Posted on 12/15/2023 8:05:43 AM PST by Starman417
Yesterday morning I came across a Tim Pool video telling us that because Kid Rock and Dana White are back to supporting Bud Light, somehow we Normals have won the fight and somehow it's OK to drink Bud Light again. The short argument is that our grassroots boycott has caused Tranheuser Busch to take huge losses and make massive efforts to try to win back beer drinkers. That's the rationale, although I'm not so sure. Back in April I weighed in, Budweiser Has a Path to Redemption – Will they Take It? I laid out steps for them to take that would bring us Normals back, so let's review, shall we?
Let's see... it looks like they went.... 0 for 5. And yes, I just checked LinkedIn to confirm that their Deep State CEO is still in charge. True, he might not have updated his profile, but if he had gotten a well earned termination it would have hit one of my feeds. And no, Bud did not hit the 4th bullet point. Running old school style ads without any type of contrition just came off as a ham fisted effort to scold us Normals into forgetting what they did and to just come back. Sorry, I don't care how many celebrities or big businesses they purchase - Bud Light's only regret is that we Normals rejected their extremist agenda and expect us to forgive and forget.
- InBev need to sell AB. All of it. It needs to be sold to 100% American ownership. I’m sure there are a number of Based investors who would like to make Bud a fun all American brand again. If Jeremy Boering doesn’t have the capitol to buy, he probably knows someone who does.
- AB needs to lose the Deep State Plant CEO. For that matter, fire anyone from the new company who has any ties to the Deep State or Big Tech.
- Issue an immediate apology, and not that “We’re sorry that you suck” apology, but a real one. Acknowledge the stupidity of weighing into politics, and give a promise that it will never happen again. Close by stating that Bud will return to being a patriotic brand, and if you think that love for America is political then go back to your cheap chardonnay or Zima.
- Launch an ad campaign that goes back to your roots – Bud being All American, and Bud Light being funny. The Radical Left can pound sand and cry into their Three Buck Chucks.
- That also means divesting of any activities that stray from these credos. No more rainbow cans, sponsoring Gay Pride marches, etc. Just be about beer.
Sorry, but that's not how it works. If you dump a longtime girlfriend because she starts disrespecting you, you don't take her back just because she meets up with you and reminds you of all of the good times you had. Sure, nothing takes those away, but she has given you no reason to believe that she's not going to heap the same trash on you that led you to walk away in the first place. Without a sincere apology, real contrition, the expectation is that you will be mistreated again. And at this point it's your fault.
So no, this wasn't a victory for us Normals.
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
“somehow it’s OK to drink Bud Light again”
It was never OK. It just isn’t any good, even for its type of beer.
Let's not be naive. Its because Bud Light paid them $15 million or more for their endorsement.
Bluntly:
If I was an ethics-deficit consultant for the advertising industry, this is exactly the sort of thing I’d be stealthily promoting among corporations (dei, etc.) while waiting to pick up the pieces and reap all the supplemental million$$ of rewards that AB et al will be compelled to expend with advertisers to win back market share.
Not alleging a conspiracy, but it’s what I’d do under such a scenario.
But from my chair: Dumbasses.
Former Bud Light drinkers who have found other beers are probably not going back to Bud, whatever Kid Rock says.
I like Dana White and am a fan of the UFC but this is the 2nd time he’s disappointed me....the 1st was when he got into bed with espn and even more fights went pay per view only.
Also, anybody know how much tickets are to UFC events?
When they finally came to my town I was interested until I found out the cheapest ticket was well over $500.......that’s damned obscene IMO.
For many, it is now and will forever be, tranny fluid. For many others, it is, always has been, and always will be only marginally more drinkable than donkey p*ss.
Stop funding huge conglomerates that hate you. Support your local brewers, distillers and wineries.
Yes, it was always piss. I never liked it.
So, I guess, I join the boycott about 50 years ago!
I should get a medal.
They are ultra woke.
They are ultra paidoff.
As the old punchline says "We know what you are. Now we're just haggling over the price."
Kid Rock, Dana White, Peyton Manning and Rmmit Smith, you all just "rented" yourselves out to sell bad beer and bad cultural policy. I'm not buying either.
Rmmit, not Rmmit.
“InBev need to sell AB. All of it. It needs to be sold to 100% American ownership. I’m sure there are a number of Based investors who would like to make Bud a fun all American brand again.”
BUD stock is up 5.34% this year. You can buy as many shares as you like and make it more American owned.
Emmit. Emmit. Emmit. Otto Korrekt hates me.
It’s not a boycott. It’s a perception change.
BudLight is perceived as being a Trans Beer.
When I was younger I used to read Dear Abby....
There was one thing that I based my life upon....
When you make a mistake, you must follow a 3 step procedure...
1) Admit it.
2) Correct it.
3) Move on.
This process keeps your integrity intact.
You can and will pay a price, but your integrity remains intact.
These self centered people have not even considered step 1.
Let’s get back to basics. Bud Light is a beer.
If one depends on Kid Rock’s endorsement to decide what to do, they are lost anyway.
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