Not giving money does mean destroying free speech. Free speech is a concept; not just an amendment in our constitution.
Because they're not "not giving money" for business reasons. They're doing so for ideological reasons.
Rather, the companies are complying with shareholders for business reasons, but the shareholders are making demands for ideological reasons.
And who am I talking about when I say "shareholders"? It's not me and you just because we hold some stocks. It's the few investment firms who are in charge of all the money we voluntarily give them in our 401ks to make us "stable returns."
The interests of these few individuals converge and that leads them to have no competition when it comes to enforcing their ideology.
Not giving money does mean destroying free speech. Free speech is a concept; not just an amendment in our constitution.
Because they're not "not giving money" for business reasons. They're doing so for ideological reasons.
Rather, the companies are complying with shareholders for business reasons, but the shareholders are making demands for ideological reasons.
And who am I talking about when I say "shareholders"? It's not me and you just because we hold some stocks. It's the few investment firms who are in charge of all the money we voluntarily give them in our 401ks to make us "stable returns."
The interests of these few individuals converge and that leads them to have no competition when it comes to enforcing their ideology.