The be all and end all of internet search engines "Google" has decided it will comply with the government of China's request that Google censor content it deems "subversive".
Okey dokey.
May I take this opportunity to applaud Google's decision on accepting technical guidance from the Communist Party of China in their creative "Google China Project", and to extend my admiration for their recognition that search technologies are best left in the hands of responsible government entities (the U.S. imperialist government doesn't fall into that category, of course). Don't get me wrong, I fully approve of their absolutely correct Orwellian revisionism when it comes to such running-dog capitalist organs as Front Page Magazine or National Review Online - they deserve to be erased from history and the people's minds right?
I agree whole heartedly, especially in light of Google's recent decision to resist the United States Government's requests for assistance in tracking down so-called "terrorists." As we all know, the only terrorists are in The White House, and we are gratified that Google is taking a principled stand against this truly oppressive government.
I suggest that the Chinese guidelines be applied to the rest of their international search sites too. For example, in the United States, when a Google search is done on "liberty," the American Civil Liberties Union does not even appear in the results! Instead, the first result is for a fundamentalist Baptist University! Doesn't that give you second thoughts about Google's ability to conduct first-rate searches? Certainly, the guiding hand of a benevolent government can vastly improve their services everywhere. I think it would be prudent for Google to request that the Communist Party of China provide Google with all international search guidance.
I kid...I kid.
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