6 months after Capitol assault, corporate pledges fall flat

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As shockwaves spread across the country from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, corporate America took a stand against the lies that powered the mob. Or so it seemed.

Dozens of big companies, citing their commitment to democracy, pledged to avoid donating money to the 147 lawmakers who objected to Congress' certification of Joe Biden's victory on the false grounds that voting fraud stole the election from then-President Donald Trump.

It was a striking gesture by some of the most familiar names in business but, as it turns out, it was largely an empty one.

Six months later, many of those companies have resumed funneling cash to political action committees that benefit the election efforts of lawmakers whether they objected to the election certification or not. When it comes to seeking political influence through corporate giving, business as usual is back, if it ever left.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/6-months-after-capitol-assault-corporate-pledges-fall-flat/ar-AALKRTy

[CrispyQ]

1. It was a fleeting ad campaign for most.

But then, who's surprised?

[zentrum]

2. Not unlike saying

.....posting Black Lives Matter sign and then not changing a single thing about the corporate hierarchy within the company.

[empedocles]

3. A list of campaign contributors to the worst republicons might help

getting this curculated.

[Midnight Writer]

4. I am shocked, shocked I say, that corporations would lie about something like this.