Hi Makina,<BR/><BR/> The Chinese people are used to censorship already. Its not like its something new for them OR that they don't know they are being censored or watched. Previously the Google servers were outside of China and everythin served from there was being filtered by the Government. So what the Chinese people are seeing now is no different than what they were seein earlier. The only difference now is that the user experience is a bit better since the server is housed inside of China, so the latency is less. In the end, it's a win for the Chinese internet user. <BR/><BR/> Note this is different from the US where the US government tries to snoop on people WITHOUT them know about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19758914.post-1138215671900176632006-01-25T11:01:00.000-08:002006-01-25T11:01:00.000-08:00Hi Anom,On the contrary, censorship becomes highly...Hi Anom,<BR/><BR/>On the contrary, censorship becomes highly immoral when it fails to respect the human rights of its users. It is indeed a 'black day' for freedom of expression in Communist China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19758914.post-1138211650225190122006-01-25T09:54:00.000-08:002006-01-25T09:54:00.000-08:00I think your response to Google's move is rather r...I think your response to Google's move is rather rash and illogical. First of all, censorship is not necessarily immoral. Secondly, even if google did provide the URLs of dissenting opinions, the Chinese citizens still would not be able to access the pages and Google would only be putting them in danger.<BR/><BR/>Google's opinion can be rather enlighting:<BR/>http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2004/09/china-google-news-and-source-inclusion.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com