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There are majority of society and economic activity that are neutral to policitics. Why cannot YC improve invocation by focusing on those areas?! If your dad

There are majority of society and economic activity that are neutral to policitics. Why cannot YC improve invocation by focusing on those areas?! If your dad said harsh words to you, are you going to claim that you are made inferior to normal citizen or you are working with a repressive parent?

mattigames 8y ago
When you help a country get richer and that country has a history of human right violations you are aiding the tyrants running the country even if you declare yourself "neutral to politics" and even if you have the best of intentions.
- justicezyx 8y ago
  Isn't China's human rights situation got vastly improved with its improved economy?
  - Sporktacular 8y ago
    No, it hasn't: "One Million Muslim Uighurs Have Been Detained by China, the U.N. Says. Where’s the Global Outrage?" https://theintercept.com/2018/08/13/china-muslims-uighur-detention/ https://theintercept.com/2018/08/13/china-muslims-uighur-det...
    - justicezyx 8y ago
      OK OK Seems no country improved in terms of human rights. I cannot continue this nonsensical discussion.
      - Sporktacular 8y ago
        Some have, but the topic is China. If you want to generalise it would make more sense to pick better examples.
ForrestN 8y ago
Every successful business deal done in concert with a given dictator entrenches that dictator's power. Some other commenter demonstrated the technique elsewhere in this discussion: "but the dictators have lifted so many Chinese people out of poverty!" Through this deal, YC is taking an active position in support of the Chinese dictatorship and is helping them increase their grip on power.
- justicezyx 8y ago
  Sure, that's a good point. But as I said, there is reasonable motivation to try to help the people genuinely. At least let them have better internet services; not the shitty ones from BAT...
carapace 8y ago
> There are majority of society and economic activity that are neutral to policitics. You may believe that but the communists do not.
- justicezyx 8y ago
  The question is how non-communists think.

mattigames 8y ago

When you help a country get richer and that country has a history of human right violations you are aiding the tyrants running the country even if you declare yourself "neutral to politics" and even if you have the best of intentions.

justicezyx 8y ago
Isn't China's human rights situation got vastly improved with its improved economy?
- Sporktacular 8y ago
  No, it hasn't: "One Million Muslim Uighurs Have Been Detained by China, the U.N. Says. Where’s the Global Outrage?" https://theintercept.com/2018/08/13/china-muslims-uighur-detention/ https://theintercept.com/2018/08/13/china-muslims-uighur-det...
  - justicezyx 8y ago
    OK OK Seems no country improved in terms of human rights. I cannot continue this nonsensical discussion.
    - Sporktacular 8y ago
      Some have, but the topic is China. If you want to generalise it would make more sense to pick better examples.

ForrestN 8y ago

Every successful business deal done in concert with a given dictator entrenches that dictator's power. Some other commenter demonstrated the technique elsewhere in this discussion: "but the dictators have lifted so many Chinese people out of poverty!" Through this deal, YC is taking an active position in support of the Chinese dictatorship and is helping them increase their grip on power.

justicezyx 8y ago
Sure, that's a good point. But as I said, there is reasonable motivation to try to help the people genuinely. At least let them have better internet services; not the shitty ones from BAT...

carapace 8y ago

> There are majority of society and economic activity that are neutral to policitics. You may believe that but the communists do not.

justicezyx 8y ago
The question is how non-communists think.