>It would be very sad for the tech community to become political, labeling tech based on where it happened to be developed initially… people, we are all human being …
political differences can naturally be dismissed until it crosses the border when some humans stop behaving like humans... And this is the border that Russia has crossed.
I agree wholeheartedly the Russian government's invasion is reprehensible.
It would logically follow that the implicit "consent of the governed", and close ties with domestic companies merits extending this anger to Russian businesses.
But I think to myself, is this really fair? I served in the US army during the GWOT and deployed, I struggle with reconciling the atrocities of the US government with my steadfast allegiance. Even as an expat, I still hold a deep affection for the US, warts and all.
Would it be fair to harbor animus for US companies? I'd think so, if they enabled war crimes. But what if it's just an entity or subsidiary? Should that negate all the good work of employees with no connection to the company's national security or defense contracts?
Take Boeing for example [0], should we be contemptuous of every Boeing engineer because a subsidiary coordinated the CIA's extraordinary rendition torture flights?
>Take Boeing for example [0], should we be contemptuous of every Boeing engineer because a subsidiary coordinated the CIA's extraordinary rendition torture flights?
If US declared a campaign of eliminating "Afghanness" or "Iraqiness" (like the Russian declaration and public celebration of eliminating of "Ukrainness"), and those Boeing engineers were celebrating those flights as part of such an elimination then definitely yes. Most of Russians do know what happens in Ukraine - their TV has been clearly and explicitly informing them about the elimination of "Ukrainness" - and they support it.
> What does it take for a person to defect and actively work to destroy their homelands political power?
Surely a number of potential scenarios impossible for us to grasp right now. Living conditions? Mental health issues? Personal vengeance? Profit? Trickery? Who knows what else.
… this is the border that Putin and his terrorist thug army have crossed. ~ FTFY
The majority of the Russian people either don't want any part of the entire situation (just wanna be left alone to try and live a life as best they're able), are fooled by propaganda and fake news (not unique to Americans after all; I guess folks from anywhere in the world can be fooled. Surprising…), or totally against the whole thing but mostly afraid to say anything, lest they be branded "traitors" and treated like an enemy by their own government.
political differences can naturally be dismissed until it crosses the border when some humans stop behaving like humans... And this is the border that Russia has crossed.