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This is so terrifying. In this case they were "stupid" as in if they had done it in a more subtle way they could have easily isolated and discredited these vict

This is so terrifying. In this case they were "stupid" as in if they had done it in a more subtle way they could have easily isolated and discredited these victims via gaslighting. It does make me wonder how many politicians and CEOs like this have actually pulled things off. Here's a story how "Big Egg" "joked" about putting a hit on a vegan mayonnaise competitor: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/03/437213511/how-big-egg-tried-to-bring-down-little-mayo-and-failed https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/03/437213511/ho... It's disgusting to think that these guys will get out of jail pretty soon. I would rather hire someone accused of a more "serious" crime than these twisted ex ebay execs (depending what it was) because this is just pure twisted malice.

unbalancedevh 5y ago
> Here's a story how "Big Egg" "joked" about putting a hit on a vegan mayonnaise competitor And the Egg Board is run by the government! -- "The emails all came to light because the American Egg Board is technically part of the government. It's funded by the egg industry, but it's run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture."
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MrRadar 5y ago
While I do not condone any harassment, the American Egg Board's core complaint that "Just Mayo" isn't actually mayonnaise because it doesn't contain eggs (which are an essential ingredient of mayonnaise, to quote Wikipedia: "Mayonnaise is an emulsion of oil, egg yolk, and an acid, either vinegar or lemon juice") was actually true, and I agree with them that it's misleading to consumers for "Just Mayo" to market itself under that name (which implies it is mayonnaise, and not a similar "dressing" or "spread" like Miracle Whip). It seems like both parties are in the wrong here.
- asoneth 5y ago
  Members of a (quasi?) government organization harassed a company and joked about paying someone to murder a CEO because they did not like how the company marketed its products. I don't disagree with the content of your statements, but debating whether the government organization's concerns had merit seems like it misses the point of this discussion.

unbalancedevh 5y ago

> Here's a story how "Big Egg" "joked" about putting a hit on a vegan mayonnaise competitor And the Egg Board is run by the government! -- "The emails all came to light because the American Egg Board is technically part of the government. It's funded by the egg industry, but it's run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture."

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MrRadar 5y ago

While I do not condone any harassment, the American Egg Board's core complaint that "Just Mayo" isn't actually mayonnaise because it doesn't contain eggs (which are an essential ingredient of mayonnaise, to quote Wikipedia: "Mayonnaise is an emulsion of oil, egg yolk, and an acid, either vinegar or lemon juice") was actually true, and I agree with them that it's misleading to consumers for "Just Mayo" to market itself under that name (which implies it is mayonnaise, and not a similar "dressing" or "spread" like Miracle Whip). It seems like both parties are in the wrong here.

asoneth 5y ago
Members of a (quasi?) government organization harassed a company and joked about paying someone to murder a CEO because they did not like how the company marketed its products. I don't disagree with the content of your statements, but debating whether the government organization's concerns had merit seems like it misses the point of this discussion.