Comment by bananapub
6 hours ago
it really is just continually amazing that the American elite is almost entirely fine with the executive ending the rule of law and the pretence that the President isn't meant to use the powers of office purely to enrich himself and reward favoured courtiers.
why has no CEO of any, even medium sized, company come out and just said "fuck this, fuck you, fuck 33% of voters, we'll continue to try to operate like a normal country in our little corner"? I'm sure some absolutely fucking vile sociopaths will buy one share and then launch a shareholder lawsuit demanding the CEO be as pathetic as the rest of them and that Not Bribing The President is a new form of securities fraud, but you need at least one person to loudly say no to this nightmare if you want any hope of it ending.
Unfortunately the executive branch has a lot of power, and many opposed to these wild moves are fearful that openly speaking out will lead to retaliation. Witness the revocation of grant money at targeted universities, for example. Also consider how tariffs are applied and un-applied at moment’s notice.
The only way out that I see is for the executive branch to eventually overplay its hand and anger enough MAGA voters to risk losing the House and perhaps the Senate, thus opening the door for the opposition to have the numbers to block legislation and even threaten impeachment over egregious violations of the Constitution.
How many is enough? Half of Republicans stated they would still support Trump even if proven he was a child rapist on the Epstein plane. I don't think there is a bar low enough for conservatives to drop support. At some point we have to accept that they weren't just duped. They actually want these things to be happening.
They just want their team to win, but they barely even understand the sport.
I have very strong (and cynical) opinions on why people run companies do this but I was told posting it has made me unemployable so I’ll keep the spicier ones to myself.
I think a lot of it comes down to motivations. The people running these companies have very little to gain from acting ethically and a lot to lose.
> why has no CEO of any, even medium sized, company come out and just said "fuck this, fuck you, fuck 33% of voters, we'll continue to try to operate like a normal country in our little corner"
Because they’re the puppetmasters
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People in power are drawn to more power. Non democratic governments provide them easy access to buying certainty and success.
Meanwhile SCOTUS has shown zero interest in taking action so if a CEO spoke up and Trump & Co. destroyed his business ... I would not blame them for thinking that the judicial branch will not save him.
In many ways SCOTUS's inaction has made all this possible, taken the usual path to resolving it away.