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Grocery Store Goes Full Reverse After Immense Backlash From American Flag Controversy
NT ^ | 09-06-20 | Paul Goldberg

Posted on 09/07/2020 10:45:14 AM PDT by Steve1999

It was all over the web in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern US this weekend, the grocery store chain Food Lion paid for an immense amount of social media ads after they experience immense backlash. “Food Lion deeply respects the American flag,” the company said in a statement posted on Twitter. “We listened to our associates and customers about our uniform policy. We require that associates wear masks without writing, insignia or symbols. We will allow associates to wear masks with the American flag that meet this standard.”

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TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; blogtrash; bot; clickbait; flag; foodlion
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1 posted on 09/07/2020 10:45:14 AM PDT by Steve1999
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To: Steve1999

Amazing how they bend either way depending on how the way the wind blows.


2 posted on 09/07/2020 10:46:46 AM PDT by SkyDancer (~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
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To: Steve1999

4th time I’ve seen this posted but I’m not tired of being reminded of where to boycott


3 posted on 09/07/2020 10:47:16 AM PDT by albie
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To: Steve1999

You’d think that by this time even the thickest business executive would have figured out that banning American flags is not a smart move.


4 posted on 09/07/2020 10:47:35 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: Steve1999

Problem is they’ll have to allow that horrid disrespectful BLM US flag, the “African” colors.


5 posted on 09/07/2020 10:50:49 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I)
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To: Steve1999

Maybe Food Lion should move their entire operation to Venezuela or Havana where they would be happy.


6 posted on 09/07/2020 10:51:30 AM PDT by chopperk (L)
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To: SkyDancer

Yes. It is a mystery. The companies react instantly to social media. Yet the vast majority of social media protests are actually bots and not people at all. And the people who engage in the heavy SJW activities are usually unemployed losers who don’t patronize the businesses anyhow.

A study I lost the link too claimed a couple of years back that 60% of all Ad hits on the net are bots, often written by the people whose sites receive the hits. It is a major fraudulent activity. Some companies have cut their internet ad budgets at times and lost no revenue.


7 posted on 09/07/2020 10:52:23 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: Steve1999

Has the president of Food Lion resigned yet?


8 posted on 09/07/2020 10:52:42 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Mocking Liberals is not only a right, but the duty of all Americans.)
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To: chopperk

Food Lion is a Balgian company. Perhaps they should just retutn to failing Europe


9 posted on 09/07/2020 10:52:45 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies.....all of them)
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To: Steve1999
We require that associates wear masks without writing, insignia or symbols. is the American flag NOT the insignia and symbols of America???
10 posted on 09/07/2020 10:52:52 AM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: Steve1999

Isn’t the American flag a symbol? If so, then having a flag on an item wouldn’t meet the standard.

I’m obviously missing a dot to connect....


11 posted on 09/07/2020 10:53:05 AM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (It's morning in America again!)
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To: chopperk
Food Lion is a Belgian company, the Lion is the Lion of Flanders a major icon in that weird country.
12 posted on 09/07/2020 10:55:45 AM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: bert

Actually Belgium people respect what America did for it twice. Go easy on them. Fire the president for not knowing his customers.


13 posted on 09/07/2020 10:58:59 AM PDT by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: Steve1999

our FL is gross and i don’t go in there anyhow but FU Food Lion!! I won’t give $$ to stores that are bending over for the beasts in blm. Even if they regret their decision to do so later.


14 posted on 09/07/2020 10:59:11 AM PDT by ronniesgal (Q. why did the chicken cross the road? A. It's Trumps fault and you're a racist!)
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To: Seruzawa

This link covers the bot problem you mentioned:

https://www.google.com/search?q=60%25+of+all+Ad+hits+on+the+net+are+bots%2C+often+written+by+the+people+whose+sites+receive+the+hits.+It+is+a+major+fraudulent+activity&rlz=1CAMWDF_enUS770US770&oq=60%25+of+all+Ad+hits+on+the+net+are+bots%2C+often+written+by+the+people+whose+sites+receive+the+hits.+It+is+a+major+fraudulent+activity&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


15 posted on 09/07/2020 11:03:46 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (11/3/2020! VOTE FOR JOBS! NOT RIOTING BLM/ANTIFA/DEM/MOBS! POLICE FOR US! NOT JUST FOR THE ELITE!!!)
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To: Seruzawa

Same thing here at FR; there are trolls that just like to instigate arguments.


16 posted on 09/07/2020 11:06:49 AM PDT by SkyDancer (~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
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To: SkyDancer

Money changes everything.


17 posted on 09/07/2020 11:08:55 AM PDT by jmacusa (If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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To: Kozy

That’s good to know. My late Uncle Fred damn near lost his life fighting in The Ardennes in January 1945.


18 posted on 09/07/2020 11:11:23 AM PDT by jmacusa (If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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To: jmacusa

Blinds people to purpose.


19 posted on 09/07/2020 11:15:55 AM PDT by SkyDancer (~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
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To: Steve1999

https://freerepublic.com/donate/


20 posted on 09/07/2020 11:18:19 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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