Je ne vois que ce que je crois

C'est marrant comme en inversant simplement la formule on transforme des esprits éclairés en illuminés...

Réflexion de Bart sur la crédulité et le manque de recul de ses contemporains.

Tiens, prenons le cas Yahoo! L'affaire Shi Tao, ce journaliste mis en prison en Chine suite à des informations délivrées par Yahoo! Chine.

Tout le monde est persuadé que Yahoo! livre des journalistes aux autorités chinoises. Comme s'ils avaient que ça à foutre...Et de crier aux méchantes grosses boites américaines qui pactisent avec le diable chinois dans le simple espoir de faire encore un peu plus de profits.

J'ai lu sur l'excellent blog "5 ans en chine" la réponse de Yahoo! à un courrier adressé par quelqun qui les accusait de la sorte.

Et ben je sais pas vous mais moi cette réponse me convainc. Il faut dire que j'étais déjà convaincu, je dois le reconnaître. Je vous la reproduis ci-dessous et vous laisse y réfléchir... Et à ma nouvelle formule aussi... Et bon weekend quand même (non je ne prends pas ma demi journée, je vis juste avec 6h d'avance :) ).

"Hello,

Thank you for your email expressing concern and inquiring about the facts surrounding the Shi Tao case.

At the outset, let us make clear that the facts surrounding the Shi Tao case are distressing to us here at Yahoo!. We pride ourselves on helping citizens around the world communicate with each other, search and access independent sources of news and information and participate in e-commerce. We are proud of our role in expanding opportunities for Chinese citizens to enjoy the significant benefits of the Internet. Yahoo! Search gives Chinese users an ability to access various independent, non-government sponsored sources of information of interest to them, fostering a more outward-looking population.

On the Shi Tao issue specifically, Yahoo! China received a valid and legal demand for information from PRC law enforcement authorities according to applicable PRC laws and the procedures we had established with Chinese law enforcement officials. As in most jurisdictions, including the United States, the Government of China is not required to inform service providers why they are seeking certain information and typically does not do so. In other words, we did not know whether the demand for information focused on murder, kidnapping, embezzlement or another crime. Until we read the distressing facts about Shi Tao in the news, we did not know the particular information about which Chinese authorities issued a lawful demand for information from Yahoo! China.

As a business that had been operating inside China, Yahoo! China was legally obligated to comply with Chinese law enforcement's requirements, just as each of the other Yahoo! subsidiaries must comply with the laws of the countries in which they do business and just as foreign companies must do in the United States. As you may be aware, Alibaba and Yahoo! merged businesses and Alibaba now runs the combined entity including the Yahoo! China business.

We balance the requirement to comply with laws that are not necessarily consistent with our own values against our strong belief that active involvement in China contributes to the continued modernization of the country ? as well as a benefit to Chinese citizens ? through the advancement of communications, commerce and access to information. The Internet is a positive force in China and a growing Chinese middle class is benefiting greatly from more education, communication, technology, and independent sources of information.

We want to assure you that this issue is very important to Yahoo!. Again, thank you for your message as your feedback is truly important to us.

Regards,

Yahoo! Inc."