Whole Foods CEO: "Socialists are taking over"

[RuralNc]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217030352

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (87,908 posts)


Whole Foods CEO: "Socialists are taking over"

Whole Foods co-founder and CEO John Mackey fears that socialism is on the rise in the U.S.

"My concern is that I feel like socialists are taking over," Mackey, who is set to retire from the Amazon-owned grocery chain at the end of the month after 44 years at the company, said in a podcast this week with Reason Magazine. "They're marching through the institutions."

Socialists have "taken over education. It looks like they've taken over a lot of the corporations. It looks like they've taken over the military. And it's just continuing — so I'm deeply concerned," he added.

Mackey, who espouses the idea of "conscious capitalism" — which he describes as a management philosophy focused on ethical ways of doing business — also questioned the work ethic of younger Americans.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/whole-foods-ceo-socialists-are-taking-over/ar-AA10zb8F

**** you and your overpriced groceries.

Well now. I never considered that the Muppets would ever take up arms (literally there Arms because they clearly dont like firearms) against the almighty Whole Foods.

Admittingly, I do shop Whole Foods about every other week for a couple misc. items that only they have, that I can buy locally. Short of ordering from the evil internet. Each time im in there, the first thought I usually have, "its a haven" for the Kale Munching Hippies of the DUmp. Honestly, if I wanted to encounter, and maybe start a conversation with a (D), with better then average odds, Whole Foods would be the first place I would go. It seems like the place that would attract people of that caliber. Just say'n.

uponit7771 (86,885 posts)

1. Another idiot that doesn't know what socialism is other than anything they don't like

Eliot Rosewater (29,194 posts)

2. He obviously has no clue what the word means

Speaking of Idiots! Can any of you Muppets give us an example of where Socialism, Fascism, or Communism doesnt suck?

Deminpenn (14,132 posts)

4. Does this dude understand that the people who shop

at this store mostly support those policies against which he is railing?

Ok. Im confused. I thought he was an idiot and didnt know what hes talking about? Are you saying Dems. are all for Socialism, Fascism, and Communism? Well aint that interesting.

[Wineslob]

uponit7771 (86,885 posts)

1. Another idiot that doesn't know what socialism is other than anything they don't like

Please tell me, oh great one, just what you think it is?

[SVPete]

Deminpenn (14,132 posts) 

4. Does this dude understand that the people who shop

at this store mostly support those policies against which he is railing?

  Does Deminpenn understand that Prog boycotts usually get buried by counter-buycotts?

Besides, I'm pretty sure Whole Foods customers' loyalty is way stronger than their political views.

[FlaGator]

The liberal understanding of socialism is that the government gives you everything and nothing is expected from you in return unless you want to voluntarily do something in the way of work.

[RuralNc]

The liberal understanding of socialism is that the government gives you everything and nothing is expected from you in return unless you want to voluntarily do something in the way of work.

Oh dont forget. Everybody is "social"! I swear I saw that as an answer in an interview of some college kids. 

[DefiantSix]

Oh dont forget. Everybody is "social"! I swear I saw that as an answer in an interview of some college kids. 

Everybody is "social", alright. Especially those in the inevitable mass graves that seem to crop up like mushrooms wherever socialism takes root.

[FlaGator]

Everybody is "social", alright. Especially those in the inevitable mass graves that seem to crop up like mushrooms wherever socialism takes root.

Let's keep in mind that in the liberal world the dead do vote and they vote democrat.