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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust a suggestion---I emailed Coca Cola at their Atlanta headquarters and told them that as long
as Georgia had that Jim Crow anti-voting law and they chose to remain there, I would be drinking rum and Pepsi. I suggested strongly that they use their "Big Money" to twist---or break---the necessary arms to insure fair elections in their "home state".
When money talks Republicans always listen.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,296 posts)erronis
(14,941 posts)Still I think we'd all be doing ourselves a service by not drinking any of Coca-Cola products. And many of them aren't readily identifiable.
Bluethroughu
(5,093 posts)bdamomma
(63,650 posts)go to the competitor Pepsi, that's a great idea.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)That stuff bubbles straight up to the CEO
johnnyplankton
(350 posts)Abby Peck
apeck@coca-cola.com
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)That is the single best way to get your issue heard. It makes them super duper nervous to hear unhappy customers/investors.
TomSlick
(11,032 posts)I'll give it a shot because I know of nothing else to do.
pidge
(274 posts)TomSlick
(11,032 posts)If Coca-Cola had raised any real objection, the Georgian Jim Crow voter suppression laws would not have passed. Coca-Cola gave its consent to the racist legislation by its silence.
If Coca-Cola will not use its vast economic power to stop racist legislation in Georgia, I will use my minuscule economic power to express my displeasure.
Mr. Evil
(2,746 posts)pidge
(274 posts)TomSlick
(11,032 posts)Failure to object is acquiescence.
Mr. Evil
(2,746 posts)Hitler controlled the masses and he was only one man. Doesn't it stand to reason that the masses can control one entity? If enough of us tell Coke that they can go fuck themselves if they don't do the right thing then we will go to Pepsi or RC or store brand.
As far as I'm concerned Brian Kemp is just another Hitler wannabe consumed with power. He needs to be hit hard with consumer demand that corporate power rein him in!
TomSlick
(11,032 posts)[link:https://www.coca-colacompany.com/contact-us/contact-us-form|
Tell Coca-Cola that you are boycotting - then do it.
Mr. Evil
(2,746 posts)Thanx!
PatrickforB
(14,514 posts)pidge
(274 posts)TomSlick
(11,032 posts)I've been drinking Coke since my mother put it in my sippy-cup. If I can boycott Coke, you can boycott CNN.
GB_RN
(2,267 posts)I know its now HQd in NY, but it was founded here in NC, so Ive got a particular fondness for it anyway.
I dont shop Home Depot (hate that orange color) because the founder is a tRumptard. So its Lowes (another NC company) for me, again.
I dont fly Delta. Southwest has my business.
Didnt know UPS was there in GA, but Ill use FedEx or USPS (if it absolutely doesnt have to be there on time 🙄 - FU, DeJoy!).
Atticus
(15,124 posts)Republicans that enables them to operate largely "union free".
I am not saying we shouldn't contact UPS, but I will continue to prefer them to Fed Ex where I have a choice.
I grew up in a union household and will support union labor and the employers which respect them till I assume room temperature.
GB_RN
(2,267 posts)🤦?♂️
ratchiweenie
(7,744 posts)FedEx. If I have a choice of two products I'm ordering and one uses UPS and one FedEx, I always order the UPS one. FedEx can take 3 times as long. Being a union shop probably has something to do with it. They are just better.
DENVERPOPS
(8,677 posts)know what other major corporations are located in Georgia?
Want to make a list.....????????
TomSlick
(11,032 posts)ecstatic
(32,566 posts)Because of Georgias competitive business environment and ease of access to the global market, 18 Fortune® 500 companies have chosen to locate their worldwide headquarters in Georgia. An additional 32 Fortune® 1000 firms have established their base of operations here, and more than 450 Fortune® 500 companies have a presence in the state.
Aflac
AGCO
Asbury Automotive Group
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola European Partners
Delta Air Lines
First Data
Genuine Parts
Graphic Packaging Holdings
HD Supply Holdings
The Home Depot
Mohawk industries
NCR
PulteGroup
Southern Company
SunTrust Banks
United Parcel Service
Veritiv
https://www.georgia.org/industries/headquarters
I think I'm going to start with Delta, SunTrust, Southern Company (Georgia Power) and UPS.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,535 posts)Goodness knows one is needed.
Wednesdays
(17,244 posts)Includes things like Minute Maid and Honest Tea.
Here's a list that includes international products:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Coca-Cola_brands