How do they do it? Just treat it like a job and do whatever the bag full of money demands? Or do they double-think like in 1984 and convince themselves that they themselves also believe it?
How do they do it? Just treat it like a job and do whatever the bag full of money demands? Or do they double-think like in 1984 and convince themselves that they themselves also believe it?
The answer is the same, some people just say what they think will give them the most power and advantages. If denying gay rights gives them votes? "Of course they shouldn't have any!" Wait, no, gay rights give votes?? "Oh, yeah anyone who doesn't give them rights is the worst!"
Almost all leaders are like that in a large enough population, since if you say what people want to hear you tend to bubble upwards.
https://youtu.be/4AzLrn5JVIo?si=bYtAbriIbp0AVrxP
Obama was adamant that he did not support legislation to legalize gay marriage. When SCOTUS legalized it he was caught off guard but he and other Democrats were able to then fully embrace the issue. The nation’s view on the topic rapidly changed and now it is a nonissue for most Republicans.
Is say the swift boat thing and the flip flop accusations are what hurt him
Also many Republicans are still very anti gay marriage
Gay marriage is a virtual nonissue with Republican voters. They didn’t run on repealing it this past election cycle. They may care about it but not enough to run on the issue. DEI is the new fear mongering b.s. for the idiots.
[1] https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/may/11/barack-oba...
According to the article he publicly held a variety of positions on the topic over the years. Apparently you can find a quote of his to fit whatever narrative one wants but they didn’t push for federal legislation on the isssue in 2009.
The book is descriptive - describing the ethical norms in large corporations, but it doesn't make a value judgement on whether those norms are good or bad.
A fascinating read of you're curious about the structural reasons for this sort of behavior. Really interesting to see how people act by different ethical codes inside vs outside of work.
It's not ideal, but also not likely to change. Understanding the structural reasons why it is the way it is has helped me to be less surprised / angry by things like this which I can't change.