Apple CEO Tim Cook, Who Previously Backed Dems and LGBTQ+ Rights, Gives Trump's Inauguration $1M
Cook has been cultivating a relationship with Trump since his first administration, the ‘Wall Street Journal’ reports.
Bribe. The word the editor was looking for here is “bribe“.
No that's that awful disgusting thing that happens in those "shithole" countries. Not in our darling west!
18 U.S.C. § 201
Basically, any tech bro that doesn't present the whiney baby with a million dollar voluntary donation is likely to be punished by the regime.
From the tech bros perspective giving such a token amount is a no-brainer regardless of personal beliefs... and it's an extremely worrying precedent to set.
I think you give them too much credit.
From my time living in the US, I got the impression that local oligarchs' personal beliefs are largely aligned with Trump (enabling corruption, oligarch capture of governance, avoiding responsibility for their actions).
However, one relatively unique thing that I noticed about US oligarchs is they tend to be very sensitive about PR and don't like to get their hands dirty (in context of their internal worldview).
They align with Trump in terms of goals, but some may not like his style and presentation.
I would even argue that some US oligarchs may even see Trump's approach as a "low probability, high impact" risk in that he may undermine faith in their rule.
I agree. I think the PR helps with the illusion that they arent oligarchs, but just savvy businessmen. Just lucky americans. One of us. That's how you get poor people praising and defending them. Don't have to worry about uprising or guillotines when you got half the people on your side.
"Kiss the ring, removed"
Surprised he still wants to be known as Donald, and not "The Don".
From any business perspective it’s the smart move.
Just like keeping slaves was too.
Kissing the ring...
If any of you think [insert wealthy person]'s actions/donations/statements are for any purpose other than enriching and empowering their own self, you need to revaluate.
Tim Cook didn't support progressive causes then because he cares about the causes, he supported them because it was convenient and advantageous at the time. Now the winds have shifted so his support shifts.
Class war
Eat a Tim Apple.
Can we stop dead naming Tim Apple like this?
I wonder what Trump needs the money for at his inauguration. Maybe the claqueurs and extras he needs to hire to finally show off an inauguration that has more than a quarter of the seats filled...
If I had to guess, body armor.
He still owes a lot of money in fines and civil judgments. He did the same thing with campaign contributions during his run.
Linus Torvalds does not kiss the ring.
This is three days ago news. There's new stuff to be angry about. Someone else can tell you what it is. I'm not watching news because I just can't anymore.
Surely placating the fascist wannabe dictator is the right move this time, right?
Positive spin, ish:
He had to, he waited until the last minute hoping our government would function. Every other tech company already jumped the orange bone weeks ago.
Every tech company is paying the Mafia Don (lovingly called Orange Big Mac) their protection money as the uneducated MAGAts are terrified of technology and will be gunning to gut them.
That he waited until the last minute shows it was not a decision he contemplated lightly.
I've not been fond of how he's run the fruit company since SJ passed, but, his behavior has been nothing if not predictable and thematic. I know in that position I'd be worried about me and mine, while also contemplating how that will ripple down to millions of humans being tracked and controlled by my technology.
It’s called hedging your bets.
