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Old 08-13-2005, 11:31 PM
tylerdurden tylerdurden is offline
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Default Re: Can A Business Act Courageously?

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Anyway, Ellsberg says this was courageous. Just seems like self interest to me. With all the controversy and risk, everyone in the country was interested in reading about it. Three big telvision networks ABC, CBS and NBC declined to put the actual Pentagon Papers on air because of the risks. So, what do you think about this and in general, can a business act courageous or is it all self interest?

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Printing something politically unpopular is a relatively minor risk in the US, despite what journalists would like you to believe. More traditional businesses take much larger risks every day - that's how they make money. The risks they take could potentially drive the entire business into bankruptcy and destroy thousands of jobs.
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