> I’m so excited I will spend this summer at Google in Europe! ... amazing companies like [Google]
You should be aware, that Google is actively supporting the continued siege of Gaza and occupation of Palestine, in at least the following ways:
1. Financial support for US politicians (and political groups I suppose) which themselves support and execute the US policy of supporting Israel's direct occupation and siege. The US finances Israel and equips it with much of the technology it uses in these activities, and Google avtively supports this political status-quo.
2. Ditto, but as it regards support of the military junta ruling Egypt, which is repressing the Egyptian population but also enforcing the siege of Gaza from the South.
4. Promotion of pro-Zionist news outlets - the mainstream outlets in the US, such as CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox news; all of these have a pro-Israeli bias in their cover, and none of these meaningfully covers the situation in Gaza, nor calls for the lifting of the siege, nor supports the right of return of the refugees in Gaza, nor gives voice to such positions, while official Israeli and many pro-Israeli voices are often heard when Israel and Palestine are covered.
Also, Google engages is mass surveillance of Internet users at the behest of the US government, as has been revealed confirmed by the revelations of Edward Snowden. It is also involved in supplying AI capabilities to US military initiatives. etc.
Thus, while it is of course not at all my business to tell you what you should and shouldn't do, I urge you to consider the implications of working for Google, as this choice is at the very least problematic.
I urge you to consider the implications of working for Google, as this choice is at the very least problematic.
Not everything has to be political, maybe she's just happy she's going be learning a lot from a tech company that has brought a lot of good stuff into the world both technical and otherwise.
I'm not sure what you mean by "has to be". Google is a not-insignificant force in world politics. And - Google is not the only place to intern in Silicon Valley.
You should be aware, that Google is actively supporting the continued siege of Gaza and occupation of Palestine, in at least the following ways:
1. Financial support for US politicians (and political groups I suppose) which themselves support and execute the US policy of supporting Israel's direct occupation and siege. The US finances Israel and equips it with much of the technology it uses in these activities, and Google avtively supports this political status-quo.
2. Ditto, but as it regards support of the military junta ruling Egypt, which is repressing the Egyptian population but also enforcing the siege of Gaza from the South.
3. Suppression of political websites which are radically critical of US imperialism in general and its Israeli client's policies in particular. See report in the WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-google-interferes-with-its-... , and also some items here on HackerNews: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=Google+WSWS
4. Promotion of pro-Zionist news outlets - the mainstream outlets in the US, such as CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox news; all of these have a pro-Israeli bias in their cover, and none of these meaningfully covers the situation in Gaza, nor calls for the lifting of the siege, nor supports the right of return of the refugees in Gaza, nor gives voice to such positions, while official Israeli and many pro-Israeli voices are often heard when Israel and Palestine are covered.
Also, Google engages is mass surveillance of Internet users at the behest of the US government, as has been revealed confirmed by the revelations of Edward Snowden. It is also involved in supplying AI capabilities to US military initiatives. etc.
Thus, while it is of course not at all my business to tell you what you should and shouldn't do, I urge you to consider the implications of working for Google, as this choice is at the very least problematic.