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There's a big difference between being a party member actually in a government position (war related, no less), and being a businessman surviving under that reg

by dissent 8mo ago

There's a big difference between being a party member actually in a government position (war related, no less), and being a businessman surviving under that regime. You're not only making an absurd comparison, you're calling for punishment for somebody who hasn't even remotely broken any laws. Can't you see you're being authoritarian?

fireflash38 8mo ago
It's why Hugo Boss is only a footnote in history for being a huge part of the Nazi regime right? Right? Nope. Other way around. Their Nazi support is a footnote in their Wikipedia page.
- dissent 8mo ago
  Come on, it was the 1930s, in Germany and Hitler and the Nazis (the real ones we got the name from) were actually in power. You're comparing apples to potatoes.
  - fireflash38 8mo ago
    In some German dialects, "potato" is translated as "earth apple". So yeah, I am comparing apples and potatoes. We are living under a fascist regime.
dpkirchner 8mo ago
Somehow I doubt Tim Cook would have trouble surviving if he did not choose to bend the knee.
- dissent 8mo ago
  He might be lynched by his shareholders :)
politelemon 8mo ago
Law and morality are not the same thing. The apologism for Apple on HN is comically and selectively gymnastics. I think the biggest shame here is the brand identity for a corporation that many of you have self deluded into adopting. Even now the voices that tell you to stop bootlicking them and warning against them get shouted down.
- dissent 8mo ago
  That may be true, but if you think your definition of morality is correct and anybody who thinks otherwise needs to be punished, then no wonder you've ended up with an authoritarian who's beaten you at your own game. It's also got nothing to do with Apple fanboyism. The same is true for all corporations in the US.
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  - brewdad 8mo ago
    When the opposite side of the coin is Trumpism, yeah, I’m going with my definition of morality is correct. It isn’t perfect but it sure beats the alternative.

by dissent 8mo ago

fireflash38 8mo ago

It's why Hugo Boss is only a footnote in history for being a huge part of the Nazi regime right? Right? Nope. Other way around. Their Nazi support is a footnote in their Wikipedia page.

dissent 8mo ago
Come on, it was the 1930s, in Germany and Hitler and the Nazis (the real ones we got the name from) were actually in power. You're comparing apples to potatoes.
- fireflash38 8mo ago
  In some German dialects, "potato" is translated as "earth apple". So yeah, I am comparing apples and potatoes. We are living under a fascist regime.

dpkirchner 8mo ago

Somehow I doubt Tim Cook would have trouble surviving if he did not choose to bend the knee.

dissent 8mo ago
He might be lynched by his shareholders :)

politelemon 8mo ago

Law and morality are not the same thing. The apologism for Apple on HN is comically and selectively gymnastics. I think the biggest shame here is the brand identity for a corporation that many of you have self deluded into adopting. Even now the voices that tell you to stop bootlicking them and warning against them get shouted down.

dissent 8mo ago
That may be true, but if you think your definition of morality is correct and anybody who thinks otherwise needs to be punished, then no wonder you've ended up with an authoritarian who's beaten you at your own game. It's also got nothing to do with Apple fanboyism. The same is true for all corporations in the US.
- deleted 8mo ago
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- brewdad 8mo ago
  When the opposite side of the coin is Trumpism, yeah, I’m going with my definition of morality is correct. It isn’t perfect but it sure beats the alternative.