None of the companies that support Collins are going to respond. They find themselves in a lose-lose position. Saying that Collins learned and will be better leaves them open to further scorn when he shows his latent racism again (and he will). If they condemn his tweet and say his response falls short, they will have to justify continue…
None of the companies that support Collins are going to respond. They find themselves in a lose-lose position. Saying that Collins learned and will be better leaves them open to further scorn when he shows his latent racism again (and he will). If they condemn his tweet and say his response falls short, they will have to justify continued financial support. So, they will stay silent and hope it all blows over. Which, sadly, it will.
Exactly. Responding expands the story. They want it to blow over. Corporate interests are not worried about what is best for individuals or communities. We need to stop thinking about them as sharing our concerns or easily influenced in that direction. Tax cuts, cheap labor, lax labor, laws more profit … guides their decisions. “Good deeds” are for marketing and tax write offs. As corporate conglomerates grow larger and are more intertwined with our lives, they are more isolated from any consequences.
Remember also that it is not enough to simply boycott Coca-Cola. Coke owns dozens of other companies and brands. It is almost impossible to boycott all of them. And they know it.
Because they are part of a conglomerate with products intertwined in our lives. Their pattern of acquisition and new brands as the market changes will likely continue.
I don’t happen to use any of their products. The bigger problem is Coke is just one of the big name$ that behave like this.
Last time I checked almost all food brands are controlled by maybe 10 companies. Coke, Pepsi, Unilever, Mondalez, Nestle, Dannon, Mars, Kelloggs, General Foods, Associated British Foods. No wonder food prices are out of control.
None of the companies that support Collins are going to respond. They find themselves in a lose-lose position. Saying that Collins learned and will be better leaves them open to further scorn when he shows his latent racism again (and he will). If they condemn his tweet and say his response falls short, they will have to justify continued financial support. So, they will stay silent and hope it all blows over. Which, sadly, it will.
Exactly. Responding expands the story. They want it to blow over. Corporate interests are not worried about what is best for individuals or communities. We need to stop thinking about them as sharing our concerns or easily influenced in that direction. Tax cuts, cheap labor, lax labor, laws more profit … guides their decisions. “Good deeds” are for marketing and tax write offs. As corporate conglomerates grow larger and are more intertwined with our lives, they are more isolated from any consequences.
Remember also that it is not enough to simply boycott Coca-Cola. Coke owns dozens of other companies and brands. It is almost impossible to boycott all of them. And they know it.
Because they are part of a conglomerate with products intertwined in our lives. Their pattern of acquisition and new brands as the market changes will likely continue.
I don’t happen to use any of their products. The bigger problem is Coke is just one of the big name$ that behave like this.
https://www.fool.com/investing/how-to-invest/stocks/what-does-coca-cola-own/#:~:text=Coke%20owns%20dozens%20of%20brands,both%20developed%20and%20acquired%20brands.
Last time I checked almost all food brands are controlled by maybe 10 companies. Coke, Pepsi, Unilever, Mondalez, Nestle, Dannon, Mars, Kelloggs, General Foods, Associated British Foods. No wonder food prices are out of control.
But we can try.