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> That may actually help rebuild some of the lost trust between it and the public. Oh please. This is the sort of thing journalists say that has no bearing on
by vinceguidry 10y ago
> That may actually help rebuild some of the lost trust between it and the public.
Oh please. This is the sort of thing journalists say that has no bearing on anything real, they just say it to make themselves the center of conversation. Lost trust my ass. Nobody trusts big American business, or big business everywhere. Commerce has always had a large element of adversarial conflict to it, the tug of war between the public will, exercised through politics and legislation, and markets is what produces social progress, not any kind of altruism.
This is really just the press industry rallying behind their own. They think they should just be able to say whatever the hell they want about whoever they want with no consequences whatsoever. They're the ones that want a legal advantage. You know why nobody sues the tabloids? They all have humongous legal teams, going up against them is like shooting peas at a brick wall. But they've created a business model around saying vicious, wrong things about people who did nothing to deserve such treatment.
So forgive me if I'm a tad bit skeptical.