Didn't take companies long to stop pretending like they care. We are fucked.

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[–] 92 points 2 years ago (3 children)

"Anti-DEI" is the first step down the road back to "no coloreds."

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    There's always room for colored workers at the back of the bus or the front of the chain gang. Segregation has been a tool for dividing and conquering the working class, by shoving a minority of the population down and telling everyone else they're next if they resist.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Very true, but what I'm saying it's a chain where it goes from 'diverse employees are bad' to 'white employees in front, black employees in the stockroom' to 'white customers get to use the front door, black customers go to the loading dock' to 'white customers only.' And that is the end goal.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    it’s a chain

    There are more than a few spots in my home state of Texas that are functionally "Whites Only" already. Go in there as a poc and you won't get served. You might not even be allowed through the front door. "Kung Fu Saloon" down in Houston (most diverse city in the country!) has had reputation for not letting brown people in for years.

    The DEI shit is about inflaming the white nationalists who think even their little pockets of outright segregation aren't enough. We're approaching the idea that any place which isn't "whites only" is somehow stealing something from a white person.

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  • [–] 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Fuck the right wing. They think they follow those agendas of hate for a good cause, but all they do is destroy the good in all of us.

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  • [–] 71 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I appreciate companies openly sharing their 'values' so i know where not to spend my $$.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I’m legitimately upset about this one. It’s one of the first “company does something bullshit” that’s actually been actionable for me.. and the first that was something I’d done a lot of work to find the “best place” for.

    I get compressed wood pellets (sold for horse bedding or pellet stove fuel) there to use as very cheap compostable cat litter, 40lbs is $6, and if you have a good system one bag will fill 4 cat boxes about 4-6 times, so really cost effective and environmentally friendly. It’s like feline pine but not ridiculous expensive.

    Next best option is almost twice the price.. which is still ok, but man it still hurts..

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How did THEY fall for the outrage of people claiming they won't buy any more tractors from TSco? Am pretty sure THEY know they don't sell tractors and those teets are from liars... I guess the sniveling cowards know their base and pander, as usual.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's a publicly traded company. Investors hate risk, especially short term risk, no matter how unlikely. The board answers to investors. It's a byproduct of "growth every quarter, above all else," AKA late stage hypercapitalism

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    “We no longer support inclusivity and science.”

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Marketing to racists is so american now

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    A handful of people with a whole lot of money are setting national policies. And those people no longer consider climate change a problem, so now you're not allowed to consider it a problem either.

    Can't wait for this year's hurricane season!

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Did take companies long to stop pretending like they care.

    Of course they care, they care about what their customers think because that's where their money comes from. This is just how corporations work, and it would have the opposite outcome if their customer base wanted those goals of theirs.

    If you want corporations to change then convince them that they'll make more money that way, by whatever means. Through customer preferences, regulations, etc. Don't expect a corporation to "do what's right because it's right," any more than you should expect a shark to "do what's right." It's not designed that way.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    this is a nice thought, but ignores the fact that most of these 'customers' are being guided by propaganda from other corporations.

    its not like those customers are naturally coming to 'i want to destroy my own planet' conclusions. they are led around by a ring in their nose just like the animals they feed.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    It's not meant to be a good thought or a bad one, just a description of how things work. If you want the customers of this company to change their mind then you'll need to direct your own arguments and/or "propaganda" (as it will likely be perceived by some) at those customers and outdo what they're being fed by opposing groups.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Did take companies long to stop pretending like they care.

    I think they care, I just think they care more about maximum profits. A lot of people believe that maximizing profits and meeting our climate goals are not incompatible goals. Personally, I'm skeptical, to say the least. Regardless of my skepticism, however, the world's leaders, many of the world's experts, and most people have decided we should proceed as though the two goals are not mutually exclusive. I guess only time will tell if they're right or not.

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