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Corporations are not heroes in our current battles, but the rise of "woke capital," if that& #39;s what we& #39;re calling it, is a good thing as it reflects markets responding to shifting social views. It& #39;s good to have multiple pressure points for social change-both markets & governments
If we didn& #39;t have market pressure, how else would we appeal to the state governments who are imposing bigoted policies on their citizens? I& #39;m not saying market pressure works in all cases, but insofar as it remains a tool, that is a good thing.
Bruenig has sometimes said that she is referring to mixed economies like Denmark& #39;s when she speaks of socialism. Well, Denmark is taking an increasingly rightward stance on refugees. It would be a *good* thing if their citizenry used market pressure to protest the government.
None of this means, again, that we need to laud corporations as heroes. They& #39;re not moral crusaders. They are simply responding to the shifting preferences of their consumers for profit. If this dynamic reflects a market-turn against bigotry, that& #39;s something to celebrate
Seriously, think about what the situation would be in the U.S. if we *didn& #39;t* have the tool of markets to protest oppressive governance. What else would we have? And, again, Denmark has corporations too. I would love for them to be more "woke" right about now.
