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Patagonia’s Ties to a Dark-Money Operation Bankrolling Democratic Candidates (theintercept.com)

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[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 49 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I’ll worry about Patagonia’s “dark money” operation after I worry about Elon Musk’s $250 million purchase of the presidency, including his scheme to buy votes. If shopping at Patagonia means I’m bankrolling democrats, I’d say it’s more incentive to shop at Patagonia. I’ll take the moral high ground after we’ve eliminated the worst offenders, first.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 33 points 14 hours ago

Article definitely feels like whataboutism in the current climate.

[-] thebigslime@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago

Yes their products cost a lot, and ethical consumption doesn't exist in capitalism, but they seem closer to positive than any of their competitors.

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 29 points 14 hours ago

Oh fuck off.

[-] tyrant@lemmy.world 15 points 13 hours ago

This is phrased in a negative light. I read it as "Patagonia is supporting the Democratic party!"

[-] ATDA@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

Yeah I think the laws would change so we know these donations. But I doubt either party really care to change at this point.

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