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Congressman Quizzes Net Companies on Shame
mjdroner writes "Cnet has a transcript of the House of Representatives hearing on net censorship with Google, Microsoft, Cisco, and Yahoo reps. At one point, Rep. Tom Lantos asks if Microsoft is ashamed of their actions in China. Microsoft: 'We comply with legally binding orders whether it's here in the U.S. or China.' Lantos: 'Well, IBM complied with legal orders when they cooperated with Nazi Germany. Those were legal orders under the Nazi German system.'"
Tibet has been a part of China for 700 years. That's waaaay before Columbus rediscovered America (after Leif Eriksson). What right do YOU have to interfere in this? None. Why don't you give back Arizona, California and Texas to Mexico? Or the whole goddamn country to the Indians?
"Insightful" my ass. It just proves that the general Slashdot crew is fundamentally clueless about this topic.
Dalia Lama does accept being a part of China. He doesn't fight for a free Tibet. But you didn't know that because you didn't read up on the issue; you just listened to Fox News. Right?
I can also read whatever I want. We Europeans actually invented the concept of democracy, freedom of the press, freedom of speech. We still practice it.
As a EUROPEAN, previously living in the US for a long time, and later living in China, I can tell you that I will choose China over America at ANY TIME.