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In this episode we talk about the relationship of big corporations to authoritarian states and the threat they pose to free speech. We discuss the NBA and Lebron James over comments made about China. We talk about the vested interested both corporations and wealthy people have in not threatening their income revenue. We compare this to Ellen DeGeneres’ comments about her friendship with George W Bush. We then discuss the controversy over Blizzard punishing Blitzchung for his pro- Hong Kong comments. We talks about the origins of the Hong Kong protests, the way in which tech companies while ostensibly claiming to be progressive and diverse cater to authoritarian regimes.
