Dan Lipka Web Log

It is odd that progressives may be on the side of  a company like Disney, a huge corporation that always puts profits above everything else. Before Trump, Republicans were very friendly with large corporations, who in return lavished their candidates with campaign donations. Trump, and now other Conservatives, realized they could make corporations the enemy (as well as everyone else) and increase their donations by peddling to their core supporters. This change inevitably led to a clash, with the most high-profiled case being Disney vs DeSantis. I'm not going into the story of why or how this happened, but to say that Disney is going to win. They are smarter, have more money, more resources, better lawyers, better public relations, and can look at the big picture. They will do whatever it takes to crush their opposition (and prevent future opposition), even if it means closing Disney World and building a new one in a more friendly state (Disney is built new theme parks all around t

In 2020, Fox News decided that their ratings would be higher if they kept pumping out information that the Presidential Election was stolen, including, unproven conspiracy theories, like the voting machines were unreliable. This is giving Fox the benefit of the doubt that it was only about rating and money, and not straight out treason to undermine and overturn a completely legitimate election. Now, Dominion Voting is rightfully suing Fox for destroying their reputation in a field that one's reputation means everything. They are asking for $1.6 billion. I looked back and Dominion Voting is not that big of a company and only had earning of $120 million a year.  So is this lawsuit about getting to the truth or getting money for Dominion Voting? If Fox News offers them enough money, will they just go away, or is it about something more (like the trust people have in our elections). If they settle, will Dominion require Fox to admit they were wrong and have all of their "news"