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ONLY because of sales. That's the point of companies! Revenue! But yeah it's interesting. It seems to go back and forth over the decades. Evil corporations, go

• Silhouette 13y ago
  In most Western countries today, it is much easier to vote with your wallet than to vote in a new government. It is easier for those who disapprove of the current situation to punish businesses than governments. Moreover, wallet-damage is a sliding scale. A guy who wins an election with 75% probably gets the same end result as a guy who wins with 51%, but a business that loses 1/3 of its profits is in trouble. Thus a government can ignore a significant minority who disapprove as long as it doesn't tip the balance come election time every few years, but that same significant minority can cause real damage to a business and they can do it today.
  • CWuestefeld 13y ago
    ... and thus, we get the demagoguery in today's politics. There's no reason for a candidate to actually be good. They just have to be one iota less evil than their major-party candidate. Then they ride in on the demagoguery, ensuring that no one dares vote for a 3rd party party for fear of the (slightly more) evil opponent winning. And so they ensure that the cycle keeps going around, without any opportunity for real change.