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In reply to the discussion: Well Knock Me Over With A Feather... 'Apple, Amazon Downgraded 'On Moral And Ethical Grounds' - CNBC [View all]raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)Many people like to talk a robust, progressive image but how many actually live one? Probably quite a bit fewer than we like to hope.
Every dollar in Wall St is a vote for more of the same. Every investor providing the protective net of fiduciary responsibility to the entity they form a symbiotic relationship with.
As workers, the environment and wildlife are literally being crushed under the steel toes of wealth, they are there to provide extra pressure in the hopes of squeezing some of that wealth out for themselves.
As our natural world collapses, as people are left without fresh water and food, as our children look back at a treeless, desolate landscape and ask "Why?" they can thank the prudent investor. Only concerned for themselves and the futures of the DOW instead of the futures of their offspring, animals and the ecosystems they rely on.