In a recent podcast with Reason Magazine, Whole Foods Founder and CEO John Mackey expressed dismay at the fact that “socialists are taking over” and marching through institutions.
The alarm that John Mackey has is not unfounded. It has been the plan all along of the Communists and Marxists to have a long, slow march through the institutions of America. This plan is to subvert the country from within by weakening all of the pillars of American society.
It started with the efforts of the Frankfurt School and others to impact the educational industry. Get the children while they are young and poison them against their country as well as unmoor them from the social values of their family.
Next, it was to introduce debauchery as normal in order to undermine the family even further. It’s not a coincidence that “free-love” was the buzz word of the Hippies.
By undermining the family, it leads to an explosion of unwed births and children born without the important direction and guidance of a father. This further degrades society and communities.
Yet, how do corporations and companies play into all of this? How have progressives turned the corporate boardroom into its safe space laboratory?
This happens when CEOs and leaders are led by greed and power. When greed and power are at the forefront of decision making, values and morality take a back seat. And because values and morality have taken a back seat, they can be compromised for the sake of making that extra dollar.
Marxists and Communists know this. They know the psyche of American businessmen. Most businessmen are averse to any public scrutiny. They do not want anything to possibly damage their bottomline.
So when the winds of culture change, most leaders will bow their knee to the prevailing cultural norms. And, this is even more prescient when the largest shareholder of the company has its own way of scoring companies.
Blackrock, the major shareholder of nearly every Fortune 500 company, is the reason why these companies have gone ‘WOKE’. Blackrock and its ESG scoring methodology strikes fear in the hearts of timid leadership.
The C-Suite is petrified by having a negative score. Thus, they will acquiesce to any demand placed on them by Blackrock to contribute more to society. It doesn’t matter that this societal contribution falls conveniently along the same lines as progressive ideology.
Things such as DEI, Social Justice, Environmental Justice, Reproductive Justice are all elements of the ESG score. Leaders desire to be on the good side of Blackrock, so they will bend over backwards to take one for the team.
Curious as to who is the majority stakeholder in Disney? Blackrock. Hence, you have the open opposition to the Parental Rights Bill in Florida and Disney execs calling for more “queer representation”.
Wondering why Netflix has so much trash in its catalog? Blackrock.
Wanna know why these companies are now paying for their employees to have abortions? More than likely they are connected to Blackrock.
And this is just the tip of the spear. There are numerous companies that are indebted to Blackrock. Because of this, the companies have lurched further and further to the left. Regardless of the fact that their customer base is center right.
Socialism is the gateway drug to Communism, which is a prelude to authoritarianism.
By leveraging the power and influence of corporations, Marxists and Progressives intend to force cultural change upon America. This change will ultimately reimagine this country to be what they desire.
The Utopian States of America.