#BoycottStarbucks has been trending for hours. Will be interesting to see if that makes a difference.
When I moved here, everyone hated Starbucks. “They can’t do it with the love and community _our_ shop offers.” Maybe not. But those shops come and go and Starbucks explodes. They’re everywhere. I’m not a fan of their politics, but I do find myself walking in to buy a coffee and a piece of cake and minding my own business over a book or phone for an hour a couple times a week. And I know I can do that anywhere in the country where there’s a Starbucks.
An alternative to Starbucks I also enjoy is a franchise called Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. It’s the same sort of place. But they don’t advertise their politics. If they even have any. I’m not rooting around to find out.