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Seems like a decent argument to me dude.

• beaner 8y ago
  Can't tell if you mean this as a joke, but the following this logically we'd find that every country is doing something immoral, and if we all exited/revolted at governments not 100% completely moral, we'd have a lawless anarchy of a world which is much worse than the one we live in now.
  • opnitro 8y ago
    Sure, but lines should be drawn somewhere. The invasion of Iraq was a humanitarian nightmare and our country decided not to take any action to punish those who committed it. If the China performing censorship is enough a reason for Google to morally avoid that market, then the US certainly falls on the other side of the line as well. And if that's too far in the distant past, the war in Yemin should suffice.
    • beaner 8y ago
      For me, "somewhere" is the line between business and politics. People can use voice and voting to change their laws, and businesses are free to roam within those laws. Promoting politics through business is a conflation that doesn't seem to serve anyone very well.
      • throwaway2048 8y ago
        business and politics are not separate spheres.
      • opnitro 8y ago
        So as long as it is legal, everything is ethical for a business? This isn't meant to be a snarky comeback, I just really don't understand your point of view. If a business could legally get away with selling guns to an obvious terrorist organization, should they?