March 24, 2008
Business As Unusual
One note on the below post: there is a prevalent idea amongst many Fidelity spokespeople and the business community at large that it’s someone else’s job to take care of serious matters like genocide.This, of course, does not categorize all businesses. Still, there are a significant number of companies who seem to want as much power as possible until they have to actually use that power to make moral decisions like choosing to not fund a genocide. At that time they say things like, “oh that’s the governments role. We don’t have any power.”
The Slytherin attitude here is uncanny: slithering into positions of power but ignoring the responsibility that comes with that power.
I am reminded of this poem.
I wonder what would happen if Chinese oil companies started funding genocides in the neighborhoods of Fidelity executives and shareholders. And perhaps it’s time to start buying shares in Fidelity on behalf of Darfurians and then letting the press know that Fidelity is complicit in funding the murder of their own shareholders. It’s a crazy idea. But a powerful one nonetheless.
TJ
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“The Slytherin attitude here is uncanny: slithering into positions of power but ignoring the responsibility that comes with that power.”
No, that’s a biased portrayal of Slytherin. Not a sweeping generalization, but my opinion of Slytherins is that they are very conscious of their responsibilities.
That said, I (otherwise) completely agree with your post.
bobz0e1973
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