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Offline GOP Congress

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Google's logo, famous for highlighting left-wing causes and individuals, is "commemorating" Veteran's Day with a leftist-leaning "yellow ribbon" logo as opposed to a more appropriate patriotic theme (such as CC's Veteran's Day picture). I realize that Google is ensuring that there is no nationalism as Veteran's Day is commemorated (which was actually celebrating "Armistace Day," or the end of WW1), but using a pacifist theme rather than a theme that indicates its truer mission is not sitting well with me.

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The "gold" ribbon around a tree is a strong sign of support for the troops, probably about as far as google was willing to go. But not a negative, IMO.
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On Google Canada we got a small poppy under the search input.

I think getting mad over the logo image is a bit much.

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On Google Canada we got a small poppy under the search input.

I think getting mad over the logo image is a bit much.

I like the poppy tradition of Canada and the UK.

I've never seen the yellow ribbon as a "leftist" symbol.  When I was in college, the College Republicans sold yellow ribbon car magnets. 

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OK, I will back off. Again, I'd rather have seen a more appropriate remembrance logo, but I do realize that with multiple countries celebrating what was meant to commemorate the end of WW1, I can see how such a logo would have to include valorous veterans from other countries. Thanks.

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I don't know how old you are but during GW1 there were yellow ribbons tied around trees as far as the eye could see.  "Veteran's Day" has become just that - commemorating veteran's. Good on google for doing something tasteful.  
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I associate the yellow ribbon with the Tony Orlando song and not any leftist agenda.

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I don't know how old you are but during GW1 there were yellow ribbons tied around trees as far as the eye could see.  "Veteran's Day" has become just that - commemorating veteran's. Good on google for doing something tasteful.  

Yep, and the same was true for most of the recent wars too, the family support centers at a lot of installations are still called 'Yellow Ribbon Rooms.'  GOP Congress is wildly off-base on this one.
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"Wildly" off-base may be relative. Like most people, I prefer trust to come over verification of same over a period of time. Google has been not just neutral but anti-American in its bias in the past, so perhaps my bias is apparent. That's fair.

I'm a veteran myself so that adds to my own bias. But I will concede and state unequivocally, "Good on Google!" All the way, sir, and then some...airborne!
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OK, consider yourself 'Relatively' chastised, then.

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