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They named the company Shadow. I am reminded of the movie quote "They literally call themselves Decepticons. That doesn’t set off any red flags?". I can almos
by protomyth 7y ago
They named the company Shadow. I am reminded of the movie quote "They literally call themselves Decepticons. That doesn’t set off any red flags?".
I can almost see the name used in countries that have legitimate shadow governments, but in the US this is a really bad name akin to having cavalry in the name when focusing on the reservations (yes, someone did, they though it was cute and they did prove unhelpful). Names are a first impression and this is a really bad one.
- dguaraglia 7y agoThis and 'Fraud Guarantee' will go down as the stupidest company names of the decade, whether they were involved in malfeasance or not.
- generationP 7y ago"Fraud Guarantee", supposedly, was meant to mitigate the effect of having "fraud" pop up as the first suggestion when you google for Parnas's name. (See https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/now-we-know-why-indicted-giuliani-associate-named-his-business-fraud-guarantee/ https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/now-we-know-why-indicte... .)
- dguaraglia 7y agoHah, in that case it's not as stupid of a name. Reminds me a bit of how Blackwater keeps changing names every few years to avoid the PR nightmare associated with... well, being a bunch of mercenaries killing people for money.