Comments on: Firestone in Liberia https://www.isegoria.net/2014/11/firestone-in-liberia/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bert E. https://www.isegoria.net/2014/11/firestone-in-liberia/comment-page-1/#comment-1877249 Bert E. Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:20:24 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36761#comment-1877249 “What is the right course of action for the ex-pat managers of an enormous, immobile asset, in a country embroiled in civil war? They were apparently wrong for leaving and wrong for coming back.”

Isegoria is 100% right. I saw the so-called expose on Frontline about Firestone and the operation in Liberia. Charles Taylor was an extortionist, and everyone knew it, but what was Firestone supposed to do? If they had just said chuck it all, they would have been accused of abandoning their workers. And when they gave in to Taylor and re-opened the facility, they were accused of currying favor with the dictator. Damned if they do and damned if they don’t. That plantation also produces the best latex in the world, and Firestone tires were acknowledged as the best in the world.

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