There was an interesting article on the internet this morning about how conservatives are all mad at Google for not changing their logo to acknowledge events/holidays the conservatives consider important. What set this off was Google’s logo tweak to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sputnik.
The conservatives claim Google is celebrating a totalitarian regime while being nonpatriotic by not altering their logo for Veterans Day and/or Memorial Day. They also cite Google’s “cowtowing” to Chinese authorities regarding restricted search as a sign that Google is supporting communism.
Of course, this is all very interesting, especially from a flow perspective. The Chinese issue has merit, as Google promises to “do no evil” yet gives in to a country that insists Google censor itself. But there is also hypocrisy going on here. These conservatives (and liberals, of course, but the article was about conservatives) buy and use Chinese products, and many companies that support conservative causes derive a lot of their revenue from China.
And just recently an automotive columnist writing about the coming of Chinese cars to America complained that buying a Chinese car was supporting the repression of Chinese workers and it was very unAmerican. Yet he failed to mention the Chinese-made computer he typed on, the Chinese-made coffee mug he drank from, and the Chinese-made coffee maker that heated his coffee. And I sincerely doubt that only the Chinese car industry suppresses worker rights.
But more to the logo point. The Rishis have repeatedly stated that obsessing over issues like flag burning, public displays of the Ten Commandments, and the Google logo are flow blockages. Why? Because they prevent people from achieving success by forcing them to focus attention on things that don’t accomplish anything.
Passing a law against flag burning isn’t going to make any American more patriotic. Displaying the Ten Commandments in public places isn’t going to reduce the crime rate. And having Google change their logo for Veterans Day and/or Memorial Day isn’t going to make anyone honor military personnel, dead or alive, more than they already do.
If these groups were serious about achieving what they say they are trying to accomplish, they would spend their energies on actionable projects, ones that produced results. And they would be successful if done in flow.


Recent Comments