Ideals of Humanity Should Over Rule

Today, US Congress praised Google for their actions on leaving China. I was under the impression that the majority of people had the same beliefs, until I read many of the posts on CNN's story. To my surprise, there were many people opposed to what Google was doing, with many angry at Google's supposed attempt at world domination. I wrote the following post on my Facebook link discussing my belief that Google did the right thing. "Congress, although they do have more important issues to work on, did the right thing. People need to see the bigger picture here. Congress is supporting a US company going against the grain by sacrificing huge market share and profits in China for their company's values, morals, and integrity. Google is standing up for what they believe in. Many conglomerates stands up for their employees and ideals by choosing to donate to great charities, bettering the environment, and providing aid to Third World Nations. These countries are often praised for their work, yet when Google just leaves a country, without breaking any laws, they are shunned? That is absurd. Anybody who shuns Google for leaving China has no idea what they are talking about. Google did not disobey any laws while they were there. And the fact that the Chinese government supposedly hacked their systems to oust or obtain Human Rights Activists information is itself illegal, at least in North America. People often disassociate corporations and human beings. Do we need to remind people that corporations comprise of hundreds or thousands of employees? I believe it is fair to say that a large majority of Google staff, along with the rest of world, would like to see Freedom of Speech imposed positively in every nation. The ideals of democracy are taken for granted here." Those who do not support what Google has done should provide me with a strong argument for your side. I believe that any company should do what they believe is best for them. Money may be a big factor in business, but it is not the only thing now. If you opened up a company in a country and found out they were hacking your systems or stealing from your warehouse, would you honestly consider staying in that nation? I hope not. Your beliefs should trump money. Christine Jones, executive vice president of GoDaddy.com, also told the commission today that China had asked for copies of photo identification and signatures of all registrants to their website. Privacy is an important matter to Americans. How can one argue for China in this situation? Google is clearly standing up for the Freedom of Speech and Information. To be fair, there are 25 countries that block Google, and 40 censor the Internet. Now that a precedence has been made, Google should continue to spread this into other natinos as well. But regardless of the laws in China, they are doing what they believe is right. Would people be angry if Google donated millions of dollars to Cuban aid relief if there happened to be a natural disaster? The US does not trade with Cuba, but that should not stop people from believing in humanity and caring for others. I for one am glad to see Google become the poster-child for Human Rights in China. This may be controversial, but China has become obsessed with growing their country with greed, with a lack of care for human and environmental rights. Those that built China into a super power in international trade will leave and subsequently submerge China back into the last century.