Posted on 08/17/2017 7:13:10 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
Why is John Stith Pemberton a hero?
Well it is really quite simple...
He invented Coca-Cola!
....John Stith Pemberton, a Confederate Lieutenant Colonel, served in the defense of Columbia, Georgia, during the Battle of Columbus. During this battle, he received a nasty saber wound on his chest. This wound led to a morphine addiction. In an effort to create a 'cure' for his addiction, Pemberton formulated an early version of Coca-Cola, "Pemberton's French Wine Coca." Later on he used this formula to develop the very first Coca-Cola...
(Excerpt) Read more at americancivilwarstory.com ...
I really cannot BELIEVE grocery stores and restaurants and movie theaters still sell a product built for the enrichment of a morphine addict and a bigot!
By the way, why has Coca-Cola not been forthright in its history of its inventor? Shouldn't we have an apology from every board member? And how about politicians who have taken MONEY from Coca Cola officers? Aren't they tainted too?
Not to be confused with John C. Pemberton, the Confederate commander at Vicksburg.
I have boycotted Coke for decades, and will continue to do so.
The hundreds if not thousands I have spent on this racist product triggers me! I demand a full refund from Coca Cola.
Reparations from Coca-Cola is a great idea. Liquidate the whole company and send checks to every black in the nation.
It is only fair.
The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. We must shut it down and burn the remains until every reminder of this racist drink has turned to smoke in the air.
here comes Jesse Jackson for a shakedown.
Should go further. Boycott Democrats because they supported slavery, Segregation, Separate but Equal, the KKK, lynching of blacks, etc etc. Yep, boycott Democrats; start a movement.
Replace coke with peanut butter...oh wait, that was invented by George Washington Carver, a black inventor named after a slave owner...never mind.
Drink Pepsi.
Spit.
5.56mm
Oh wait, someone is already filling that service.
Out rage by the local chapter of MS-13.
Bkmrk
My boyfriend wants to boycott them because they are doing away with Coke Zero. But hey, a boycott is a boycott.
Not to mention all that carbon dioxide that is released when you open a can.
Ban all carbonated beverages in the fight against Global Warming!
Yes, that includes beer as well.
Coke was invented in Chattanooga...
OH NOOOOEZ !!!
So were Moonpies...
OH YEEEEZ !!
:)
“Liquidate the whole company...”
Good pun. I believe liquid is already their product
Hmmmmm.......I wonder if the Antifa thugs in Charlottesville, (you know, the ones with Coke cans filled with concrete) knew they were advertizing for a Confederate created product?? (Yes, I am being ridiculous, but then I doubt those thugs are bright enough to research anything they are told/paid to do)
Dr. Pepper was a Confederate surgeon,
It’s been on my boycott list for years:
First, for their annoying Teach the World to Sing commercial
Second, for them changing the recipe
Third, for being liberal and holier than thou
Fourth, for being huge supporters of LBGT
Which is funny, because the heirs to the Coca Cola fortune are Republican....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.