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Corporations are citizens too! Alongside plenty of other benefits, I’d expect them to support American values.

by buttman2077 7y ago

macspoofing 7y ago
Are you boycotting Chinese made products? What are you doing to 'support American values'? And which values? 2nd Amendment rights?
- buttman2077 7y ago
  I’m not sure what my habits have to do with my expectations of US corporations. They sure don’t have any constitutional pressure to support our first, second, sixth, and other amendments, but nonetheless, I expect them to. It doesn’t have to be so polarizing: if I make an effort to value our constitution, I expect at least the corporations that impact and influence our society to too. If I don’t like it, I start a dialogue to change it - but I certainly don’t censor or violate the rights of others.
  - macspoofing 7y ago
    >I’m not sure what my habits have to do with my expectations of US corporations. Because it's indicative of this armchair general/keyboard warrior mentality where you sure as heck as strong opinions online which have no impact on your life, but you're not willing to sacrifice one iota of your personal comfort to actually live what you espouse. For some reason you want companies to exit China or get involved in internal Chinese politics but you're perfectly willing to keep buying chinese or chinese-made products - because it would be too hard to boycott them and have it actually impact your life. Stepping back, you see the same thing at the national level. You're criticizing a VIDEO GAME company for wanting to stay neutral, but you aren't calling for European nations or your country to recall their ambassadors from China to breaking relations? It's indicative. Corporations exist to create products and services. That's what they are good at. You do not want to push social policy.

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Corporations are citizens too! Alongside plenty of other benefits, I’d expect them to support American values.

by buttman2077 7y ago

Corporations are citizens too! Alongside plenty of other benefits, I’d expect them to support American values.

macspoofing 7y ago
Are you boycotting Chinese made products? What are you doing to 'support American values'? And which values? 2nd Amendment rights?
- buttman2077 7y ago
  I’m not sure what my habits have to do with my expectations of US corporations. They sure don’t have any constitutional pressure to support our first, second, sixth, and other amendments, but nonetheless, I expect them to. It doesn’t have to be so polarizing: if I make an effort to value our constitution, I expect at least the corporations that impact and influence our society to too. If I don’t like it, I start a dialogue to change it - but I certainly don’t censor or violate the rights of others.
  - macspoofing 7y ago
    >I’m not sure what my habits have to do with my expectations of US corporations. Because it's indicative of this armchair general/keyboard warrior mentality where you sure as heck as strong opinions online which have no impact on your life, but you're not willing to sacrifice one iota of your personal comfort to actually live what you espouse. For some reason you want companies to exit China or get involved in internal Chinese politics but you're perfectly willing to keep buying chinese or chinese-made products - because it would be too hard to boycott them and have it actually impact your life. Stepping back, you see the same thing at the national level. You're criticizing a VIDEO GAME company for wanting to stay neutral, but you aren't calling for European nations or your country to recall their ambassadors from China to breaking relations? It's indicative. Corporations exist to create products and services. That's what they are good at. You do not want to push social policy.