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Who could have guessed that selling out to a multinational corporation would compromise your independence on social issues?
I mean... they sold the company over 25 years ago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_%26_Jerry%27s#Unilever_era). They apparently had a lot of contractual clauses to let them continue with activism. And 25 years is a real good run.
Which is also what makes me really curious why it finally collapsed. Apparently Ben was spewing some real tanky bullshit with respect to Ukraine so it might not even be that Unilever's lawyers finally found the loophole they needed.
It's Jerry who quit, though, not Ben
When you put it that way, that is a lot longer than I would have expected it to last.
But it would have come sooner or later.
Really... They're usually so nice and humane...
Looking forward to the inevitable release of Corporate Takeover Crunch!
Friendly reminder that friendly capitalists are still capitalists and therefore their systems still need to be smashed 🏴🏴🏴
This is another one of those "I'd boycott, but I already don't buy it" products.
Isnt this like the 6th time he quit now?
this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2025
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