Good info - adding that to Favorites. I knew many of those companies already, but wow, some I had no clue about. Thanks.

NOOOOO NOT VOLVO!! THE PRIDE OF SWEDEN :((((

Me being me aside, not that i neccessarily agree with the article from a political standpoint (or some of the opinions and idea's it talks about), since im not really that conservative, and certainly not in the same way as an american is.

But i fully agree with the general message that its conveying, that companies should stay out of politics, both left and right. I could not care less about what the leader of our country says when im trying to eat a burger.

The thing i find the article to fail at, is that obviously one should not encourage companies to be political, but under the "What can you do to resist" segment, especially for Nr4, it's phrased in such a way that sounds to me its asking you to support companies who vouch for the political opinion you resonate with (in this case right-leaning), instead of saying that you should refrain from supporting political companies as much as possible all-together. Now i do understand that just because one side stops supporting political companies, the other wont, but i guess that's what it means to be the one whos more mature.

Originally posted by »SoD« SkoSallad:

The thing i find the article to fail at, is that obviously one should not encourage companies to be political, but under the "What can you do to resist" segment, especially for Nr4, it's phrased in such a way that sounds to me its asking you to support companies who vouch for the political opinion you resonate with (in this case right-leaning), instead of saying that you should refrain from supporting political companies as much as possible all-together. Now i do understand that just because one side stops supporting political companies, the other wont, but i guess that's what it means to be the one whos more mature.

Ideally, businesses should stay out of politics and focus on business and consumers focus on buying what they need/want. But as it is, it's not possible, as companies force their politics down everyone's throat, and it's largely left-wing. Reactions to balance that are identical in nature, but not in scope.

Can someone name a major company that has publicly endorsed a Christian/conservative/libertarian issue?
Chic-fil-a comes to mind, but a few years ago, the CEO began embracing leftwing movements IIRC.

Unfortunately, It's coming down to "pick a side" mentality, and it's largely (and more forcefully) being pushed by the extreme left, not the Christians/conservatives/libertarians.

I wish ignoring it could work b/c that's what most Americans have done for decades now and look at where we are (including Europe). The silent majority needs to wake up and make their voices heard while they still have one, and if that includes businesses speaking out, it's an unfortunate necessity I believe.

I agree with you. I could have spend more time on that point, i just hinted very little at it at the very end. Without resistance, people will just continue doing what they do, i agree it doesnt go away by ignoring it. I just do not wish there to be even more division, or for the situation to be reversed instead.

I'd like to say that i have no interest in supporting companies who do political stuff, but that would just be a lie. The only truth in that is that the reason i would support a company is not because of politics. If they have a service i want, ill pay money for it, not because of some agenda.

Obviously if they go around spouting absurd nonsense i wont overlook that. But i havent ran into that situation yet luckily. At least not regarding a product/service i am interested in actually getting. Only instances i've ran into it is regarding products/services i was never interested in to begin with.

I heard something else about Volvo recently, nanny car? Putting cameras in the car to monitor the driver and police the driver in regards to distractions and bad driving practices, it can call the cops on you according to this one article I just found lol... article is from last year, wonder how well that went over... it claims they were planning on implementing this in 2020

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a26893035/volvo-interior-cameras-distraction-drunk-driving/

Idk how bad of a thing that is, other than the fact that they would be "spying" on you?

But ive never heard about this before, so i guess it didnt go so well after all. But there are more ways to monitor someones driving than using cameras. So some lesser version might already be active in the brand new cars? I mean, my car is pretty lowtier in terms of its tech, but even i have some simple things such as the car making sounds when im driving too close to the road line.

Nanny cars...ugh...

I don't mind safety features that help the drivers - those backup cameras are fantastic - but when it comes to those safety features recording & transmitting data to government/police, insurance companies, google, etc., - or when it takes control away from the owner/driver - that's when it becomes "1984" (the book) and a big step in the wrong direction.

Insurance companies have gotten on the action years ago with an incentive for better insurance rates. A small reader plugs in to the computer under the car's dash that records your speed, acceleration/braking, location, etc. Question is: why couldn't they use that data to justify an INCREASE of insurance rates?
Too much risk for abuse and not just from a monetary perspective.

All sorts of nefarious things are given "good reasons" for doing so.