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Jamaal510

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40. After reading the

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 10:17 AM

Dec 2014

comments on that article, I feel like I caught cooties. So many people were like "thanks b*tch for providing a list of place TO shop". This is a nice reminder that these are the type of people who stand in the way of us having nice things policy-wise (e.g. single-payer, higher minimum wages, etc.) in this country.
As far as the boycott goes, I already don't do business at any of those spots especially since most of them aren't even available in Arcata to begin with, but I 100% understand people who shop at those places for convenience and/or lower prices and don't necessarily have politics in mind. My $0.02 on this is that change to some of these corrupt behaviors from the aforementioned businesses is more likely to happen through D.C., rather than boycotts. Typically not very many people boycott (or even know which business TO boycott), and the businesses still make good money. It's pretty much just a moral victory for those who do boycott.

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10 Right Wing Companies That Every Progressive Should Boycott [View all] KamaAina Dec 2014 OP

Thanks. I guess I knew about all of these but sometimes it's good to be reminded. OregonBlue Dec 2014 #1

I have only gone to Waffle House twice in 25 years yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #3

Isn't that like saying horse shit smells better than cow shit MattBaggins Dec 2014 #11

Cracker Barrel made the list too! nt Live and Learn Dec 2014 #30

It would appear that I'm already boycotting them.... NightWatcher Dec 2014 #2

Oh, shit (no pun intended) - didn't know Angel Soft toilet paper was a bullwinkle428 Dec 2014 #4

Never patronized any of them hifiguy Dec 2014 #5

Already boycotting 2naSalit Dec 2014 #6

Haven't eaten at any fast food place and very rarely at a restaurant, GGJohn Dec 2014 #7

all Ten listed here: Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #8

I figured most people knew about the others KamaAina Dec 2014 #9

Yes, I know about the four paragraph limit. Just trying to be helpful. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #13

I think I get emails from Marriott. rogerashton Dec 2014 #37

Yeah, Kind of a shame about The Mariotts. They are nice but, yes there are plenty of alternatives. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #43

"Carl's Jr." has always been Hardees on the East Coast. ileus Dec 2014 #10

Yes. and Their food sucks anyway. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #14

I'm sodium sensitive so fast food is by definition a place I would go to eat. CTyankee Dec 2014 #36

Exactly why I avoid Fast Food Places, too. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #44

The socialbility is a big part of it. I know the waitress and the owner. I trust the cook, too.... CTyankee Dec 2014 #54

And here in the midwest too. progressoid Dec 2014 #17

And Hardee's is easily the worst of the big burger chains here in bullwinkle428 Dec 2014 #41

not always hfojvt Dec 2014 #55

Amway JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #12

Isn't Amway a pyramid scheme? Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #15

Rick Ross classifies it as a cult! KamaAina Dec 2014 #16

Yep - but it's a Billion Dollar one JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #18

I am so confused, according to this discussion Amway is a legitimate business - Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #24

Does it matter? JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #25

well, it matters because pyramids are dirty business regardless of their politics. If Amway is a Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #26

Ahhh Insurance JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #34

So Then, Pyramid Schemes are legal in Michigan? Intangibles are such a racket by design and now Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #45

Not casting stones - I live in NJ! :-) JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #48

I just realized what a mess I made of this thread. lol Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #49

Also, this is the first I have heard of Amway being a Cult although I can see the comparison. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #28

Easy to boycott them all TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #19

Wally World? KamaAina Dec 2014 #20

WalMart is the only place open 24 hours where I live ... while it is not impossible for Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #27

If WalMart gets its way, it will be the only game in any town. Live and Learn Dec 2014 #31

awesome Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #46

Sorry, but I'm still going to eat at Carl's. Throd Dec 2014 #21

Yeah, avoid all ten of those crap companies lovemydog Dec 2014 #22

Proud to say I never shop UglyGreed Dec 2014 #23

Proud to say the same. RebelOne Dec 2014 #59

I avoid all of them like the plague... Historic NY Dec 2014 #29

How about the buycott app for your cell phone. It tells you a lot about who to boycott. Stellar Dec 2014 #32

I like the link to progressive businesses Kalidurga Dec 2014 #33

For paper products JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #35

There is no Costco close enough for me to shop at but there is a Walgreens across the road Kalidurga Dec 2014 #39

I shop at Sam's and Costco TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #42

I LOVE pecan waffles Dirty Socialist Dec 2014 #38

After reading the Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #40

I will say, Chic Filet has the nicest and most polite employees in the business...... Logical Dec 2014 #47

Papa Johns breathed a huge sigh of relief. n/t 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #50

As did Domino's KamaAina Dec 2014 #58

L.L. Bean & the Separation of Church & State yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2014 #51

I inherited some ExxonMobile stock. I don't buy their gas, but cash their checks with enthusiasm. Shrike47 Dec 2014 #52

Thank you... Mike Nelson Dec 2014 #53

The best part of the article is the comments Nevernose Dec 2014 #56

Way ahead of you. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #57