Without wishing to defend Tim Cook at all, there is a difference between a corporation donating to an incumbent government that seems unusually receptive to bribes (including to be left alone) and an individual CEO being the main financial backer of a local fringe far right party he wants to make a national force, presumably because of his enthusiastic support for their policies which include the 'remigration' of citizens deemed excessively brown...
replyAll large corpos support whoever is in charge because that's how they're allowed to remain large corpos. They don't have to also be the main supporter of some ethnic cleansing party.
replyI don’t remember Tim Apple or any other tech CEOs almost literally groveling at the feet of any other president besides Trump.
reply> They don't have to also be the main supporter of some ethnic cleansing party
True OTH that party is mostly inconsequential and has no direct power. Tech companies enabling and legitimizing MAGA by openly supporting the movement arguably results in way more damage on aggregate even if they are only financing through outright bribery.
Corruption isn't limited to literal foot-grovelling.
replyBecause no other president has demanded tribute.
replyYou’re doing the “we should improve society somewhat” meme guy thing. People are allowed to do better without being perfect.
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