:43:01
But as a CEOm
you cannot do that
:43:04
Layoff shave become
so wide-spread
:43:07
that people
tend to believe that
:43:10
CEOs make these decisions
:43:12
without any consideration
to the human implications
:43:16
of their decisions
:43:17
It is never a decision
that any CEO makes lightly.
:43:22
It is a tough decision.
:43:25
But it is the consequence
of modern capitalism
:43:32
When you look
at a corporation
:43:33
just like when
you look at a slave owner
:43:36
you want to distinguish
between the institution
:43:38
and the individual.
:43:40
So slavery for example
or other forms of tyranny
:43:45
are inherently monstrous
:43:47
but the individuals
participating in them
:43:49
may be the nicest guys
you could imagine
:43:52
benevolent friendly
nice to their children
:43:55
even nice to their slaves
caring about other people.
:44:00
I mean as individuals
they may be anything.
:44:04
In their institutional
role they're monsters
:44:06
because the institution
is monstrous.
:44:09
Then the same is true here.
:44:11
My wife and l some years
ago had a tour home
:44:16
a demonstration.
:44:18
25 people arrived
:44:20
they hung a big banner
on the top of our house
:44:22
saying murderers
:44:24
they danced around outside
with gasmasks and so on.