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R David Moore's avatar

Thanks for sharing about Costco! (And if anyone knows of other companies who are standing up for diversity, post a comment, or jot me an email.) This is a great example of right-sizing; how we, simply by the companies we support, shape the society we have. Sam's Club (owned by Walmart), Walmart itself and Amazon are all Costco competitors who have chosen to walk back inclusion initiatives. If inclusion is important to us, these policy changes should affect our patronage.

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Steve Nieswander's avatar

Thanks for sharing the admonition that we need to "right-size" our view of those currently in power and the "moral majority" that helped put them there. Especially instructive was your example of how right-sizing your abusive stepfather enabled you to ultimately move on from that trauma.

I'm heartened to note that Costco is one publicly traded company that is not backing away from its diversity and inclusion efforts. Their shareholders, unfazed by the perceived power and threats of the incoming Trump Administration, overwhelmingly voted to support the company's DEI policies.

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