The broligarchs at Shopify are supporting Ana Poilievre's newest cause -- meanwhile, the Conservative leader is publicly lavishing praise on the e-commerce company.
This type of information is why I have subscribed to both you and Disconnect by Paris Marx. Really wish there was wider coverage of this because it seems like it could become a bigger problem if they continue to follow Musk’s lead.
Thanks for sharing this. We use Shopify a lot at work and I didn't know about any of this. This is truly disturbing and frankly this is not something I want to see more here in Canada. Thanks for covering this Rachel!
Yeah, Canada does have a bit less money in its politics.. and outside of its politics. I kid, but this does generally make me think more about how 21st century capital is poised to interact with its government than about which specific government that may be.
Musk and more so Vance, Thiel and their camp really do seem to favor dismantling local governments and increasing corporate control. You can see bits of this around some Silicon Valley office complexes and it just feels so fundamentally un-American to me. Very alarmed to have seen it breach national containment like this so quickly. I thought we’d all collectively decided to leave that sort of thing in the last Gilded Age.
Doesn’t seem outlandish to think we’ll see similar behavior coalescing around Poilievre that feels pretty un-Canadian. Important to have eyes on this sort of thing recognizing it for what it really is, so we might collectively decide correctly once again. Keep on shining the light and fighting the fight!
This type of information is why I have subscribed to both you and Disconnect by Paris Marx. Really wish there was wider coverage of this because it seems like it could become a bigger problem if they continue to follow Musk’s lead.
Thanks for sharing this. We use Shopify a lot at work and I didn't know about any of this. This is truly disturbing and frankly this is not something I want to see more here in Canada. Thanks for covering this Rachel!
Yeah, Canada does have a bit less money in its politics.. and outside of its politics. I kid, but this does generally make me think more about how 21st century capital is poised to interact with its government than about which specific government that may be.
Musk and more so Vance, Thiel and their camp really do seem to favor dismantling local governments and increasing corporate control. You can see bits of this around some Silicon Valley office complexes and it just feels so fundamentally un-American to me. Very alarmed to have seen it breach national containment like this so quickly. I thought we’d all collectively decided to leave that sort of thing in the last Gilded Age.
Doesn’t seem outlandish to think we’ll see similar behavior coalescing around Poilievre that feels pretty un-Canadian. Important to have eyes on this sort of thing recognizing it for what it really is, so we might collectively decide correctly once again. Keep on shining the light and fighting the fight!
That’s messed up bro!