It’s not so much that they “caved” to the far right as that they finally can get away with this stuff and focus on profits.
Corporations only care about profits. Their sole legal obligation is to the shareholders. Corporations have no moral values. DEI is an expense line on the balance book for them: they do stuff like DEI when they’re forced to by law, as the cost of doing business lawfully, or when they perceive it to be in their interest to appeal to potential buyers who care about DEI.
When the president is openly extreme right and - more importantly - when half the population voted him in, it’s evident to all corporations that DEI is not a subject the majority of the population is interested in. Therefore they drop the expense. It’s that simple.
What you’re witnessing is shameless corporations devoid of any sense of morals doing what they always do: minimizing their expenses. Don’t blame them: blame the morons who wanted it to happen. That’s your neighbors two doors down the street with that MAGA lawn sign and your annoying creepy uncle who just can’t shut the hell up about communist libtards at family dinners.
It’s not so much that they “caved” to the far right as that they finally can get away with this stuff and focus on profits.
Corporations only care about profits. Their sole legal obligation is to the shareholders. Corporations have no moral values. DEI is an expense line on the balance book for them: they do stuff like DEI when they’re forced to by law, as the cost of doing business lawfully, or when they perceive it to be in their interest to appeal to potential buyers who care about DEI.
When the president is openly extreme right and - more importantly - when half the population voted him in, it’s evident to all corporations that DEI is not a subject the majority of the population is interested in. Therefore they drop the expense. It’s that simple.
What you’re witnessing is shameless corporations devoid of any sense of morals doing what they always do: minimizing their expenses. Don’t blame them: blame the morons who wanted it to happen. That’s your neighbors two doors down the street with that MAGA lawn sign and your annoying creepy uncle who just can’t shut the hell up about communist libtards at family dinners.