> The men running these company live like wannabe kings but have absolutely no backbone when it comes to having a stance about moderating for basic decency and

> The men running these company live like wannabe kings but have absolutely no backbone when it comes to having a stance about moderating for basic decency and are profiting greatly off of festering trash heaps. The "but" is really throwing me for a loop, because to me it feels like one follows from the other.