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This position probably had very little political influence. However, why not stay and use whatever influence you may have to make a difference? Is it just not
by JustSomeNobody 9y ago
This position probably had very little political influence. However, why not stay and use whatever influence you may have to make a difference? Is it just not possible anymore to stay and disagree?
- MBCook 9y agoI suspect resigning, especially if it gives headlines, gives more political influence that they'd have had just staying on the board. > Is it just not possible anymore to stay and disagree? Many have done that so far in the administration. At a certain point it becomes untenable to stay and give any appearance of support/cooperation.
- gwbas1c 9y agoThat's probably what people thought when they joined. (I certainly would joined if I was in the same position.) Continually appeasing someone irrational isn't going to fix the underlying problems specific to Trump.
- beager 9y agoI think people are leaving because the position has no political influence, and the cost of taking PR shrapnel from a disastrous Trump presidency is too high. These business leaders can be assumed to be in it for self-aggrandizing reasons, so if their profiles as business leaders don't increase from this council, and if Trump is toxic to any of their future political designs, there's no better choice than to leave. I don't think people choose to leave these councils particularly because of an ideological red line. If the spoils were good they'd find a way to rationalize it. Such is all of business and politics.