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Budi

(15,325 posts)
Fri May 29, 2020, 12:29 AM May 2020

The Onion: "Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First"

https://www.theonion.com/protestors-criticized-for-looting-businesses-without-fo-1843735351

Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First


MINNEAPOLIS—Calling for a more measured way to express opposition to police brutality, critics slammed demonstrators Thursday for recklessly looting businesses without forming a private equity firm first.

“Look, we all have the right to protest, but that doesn’t mean you can just rush in and destroy any business without gathering a group of clandestine investors to purchase it at a severely reduced price and slowly bleed it to death,”
said Facebook commenter Amy Mulrain, echoing the sentiments of detractors nationwide who blasted the demonstrators for not hiring a consultant group to take stock of a struggling company’s assets before plundering.

“I understand that people are angry, but they shouldn’t just endanger businesses without even a thought to enriching themselves through leveraged buyouts and across-the-board terminations. It’s disgusting to put workers at risk by looting.

You do it by chipping away at their health benefits and eventually laying them off. There’s a right way and wrong way to do this.”
At press time, critics recommended that protestors hold law enforcement accountable by simply purchasing the Minneapolis police department from taxpayers.

The Onion ~ correct again !
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The Onion: "Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First" (Original Post) Budi May 2020 OP
So true captain queeg May 2020 #1
They're good! Karadeniz May 2020 #2
Very clever nt spooky3 May 2020 #3
I love the onion Gothmog May 2020 #4
K&R, Onion is a national treasure uponit7771 May 2020 #5
Touche! smirkymonkey May 2020 #6
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