I think a great many western countries could ease their economic woes by prohibiting the throwing of money into the black hole of African charitiesOriginally Posted by buyeye
I think a great many western countries could ease their economic woes by prohibiting the throwing of money into the black hole of African charities
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So Americans should look after everyone ?
They are already fighting everyone else's wars. So they might as well.
Google should stay out of politics.
You can't trust a meta-ethical moral relativist since such a person can abuse reason to justify any act.
OP is like rain on your wedding day.
I've made a huge mistake.
How would this be a political strategy? Who do you think they're backing?
When an organization pushes for something to become legal or illegal then they enter the political arena. Simple as that.
I suppose it is their right to do so of course. Maybe they have a logical as opposed an emotional argument for it. Guess we will have to wait and see.
You can't trust a meta-ethical moral relativist since such a person can abuse reason to justify any act.
Well they are pro Democratic Party, so they would be backing Obama.
While I'm for Gay marriage I actually agree. If the founders want to pursue some political ambitions they can do so via other private charities or separate vehicles. Not through Google. It shouldn't be any business of a public company as powerful as Google to try and tell the public what they should think.
That which comes into existence will eventually break apart and pass away
Well depends why they doing it I guess as per article:
Edit: I also see this as a social issue more than political."We want our employees who are gay or lesbian or transgender to have the same experience outside the office as they do in the office,"
Last edited by Elimentals; 16-07-2012 at 10:31 AM.
.... and thanks for all the fish.
Appreciated. And that's noble. But it's dangerous. If Google starts assembling the political apparatus to influence large scale public opinion and maybe law creation it could backfire one day. Imagine for a moment the reverse happens. Suppose in 10 years time Fox somehow manages to buy a controlling share of Google. Sure it sounds unlikely now but the ANC took control of South Africa and that sounded just as unlikely 10 years before 1994.
Now what do you think Fox would do(or some conservative company like it, or, shudder, a government agency) with a company like Google who developed an internal, integrated political activism system?
I know, I know, 'ol Geriatrix is going on a paranoid rant here, but I'd rather Google keep on doing search and email and not dabble in politics.
That which comes into existence will eventually break apart and pass away
Surely if Google has this agenda, then what about conservative Christians who work there? Are their rights not been infringed upon?
I'm sure Google allows them to get married too
That which comes into existence will eventually break apart and pass away
How are their rights being infringed? The right to tell other people they are not allowed to get married and that they are all going to hell?
Now why you loer en kyk gelyk?
Is ek miskien van goud gemake?
What rights in particular?
I ask because I can't think of any rights being violated here.
Tell me Patches would you be keen on supporting laws that prevent gay people from getting married?
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