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And we are shown again that Google is now large enough and has enough enough influence that it's only serious opponent is the EU. A continent. Do no evil indee
by zentiggr 9y ago
And we are shown again that Google is now large enough and has enough enough influence that it's only serious opponent is the EU. A continent.
Do no evil indeed.
- cjcole 9y agoIf corporations are sociopaths (http://politicalloudmouth.com/why-publicly-traded-corporations-behave-like-sociopaths/ http://politicalloudmouth.com/why-publicly-traded-corporatio...), imagine the fun when one becomes too powerful for a merely national government to check.
- appleflaxen 9y ago[pedantic] the EU is not a continent: it's a trade bloc.
- kbart 9y agoTo be more pedantic, it's more than just a trade block, it's also a political union.
- paganel 9y agoThere's also politics involved, all of my country's laws (including the non-trade related ones) had to comply with the EU-wide laws before my country was permitted to enter the union. One such famous non trade-related example is that if you want to be part of the EU you're not allowed to have death penalty as a punishment in your penal code.
- the_duke 9y agoThe trade union is just one part of the EU, it is much more than that.
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- squarefoot 9y agoThe EU has no chance, as does any country in the world. Google will simply buy one nation at a time just by offering services to people through governments, which will turn into more exposure (votes) for the politician in power who makes the deal. That politician will of course never bite the hand who feeds him/her. "Thanks to our last deal with Google, now we have fresh water and comfy chairs in every public transportation bus, and the ticket price was cut half!". "Thanks to Google Books, now all kids whose family income is under X will receive a free ebook reader and free school books". ...etc.