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The link about the US is about not using public money to promote a political agenda

The link about AU is about one company not using corporate funds to promote a political agenda

The link about Saudis Arabia is a wholesale ban on anyone selling rainbow toys because they might be related to the political agenda

These things are in no way the same. There is a huge difference in deciding how business or tax funds are appropriated and choosing not to spend those funds promoting a controversial worldview and outright banning expression of support for that worldview, which is what the Saudis did

The grandparent post is extremely disingenuous




Teachers wearing rainbow colors is using public money to promote political agenda?


I support their cause, but they are paid with public money and it is well established that school boards can institute dress codes. It's up to the voters whether these are the dress codes they support. Turnover on the school board is the right way to fix this.


I agree that turning on the school board is right. I just didn't realize this was a thing in US. It seems like these dress codes can be considered pushing a political agenda with public money too, but I don't live in US.


> The link about AU is about one company not using corporate funds to promote a political agenda

Slight correction: it's one federal government minister setting a rule in 2021 for his own department and being broadly criticized. He is no longer in office (he is now opposition leader and seems to be quite an unsuccessful/unpopular one if recent by-election results are any indicator).

So yes, it's very hyperbolic to suggest these are "going to get banned in ... Australia".


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Did anyone say the rainbow apple logo was a problem? Don't quite a few Christians like rainbows (and rainbow symbols) due to something related to Noah and the flood? I guess that's also political, at least sort of, but I think it's unlikely that someone would have an issue with the beach ball cursor or an Apple Computer logo.




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