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babylonsister

(171,079 posts) Thu Apr 12, 2012, 06:28 PM Apr 2012

News Flash: Two More Companies — Including Candymaker Mars, Inc. — Sever Ties With ALEC

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/04/12/463893/mars-inc-severs-ties-alec/

Two More Companies — Including Candymaker Mars, Inc. — Sever Ties With ALEC |

The American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing corporate front group that helped passed “stand your ground” laws and voter suppression initiatives in states across the country, lost two more member companies. In an email sent to Color of Change, a progressive group organizing the petition against ALEC, Mars, Inc., the maker of M&M’s and Snickers, announced that they have “decided not to renew the ALEC membership in 2012.” Arizona’s largest energy company, Arizona Public Service, has severed ties with ALEC as well. Following pressure from progressives, a host of other companies announced they would no longer contribute to ALEC in the past two weeks, including Coca Cola, Pepsi Co, Intuit, Kraft, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wendy’s.

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News Flash: Two More Companies — Including Candymaker Mars, Inc. — Sever Ties With ALEC (Original Post) babylonsister Apr 2012 OP

Why do companies like that even think there was EVER a reason to ally with ALEC? SoCalDem Apr 2012 #1

Yet another BumRushDaShow Apr 2012 #2

As the financial sector on Wall Street dominates major portions of American Society Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #7

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #3

Progress one step at a time. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #4

You know I wonder if these companies were looking for a way to get out of this organization? southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #5

One step at a time Broderick Apr 2012 #6

K&R! n/t horseshoecrab Apr 2012 #8

this is a dog and pony show. mars family won't never repent. mopinko Apr 2012 #9

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)

1. Why do companies like that even think there was EVER a reason to ally with ALEC?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 06:33 PM

Apr 2012

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"Contribute" by lowering your prices and paying your employees better..

BumRushDaShow

(129,386 posts)

2. Yet another

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 06:37 PM

Apr 2012

who contributed to the downfall of U.S. society who then back away to do something else AFTER the damage has been done.

How can these companies feign ignorance several years after ALEC's agenda had already started being enacted?

Uncle Joe

(58,405 posts)

7. As the financial sector on Wall Street dominates major portions of American Society

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 07:00 PM

Apr 2012

whether it be politics, journalism or the economy in general and said industry is almost exclusively focused on micro second short term thinking to make profit, those companies that you cite can feel comfortable that the American People will have short term memories to accompany our short term economic vision as a nation.

They can almost count on it as our propaganda machine is exceptionally powerful at the art of inducing forgetfulness in the people.

Of course I still believe we should encourage any and all advertisers to dump such toxic organizations as ALEC but I'm under no illusion they won't reform or rename along the lines of Blackwater/Xe/Academi, so we must remain ever vigilant to their morphing or re-branding in to something seemingly innocuous.