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IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME WEATHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT 
Intel, Siemens and actor Gillian Anderson previously said they were withdrawingGoogle and Facebook-owner Meta have become the latest tech giants to withdraw from this year's Web Summit, following comments made by chief executive Paddy Cosgrave on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Google was one of the event's sponsors, while Nick Clegg, Facebook's president of global affairs, was due to speak at the Lisbon event.
The departures were preceded by Intel and Siemens, who said on Thursday that they would no longer participate in the November gathering.
“We will no longer have a presence at Web Summit” Google said in a statement on Friday.
In a post a week ago on X, formerly known as Twitter, Mr Cosgrave said he was “shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many western leaders & governments, with the exception in particular of Ireland's Government, who for once are doing the right thing. War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are.”...
Amazon is latest tech giant to pull out of Web Summit over Cosgrave comments
What is Web Summit?
That is all the research I am doing on this.
Some article I found about PR re:Israel/Palestine while trying to find a complete list of companies/figures who have pulled out
https://fortune.com/2023/10/19/web-summit-paddy-cosgrave-fallout-israel-hamas-comments-case-study
Pretty interesting article but here is a funny if you don't feel like reading it
Starbucks, which is among the companies on Sonnenfeld's list, has found itself embroiled in a dispute with the Workers United union after a union account tweeted “Solidarity with Palestine!” on Oct. 9. Starbucks sued the Workers United for trademark infringement for using its green logo in the tweet. Workers United, which said workers tweeted the message without union authorization, countersued Starbucks for defamation.
Approximate list of companies who have pulled out
Google, Meta, Amazon, Siemens, Intel, Stripe, Orange Site
Apparently the Summit is funded by Qatar
https://x.com/garrytan/status/1713937044798603313
Some orange site discussion, seems like no one is really talking about it 
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Hmmm yes today I will take a loud stance on an incredibly contentious issue that has literally nothing to do with my business and about which people have been getting canceled left and right
Why do these r-slurs keep doing this? It costs zero dollars to keep your fat mouth shut on Twitter.
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In this case it's because the Irish have a weirdo complex where because they suffered under colonization, they have to automatically and vocally side with any perceived underdog in any circumstances, regardless of details. It's one of their more annoying cultural quirks.
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Leftists in general have the same complex except it's because they've suffered under the emotional colonization of people who make them feel weak and inferior. The Unabomber knew this.
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Yeah just don't ask where the Duke of Wellington came from
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Hey sexy, why are you posting so quickly? 😊 You almost forgot to include
jewish lives matterin your comment 😈. Slowww down and remember to postjewish lives matternext time 😉 if that doesn't make sense stop by sometime and we can talk about it for a while 🥵Jump in the discussion.
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Incredibly dramaphobic comment, you should be required to post your opinion on $current_thing at all times for the public record
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