I'd be surprised if Google didn't offer each of their employees in China to leave the company before they made the announcement that they were going to cease ce

I'd be surprised if Google didn't offer each of their employees in China to leave the company before they made the announcement that they were going to cease censoring the Internet. I'm sure that several took it. However, if there was a similar case in the United States, many would be willing to put their lives on the line to affirm the necessity of free speech. Please don't cheapen the decisions of the employees to stay onboard as Google employees by suggesting that Google has held them hostage. They are making a statement that, whether or not the Chinese government decided to go after them, they are on the right side. No. China isn't Apple or Microsoft. Apple and Microsoft aren't evil. They don't violate human rights as China does. Doesn't that make the fight against China the correct battle to choose? Sorry for my idealism, but I seriously believe that Google made the right choice, as did the employees in China who decided to stand by Google's side in defense of freedom.