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The point is: it wouldn't be anonymous to the politicians it's supporting, however it's on the books. Most corporations don't actually care about politics, bey
by ethbr0 5y ago
The point is: it wouldn't be anonymous to the politicians it's supporting, however it's on the books.
Most corporations don't actually care about politics, beyond (1) What's good for my business? & (2) What's good PR?
The interesting thing about Disney is that in this case they were caught between a contradictory (1) & (2). Which, to the parent's point, a more adept PR department / anonymous donations wouldn't have allowed to happen in the first place.
DeSantis' realpolitik is pretty skillful. In this case: if Disney was quiet, he avoided the headache of fighting them; if Disney loudly opposed, he got news and political base support out of fighting them. Win/win.
- KarlKemp 5y agoDisney's public statement is worth far more than any donation. It's an American icon, a local behemoth, and a cultural institution.
- ethbr0 5y agoIt's a soulless corporation, and ascribing its motives to anything other than a currently-calculated maximizing of self-preservation and growth is delusion.