I point this out as one of the main ways progressives were manipulated by corporations. Now it happens all the time. They do the same thing now with mass immigration, calling everyone racists and xenopnobes instead of sexists, so that they can flood the labor force and drive wages down even further. And progressives fall for it.
They do the same with regulation. Making absurd regulations so megacorporations are the only ones who can afford the team of lawyers to pore over the regulations and make sure they're compliant, or pay the fees required to be compliant. Progressives fall for it because it's framed as safety.
They did it with COVID restrictions too. Nonsensical restrictions that destroyed small businesses, but all mega corps were kept open. And progressives fell for it because they were fed a narrative that allowed them to be morally and intellectually superior.
And... to stay on topic. Who are the majority of "progressives"? Women.
I point this out as one of the main ways progressives were manipulated by corporations. Now it happens all the time. They do the same thing now with mass immigration, calling everyone racists and xenopnobes instead of sexists, so that they can flood the labor force and drive wages down even further. And progressives fall for it.
They do the same with regulation. Making absurd regulations so megacorporations are the only ones who can afford the team of lawyers to pore over the regulations and make sure they're compliant, or pay the fees required to be compliant. Progressives fall for it because it's framed as safety.
They did it with COVID restrictions too. Nonsensical restrictions that destroyed small businesses, but all mega corps were kept open. And progressives fell for it because they were fed a narrative that allowed them to be morally and intellectually superior.
And... to stay on topic. Who are the majority of "progressives"? Women.