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Commentary: Longtime former Republican on Patrick Deneen and the demise of the conservative intellectual
minus-square@TokenBoomerlink1•2 years agoMaybe they did the maths and think it’s worth it. The “PetroYuan” sounds weird
minus-square@SCBlink-3•2 years agoI am quite confident that the dollar will remain the world currency, likely until we move to a single world currency in the far future.
minus-square@TokenBoomerlink4•2 years agoYou don’t think Nestle or other corporations ever do wrong? Maybe your friends think they do
minus-square@SCBlink-4•2 years agoEveryone does wrong at some point, including all businesses. Corporations aren’t monoliths
minus-square@TokenBoomerlink5•2 years agoSo it’s okay if Nestle exploits an entire community as long as it serves the greater good?
minus-square@TokenBoomerlink5•2 years agoIf Nestle bought the property to your town’s water supply, and sold it back to you for a profit, that would still be for the greater good?
minus-square@SCBlink1•2 years agoIf it means jobs at Nestle, income for the government from a large corporation that otherwise wouldn’t exist in a developing nation, and increased standard of living nationwide? Yes, absolutely.
minus-square@TokenBoomerlink2•2 years agoChild slavery doesn’t matter if it means jobs: https://utopia.org/guide/5-of-nestles-worst-controversies-explained/
Maybe they did the maths and think it’s worth it. The “PetroYuan” sounds weird
I am quite confident that the dollar will remain the world currency, likely until we move to a single world currency in the far future.
You don’t think Nestle or other corporations ever do wrong? Maybe your friends think they do
Everyone does wrong at some point, including all businesses. Corporations aren’t monoliths
So it’s okay if Nestle exploits an entire community as long as it serves the greater good?
Yes?
If Nestle bought the property to your town’s water supply, and sold it back to you for a profit, that would still be for the greater good?
If it means jobs at Nestle, income for the government from a large corporation that otherwise wouldn’t exist in a developing nation, and increased standard of living nationwide? Yes, absolutely.
Child slavery doesn’t matter if it means jobs: https://utopia.org/guide/5-of-nestles-worst-controversies-explained/