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The actions Google has taken over the last 3 years are far different than in the past. Something is wrong with the organization as a whole. Last week, Google d
by mehhh 7y ago
The actions Google has taken over the last 3 years are far different than in the past. Something is wrong with the organization as a whole.
Last week, Google donated to the Salvation Army[1] here in Seattle (a group that fights against LGBTQ+ rights) yet Google claims to adhere to the GSBA Code of Ethics that bans such behaviour[2]
Google has also chosen to fund climate change deniers[3] over the last year.
1 - https://mynorthwest.com/1540117/google-gives-1m-for-seattle-salvation-army-homeless-shelter/ https://mynorthwest.com/1540117/google-gives-1m-for-seattle-...
2 - http://www.thegsba.org/membership-sponsorship/standards-of-ethics-conduct http://www.thegsba.org/membership-sponsorship/standards-of-e...
3 - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/11/google-contributions-climate-change-deniers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/11/google-c...
- tomohawk 7y agoYou could volunteer at Salvation Army, which does a lot of good work, and piss off the cancel culture jerks.
- mehhh 7y agoWhy would I volunteer for an organization that thinks my future husband and I should be arrested and either chemically castrated (like Alan Turing) or committed to an asylum?
- aerostable_slug 7y agoThat doesn't seem consistent with their stated stance on the LGBTQ+ community: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/the-lgbtq-community-and-the-salvation-army/ https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/the-lgbtq-community-and...
- mehhh 7y agoThat site does not cover the Salvation Army's political activism wrt LGBTQ+ rights. Take a look at: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2012/s3532177.htm http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2012/s3532177.htm