Following the US Capitol riots, Twitter Inc. banned President Trump’s social-media account. Publisher Simon & Schuster canceled the publication of a book by Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.), which led to a challenge to Electoral College’s presidential-race results, and AirBnB Inc. said it was booking violence from Will block people involved in rooms. Stripe Inc. stopped processing payments directly from Mr. Trump’s campaign website.
Marriott International Inc. Companies ranging from Walmart Inc. donated dozens of Republican lawmakers, who voted against certifying the Electoral College votes, while a few others demanded refunds.
“Words alone are not enough. We are committed to action, ”Dow Inc. CEO Jim Fitterling told employees in a memo that the chemical manufacturer is giving political to any Republican who has validated President-elect Joe Biden’s victory for an election cycle The objection was raised – up to two years for house members and six for senators.
It was far from the days when companies had straggled to look political, bisexual – if not always alive – as the late economist Milton Freedman believes “the business of business is business.”
“We’re seeing a convergence of social issues that used to take place outside the domain of business executives who would comment,” said Judy Samuelson, founder and executive director of the Business and Society Program at the Aspen Institute, a think tank , And author of “Six New Rules of Business”, which address such shifts. “The rule of thumb was that if we don’t have any direct connection to our business model or something that we hold dear, then it’s basically we stay away from politics.”
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