CEO of Trade Association Defends Decision to Not Donate to Occupy Sandy

A CEO for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Gary Shapiro, has published an editorial, which defends his decision to not donate support the relief effort being undertaken by Occupy Sandy in the aftermath of the superstorm. 

 
The op-ed is remarkable because it indicates just how much respect the relief effort has garnered.

In conclusion, the reason why Shapiro’s op-ed is notable and worth writing about is not that it makes the case for the Red Cross but rather that it lays bear the reality that a radical group of organizers have been tremendously successful. 

There are reporters, residents and colleagues of Shapiro that find what they have done is exemplary.

Corporations and businesses have considered donating, even though they may have had a distaste for Occupy Wall Street. But, in the end, for people like Shapiro, their business or capitalist ideology is impossible to ignore and Shapiro recognizes the popularity and respect is so high that he must justify a rational business decision to not support Occupy Sandy.