Bullshit. The corporation's values are profit maximization. Everything else is a side-hustle. Every PR move they make, however wholesome sounding, is in pursuit of this goal. Not rendering judgement, per se. Just making a statement of fact.
Not so much disagreement. I guess I did not articulate so well. Just take a look at what you find regarding "corporate citizenship". There is your bullshit. My point is that they claim to have lofty ethics, and morals. But it is all regarding cultural, justice, environmental, social issues, etc. No mention of the law or security. I agree, profit is the goal, but it is not without SOME regard for what might be called citizenship. If it wasn't, we would see far more pollution, and far less philanthropy from companies. I do disagree that it is all about a side hustle to maximize profit. Some times there is benefit to the bottom line, but often not. Public companies are made up of share holders. Many of them expect the companies the own stock in to be good citizens in the classic sense, even if it means a few coins less in their dividend check. Their are entire mutual funds that are centered around certain values. A stock holders own philanthropy is clearly not out of maximizing their households bottom dollar. I don't give to the food bank, my church, schools, and women's shelters to make money. It is impossible.
Ah, my divergence is not helping me communicate my original thought. If a company is going on about their company values, corporate citizenship, or philanthropy, it may or may not be to maximize profits. If it is, it is hard to quantify. My point is that whatever "side hustle" they chose is generally not including an interest in the security of the US or the extension of their erstwhile ethics and morality to counties they do business with.
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