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In reply to the discussion: 🚨ALERT: @patagonia CEO releases public letter calling on businesses to take concrete action to prote [View all]Lonestarblue
(9,874 posts)15. And we need to include gerrymandering as voter suppression.
As someone who lives in a gerrymandered district that has no chance of electing a Democrat who would represent my views, my vote is suppressed. My House representative, Roger Williams, refuses to meet with citizens or hold Town Halls and has publicly stated that he represents only the Republicans in the district.
Business needs to support the nonpartisan drawing of districts that do not benefit either party.
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soothsayer
Apr 2021
OP
Good. Maybe the pretend dictators in Georgia didn't realize just how much of a can of worms they
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2021
#2
Agree. Decent people have all moved away from the republican party, and don't want anything to do
SWBTATTReg
Apr 2021
#4
Their brand is racism & voter suppression. Corporations don't want that brand association.
AnotherMother4Peace
Apr 2021
#12
Brings up images of trump's dirty behind in the golf pants and ghouliani's farts in court.
erronis
Apr 2021
#14
The most flagrant abuse is the fact they can replace the SoS with a toady to change the result of
judesedit
Apr 2021
#7
So, in addition to targeted boycotts, we should engage in targeted spending
Fiendish Thingy
Apr 2021
#8
Yes, exactly. Patagonia has a higher quality product that I'll invest in.
AnotherMother4Peace
Apr 2021
#10
I agree. I have been buying their products for years and they last forever!
smirkymonkey
Apr 2021
#29