Comment by PhilWright

Is this an American thing? Thinking that you can take a companies money and then have the right to tell the company what they are allowed to do. If you are unhappy with the way Google operates then you can move jobs to somewhere else. Somewhere that is compatible with your personal beliefs. If you joined a defence contractor it would be odd if you thought you could tell the company not to work on military projects. If you accept the high pay of Google and all the other benefits, then you work on the projects Google management decide on. Otherwise, bugger off and work somewhere else. Simples.