GM Caves to Dear Leader

A quick search on the economics of fascism revealed, “Fascist governments encouraged the pursuit of private profit and offered many benefits to large businesses, but they demanded in return that all economic activity should serve the national interest. … An important aspect of fascist economies was economic dirigism, meaning an economy where the government often subsidizes favorable companies and exerts strong directive influence over investment, as opposed to having a merely regulatory role. In general, fascist economies were based on private property and private initiative, but these were contingent upon service to the state.” Juxtapose this with a quote from an AP article, “Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors is announcing plans to add 400 jobs and build a new electric vehicle at a factory north of Detroit.” GM’s actions after a traitor trump tirade is not a coincidence. If GM really wanted to soften the blow from announcing the Lordstown plant closing, then they would have coupled the announcement with information about adding 400 jobs and building a new electric vehicle in Detroit. All too often traitor trump bitches about some company and then a week later said company does something to please him (e.g., see USA Today, Bloomberg, Fortune). When corporations start to worry about pleasing the Dear Leader then we are f***ing screwed because they only encourage his delusions of self-importance and authoritarian tendencies. Welcome to stupid America!