Chad Smith wrote:
You are setting a trap.
No I'm not.
The questions is worded where I can't answer
correctly. What would upset me is the action of the US government, not
Google. I would not blame Google for obeying the government, no. I would be
upset with Uncle Sam because that would be in contradiction to *our*
Constitution. We cannot apply the US's First Amendment right to Free Speech
to the world. Some governments do not grant such rights to their citizens.
Should they? I believe they should, but I do not control the way foriegn
governments behave.
So, Yes, I would be opposed to it. But I would not be opposed to Google's
behavior, but to the US government. Just as I am in the cases of the
opposive regimes to which have been referred.
Fair enough. That is at least consistent.
I think that people have a moral duty to oppose regimes that don't
respect basic human rights (such as freedom of expression). But that's a
separate argument.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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