If Hillary did that, hello Green party!
(I kid, I kid. Hillary would get stopped by the Siri chip in her brain)
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Apple Withholds Republican Convention Donations Over Trump Politics
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If Hillary did that, hello Green party!
(I kid, I kid. Hillary would get stopped by the Siri chip in her brain)
Trump is disruptive to the system. Jobs loved the guy. Cook on the other hand is just an establishment enforcer protecting vested interest. Ironic how the roles have changed.
Cannot wait to see President's Trump visit to the new Apple campus in a few years. He'll blow the Apple execs out of the water having more knowledge of their business than themselves. It'll be just like William Wallace speaking better Latin than Longshanks.
Looks like Tim needs a 'Safe Space'.
Again - this coming from a company that still relies on modern day slavery to manufacture it's products. Very noble Tim! I'm no Trump guy - but even I can see Wall Street, the big banks, big business, BOTH political parties, foreign leaders, foreign bankers, the media, and now Apple lol - are all against this guy. <----Makes me want to swim across gator infested water to vote for the guy.
Again - this coming from a company that still relies on modern day slavery to manufacture it's products. Very noble Tim! I'm no Trump guy - but even I can see Wall Street, the big banks, big business, BOTH political parties, foreign leaders, foreign bankers, the media, and now Apple lol - are all against this guy. <----Makes me want to swim across gator infested water to vote for the guy.
I know Trump's a bad guy, but he will not torture and kill millions of Jews and other groups. Nobody compares to Adolf Hitler.
You are out of your mind if you think Steve Jobs would have supported this piece of dog **** after all that he has said on the campaign
Trump is not a "disruptor". He is a demagogue. Exploiting people's fear and ignorance for his own personal gain.
That's because technology requires studying facts & science. Modern conservatism is quite allergic to facts, which is why they have proven to be on the wrong side of history for the past 150 years.
Remember "death panels"? Remember when President Obama was going to confiscate everyone's guns, he didn't, got reelected, and still didn't? Remember when going to Iraq was such a great idea, and those darn Frenchies disagreed so we invented Freedom Fries, and it turned out they were right? Remember the War on Drugs & mass incarceration, fighting gay marriage (which the Supreme Court deemed discriminatory), fighting Civil Rights, fighting desegregation, fighting interracial marriage, fighting women's suffrage, Jim Crow, & slavery?
^How could you create forward-looking products with a backward mindset? Hell, how could you make advanced technology if you deny science?
Apple is on the right side of history, because inclusiveness and tolerance win out every time. Sometimes it takes awhile, but every time conservatives (not Republicans, but conservatives) have taken a stand and said the world would end if their strand of bigotry was chipped away, their children and grandchildren have apologized for their backwardness a generation later. Call it "brainwashing" all you want, but history and objective facts are stacked against you.
He was chosen by about 44% of the GOP vote during the convention. Yeah, he has their popular vote. That's why he's the GOP candidate. But let's not make it sound like it's some massive populist uprising.
Trump is one of those people that say one thing, cuz he knows what people like to hear but when it comes down to it he would have no idea how to actually do it or how things work. he gets support by people that hate their own life and blame other people for their own insecurity or dissatisfaction instead of looking in the mirror
I am still not sure if he is an idiot or a genius.
I mean is the the bafoon or if everyone who is voting for him the bafoons?
Damn Trump is always on point about everything. He's the closest we have to another genius like Steve.
Apple is on the right side of history because becoming the most valuable company in the world and making hundreds of billions of dollars win out every time. This was all under Steve Jobs, and he never involved Apple in politics like Tim Cook does.
How does Trump hate China? They pay his damn bills!
Some of you need to get out more.
Trump is a much worse businessman than he makes himself out to be. But lots of people have been taken in by his blowhard style.
It certainly must have helped that there were so many candidates in the running as well. While everyone else was fighting tooth and nail for attention, Trump just had to pull out "idiotic quip #421" to keep his face plastered on the airwaves.
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Many camps believe Jobs became a closet conservative after he was kicked out of Apple for his involvement with the Berkeley psych / Tim Leary community. Supposedly, the whole "Evangelist" job title was an attempt to displace organized religion with technology. After Apple kicked out Steve, Berkeley did not return his calls. He returned to his Buddist roots to start NeXT and later revive Apple.
After his return and second success, the fare weather Berkeley folk came calling again. However, he kicked them to the street. Was told one house cleaning act Steve did with Apple was he fired anyone with a Psych or related degree from Berkeley. Steve dies, liberals come calling again and the new king is more receptive. The back hall politics in Cupertino are fascinating.
Trump is more disruptive than anyone in Silicon Valley. He's hacking the entire Federal Government! When Trump is president, it'll be a bull in a china shop killing off Federal programs and prosecuting career con artists just like Steve returning to Apple.
So if I told you that everybody hated the idea of eating large quantities of broken glass, would you try it? Because there's got to be some reason they're trying to keep you from doing it, right?
Exactly. You want to complain about restricted freedom? Environmental destruction? Bigotry? Inequality? Complain about China first. People forget how different other countries can be.
How in the hell is he this far in the race. That's what I ask every day.
"Tech companies backing the convention need to be "thinking hard about where they put their brand, and whether they want to align their brand with racism, hatred and misogyny," she told Politico"
Then companies should support neither candidate. I don't even like the idea of companies funding things like this in the first place.
Then companies should support neither candidate. I don't even like the idea of companies funding things like this in the first place.
Do you guys remember?
There was a time only a few years ago when people also wrongfully/ignorantly hated Apple as well (during the Android wars) and then they became super successful because of that "negative" publicity.
Its pretty much allegorical for the astronomical rise of Trump.
1. Ignorant/biased people hate on something great.
2. Other people hear about it and look into it for themselves.
3. They see the hate was baseless/illogical and have that "protect the underdog" feeling.
4. They choose to support that thing that was wrongfully hated out of spite for people in #1.
So #1 is the root of all evil in the world today. More and more people are starting to wake up and be self aware and realize that.
There was a time only a few years ago when people also wrongfully/ignorantly hated Apple as well (during the Android wars) and then they became super successful because of that "negative" publicity.
Its pretty much allegorical for the astronomical rise of Trump.
1. Ignorant/biased people hate on something great.
2. Other people hear about it and look into it for themselves.
3. They see the hate was baseless/illogical and have that "protect the underdog" feeling.
4. They choose to support that thing that was wrongfully hated out of spite for people in #1.
So #1 is the root of all evil in the world today. More and more people are starting to wake up and be self aware and realize that.