Posted on 02/04/2017 7:31:43 PM PST by markomalley
The American cafe chain Starbucks has faced hefty criticism since it last Sunday declared that the company will employ 10,000 refugees in protest against President Donald Trump's immigration ban.
"There are more than 65 million citizens of the world recognized as refugees by the United Nations, and we are developing plans to hire 10,000 of them over five years in the 75 countries around the world where Starbucks does business," wrote Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz in a statement Sunday.
During the US election campaign, Schultz campaigned for Hillary Clinton, and now that Trump instead has been sworn in to the office, he supports those who want to fight the new government policy.
But the news has attracted unusually strong protests, reports Reuters. Thousands of tweets are tagged with #BoycottStarbucks in a call to boycott the coffee shop chain. The call has reached out to millions of tweeters.
The protesters also come from very different political camps. African Americans, for example, are raging against Starbucks' investment in new immigrants instead of doing something about unemployment among the black population. Others think that Starbucks should focus on offering jobs to former servicemen instead of refugees, which the café giant talked about doing a few years ago.
Black Rifle Coffee Company, a smaller new contender founded by Evan Hafer, a veteran of the Iraq war, took the opportunity to take advantage of the protests. He now promises to hire 10,000 veterans, reports Fox News, in response to Starbucks politically correct belly flop.
Howard Schultz has responded to the criticism with that the company has hired thousands of veterans in recent years, writes Business Insider. Many left-wing activists also say they intend to support Starbucks after the company's decision to hire new immigrants. So good luck dining with Antifa.
“Haven’t had a Star_ucks in years. Generally get my Mayorga coffee from Starbucks”
Huh?
Don't post when tired.
Should read: Generally get my Mayorga coffee from Costco
;-)
http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/
This is from another thread.
McDonald’s has really good mochas. Lots cheaper. Only problem: no bakery.
Lots of companies are going to, or should be feeling a backlash—Target, Lyft, Uber, Amazon, Starbucks, Pepsi...
Poor man’s blend. $5 whole bean per pound. Free shipping. My own travel mug if it’s to go, which I detest. Coffee should always be enjoyed sitting down with the time to enjoy it.
And, there you have it, my good FRiends.
One in 10,000? That's the odds me ever returning to a Starbucks.
I’m tried of dealing with CEO millionaires who think they should run American politics instead of the representatives we elect.
Let’s support mom and pop stores.
One of the self-hating bed fouling usual suspects.
Well I hope Black Rifle does well from this, but I suspect their “10,000” figure is more of a hope than a firm commitment. I went to their website to look for their nearest location(s) and they are still a very long way from serving most locales in the USA. Nothing within 70 miles of me in eastern PA. It’s great they are pushing back against Starbucks, and I hope they grow rapidly, but I’m not sure how fast they will be able to employ 10K more ppl.
Who knows, maybe they will explode in size and Starbucks will collapse, that would be great to see!!!
the un is not government, yet these assclowns place it higher than their own authorized government.
un has to go. let it fall apart without our money and buildings and weapons.
What did Pepsi do?
I mean in reference to Pres.Trump.
Well I feel that way too, though for a different reason. I’ve been very forgiving towards Starbucks, since it was pretty much the only decent thing in my office building, but they never before got so politically correct that I would wonder what they will do to my food and drink. Good grief! Do they ever stop and think?
Wrong coast to do me any good.
If I'm going to mail order coffee, it would be Mystic Monk.
LOL Have you been drinking sir?
I wish I had that excuse. Only tired
If I were to take some perfectly good coffee beans, put them in a cast iron skillet, put them on the stove on high burner until they were smoking, burned black and about to burst into flame....grind them up and make coffee....
It would taste exactly like Starbucks’ alleged coffee.
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