Posted on 07/27/2021 6:01:19 PM PDT by Rummyfan
At a Tuesday hearing on corporate sponsorship of the Beijing 2022 Olympics, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton laid the hammer down on Coca-Cola’s Paul Lalli, the company’s Global Vice President for Human Rights on the company’s decision to sponsor the Chinese Olympics next year.
In the wake of reports that the country has been committing human rights violations against Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang, numerous corporations – Coca-Cola included – have come under pressure from human rights groups and lawmakers for their continued investments in China.
Cotton grilled the Coca-Cola executive, asking him why the company refused to speak out against the Chinese communist government and sponsor what Cotton dubbed the “Genocide Olympics,” while they simultaneously weigh in on American policies in their vocal opposition to Georgia’s election reform laws.
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Also Coca-Cola: We will not condemn the Chinese Communist Party for committing genocide, and we will support the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
We stand for what is right across the world? I'm sure the shareholders are glad to hear that!
Yes but us market is small beer compared to Asian market
Bingo! CCP Cowa will be fine without US sales
Remember, Coca Cola never spoke out against Hitler’s Germany, even adopting a Nazi drink, Fanta, after the war ended.
Why is it always Rand Paul and Tom Cotton opening their mouths and fighting back? Where the hell is the rest of Republican party? EVERY member should be doing this.
But I like Fanta grape!
Woka-Cola, now with more Uighur in every can of sugary piss-water!
The CEO is simply a Woke bitch — not complicated.
These hostile, malicious korporations should not be patronized.
Because the rest of the Stupid Party is compromised. They would like nothing better for Trump and his mouth-breathing, bearded deplorable supporters to go away so they can continue to be the Shih Tzu pets of the Left and the corrupt media.
Private businesses didn’t “speak out” back then. They tried to make money.
I think letting the Olympics die on Chinese soil would be most apropos. Don’t even dignify it with puffed up outrage.
The rest of em are deep state chucks who hate Trump
My “cough, gag” senator Toomey makes me wanna puke.
The only time he opens his yap is to stab conservatives in the back!
I opened a new savings account and was offered interest from “profit oriented corporate investments or environmental sustainability based investments.”
Tom Cotton crushes it!
Woka-Cola has the equivalent of ten spoons of sugar in a bottle.
But, of course, now it’s corn syrup, which carries it’s own damaging baggage.
It’s Grape Nehi! Where’s your patriotism??
(said tongue in cheek)
After I finish the ones I already paid for, I’m done forever with the brand.
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