Apple's capitulation over Hong Kong protest app isn't new; and the NBA is racing it to the bottom

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/10/10/carrying-water-for-thugs.html

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No foul language? Fuck the NBA & Fuck China too!

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Tim Cook tests out some BS and fails:

And add Tiffany and Co. to the list of shame:

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I find it sad when countries, including my own, capitulate to dictators for the sake of money. Not to go all Godwin’s Law, but it is a good thing that VW wasn’t more popular before WWII.

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People all over the world want freedom and peace. We’re surprisingly alike in this way. When it comes to it, we will fight to protect each other.
Elites all over the world want wealth and control. They’re surprisingly alike in this way. When it comes to it, they will protect each other too.

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Golly, you’d almost think capitalism and democracy are non-overlapping magisteria.

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In a touching show of solidarity with the NBA and Blizzard, Apple completely caves to China on HK protest app

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“I asked ‘Why not?’ They said, ‘Don’t give me a hard time.’”

Ah yes, the eternal cry of the authoritarian stooge.

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