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  • El Barto@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    So they’re perfectly happy to take political positions

    That was quite the dick move, but genuinely asking: why is that move considered political? I’d say it’s an evil corporatism move.

    • Rev3rze@feddit.nl
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      3 months ago

      You’re right there. It’s got fuck all to do with politics and everything to do with squeezing as much money out of their run on this planet. Also the reason they won’t take certain political positions but easily do so when it might lead to more profits.

    • commandar@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      why is that move considered political?

      Political lobbying is kind of inherently political, no? They weren’t passive observers or commentators; they hired lobbyists to influence the legislative outcome.

      Actively working to shape the legal structure of the country to better suit their company is politics. It’s different from culture war politics, but it’s still politics.

      If anything, economic politics are what traditionally drove a lot of the political divide in this country. That’s taken a back seat to a degree, but it hasn’t made it not political.

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        3 months ago

        You’re right. If they used our political system for their benefit, then yes, it was a political move.