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| Subject: If Global Corporations Walk Away from Republicans the GOP Will Have to Listen to New Voters Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:36 pm | |
| Yesterday, numerous global corporations announced they would no longer donate to Republican candidates who opposed the electoral votes. They did it under the pretext of destroying democratic norms and the riot at the Capitol. In reality, this may as well be viewed as a spouse walking out the door first.
Global corporations have become exceedingly woke in their advertising, donations, and other ways. Amazon, Microsoft, and Airbnb all donated to Black Lives Matter in the wake of nationwide riots. Citibank created a $1 billion fund for racial equity during the same time period. Bank of America matched that donation for programs aimed at inequality and racial injustice. They did that despite nationwide violence that went on for months.
Some of the companies are quite interesting. For example, if conservatives and Republicans had the stamina for crippling boycotts, Ford truck sales could plummet precipitously. Likewise, many of us could choke down a Pepsi product rather than one from Coca-Cola. However, we won’t, and we probably shouldn’t.
Global corporations have also been looking for a reason to abandon Republicans for some time. The Chamber of Commerce broke with Republicans and endorsed Democrats this cycle. This is despite corporate tax cuts and other business-friendly policies being passed by Republicans. These are not really the policies global companies and the Chamber are looking for.
They enjoy all of the benefits of being U.S. based companies, but their operations and customers span the world. Many of them have participated in the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council. The compact of that group states, “society is best served by corporations that have aligned their goals to long term goals of society.” It also pledges to use the UN Sustainable Development Goals (previously called Agenda 21) as a roadmap. As if those are the goals of most members of society. They aren’t.
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stacey-lennox/2021/01/12/if-global-corporations-walk-away-from-republicans-the-gop-will-have-to-listen-to-new-voters-n1334370
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