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Sergey Brin On Google and China
yuhong writes "The NY Times has an interview with Sergey Brin on Google and China. A few quotes from it: 'Mr. Brin lived in the Soviet Union until he was nearly 6 years old, and he said the experience of living under a totalitarian system that censored political speech influenced his thinking — and Google's policy. "It has definitely shaped my views, and some of my company's views," he said.' Yes, business is personal, especially these days."
You will neither understand the impact these things can have on 5-6 year old kids nor appreciate their ability to capture, understand and reason under such repressive regimes if you have never experienced it.
Of course he can! He's read 1984! He read about Parsons' child reporting him for talking against the party in is sleep! He can trot out the line "1984 was a warning, not a manual!" and quote the script verbatim, which makes him a formidable political opponent!
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We have more freedom in US as compared to USSR or China, but don't overestimate it.
Let's see how long the freedom lasts here.
American Third Position
Finally, a real choice!
Sometimes the U.S. government does this too, e.g. when G.W. Bush & Co painted anyone who criticized the attacks on Iraq as an unpatriotic traitor, including places like France, but also U.S. citizens.
Or how anyone who criticizes Obama is automatically a racist.