Hypocrites Galore On Memorial Day

So you would think that Google would’ve capitulated to the right-wing pressure after last year (and the year before, and the year before that) with the whole “You didn’t update your logo for Memorial Day, therefore you’re unpatriotic” bullshit. Thankfully, they didn’t, and they didn’t just update their logo to appease the right-wing patriotism police.

The funniest part, of course, is that they seem almost beside themselves about it.

Here’s a clip from Newsbusters:

Well, citizens, America’s leading search engine, and one of the most powerful forces on the Internet, has once again ignored Memorial Day.

As NewsBusters reported last year:

I’m sure most Googlers are extremely aware of how Google will dress up its logo at its web search or news pages in honor of holidays or special occasions…Yet, if you go to Google’s home page here, or its news page here, you will see nothing commemorating today’s national holiday.

One might have thought that after last year’s scrutiny, Google might have capitulated. Not so.

How dare they not take us seriously and simply give in to our bullying! HOW DARE THEY!

Do I think Google should celebrate Memorial Day? Probably. They have lots of holidays in there that mean nothing to most people. That being said, omission is not a slap of any kind. They don’t change their logo for Labor Day (ever see a union lose their shit?), Columbus Day, Father’s Day (that’s right folks, they change it for Mother’s Day, even though they haven’t changed it for Father’s day in 2 years), Washington’s Birthday, Lincoln’s Birthday, or the birthday of the Constitution.

Seriously, folks get a grip.

It hasn’t escaped me that most of the people who think Google is unpatriotic for not changing their logo have no problem with a President who’s leaving our soldiers in a shithole indefinitely to get shot at by terrorists while vetoing spending to make political statements about getting those guys out of there and lighting a fire under the asses of the Iraqis to actually start cleaning up their country.

Because, after all, supporting the troops is all about letting them rot in a desert while making political statements with their funding and having no exit strategy.

But Google’s logo? Well, that’s the real problem.

Do you think people realize how stupid they sound anymore?

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