merelygifted:

… Axon is one of many companies falling over themselves to try to telegraph their outrage at George Floyd’s murder and support for the larger struggle for civil rights. Oil companies and military contractors, Amazon and Walmart, Uber and Lyft, the NFL: all have posted affirmative messages in support of BLM and anti-racist movements. It does not matter how iniquitous your organization is on a day-to-day basis, especially in the lives of black Americans, nor does it seem to matter how milquetoast most of these statements are, forsaking specific demands or accusations in favor of vague calls for comity. After all, the content isn’t that important; it’s the PR gesture that ultimately allows these companies to imagine themselves on the right side of history. …

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