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That would be incredibly foolish if he did.

• javajosh 12y ago
  It would be morally wrong if he did, but foolish, I'm not so sure. It would depend on how he did it. First, it's not clear that such an act would ever become public knowledge. Second, even if it did, it's not clear that such an act would even generate significant repercussions given the current state of the public's general "injustice fatigue" and the overall minimal impact such an act would have. Basically, Bezos has a huge amount of latitude about if and how he reacts to this, especially if he's smart about it (and he is very smart). The larger lesson is that we must open our eyes to the fact that our society gives powerful individuals an incredible degree of latitude. We cannot let our idealism blind us to the fact that our business and political leaders wield tremendous unchecked power, especially in relatively small matters, and especially if that power is wielded with the intelligent foresight to avoid accountability.