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Re: Fallout from Blizzard Hong Kong Incident

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Post by khuey »

greggman2 wrote: post #78

I'm mixed on this. I'm 100% for Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai to express his support for Hong Kong. I'm not so sure it's okay for him to do it on Blizzard's show/event. 27 years ago Sinead O'Connor ripped up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live when it was broadcast live. She's was arguably right to critize the Pope but was she right to do it from Saturday Night Live's Live broadcast? IIRC because of that inciden…

In the end Sinead O'Connor was totally right so maybe that should count for something.

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Post by School-Cotton »

baseballdork wrote: post #123
irrational wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

National Socialist German Workers' Party sure sounds like a political party to me.

I agree. I would say that it's not a mistake that political views are left out. Race, color, sex, and national origin are things that you are, not things you believe. Religion is the exception and I'm not sure how I feel about it being included. I think that it's important to not discriminate merely because someone follows a different religion, but some religions have some pretty awful beliefs. I certainly wouldn't b…

There's a joke about a guy who gets stopped at a paramilitary roadblock in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, and claims to be an atheist. The thugs respond: "Yes, but are you a Catholic atheist or a Protestant atheist?"

In many societies and for many people, religion is not just a set of "things you believe", but is deeply connected with cultural and/or ethnic identity. The best example in the US might be Jews, which are either a race, culture, ethnicity, religion, or some combination of all of the above. But the same principle can be true for other groups as well.

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Post by bcrosby95 »

coldcode wrote: post #106
School-Cotton wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is no law or constitutional provision in the US that says you can’t refuse to work with someone for their political views.

In this case was there a contract between the player and Blizzard? Did this violate that contract?

The part of the contract they say was violated was that you cannot do anything Blizzard deems to have offended someone or bring you into public disrepute.

So, yeah, I'm pretty sure he violated that. And Blizzard's response has too. It's really just a catch-all trivial to violate provision.

Re: Fallout from Blizzard Hong Kong Incident

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Post by bduerst »

cooljacob204 wrote: post #82
99_00 wrote: post #25

Xi Jinping Thinks China Is World's Only Sovereign State https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/13497/china-sovereign-sta...

That article is jumping to a heck of a lot of conclusions with no real basis.

Gatestone is a conservative think tank with a history of inaccurate reporting and pushing an anti-Muslim bias, so I wouldn't be surprised.

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Post by ktln2 »

bilbo0s wrote: post #67
netsharc wrote: post #26

Great Streisand moves by China though, previously gamers or basketball fans might not really care about what's happening in Hong Kong/China in general, but within 2 days they (China) have raised awareness of what a shitty overlord they are.

Well, China has done nothing here though. This is the NBA and Blizzard acting to prevent what I like to call the "Weibo Outrage Machine" from revving too high. (Not that it worked, because in the NBA's case, the machine was red lining. In Blizzard's case, there was nary a peep though, so that one is a bit puzzling?) For any who were unaware, the "Weibo Outrage Machine" is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, thin…

"consensus opinions" authorized by Chinese government - likes, "trending" and timelines are all artificially constructed to make you feel like it's the consensus of Chinese people.

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Post by ciabattabread »

tempsy wrote: post #99
UseStrict wrote: post #4

It's a weird day when I find myself agreeing with Marco Rubio. But it's true, China is effectively attempting a global chill on free speech by gating market access. If we don't stand up now, the effects will be felt long into the future.

Something tells me this will end with Apple in the middle. Can't think of a company more exposed to both China and the US.

Apple’s rainy day fund will come in real handy.

Re: Fallout from Blizzard Hong Kong Incident

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Post by winslow »

BrandonMarc wrote: post #32
netsharc wrote: post #26

Great Streisand moves by China though, previously gamers or basketball fans might not really care about what's happening in Hong Kong/China in general, but within 2 days they (China) have raised awareness of what a shitty overlord they are.

Ditto South Park. By telling people they cannot watch South Park, they have guaranteed everyone will want to watch that episode. That's the lesson Dolores Umbridge inadvertently taught us in Harry Potter # 5.

Yup we watched the episode last night. I hadn't watched South Park since college. It was a great episode.

It's free to watch here: https://southpark.cc.com/full-episodes/s23e02-band-in-china

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