I understand the tool of hyperbole, but this is a very flawed hyperbole.
We do have to keep people around if they behave in ways that harm society, but society is not morally bound to keep companies existing despite them misbehaving. They are not living conscious entities. They are organizations created for the purpose of accumulating money. And if they cannot do that without violating the laws, then they should be dissolved.
That's not an "authoritarian mindset". That's just the mindset "the law applies to everyone".
We do have to keep people around if they behave in ways that harm society, but society is not morally bound to keep companies existing despite them misbehaving. They are not living conscious entities. They are organizations created for the purpose of accumulating money. And if they cannot do that without violating the laws, then they should be dissolved.
That's not an "authoritarian mindset". That's just the mindset "the law applies to everyone".