Americans that voted for him ( and I do not believe the majority did ) will never realize what they have done because they have all been successfully brainwashed. They will die believing he did nothing wrong. Corp America know exactly what he is and will exploit it…
But...US is confirming its status as a no go country for various kinds of minorities. And its far right evangelical churches have no clue as to the true meaning of Christianity...it's just another weapon.
The Q is whether this is to court favour with the incoming admin or if it’s who they really are & want to be. Either way it’s massively disappointing. However, the jury still is out, in my mind, if it’s really all that surprising. The pendulum eventually swings back until it finds equilibrium
Oh no, certainly all the organizations and politicians on the left who spent years working so hard to court big corporations will be very hurt about this.
Also, Budweiser had a promotions person send a bottle (without permission) to a trans influencer, and MAGA flipped out and destroyed their BL sales. Please. I hope every MAGA business goes out of business.
Most companies will court both parties. They just want politicians to be friendly to businesses. But screw you for acting like historically it has only been Dems. who have sought donations from corps. Wake up my dude.
1. I was being sarcastic. Most on the left abhorr big business.
2. "Wake up" is almost always spoken by weirdo conspiracy nuts, so please understand why i'm skeptic about much of anything you spout out at me
Trust that I am not a conspiracy nut. I am very skeptical, but I am tired of the endless blame the Dems, blame the corp Dems, blame capitalism. It should be blame Don and his corrupt propaganda. Imperfect gov is better any day than an authoritarian one.
There is going to be a lot of that happening. I really don't know where this is going to go. We have some history with what happened in Germany in the 1930's however we did not have social media or the 24 hour news cycle in the mix. It is going to be really interesting to see what happens.
Corporate America already bought him two fake elections. He should be licking their asses, not the other way around. What are they gonna do when the government no longer provides them with educated employees and commercial infrastructure? #FAFO
That is an interesting thought. I think a lot of these people 'invested' in getting Trump elected for power and proximity to power. Problem is he is a malignant narcissist and has dementia. He doesn't share power. Wanna take a bet as to how long it is before he and Musk fight?
History will judge these walking ass-warts the same way we currently judge Nazi collaborators of World War 2 (those of us who aren't currently Nazi sons of bitches, that is...).
Don't capitulate by seeing what he is really up to. Learn about how his disorder drives him to do and say whatever gets you to focus all your energy on him. That is the purpose of all of it.
Why do you think it's capitulating? You are agreeing to be controlled by everything he does if you keep up the way you're going. He is a sociopath, but you're normal and don't deserve that. He does this stuff on purpose to get a rise. Cat & Mouse. Refuse to be the mouse.
So you’re saying by going along with everything he does even if it’s disagreeable then you’re not controlled?
That’s a dumb argument. In fact, it was something that people in Germany tried and failed at, which instead, created an entire society complicit with genocide.
I'm saying stop going along with everything he is trying to do. He is trying to get you to make him the center of your existence and the universe. Read my pinned post it explains better. You don't owe him the reaction he wants from you. When you're angry and outraged, you're easier to manipulate.
It’s neither. It’s a president that has just been elected that aligns with their views. Corporate America has never liked DEI and now that they feel winds are finally meaningfully blowing against it, they’re taking their masks off.
It's not obeying to keep living your own life based on your own objectives and to select an approach that helps you still meet your goals. Frankly ghosting him is still a great idea and to stop talking about him with the people we want to bond with. We should be talking about our strategies.
“We should be talking about our strategies “… huh?
It’s not like we’re all co-workers meeting regularly. This is social media. I don’t think it’s useful to tell people what they should be writing on here.
I'm sorry, but I don't agree. I don't agree that this is our best approach, I don't agree to play the role of punching bag to him or to play the role of antagonist ABOUT EVERYTHING. I am picking my battles and saving my strength for when it matters. I do not agree to be the provider of DJTs NS.
Idk, there's a kind of courage to be found in base shamelessness, especially for profit-seekers. The willingness to bet that you can outrun or overpower the consequences of betraying every side on every conflict over and over argues something like an adventurous spirit
Of course, the admiration that courage engenders grows alongside an equal impulse to throw them into an asphalt pit at the earliest available opportunity, but admiration it remains
This is the downfall of civilization. My soon to be racist president needs me to look good so I will conform to racist policy. All these initiatives have been proven to make them money but they would rather kiss the ring. I want to fucking scream
What are left leaning policies? I guess being respectful to all humans and giving the same opportunities to all is now “left-leaning”. Well fuck then I am far far left
Mind you, the so called left leaning policies now being scrubbed were, in most cases, already the bare minimum they could’ve agreed to and often didn’t amount to much other than virtue signaling fueled by profit-driven motives. 🤷🏾♂️ But sure. . . Scrub away!
This election is on voters. People made a choice. They chose to be gas lit by a master manipulator. All the information they needed was out there, we had already lived through 4 years of Trump. This is on voters, not on the politicians. Trump only did what he normally does. People wanted the lie
Many are dropping DEI initiatives and other empowering devices for the possibility of gaining greater profits. I prefer to spend my money where basic human rights and decency are considered to be of importance beyond profit.
So I guess all of us who respect all humans and show compassion are left-leaning, but I am ok with that, so I guess we can all meet on the far left side
So says Rupert Murdoch. Grain of salt, activated. American corporate media is just a series of occssionally jarring Sharpie scrawls over a bar urinal now.
Appeasers! Vichy France had them. The colonists had them. They were the Whigs and Tories, who went on to become the Ratpublicans. All struggle for freedom have them. They want to be on the “winning” side. They should check history to see how those before them turned out.
So, Trump and the glitter twins are going to work on government efficiency but corporate efficiency is going to go down the tubes with all the distraction from his administration.
Boycotts are politically sensitive & the mega mega rich don’t feel it, but as consumers we can do our part.
Canceling WAPO has little effect. Musk X tbd but he got a President.
I’ve hated FB/Zuck since I begrudgingly joined when my tween daughter wanted to sign up. 90% drivel
Dweebs run the world
Time to start living like it's the Great Depression. Second hand markets, reuse, recycle, grow food where you can, barter, etc. Buy from small independent shops, don't buy new things...whatever you can do. Corporations don't make profits without customers.
Oh absolutely! And honestly, it boggles my mind that the commercial class is not more long-term in their thinking. If they crush the middle and lower classes, they have no one to sell to or do business with. Henry Ford knew that decades ago!
I’ve done the thrifting for years… and growing some of our food in our little courtyard garden! But yes, conscious consumption from indies and progressive organizations only!
I started a year ago with thrifting and giving away unneeded stuff on Buy Nothing or local charities. I have changed my shopping patterns and eat less meat. I reuse and recycle. I’ve been doing this for a long time
Q: If you're in the business of selling stuff, why would you get behind someone who'll reduce your customer base's spending power?
A: By playing the odds that you'll more than make it up in tax cuts and gov't kickbacks.
Moral: The 1% get richer, and that ain't the average MAGAt.
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For everyone who does not want to support these corporations, there's an app and website "Goods Unite Us" so you can look up corporations, law firms, etc. and see who they've donated to, and spend your money wisely.
And owner Richard Uilhein is not only a GOP donor, he's an election denier who supported extremist candidate & insurrectionist Mastriano in PA. Evil creep still clawing for more power at his age vs retiring, spending time w his fam & traveling like a normal person https://www.propublica.org/article/uline-uihlein-election-denial
I used to buy from ULine years ago, stopped immediately when I heard what a bag of dicks Uilhein was. I buy most of what I used to get from them from small businesses on eBay now instead
I use a company for packaging my glass art called EcoEnclose. All their products are recycled and recyclable. Takes a little longer but totally worth it
I love this app. I’ve been using it daily. I had no idea LL Bean was a huge Republican donor, even to trump! Immediately stoped shopping at that overpriced junk store. Their stuff has become lower and lower quality anyway.
I use Goods Unite Us every time I leave the house. I refuse to give a dime to these degenerates. We can cut their profits, stop their markets, we do have power, and we just have to use it!
I canceled Amazon, Walmart, WP, AMC, Geico, then i made a list divide from items i will no longer buy grocery shopping & items i will not purchase for holiday gifts and sevice i will avoid usings if possible. Goods Unite Us is an incredible app.
Ok, keeping Walmart out of necessity; delivery…! But the other two pulling the plug. PLUS with uncertainty about social security funding would be good precautionary measure
Shameful, would be USA allies pilgrimage to the roped off dining room table of MAL to kiss the ring, 2 months before the crowning ceremony of the dictator for life.
DJT threats & lies make sane people & corporations, hop.
I wonder why the President of Mexico wasn’t invited with Trudeau to MAL😞
Disgusting, and very 'exceptional' for the US. It is not strange when everything is about money, influence, and power. And absolute lack of backbone out of fear of loss of material goods. Morality, ethics, and decency goes out of the window.
Start w Silicon Valley. The pandering the CEOs & boards are making towards MAGA & Trump are endangering their women, lgbtq, black & Hispanic employees along with climate change all so they can continue to roll in record corporate profits. It’s now blood money & we have receipts
I was going to criticize them for obeying in advance except...
I bet they are going back to what they prefer. Some companies are probably led by people who understand that diversity brings a broader, deeper, wealth of experience, but many just don't want to play golf with Black company executives.
What do policies that lean left mean? I suppose it's "left-leaning" these days to treat everyone with dignity and to provide them equal opportunities. Oh well, I'm far, far to the left. I think everyone deserves equality and equity.
I was raised evangelical but refused to have anything else to do with religion at around 12. I'm now 47, and for those intervening 35 yrs I had to listen to my Christo-fascist family tell me that I was a communist who hates America. The hypocrisy is unfathomable to me.
I feel like I don't even know around whom I grew up anymore. All I've ever wanted is for all of those weirdos to leave me alone. I found out as an adult that I'm autistic, and that probably saved me. Trying to get a literal thinking kid to believe in Noah's ark is a Quixotic undertaking.
The colonies rebelled when the British instituted a 3% tax on tea. This traitor wants to impose tariffs on everything. Will we do anything about it this time?
After everything (including toxics spills and emissions from Tesla plants) are Democrats still buying Tesla cars? If not Democrats, who? People who don't vote? Independents?
He's been getting away with 💩 his entire life. Now we know who's been protecting him, paying for his court cases, and why. It's all out in the open now.
"To break into the unusual circle of influence that surrounds Trump, CEOs are discussing whether to try to secure an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. They are buying the Trump family’s cryptocurrency token and emailing tips about spending cuts to Vivek Ramaswamy." WSJ, Nov 30, 2024
Or better yet help patronize businesses like mine that has a CEO who is not afraid of Trump but also need customers who believe in a future of electric transportation
So here’s an article from FOX — ironically— but it’s a start. I’ll try to dig up more. It’s funny but Fox is probably a good source cause I’m guessing that they are spinning companies’ dropping DEI as a positive. Illegal i think. But SCOTUS
It is time to have financial boycotts of MAGA backed businesses in the United States of America. I will not buy or support organizations that back Trump and Maga and neither should any of you
They think it is all going to be as
easy as a piece of pie with a
silver fork on the side.
Eventually, they will encounter
the diabolical tactics of the gays,
and they are fundamentally
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Corporate America is morally bankrupt. If we weren’t so addicted to our buy now culture we could change everything just by putting our money where our hearts and mouths are. Don’t like their behavior? Quit buying their shit.
Walmart has ALWAYS been a right wing monopoly that underpays. 60%of their employees have to apply for public assistance. In fact I believe they train employees how to do this.
From Nixon to Reagan to Bush1&2, back to Trump, who will rape every American for every penny they can manage to steal: "deregulation" only served to aid them, using billions they pay "politicians" to stitch up all power and OUR tax money for themselves, once and for all: authoritarianism.
Opportunists.....in case anyone was wondering, the most powerful person in the U.S. (and hence, the planet) is the one that rarely gets the credit (or blame)......the shareholder.
I assume you'll agree it was shameful and cowardly behaviour when they caved in to the current/previous mob too. This behaviour is cyclic, predictable and a result of shallow and uncritical thinking on their part.
What folks don't realize is that this happens when a bully wins. Ethical presidents don't use the economy or the military or the health dept against their people. Trump will demand fealty from our govt as well as big businesses to get power and wealth for himself. And they'll give it to him.
When only slightly more than 1/2 of the population voted 4 trump seems like a self-defeating policy. There r already many uber-conservative, MAGA, media outlets. Better 2 compete 4 the other half & maybe talk abt something other than trump 24 hours a day. So sick of hearing abt him. #resist
We need to do careful targeted research. Boycotting 511 companies isn’t nearly as effective as taking the top two or three at a time and focusing on them en masse.
Boycott companies that key republicans own have interest, directly hit them in the wallet it’s no use to arbitrarily boycott a company that might be bigger but has no direct impact. For Instance, Randy Vine in Florida owns two casino management companies, Boycott those and the Casinos as well.
I think you have to start big and national. Agree with direct interest. Best in the business of successful boycotting is NAACP. They have already made the blueprint for what works.
My philosophy is hit the billionaires and millionaires in the wallet that’s what hurts the most, believe it or not Robin Hood take from the rich and gives to the poor does gain more public support than boycotting a random business.
People need to start voting with their wallets. Whichever companies these are, I will not patronize. I can do without a lot of the things they're trying to sell me.
Repurpose, reuse, up cycle, and recycle. Buy from thrift stores and garage sales. Anywhere you can that avoids giving your hard earned $ to these spineless schmucks. Lickspittles and Toadies the lot of them. Shame on them. #Boycott
British American Tobacco (parent company of American brands Camel, American Spirit, and Newport along with Vuse, Glo, and Velo) dropped $20.5 million to elect drumpf and support magat causes.
Without genuine resistance fascism will succeed!
In a capitalist system you have votes & you have money.
You also have the right to give your vote & your money only to those you agree with & trust.
If enough people stop giving fascist supporters votes & money, there will be no fascist supporters.
This is exactly what I’ve been saying needs to be done! If companies want to fall in line and appease Trump, or donated to his election, then everyone needs to stop shopping at these companies! Tesla is a good place to start!
I agree, but don't buy *anything* nonessential! We are now stuck with voting with our dollars to constrain fascist tRump. 18 months of non-MAGA voters (about a 2/3 of all voters) not spending money as we are used to doing would send a highly impactful message to influence tRump's actions...
If we want to get some of our power back refusing to buy nonessentials to impact the U.S. economy is likely one of few strategies that might effectively help maintain our democracy. We the people do have power to resist authoritarian rule, but only if we act in unity.
I've read Tesla is tanking due to tRump & Muck angering customers. Just 1 real life example of how choosing not to purchase nonessentials can profoundly impact these greedy bastards!
I totally agree. I can do the same. And I think it is the most impactful. However, I have a problem with asking poorer people to do the same when they are the ones who need certain things they have to purchase.
When people make this argument, I think of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Poor people who walked and carpooled for over a year. They sacrificed convenience and money because it was important. That doesn't mean it was easy for everyone. Are cheap goods more important than a free country?
I've actually been thinking about that Boycott a lot. Poor people did participate whenever and wherever they could. I'm not seeing a willingness to achieve a goal. I see more of "that doesn't affect me."
Also, there wasn't the internet back then. It was word of mouth, church and ☎️.
Here's an example of a business from the directory: a dollmaker who hand crafts beautiful, diverse Raggedy Anns. Keep this lady busy. Get your order in:
The companies doing this are not obeying in advance. They are acting with permission, dismantling initiatives they never wanted to put forth in the first place.
how did Hitler gain so much power?
exactly. like. this. we should not be afraid that the president is going to retaliate against us for having different opinions, morals, backgrounds, whatever. that's just nuts!
😡 I’m reading the “The Only Woman in the Room.” The main character’s husband,an avowed Austrian patriot, turns tail and embraces Hitler in a bid to save his munitions business and fortune. I imagine that happened a lot in Nazi Germany and the countries they invaded.🫤
Let's be honest though. Corporations only ever said anything even remotely left-leaning because they saw dollar signs in at some point. If we ever get any power back, we gotta start accepting that corporations have nothing resembling a conscience and legislate appropriately.
Fed up with this bullshit. We’ve already canceled Amazon Prime, and my family is shifting into austerity mode with the uncertainty of the trump administration ahead. Skipping Christmas purchases unless there’s a real need.
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If you’re looking for someone like me, you’ll have to kiss my behind to get a penny from me.
But...US is confirming its status as a no go country for various kinds of minorities. And its far right evangelical churches have no clue as to the true meaning of Christianity...it's just another weapon.
2. "Wake up" is almost always spoken by weirdo conspiracy nuts, so please understand why i'm skeptic about much of anything you spout out at me
So you’re saying by going along with everything he does even if it’s disagreeable then you’re not controlled?
That’s a dumb argument. In fact, it was something that people in Germany tried and failed at, which instead, created an entire society complicit with genocide.
Learn your history.
It’s not like we’re all co-workers meeting regularly. This is social media. I don’t think it’s useful to tell people what they should be writing on here.
I believe in equality and equity for all.
It shows who is contributing to Republicans, and what companies can be substituted for them
It helps a person to avoid giving business to the corps funding the fascists
Canceling WAPO has little effect. Musk X tbd but he got a President.
I’ve hated FB/Zuck since I begrudgingly joined when my tween daughter wanted to sign up. 90% drivel
Dweebs run the world
Most corporations make most of their $$$ in the holiday season.
But we have front loaded buying things we were going to need in 1-2 years and shut the spigot of $ off for the next 4 years.
https://paddockpost.com/2023/12/25/executive-compensation-at-goodwill-2022/
A: By playing the odds that you'll more than make it up in tax cuts and gov't kickbacks.
Moral: The 1% get richer, and that ain't the average MAGAt.
Money beats out ethnics with these scum. Every time. Well money beats out anything for them.
We need some liberal billionaire funding. (I made a long post)
https://www.propublica.org/article/uline-uihlein-election-denial
They’re on Instagram, but don’t appear to be on BlueSky yet.
Website:
https://www.goodsuniteus.com/app/
Search Goods Unite Us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz6lHO4ezy8
DJT threats & lies make sane people & corporations, hop.
I wonder why the President of Mexico wasn’t invited with Trudeau to MAL😞
This is not new though in a cut throat society...
I bet they are going back to what they prefer. Some companies are probably led by people who understand that diversity brings a broader, deeper, wealth of experience, but many just don't want to play golf with Black company executives.
“At Macy’s Inc., we promote a culture of ethical conduct," Chairman and CEO Tony Spring said in a statement.
Racist, misogynistic corporate culture. One a bright note gay is ok…for now
Tell us another one.
They'll be judged by me later but need to be judged by yall today.
When profit mixes with politics and unchecked power, people do horrible things to other people. America, here we are. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/04/hitlers-willing-business-partners/303146/
The “mad as hell” crowd is too busy looking at their phones to care about doing anything about it
After everything (including toxics spills and emissions from Tesla plants) are Democrats still buying Tesla cars? If not Democrats, who? People who don't vote? Independents?
No one else would.
The US is a consumer economy. Those corporate hacks kissing the ring are destroying their consumers & slowly themselves
How come DOJ did nothing the last 4 yrs about voting system breaches & copying the software.
https://www.livenowfox.com/news/companies-roll-back-dei-policies
https://www.goodsuniteus.com/app/
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silver fork on the side.
Eventually, they will encounter
the diabolical tactics of the gays,
and they are fundamentally
clueless about what that
actually entails.
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Luckily we had Black Friday to offset that a bit. But the purchases were not planned until Nov 6.
#starvethebeast
In a capitalist system you have votes & you have money.
You also have the right to give your vote & your money only to those you agree with & trust.
If enough people stop giving fascist supporters votes & money, there will be no fascist supporters.
Also, there wasn't the internet back then. It was word of mouth, church and ☎️.
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That's where you hurt them.
The wallet.
exactly. like. this. we should not be afraid that the president is going to retaliate against us for having different opinions, morals, backgrounds, whatever. that's just nuts!
We have their names now, those who 'kissed his ring'
WARNING: The exact opposite is true. The mass distortion is the white washing Trump’s evil anti-American ways.
So we are now in full blown Orwellian world.
“War is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength and 2 + 2 = 5." George Orwell 1984.
It's shocking and DISGUSTITING.
Highly recommend:
https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81554996?s=i&trkid=258593161&vlang=en
I'm so tired of weak men.