China controlling websites, China Google, China politics, communist China, Google China, Google Search Engines of China, Google.cn, Great Firewall of China
In Global Issues on January 22, 2010 at 5:50 am
Google leaving China. And I applaud them for their decision. More American companies should do the same and come home.
China’s role in the internet market is greatly underestimated, it is little known that 338 million people are active online users. The powerhouse internet search engine Google created its China-based Google.cn website 4 years ago in 2006, following to the laws of censoring search results by banning sites to which access was blocked by government filters, popularly known as communism, as I like to say.
As of recent Google reports it would stop censoring search results on Google.cn. This would allow users to find political websites abroad. China, of course is having a fit with this decision. How horrible it must be to live in a closed box of information. A government that controls what is published and what you can and cannot read and analyze. I mean who would ever want the truth? Sorry, but that is a fucking joke. Where do you get off telling what your citizens of your country can and cannot read or write in their own personal time.
source for picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cainandtoddbenson/4271072800/
13 trillion in debt, 2009 earnings report on GS, goldman sachs bailout money, Goldman Sachs reports earnings, GS profit earnings per share, US debt
In National Level, business as usual on January 22, 2010 at 4:26 am
Nice to know Goldman Sachs reported record earnings. Oh yeah , and 16 billion was shoveled out in Christmas bonuses to their top management.Oh yeah and they gave $800,0000 to Obama and $200,000 to McCain in campaign contributions. Nice to know that our tax dollars for the bailout went to the appropriate sectors. The bank in 2009 earned a profit of $13.4 billion on revenue of $45.2 billion, and 4th quarter earnings of $8.20/share, beating estimates of $5.20/share. The citizens here in this country are so empathetic and zoned out. You think there would be mass citizens outside the doors protesting and demanding for answers, but of course a measly group of 10 protestors showed up at the doors once they heard news. These companies and politicians are not being held accountable for their actions. With such little anger and little to none as far as action goes they will only continue to bankrupt this country into a rut we will never be able to overcome. 13 trillion dollars in debt, borrowing our way out of childish mistakes of the checkbook. When is this ever going to stop? 20 trillion? 60 trillion? Then what? No one will have faith in our country and the whole economic fog mirrors we have been displaying will be finally shown for what a scam it really is. Business as usual.
military defense spending, MLK quotes, social issues, spending on national defense, terrorist plots
In Global Issues on January 20, 2010 at 3:39 am
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” –MLK Jr.
Indeed it is. Our elected officials believe it is more important to put our hard earned money into National Defense programs and anti-terrorist agendas. It is fear mongering at its finest. We are burying ourselves into debt year after year because of the fear that could happen. The key word is “could” in the previous statement. I think we could definitely cut the amount spent and funnel it other directions. Wouldn’t you agree?
