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He was one of 3 founders of "Voice of Montreal" in 1994 and was bought out in 1996, when it was renamed Vice. That's...pretty freakin' distant a relationship to

He was one of 3 founders of "Voice of Montreal" in 1994 and was bought out in 1996, when it was renamed Vice. That's...pretty freakin' distant a relationship to object to.

908B64B197 5y ago
I don't know if he still has ownership. When in doubt, I'd rather not fund this.
- selimthegrim 5y ago
  I think he has been firmly dissociated in recent years, especially when he went on Fox or CNN and told one of the other panelists who happened to be female that she’d be much happier in the kitchen
  - 908B64B197 5y ago
    That still doesn't answer my questions. He might have nothing to say in the business, allegedly, but might still reap dividends from it.
    - i_haz_rabies 5y ago
      You're going to have to boycott a whole hell of a lot of businesses if that's the standard. Not saying you'd be wrong to do it, just... godspeed.
peteretep 5y ago
Wikipedia has him leaving in 2008, what am I missing?
chipotle_coyote 5y ago
From the Wikipedia article on Vice, at least (and this is all linked to sources), the cofounders -- including McInnes -- bought it back in 2001, and he was actually with them until he left in 2008 due to "creative differences," which I (and others) read as Vice retooling themselves into a more serious news organization while McInnes was retooling himself into an alt-right leader. Having said that, though, Vice has a pretty clear political slant, and alt-right is definitely not it. So I'm in hard agreement with your conclusion -- I mean, if you object to white supremacist co-founders, Vice kicking theirs out and cutting ties with him would kinda be a net positive, right?
- lostcolony 5y ago
  Fair point; I forgot about that. Still, yes, point still stands. They're clearly not alt-right, nor supportive of alt-right causes, nor benefiting alt-righters except the most indirectly (i.e., shareholders/employees, same as any business).

He was one of 3 founders of "Voice of Montreal" in 1994 and was bought out in 1996, when it was renamed Vice. That's...pretty freakin' distant a relationship to object to.

908B64B197 5y ago

I don't know if he still has ownership. When in doubt, I'd rather not fund this.

selimthegrim 5y ago
I think he has been firmly dissociated in recent years, especially when he went on Fox or CNN and told one of the other panelists who happened to be female that she’d be much happier in the kitchen
- 908B64B197 5y ago
  That still doesn't answer my questions. He might have nothing to say in the business, allegedly, but might still reap dividends from it.
  - i_haz_rabies 5y ago
    You're going to have to boycott a whole hell of a lot of businesses if that's the standard. Not saying you'd be wrong to do it, just... godspeed.

peteretep 5y ago

Wikipedia has him leaving in 2008, what am I missing?

chipotle_coyote 5y ago

From the Wikipedia article on Vice, at least (and this is all linked to sources), the cofounders -- including McInnes -- bought it back in 2001, and he was actually with them until he left in 2008 due to "creative differences," which I (and others) read as Vice retooling themselves into a more serious news organization while McInnes was retooling himself into an alt-right leader. Having said that, though, Vice has a pretty clear political slant, and alt-right is definitely not it. So I'm in hard agreement with your conclusion -- I mean, if you object to white supremacist co-founders, Vice kicking theirs out and cutting ties with him would kinda be a net positive, right?

lostcolony 5y ago
Fair point; I forgot about that. Still, yes, point still stands. They're clearly not alt-right, nor supportive of alt-right causes, nor benefiting alt-righters except the most indirectly (i.e., shareholders/employees, same as any business).