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(135,853 posts) Thu Aug 11, 2022, 08:00 PM Aug 2022

Whole Foods CEO: "Socialists are taking over" [View all]

Whole Foods co-founder and CEO John Mackey fears that socialism is on the rise in the U.S.

"My concern is that I feel like socialists are taking over," Mackey, who is set to retire from the Amazon-owned grocery chain at the end of the month after 44 years at the company, said in a podcast this week with Reason Magazine. "They're marching through the institutions."

Socialists have "taken over education. It looks like they've taken over a lot of the corporations. It looks like they've taken over the military. And it's just continuing — so I'm deeply concerned," he added.

Mackey, who espouses the idea of "conscious capitalism" — which he describes as a management philosophy focused on ethical ways of doing business — also questioned the work ethic of younger Americans.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/whole-foods-ceo-socialists-are-taking-over/ar-AA10zb8F

Fuck you and your overpriced groceries.

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Another idiot that doesn't know what socialism is other than anything they don't like uponit7771 Aug 2022 #1

this is the same POS who compared Obamacare to fascism Celerity Aug 2022 #33

Marx warned about the bourgeoisie. John Winthrop warned about wealthy not redistributing. TheBlackAdder Aug 2022 #37

He obviously has no clue what the word means Eliot Rosewater Aug 2022 #2

GBYMR again. My fingers are tired. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2022 #17

Idiot. applegrove Aug 2022 #3

Does this dude understand that the people who shop Deminpenn Aug 2022 #4

Exactly. TomSlick Aug 2022 #11

I've long wondered if he was just punking liberals Sympthsical Aug 2022 #41

Buh-bye, cheese dick. The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2022 #5

Dang EnergizedLib Aug 2022 #6

Hey Mackie I think you're confusing fascist with socialist MagickMuffin Aug 2022 #7

"Conscious Capitalism" - "Greenwashed Groceries" hatrack Aug 2022 #12

In a lot of cases the CEO of the kacekwl Aug 2022 #8

OK about young American work ethics.... he could have a point. TigressDem Aug 2022 #9

You probably were dealing with the young spawn of the privileged trying for a job to add to some Samrob Aug 2022 #16

Not all, but Whole Foods was probably hiring from the "burbs" TigressDem Aug 2022 #18

Oh and my grandkids LOVE when it snows so they can go out and shovel for $$$$. TigressDem Aug 2022 #21

When Mackey was a young man in Austin he was pretty cool but once he got walkingman Aug 2022 #10

The stupid piece of shit called Obamacare 'fascism' dalton99a Aug 2022 #13

Phony ass cilla4progress Aug 2022 #14

Libertarian POS budkin Aug 2022 #15

he sounds like the Cult Skittles Aug 2022 #19

He is a libertarian from Texas... IcyPeas Aug 2022 #20

Unfortunately, many people have a vested interest in misrepresenting the realities Just A Box Of Rain Aug 2022 #22

What an idiot. milestogo Aug 2022 #23

Like Kool Aid john? spanone Aug 2022 #24

Just another fat cat I don't need in my life... BlueIdaho Aug 2022 #25

The pointless work ymetca Aug 2022 #26

Rarely if ever I shop Whole Foods which I call whole paycheck kimbutgar Aug 2022 #27

Not smart ecstatic Aug 2022 #28

We need a healthy infusion of some socialism here... Wounded Bear Aug 2022 #29

I went to Natural Grocers today instead of WF. ananda Aug 2022 #30

I'm by no means an economist, but it seems to me the old time Capitalists are relying on .... A HERETIC I AM Aug 2022 #31

The sense of entitlement is strong with the RICH, not the workers Withywindle Aug 2022 #44

Could not agree with you more. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2022 #45

Amazon owns Whole Foods. Demsrule86 Aug 2022 #32

and you NEVER hear amazon complain about what is a an actual reality... corporate socialism Celerity Aug 2022 #36

What the F this dude smokin'? stopdiggin Aug 2022 #34

FDR saved American capitalism from socialism and fascism by using social democracy Yavin4 Aug 2022 #35

Exactly, it is a constant struggle to just keep the benefits that we have in America. walkingman Aug 2022 #39

During the ACA debate he said that people didn't need health care, they just needed to Liberal In Texas Aug 2022 #38

So you company never accepted tax breaks ? RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2022 #40

Move to Hungry nt Hotler Aug 2022 #42

Another corporate idiot who has no idea what socialism is. Coventina Aug 2022 #43