Amazon's Jeff Bezos proclaims support for Black Lives Matter

yes but free shipping

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So were slaves if they were bought in bulk.

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also its really easy to just push that button on my phone

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Doesn’t stock them yet.
Considering that capitalists would compete to sell the rope who would hang them, when the revolution comes, amazon will start selling guillotines.

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Tragically, Amazon shipping was available as recently as 1888.

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Grim all round.

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That’s a good analogy. At the core, companies bringing out pride flags are ultimately just seeking my queer dollars and hoping I’m willing to overlook their history of bigotry. However it also means that they’ve selected to pass on the money from bigots who’ll go elsewhere when they see that pride flag. Beyond that, young people who are just starting to discover who they are in the world will see that flag and may feel that they’re part of the greater world instead of something to be ashamed over. The company’s motives may not be pure, but I think the overall result is beneficial.

For the above, swap out pride with BLM as appropriate, keeping in mind that these situations are not the same, although we should absolutely stand together against bigotry.

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They matter to Amazon as long as proclaiming so helps prop up the brand name.

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A bit under $5,000,000. Why not. It would make a difference.

If I calculated mine correctly, most of my .0005% donation would go to postage.

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Why not? And yet… not.

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Oh, I can’t resist.

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