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So long as our government refuses to materially oppose the CCP regime in any way, this will continue to be the correct move for corporations. Generate some bad

So long as our government refuses to materially oppose the CCP regime in any way, this will continue to be the correct move for corporations. Generate some bad press in the West, maybe be targeted with a half hearted slacktivist hashtag "boycott" that will be forgotten in a week, and in return for kissing the ring maintain access to a market of over a billion other consumers. It's a no-brainer.

torstenvl 5y ago
I think you're getting downvoted because people don't want what you're saying to be true, not because anyone thinks it's actually false. Unfortunately, the U.S. has lost sight of the fact that you get what you incentivize. I am upset at Kodak for this, but it was a rational decision given the incentive structure.
- deltasixeight 5y ago
  The US government doesn't incentivize companies in this way. Mostly the US government creates incentives related to: - Economic policy - Environmental policy - Public Health Economic sanctions aren't done to incentivize companies. They are done to impose political will and they are usually done on countries that have little business influence. Generally, International Politics are never are a part of "incentives." For international politics you and I are the incentive. If you refuse to buy a product because the company doesn't align with your viewpoint of international politics, then you have created an incentive.
deltasixeight 5y ago
The US government refuses to materially oppose the CCP regime in any way BECAUSE of corporations. Corporations have more influence on daily life and government policy than anything else out there. Part of the "correct move" by corporations is to influence this policy to allow corporations to profit off of China. Also logistically given globalization if China was actually boycotted it would do a lot of collateral damage in addition to intended damages.

torstenvl 5y ago

I think you're getting downvoted because people don't want what you're saying to be true, not because anyone thinks it's actually false. Unfortunately, the U.S. has lost sight of the fact that you get what you incentivize. I am upset at Kodak for this, but it was a rational decision given the incentive structure.

deltasixeight 5y ago
The US government doesn't incentivize companies in this way. Mostly the US government creates incentives related to: - Economic policy - Environmental policy - Public Health Economic sanctions aren't done to incentivize companies. They are done to impose political will and they are usually done on countries that have little business influence. Generally, International Politics are never are a part of "incentives." For international politics you and I are the incentive. If you refuse to buy a product because the company doesn't align with your viewpoint of international politics, then you have created an incentive.

deltasixeight 5y ago

The US government refuses to materially oppose the CCP regime in any way BECAUSE of corporations. Corporations have more influence on daily life and government policy than anything else out there. Part of the "correct move" by corporations is to influence this policy to allow corporations to profit off of China. Also logistically given globalization if China was actually boycotted it would do a lot of collateral damage in addition to intended damages.