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Jon Stewart Splits with Apple over After Refusing to Bend over on China
- hoppyhoppy2 3y agoDupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37955468 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37955468
- wly_cdgr 3y agoNo amount of hardship or injustice can relieve someone of the obligation to do what they believe is the right thing, but having as much money in the bank as Jon Stewart certainly makes it a lot easier and more pleasant to fulfill that obligation.
- ChrisArchitect 3y agoWhat was wrong with the main link? no archive.org needed anyways, [dupe] More discussion days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37949512 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37949512 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37950194 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37950194
- g42gregory 3y ago> What was wrong with the main link? If you post the main link, you will think that you posted it but the users will not see it (you can check without login what other people see). Why? Beats me. Some kind of a bug?
- onecommentman 3y agoCertainly timely. Given that Jon’s “young hip” audience demographic might skew pro-Palestinian, and his friends, family and business associates skew pro-Israeli, it’s difficult to see how he could stay edgy, reasonably balanced and fair, and still have someone to sit next to at Passover Seder. This way, his leaving is China’s fault (which it also might be) and he didn’t have to explain or have others justify his departure in the context of Middle East politics and Jon’s own religious beliefs. Tiptoeing between the raindrops….