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So the issue that is becoming very apparent to me is that people are doing things like denying science, denying people of human rights, saying that everything t
by yawnr 6y ago
So the issue that is becoming very apparent to me is that people are doing things like denying science, denying people of human rights, saying that everything that they don’t like is fake and calling it a political stance. That’s what “politics” means now unfortunately.
And we can’t really afford not to be involved in politics if that’s what it has devolved into. This isn’t about whether fiscal conservatism works or some foreign policy. We literally just elected people to the House who believe Trump is a savior combatting a Democratic ring of pedophiles who eat children. These people are showing up with assault rifles at places of business (see: Pizza Gate).
I think the most likely scenario here is that people who are pushing for their startups to take a stance are those who believe in science and human rights, and can’t stand to watch as the rest of the country buys into the madness. Because you can be sure that the people peddling this disinformation are absolutely fine with their businesses having a political stance.
See Koch brothers, Hobby Lobby, Chik Fil A, the police with their thin blue line flags and blue lives matter slogan.
If you want to ban talk about political discussion on economic policy from your business, fine, no one cares. But realistically thats not what this is about.
- rayiner 6y agoWhat do you think Hobby Lobby was about?
- yawnr 6y agoI don’t think it was about anything, I know exactly what it was about. Thanks though.
- rayiner 6y agoOkay tell me what it was about.
- tptacek 6y agoYou didn't ask but just to be cheeky: it's about what Kennedy said it was about, the Least Restrictive Means test: forcing a private company to directly fund specific reproductive health care services is more intrusive than simply having the government fund those services itself in the rare cases where it matters, which is what it had done in the past. (I'm sure Alito thinks it means something else, but Alito is the only genuine nutbag on the court).
- rayiner 6y agoThat’s what I thought too!