Rachel DuBard
The chair of the California Democratic Party set off a social-media spark yesterday that’s ignited a full campaign urging diners to boycott burger chain In N Out. Some liberals say that though their love for animal-style fries runs deep, they’ll no longer support the chain because of its political contributions. This isn’t to say that being a politically conscious consumer ins’t important, just that the companies that become targets of “boycott” campaigns can at times be chosen indiscriminately. And donating to political groups is just one piece of a company’s overall ethic
Companies seem to not be learning from other companies mistakes. The people hear about everything and outwardly supporting a contentious topic is a bad idea for a business.
ReplyDeleteI ain't gonna boycott in-n-out. I like their burgers WAY too much to do that. There be tons of company's supporting republicans .
ReplyDeleteWow. Just wow. I don’t know if In-and-out is in the wrong or not, but I wish people would think about what they are boycotting, what businesses they are attempting to put out of business, what people they are taking jobs from, what families they are letting down. I agree with Derek^^ that this is for sure not the only business speaking it’s political view, what are they gonna do, put everyone who speaks their mind out of business?? ~ Mekinna Knight
ReplyDeleteI hate we are often forced to choose to stop using or purchasing a product because we feel that the company doesn't support the same things you do. Thinking about what Derek said^, it's hard to decide whether or not things are worth giving up....
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I agree with you. When businesses get obtained with politics, it becomes difficult to decide what you can purchase anymore as many believe we should stay withing our party's lines and beliefs.
DeletePeople don’t think about what they are boycotting and why they are boycotting it. What will boycotting In-and-Out achieve? Our society is so divided by the parties, we wont even go get a burger from company that supports a party with opposing beliefs.
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ReplyDeleteAny institution and the people behind it are of course entitled to their own political opinions; but to make it public is a mistake. They had to have known something along these lines would happen and it is always unwise to take sides in any political matter. All it does is divide the nation further.
Ok, I don’t think people understand that In-N-Out donated over $80,000 to a DEMOCRATIC organization too. I think that boycotting it is just stupid and effect/hurt the company. We have seen multiple boycotts over the years from both political sides and all of them are over in a week. Remember the Chick-Fil-A boycott- everybody still eats there today.
ReplyDeleteI feel that parties taking donations from companies is more concerning than companies making donations, even though it's very standard. While I think it's important to consider what you're supporting with your money, this issue is really just a small facet of the huge issue--that is fundamental to America-- of companies being more important to the government than its people.
ReplyDeleteI do think that it’s important to watch where your money is going, but, it is more important to understand what is happening in other parts of our country, like the fact that there still isn’t relief for Hurricane Harvey victims.
ReplyDeleteI find it conflicting when I hear about something like this. It's hard for me to give up things that I enjoy so much, but what I think is that people should consider what boycotting a company actually does. People do not want to support their company because they feel their money is used to support a party they do not support, but in actuality, their contribution to the company is very insignificant. The Republican party will still make an impact on America despite the donations it is receiving, so if people are concerned about the impact, the money they give companies is not what they should be worrying about.
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