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Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong

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1456 points pulisse | 3 comments | 07 Oct 19 16:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.646s | source
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seph-reed ◴[07 Oct 19 16:42 UTC] No.21182912[source]▶
Maybe I'm being naive, but it seems like a better response would be to add a bunch of other "not real country" flags. Flags from ancient civilizations, or countries that no longer exist. Then they wouldn't be taking a stand as the people responsible for defining what is and is not a country.
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1. lostlogin ◴[07 Oct 19 16:57 UTC] No.21183120[source]▶
> add a bunch of other "not real country" flags.

I’d prefer that they altered the flags of despotic countries in some way that indicated their inferior ruling system.

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2. jefftk ◴[07 Oct 19 17:10 UTC] No.21183274[source]▶
I can't tell if you're serious, but if you are: which entity should be responsible for categorizing countries into "despotic" and "not despotic"?
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3. lostlogin ◴[07 Oct 19 18:56 UTC] No.21184608[source]▶
I’m not being serious.

Apple is tying itself in knots trying to tread a line here, and it just makes them look pathetic. They seem to want to be seen as a shining light in terms of human progress and human rights, but that ends as soon as they hit their Chinese market.