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Apple is based in Cupertino, which is at least half Chinese, and is a heavily staffed with Chinese overall. You assume they have Western political sensibilitie

Apple is based in Cupertino, which is at least half Chinese, and is a heavily staffed with Chinese overall. You assume they have Western political sensibilities. Edit: latest demographic data from Wiki, from 2010, says 63% Asian and 26% Chinese

thereare5lights 7y ago
Ah that yellow peril coming out of the woodwork again.
- DangitBobby 7y ago
  Aren't most Chinese citizens actually backing the Chinese government on this?
  - thereare5lights 7y ago
    The post references Cupertino, not Shanghai. Or are you trying to say something else?
    - DangitBobby 7y ago
      I'm saying that it's not even remotely far-fetched to believe that Chinese Americans living in Cupertino would hold beliefs similar to those who live where they are (or were) from. Implying it's racism is frankly childish.
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      - thereare5lights 7y ago
        Why? Because they're the same ethnicity? You think they think they same way because they're the same ethnicity. To object to calling that racism is frankly childish. That kind of thinking is the how we got Executive Order 9066 despite an investigation finding no evidence of any fifth column among Japanese Americans. The fact that there are people that think like you do strengthens my belief that another Executive Order 9066 is nowhere near as impossible as people would like to believe.
        DangitBobby 7y ago
        It's not because they are the same ethnicity... It's because they were potentially brought up with very similar values and culture, and that shared background can manifest itself as similar attitudes to the behavior of their government. Notice how this is not even remotely controversial or racial, but because you have already decided what to believe on this politically loaded topic, you will blow your whistle and signal your virtues. The Chinese government is known to own the media and pump worldwide propaganda to its citizens and ex-citizens living abroad. These are facts, and they are only related to race because they apply to Chinese people. Please stop with the bullshit. It's embarrassing.
tanilama 7y ago
Oh, it is because they are 'Chinese' by look so they can't possibly be trusted with precious western political sensibilities. Good takeaway you had.
gyc 7y ago
People from Taiwan are probably counted as Chinese in the demographics.
- nostrademons 7y ago
  And Cupertino is very heavily Taiwanese. Anecdotally (my wife is Taiwanese-American, grew up in Cupertino), they outnumber mainlanders. Most of the big Asian chains in Cupertino (eg. 99 Ranch, 85C, Meet Fresh, most of the restaurants in Cupertino Village) are actually Taiwanese or Taiwanese-American and have no presence in mainland China.

thereare5lights 7y ago

Ah that yellow peril coming out of the woodwork again.

DangitBobby 7y ago
Aren't most Chinese citizens actually backing the Chinese government on this?
- thereare5lights 7y ago
  The post references Cupertino, not Shanghai. Or are you trying to say something else?
  - DangitBobby 7y ago
    I'm saying that it's not even remotely far-fetched to believe that Chinese Americans living in Cupertino would hold beliefs similar to those who live where they are (or were) from. Implying it's racism is frankly childish.
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    - thereare5lights 7y ago
      Why? Because they're the same ethnicity? You think they think they same way because they're the same ethnicity. To object to calling that racism is frankly childish. That kind of thinking is the how we got Executive Order 9066 despite an investigation finding no evidence of any fifth column among Japanese Americans. The fact that there are people that think like you do strengthens my belief that another Executive Order 9066 is nowhere near as impossible as people would like to believe.
      - DangitBobby 7y ago
        It's not because they are the same ethnicity... It's because they were potentially brought up with very similar values and culture, and that shared background can manifest itself as similar attitudes to the behavior of their government. Notice how this is not even remotely controversial or racial, but because you have already decided what to believe on this politically loaded topic, you will blow your whistle and signal your virtues. The Chinese government is known to own the media and pump worldwide propaganda to its citizens and ex-citizens living abroad. These are facts, and they are only related to race because they apply to Chinese people. Please stop with the bullshit. It's embarrassing.

tanilama 7y ago

Oh, it is because they are 'Chinese' by look so they can't possibly be trusted with precious western political sensibilities. Good takeaway you had.

gyc 7y ago

People from Taiwan are probably counted as Chinese in the demographics.

nostrademons 7y ago
And Cupertino is very heavily Taiwanese. Anecdotally (my wife is Taiwanese-American, grew up in Cupertino), they outnumber mainlanders. Most of the big Asian chains in Cupertino (eg. 99 Ranch, 85C, Meet Fresh, most of the restaurants in Cupertino Village) are actually Taiwanese or Taiwanese-American and have no presence in mainland China.