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Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by cryoshon »

LanceH wrote: post #96
cryoshon wrote: post #29

Well, that's the end of my usage of Dropbox, effective immediately. I'll make sure to mention Condi's association with them in every conversation involving Dropbox, in hope of spreading knowledge about their profane selection of board members. It's a shame that they had to pick a Bush crony. These people should be in prison for malevolently misleading the public in order to start a for-profit war which killed hundred…

If I were going with a cynical thought, I would think this is a move to get dropbox into government contracts somehow.

Agreed. With Condi comes access to all sorts of government entities, and the contacts to make those entities work in favor of whatever Dropbox needs them for.

This appointment smacks of the corporate-political complex. It's practically inevitable that USG resources will be used in favor of Dropbox's business at some point.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by Infinitesimus »

JackpotDen wrote: post #103
antocv wrote: post #46

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Hey now, it would have been for nothing, all years of war and 600 000 deaths, if these people who were in charge and lead the effort, would suddenly find themselves in low-key positions in society. The top cream must stay at the top. Besides, her technical skills and understanding of IT for sure are awesome, making her the finest choice for Dropbox business.

>Besides, her technical skills and understanding of IT for sure are awesome, making her the finest choice for Dropbox business. Is this sarcastic? I can't tell.

nah, totally serious

/s

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by JabavuAdams »

cookiecaper wrote: post #33
vdaniuk wrote: post #13

Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…

Oh please. Are we really going to do this to every normal person who tries to enter the tech industry? "Excuse me, sir/madam, you were a Republican recently. Please publicly disavow all past actions, thoughts, beliefs, and interests, donate to the HRC three times, throw salt over your shoulder five times, and take out an Obamacare-Approved® Health Insurance Policy(TM) before you even think about helping these pimply-…

You're overreacting. Rice is not a "normal person" whose political beliefs I disagree with.

She was one of the architects of a useless war that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. I understand that in large organizations individuals may not be able to stop the machine, but they can always choose not to be part of it.

She is one of only a few people in history who have had that much influence, and who have used it to such devastating effect.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by 001sky »

valarauca1 wrote: post #93
[deleted] wrote: post #59

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I have no issue with her sex, or her race. I have an issue with people who were part of the adminstration that created PRISM, the Patriot Act, the 'Secret Court system', and somebody who is on record supporting this. Having a say in how my data is managed.

I don't disagree on these points. But the reality is you are talking every person who has worked for either administration in the post 9/11 era is on this gig. We still have guantanomo bay...etc. None of these people in washington are changing anything. The snowden leaks are from 2008-2009 era. That stuf is 6+yrs old. People thought that was tin foil. For 6 years...

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by EC1 »

LanceH wrote: post #96
cryoshon wrote: post #29

Well, that's the end of my usage of Dropbox, effective immediately. I'll make sure to mention Condi's association with them in every conversation involving Dropbox, in hope of spreading knowledge about their profane selection of board members. It's a shame that they had to pick a Bush crony. These people should be in prison for malevolently misleading the public in order to start a for-profit war which killed hundred…

If I were going with a cynical thought, I would think this is a move to get dropbox into government contracts somehow.

God am I ever a cynic. The first thing I thought of immediately was government tampering and the NSA, and that was my only and immediate thought.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by cryoshon »

notd97843 wrote: post #108
JabavuAdams wrote: post #77

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Good for you for standing by your principles. This definitely puts a taint on Dropbox, for me. We'll see if that leads to action. Sometimes it sucks to be a pragmatist.

Without looking at the facts? Guilty until proven innocent? Good for him for convicting others of war crimes without any due process?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condolezza_Rice#Iraq

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condolezza_Rice#Role_in_authori...

The facts have been on the record for years now. She's guilty, but there will never be a formal trial specifically because power will never turn on one of their own if there's nothing to gain.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by AnkhMorporkian »

etfb wrote: post #54
cookiecaper wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh please. Are we really going to do this to every normal person who tries to enter the tech industry? "Excuse me, sir/madam, you were a Republican recently. Please publicly disavow all past actions, thoughts, beliefs, and interests, donate to the HRC three times, throw salt over your shoulder five times, and take out an Obamacare-Approved® Health Insurance Policy(TM) before you even think about helping these pimply-…

She's a war criminal. That's enough reason to put up with the inconvenience of switching to a different cloud storage solution, I think.

Innocent until proven guilty, as long as you didn't work for the government?

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by stephencanon »

[deleted] wrote: post #92
JabavuAdams wrote: post #85

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Bullshit. A lot of the world despises that administration, and it wouldn't matter whether it was Rice, Rumsfeld, or Cheney.

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Chelsea Clinton has never even stood for office, much less been part of the senior leadership of an administration that led the US into two wars of aggression and endorsed torture.

I really don't see how a vaguely rational person could even begin to compare the two, regardless of political beliefs.

I haven't seen anyone arguing that Bush was worse than Obama in this thread, so I don't see how that comparison has anything to do with anything either.

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