Comment on Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund

• dojan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Doesn’t matter. He did it.

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• Tusser@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Pull up Tim’s statements from the lead up to the first Trump election—before Trump held the office, the tone was different. After the election, Tim knew he needed to maintain a seat at the table, now he is absolutely being forced into public “offerings” to the new king.

  I’m sure being forced to play by Trump’s mafia rules bothers Tim, but he knows taking the high ground could have negative effects which would (hopefully) outlast any presidential administration.

  It really isn’t any different from the Mom and Pop shop scenario—I’m not going to blame Mom and Pop for “supporting” the mafia.

  web.archive.org/…/bdb4ce9e-d66d-11e4-ba28-f2a685d…

  buzzfeednews.com/…/apple-wont-be-funding-the-repu…

  youtu.be/JbnbC3DNbQw

  reuters.com/…/apples-cook-says-he-disagrees-with-…

  cbsnews.com/…/apples-tim-cook-pens-letter-disagre…

  fortune.com/…/apple-tim-cook-fundraiser-clinton/

  geekwire.com/…/heres-what-apple-ceo-tim-cook-said…

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  • SulaymanF@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Again, you’re trying to make excuses for him based on what you assume his intentions are. I’m judging him based on his actions and the harm it will cause. I don’t care about his intentions; the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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  • Rekall_Incorporated@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Cook is an oligarch and he has long lost the ability to tell right from wrong (personal matters notwithstanding, but that’s a very very low reference point).

    Don’t think it bothers him in the least.

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