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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

On top of consequences, businesses have a moral duty to resist autocrats.

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20.02.2026 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

All businesses should stand up to autocrats!

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20.02.2026 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Financial consequences aside, businesses have a moral duty to stand up to autocrats.

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20.02.2026 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

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20.02.2026 04:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Shame works, because businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats, and for vulnerable people.

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19.02.2026 23:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Financial considerations aside, businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

19.02.2026 22:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Time for business leaders to stand up.

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19.02.2026 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

19.02.2026 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Business standing up!

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19.02.2026 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fascism requires compliance and cooperation from people and institutions across society. Everyone has a duty to resist it, including large corporations.

19.02.2026 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

19.02.2026 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Strategy aside, businesses have a moral duty to stand up to autocrats.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

19.02.2026 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Either way, businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats, and for vulnerable people.

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19.02.2026 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

19.02.2026 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

19.02.2026 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

CBS and its lawyers should be holding the line as well.

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19.02.2026 05:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Businesses need to stand up!

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19.02.2026 02:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

19.02.2026 01:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

No matter how much they capitulate or why, businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats.

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19.02.2026 00:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Financial pressure works. But so does reminding these businesses of their moral dutiesโ€ฆ

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18.02.2026 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

These businesses have a moral duty to resist these requests.

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18.02.2026 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Time for businesses to stand up.

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18.02.2026 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

Colbert tells CBS lawyers to stand to to bullies. Heโ€™s right about this.

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18.02.2026 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Liberal democracy requires a complex ecosystem in which government, business, citizens, etc. each play a role. The FCC stepped out of line in issuing guidance about potential rule changes (where the only realistic threat of enforcement was against political foes), and CBS failed by capitulating.

18.02.2026 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

On top of self-interest, businesses have a moral responsibility to resist.

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18.02.2026 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

18.02.2026 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

18.02.2026 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

18.02.2026 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

18.02.2026 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Businesses have a moral responsibility to stand up to autocrats As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.

theconversation.com/businesses-h...

18.02.2026 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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