"calculated silence" -> "preemptive obedience" Fixed.

Cowards. When they finally realize that it's affecting them it will be too late.

They hold all the data. Things are not looking too good for the bottom 40%, no relief is on the way. On the bright side side, people are back talking to each other, sharing resources, trade and bartering like it’s 1960. The center of the universe is no longer a corporate brand, accessibility matters

America’s so called corporate elite are spineless jelly blobs which take various shapes when squeezed. To expect them to stand up for democracy is a futile exercise!

I listened to this Unhedged on my morning run. Been thinking the same thing, what happened to American capitalism, free markets, business-is-business? This is socialism. And I'm fine with that. I live in a socialist country. But you can't claim to be capitalist and really be socialist.

It is their non-market strategy, they kow-tow and pay bribes to remain in business.

Tacit approval is still approval; and it still enables fascism.

You misspelled craven cowardice

Multi billion turnover companies headed by CEO’s on tens of millions too afraid to speak out. Just frightened & timid. It’s like they are in the WW1 trenches and don’t want to be the first over the top. Compare this to the UK where every government thought or decision is roundly lobbied against.