Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
404media.coHistory shows us that large corporations tend to prioritize their bottom line over ideology. Nazi Germany is a stark reminder that most companies - and individuals - often choose to go with the flow rather than take a principled stand. Idealists may find this disappointing, but it reflects a consistent pattern: self-interest and risk avoidance usually outweigh moral positioning.
> History shows us that large corporations tend to prioritize their bottom line over ideology.
Yes, companies cooperating with the state is the norm, even when the state is committing atrocities, because companies exist to some degree at the behest of the state and their owners tend to value profit more than morals.
It is sort of funny that once Google's motto was the niave "don't be evil" and now they are regularly engaging in questionable behaviour, e.g.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Nimbus