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minus-squareLillyPip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoDepends on how you define cowardice, I guess. Care to enlighten me?
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoA company not standing behind its commentators who didn’t even say anything false for fear of lawsuit from orange man or mob outrage.
minus-squareLillyPip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-220 days agoCompanies aren’t actually people and therefore cannot experience cowardice. (e: nor the shame or stigma that accompanies it, thus their actions, and why actual cowards hide behind them.)
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-220 days agoNo shit, they have boards of executives who are cowards & just looking to maximize stock returns. Editorial freedom? Stand up to right-wing pressure & tell them to go suck a dick? Nah, sacrifice integrity & cave like bitchasses.
Depends on how you define cowardice, I guess. Care to enlighten me?
A company not standing behind its commentators who didn’t even say anything false for fear of lawsuit from orange man or mob outrage.
Companies aren’t actually people and therefore cannot experience cowardice.
(e: nor the shame or stigma that accompanies it, thus their actions, and why actual cowards hide behind them.)
No shit, they have boards of executives who are cowards & just looking to maximize stock returns. Editorial freedom? Stand up to right-wing pressure & tell them to go suck a dick? Nah, sacrifice integrity & cave like bitchasses.