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muriel_volestrangler

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47. Really? Being produced on illegally seized land makes you more likely to buy it?

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 07:15 PM

Feb 2013

That says a lot of bad things about you. If you're interested in a union response to this:

The Hamilton and District Labour Council in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, adopted the following motion on January 17, 2012, joining the international campaign to boycott SodaStream products:

Whereas: SodaStream is an Israeli company with its main factory in the industrial park of Ma’aleh Adumim, the largest Israeli settlement in the West Bank, which is internationally recognized as occupied Palestinian territory.

Whereas: The Israeli colonization of the West Bank, including the industrial park where SodaStream has its main factory, is illegal under international law.
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Therefore be it resolved that the Hamilton and District Labour Council support the international boycott of SodaStream products.

http://laborforpalestine.net/2013/01/19/hamilton-and-district-labour-council-passes-motion-to-boycott-sodastream-products/

(I believe that should read 2013, not 2012, in the first paragraph).

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CBS decided this ad is too offensive for the Super Bowl (it offends Coke and Pepsi) [View all] DainBramaged Feb 2013 OP

No thanks RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #1

OK I guess you have a boner to pick with Made in Israel goods..... DainBramaged Feb 2013 #5

Do you own this board? I didn't think so. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #25

From what I read it us not Made in Israel goods AverageMe Feb 2013 #55

It's about a fucking commercial not a political statement DainBramaged Feb 2013 #57

Could you please supply a list of countries you are boycotting. HERVEPA Feb 2013 #7

If he boycotts all the products he'll be wearing potato sack clothes and walking on tire sandals DainBramaged Feb 2013 #10

Get your head down, Randi. another_liberal Feb 2013 #11

It's OK I welcome their hatred and personal attacks RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #12

Welcome to my ignore list DainBramaged Feb 2013 #13

lol RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #14

Wow, I Was Thinking of Buying One of Those Things - BUT NO MORE dballance Feb 2013 #30

Good for you. another_liberal Feb 2013 #16

++++++ Whisp Feb 2013 #42

So! Are you boycotting products made in "Waterboarding 'R' U.S."? How about from "Fukushima? WHAT WinkyDink Feb 2013 #33

thanks for the heads-up. I was thinking about a Soda Stream but Swagman Feb 2013 #44

LOL, and what bogus reason do you have for this boycott? n-t Logical Feb 2013 #62

Maybe they found it offensive.......I think it's hilarious! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #2

Sodastream rocks. Even plain water made to fizz is great. onehandle Feb 2013 #3

I had a similar system. Plastic bottle blew up in my hand. trof Feb 2013 #46

My brother-in-law loves his but I really didn't care for it when I tried it. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #56

I think it's funny. Brigid Feb 2013 #4

Perhaps we'll try it. sakabatou Feb 2013 #6

Censorship in support of a product? another_liberal Feb 2013 #8

wtf is sodastream? arely staircase Feb 2013 #9

more useless crap manufactured for crap users. n/t Whisp Feb 2013 #43

as i suspected eom arely staircase Feb 2013 #63

And now I intend to buy it myself and to tell my friends and Union brothers too DainBramaged Feb 2013 #15

I don't know . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #19

Another anti-Israel post. It is amazing how that occurs with regularity here. DainBramaged Feb 2013 #20

I'm not anti-Israel. another_liberal Feb 2013 #22

One it isn't slander, two you didn't answer the question DainBramaged Feb 2013 #31

Oh the irony! RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #32

Again with the "anti-Israel" nonsense? another_liberal Feb 2013 #34

Oh I'm sorry... PCIntern Feb 2013 #36

Gee you didn't notice? DainBramaged Feb 2013 #37

Don't try to put words in my mouth. another_liberal Feb 2013 #51

Guilty conscience there I see........ DainBramaged Feb 2013 #54

Just keep those personal attacks rolling in RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #58

Uh huh. aquart Feb 2013 #41

Everyone here seems to post about how bad . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #49

Don't let them goad you into it RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #50

Too right. another_liberal Feb 2013 #52

They don't want to talk about a little thing like that.... DainBramaged Feb 2013 #61

some of those leaders are like the extreme teabagger right in the US. Whisp Feb 2013 #48

Thank you. another_liberal Feb 2013 #53

Maybe the actions of the state of Israel have something to do with that. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #24

Really? Being produced on illegally seized land makes you more likely to buy it? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #47

He hates these cans! Ian David Feb 2013 #17

Hehehe, love that movie! nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #23

I drink a lot of diet pepsi, but I really like my sodastream. aikoaiko Feb 2013 #18

Funny commercial Kalidurga Feb 2013 #21

I decided to tell CBS to go to hell! elleng Feb 2013 #26

My girlfriend bought one of those. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #27

I thought it was funny! northoftheborder Feb 2013 #28

I saw that commercial yesterday krispos42 Feb 2013 #29

But Kate Upton isn't even washing the car! tclambert Feb 2013 #35

which one is the best to buy ? JI7 Feb 2013 #38

Coke RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #39

i only like coke from the fountain JI7 Feb 2013 #40

Maybe it's because the audio sounds a bit like gunshots A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #45

I like it. It is funny, but what does Israel have to do with it? asjr Feb 2013 #59

Did CBS release a statement explaining why they opted not to run it? Orrex Feb 2013 #60