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Google is correct but they aren't exactly camping out on any kind of moral high ground. If they feel that it is OK to deal with a regime that is trying to prevent news of human rights abuses getting out then fair dos to them - that kind of moral integrity speaks volumes. I am sure that they donate to many humanitarian causes to offset the bad karma that this generates.

Bouncing around blogger you hit an oriental site and the search bar at the top disappears. Certain words removed from search engines in an attempt to keep education from people? That's noble, is it not? Knowledge is power, obviously, and Google need the kind of power that oppressing people brings; they must do. But then hypocrisy infects us all - what is my favorite engine? Do I not blog with their blogger site? Do i not utilize ad-sense.

Contradictions nestle cheek by jowl in this world and it becomes overwhelming when you consider all the things that you shouldn't do and all the things you should. Does Google have the power to change anything? Maybe. Do the western governments that kow-tow to these oppressive regimes? Of course. But you can justify any behavior given long enough.

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