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Getting back around to the original topic - none of this substantiates Trump's lie that Tim Cook called him. There is zero reason to believe such a conversation

Getting back around to the original topic - none of this substantiates Trump's lie that Tim Cook called him. There is zero reason to believe such a conversation ever took place. Sorry. Trump lies incessantly. At this point the correct approach is to assume what Trump says is a lie and see if there's any reason that wouldn't be the case. In this case, there's no reason at all to believe Trump isn't lying. As far as what customers may be willing to do, do you think Bud Light drinkers stopped drinking beer? I'm not confident we can rely on past customer behavior to predict future customer behavior in today's political climate. That's the very essence of chaos.

danans 2y ago
> Sorry. Trump lies incessantly. At this point the correct approach is to assume what Trump says is a lie and see I agree that most of his statements are lies, but his claim that big corporation CEOs called him is far more plausible than his lie about Haitians eating cats and dogs. Again, why haven't the CEOs debunked his claims? If anyone else with a similar megaphone to Trump made such false claims, they would immediately release a statement to the contrary. Their lack of rebuttal of his supposedly false claim is incredible telling of how much they hope to gain from him if elected. > As far as what customers may be willing to do, do you think Bud Light drinkers stopped drinking beer? Please explain what is the serious non Bigtech option for your next smartphone, or the serious retail alternative to Amazon or Walmart (without trading off convenience - which most consumers will not do). In contrast, there are a ton of cheap beer alternatives to Bud Light, like Coors, Pabst, etc.
- taylodl 2y ago
  Okay. You completely ignored my previous statements. I'm done with you.
  - danans 2y ago
    I suspect we largely agree with each other, per your other posts, that corporations will willingly go along with demagogic nationalist authoritarians, as evidenced from Nazi era German corporations through to Russian oligarchs, and possibly in the US going forward. What we seen to disagree about and are arguing about are the subtleties of the posturing and timing rather than the intent.

danans 2y ago

> Sorry. Trump lies incessantly. At this point the correct approach is to assume what Trump says is a lie and see I agree that most of his statements are lies, but his claim that big corporation CEOs called him is far more plausible than his lie about Haitians eating cats and dogs. Again, why haven't the CEOs debunked his claims? If anyone else with a similar megaphone to Trump made such false claims, they would immediately release a statement to the contrary. Their lack of rebuttal of his supposedly false claim is incredible telling of how much they hope to gain from him if elected. > As far as what customers may be willing to do, do you think Bud Light drinkers stopped drinking beer? Please explain what is the serious non Bigtech option for your next smartphone, or the serious retail alternative to Amazon or Walmart (without trading off convenience - which most consumers will not do). In contrast, there are a ton of cheap beer alternatives to Bud Light, like Coors, Pabst, etc.

taylodl 2y ago
Okay. You completely ignored my previous statements. I'm done with you.
- danans 2y ago
  I suspect we largely agree with each other, per your other posts, that corporations will willingly go along with demagogic nationalist authoritarians, as evidenced from Nazi era German corporations through to Russian oligarchs, and possibly in the US going forward. What we seen to disagree about and are arguing about are the subtleties of the posturing and timing rather than the intent.