Rebranding gay rights as the cause célèbre of corporate America...Something isn't right. [View all]

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I wonder just how far we have entered into late-capitalism. Is commodification of humanity nearing completion?

We now see gay rights sponsored by Walmart. What the fuck is going on here? I've been told this is a step in the right direction for "ethical" corporate practices.

No, I'm of quite the opposite opinion. We are countering right-wing hate through the leveraging of capital. We've reduced the rights of gay citizens to monetary values.

This isn't real progress. It may seem like it now, but we've built our house on a foundation of sand. All the while, we hand ever more social control over to corporate enterprise. As if we are witnessing some neo-dictate of a collective economic king.


This is the new form of social revolution. It doesn't require anyone to take to the streets. No one needs to occupy state buildings. No radical revolution is needed. Apparently the same kind of influence can be wielded by a few corporate executives in a strongly worded letter.

This is exactly what happened in AZ when they passed SB1062 last year. Big business intervened and Gov. Brewer vetoed the bill.

If the collective consciousness of the citizenry cannot be raised enough to foment legitimate social revolution, then we are in a very, very bad way.