Comment by techostritch
2 years ago
Companies taking very public stands for one political candidate or another is probably not a great evolution in our polarization.
2 years ago
Companies taking very public stands for one political candidate or another is probably not a great evolution in our polarization.
I don't see how it polarises.
That said, I don't accept corporations have the kind of personhood that should come with "inalienable rights" to speech as this kind of thing turns from "free and open debate" (good) into "those who have power get to be propagandists" (bad). And I'm saying that before reading the article, so I don't even know if this is a red or a blue (or yellow or green) thing.
Huh. Just realised a thing. If the US constitution is what gives corporations free speech, do US corporations also have a right to bear arms and form a militia?
Edit: Now I have read the page, still wasn't sure why this was potentially political, googled stickermule, never heard of them before.
Sticker Mule is one of the major internet-order small-batch/on-demand custom sticker/T-shirt/swag suppliers. You may know them from "unixstickers".
Following Trump getting shot, Sticker Mule send out a marketing email to customers encouraging them to buy a T-shirt that "shows you support Trump."
This has caused many Sticker Mule customers to seek alternatives. Sticker Ninja has benefited greatly from this (they are "slammed", as TFA says). Sticker Ninja hasn't done anything political here, and that's sort of the point; they haven't while Sticker Mule has.
Your question on right for the corporation to bear arms is interesting but moot. The members of the corporation already have that right.
If that's the case, why is it not moot when it comes to freedom of speech?
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