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[–] LibertyLizard 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What happened to private property rights, Exxon? If the shareholders want to shut down the company to protect the rest of their portfolio, shouldn’t they have that right according to capitalist ideology?

[–] Butterbee@beehaw.org 14 points 9 months ago

Oh, no. It's only capitalism if we are transferring wealth upwards and destroying the planet. Anything else political.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

Capitalism has officially jumped the shark.

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

In its complaint, Exxon maintained that the existing proposal and proxy voting process is “flawed,” arguing that it “does not serve investors’ interests and has become ripe for abuse by activists with minimal shares and no interest in growing long-term shareholder value.”