On 12/03/2016 10:53 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
And if Kellogg is suddenly so finicky, we must ask: Why, then, does Kellogg deign to sell its products, according to its website, in 180 countries, including China?
We must pause to puzzle over this statement: What specific Kellogg “values” did Breitbart supposedly violate?Apparently customers of Kellogg had complained after seeing ads on Breitbart. The stories I'm seeing are light on details. They should be calling for boycotts on Allstate, Warby Parker, and BMW too: http://adage.com/article/digital/breitbart-urges-boycott-kellogg-brand-abandons-site-1/306971/ And those four brands are the start of an undoubtedly long list, combined with many other companies, some of which have yet to be actually launched, who have removed advertising on Breitbart from consideration but said nothing about it.And if Kellogg is suddenly so finicky, we must ask: Why, then, does Kellogg deign to sell its products, according to its website, in 180 countries, including China?Profit. The same reason Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, and... well all the companies listed here: http://jiesworld.com/international_corporations_in_china.htm sell in China. I guess you're going to boycott all of them too?And also, while we’re at it, why is Kellogg’s operating in such oppressive, murderous, and even genocidal countries as Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates? How do those cynical actions square with Kellogg’s values, and the values of its customers—and former customers?You'd have to ask them to be sure, but I'm pretty sure it's about maximizing profits and market share. Abandoning the market just ensures someone else will step in and take those same profits, and that will not keep the shareholders happy. Note that I'm not saying it's right that this is the way things are. Public companies have to do what is in the best interests of the shareholders, or they can get sued. Among other tragedies, this is why there's a huge grassy field where Six Flags Astroworld used to be.