• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    We do have to hold Microsoft to a very slightly different standard, because they’re a Military Contractor. They’re not going to risk hundreds of billions of dollars to take a stance and make a statement. In that sense, this should not surprise anybody.

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      No, we really don’t have to hold them in a different standard. It makes sense they are kowtowing to the fascist regime though

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        Yes my entire point is that what they’re doing makes sense. It would actually be strange if the did anything differently given their position.

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            It is, though. It’s one thing for some random artist to condemn the current admin, a totally different thing for a massive military contractor to. That is a different standard.

            If Trump made himself an AI Trump Mickey Mouse video and somebody specifically asked reanimated Walt Disney for comment, that would be shocking. If a similar circumstance happened to Boeing or Northrop Grumman, then… No shit no comment.