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tuenthe463 t1_iyhtmzd wrote

A few years ago I walked into a office for my job and the Christmas tree was completely decorated with Trump stuff. Not like a decoration or two but a Trump- themed Christmas tree.

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FairyFlossPanda t1_iyj13tx wrote

I honestly hate when businesses do shit like this. Dont make me as a customet decide if I want to indirectly support someone. Cause if I decide it is someone I would be uncomfortable donating directly to I am never going back to that business. Plus I think it is unfair to the employees. If it is public facing they have to deal with customers getting upset over the sign or deal with people who use a political party as a personality and want to pull them into conversations about politics they may not want to be involved in. And what if you happen to support the opposing candidate? If your boss finds out are they going to start treating you different?

Unless the boss is literally on the ballot keep that shit at home.

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ProudBoysLikeMen t1_iyjgk94 wrote

I absolutely choose who gets my business based on things like this. Basically if you thought it was a good idea to cover your business in someone else's logos and name for FREE..you're bad at capitalism and business, and I'll give that money to someone else. This is a problem that will solve itself, while they blame the economy for their failing business.

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itsme_toddkraines t1_iykn91w wrote

A few days after the Uvalde shooting I walked into my eye doctor's to pick up some contacts and saw a "Proud Member of the NRA" sticker on the door that I had never noticed before. And this is in MontCo! It really made me mad, not only because of the timing but also because I went there specifically to support small businesses, not to fund anything having to do with the NRA. What does that sticker have to do with eye care? Why do you need it on your door? Honestly I won't be going back.

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thegreatdimov t1_iykundz wrote

That person is a Bulk-Ordered human. Yes that is my phrase

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spiderghouls t1_iym45zj wrote

But if he didn't, you'd still be supporting that guy. I'm not into the liberal solution of silencing. Let them be loud and proud so we know who they are.

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itsme_toddkraines t1_iyn6q0c wrote

Exactly, we're on the same page. I'm glad he let me know who he is. I'm definitely not the kind of person who is like "Cancel him, no one should go there until he takes it down!" I mean, I think it's dumb to put your personal feelings and beliefs on your place of business....but hey, he can do whatever he wants and I'll just go somewhere else, no big deal.

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spiderghouls t1_iyn7cgz wrote

Yeah why the hell would an eye doctor feel the need to throw his political beliefs out there? People are getting crazier for sure

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bcarter3 t1_iypvz2i wrote

>sticker

Think of the sticker as part of the eye exam.

"If you can read the words on this sticker, your eyesight is fine, but you'd probably be happier with a different doctor."

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MetaphysicalMayhem t1_iykvjmj wrote

Yep. The fact is, MAGAs are totally dependent upon us “libtards” for their living. I’ve been spending tens of thousands on home renovations, and any contractor or tradesperson who’s loudly MAGA doesn’t get my business. They can do whatever they want whenever they’re not on my job site. I look like I could be a MAGA (a middle-aged white guy with a shaved head who has a garage full of tools and flies a modestly-sized American-made US flag out front), but I get great pleasure in quietly not giving work to MAGAs who annoy me.

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EmoGothPunk t1_iyk2pqz wrote

Or millennials.

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thegreatdimov t1_iykuix1 wrote

or ......wait for it...... MEXICANS!!!

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MetaphysicalMayhem t1_iykzo9g wrote

As I mentioned above, I’m having renovations done on my house. The amazing thing is that every single MAGA contractor has a crew of Hispanic (they’re all “Mexican” to them) workers. They would be out of business without the “Mexicans.” Fucking hypocrites.

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Dry_Presence7112 t1_iyjhi86 wrote

Works both ways too. A lot of people have good paying union jobs knowing full well their dues support a Democrat candidate. Should they quit. No, deal with it and understand that it doesn't matter who you support or they support. Our representation is picked for us years in advance and votes mean nothing to the "machine".

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FairyFlossPanda t1_iyko0pw wrote

Unions support whoever they feel is the best for them. The Seafarers International Union for instance backed George W Bush but then backed Obama over McCain because of McCain's stance on the Jones Act.

And I dont buy anything from a union directly so it kind of misses the point.

By the way this anti-union bend in the right is fucking bullshit and should upset people. Unions are the reason anyone gets paid overtime, unions fought hard to get workers a seat at the table and it is no coincidence that as union busting increased we've seen the wages for workers stagnate.

But if you dont care about that did you know that members of the Seafarers International Union have been helping America not only get the shit you buy on your shelves but fought to make American shipping one of the safest and cleanest shipping industries in the world? Part of what the Jones Act does is mandate that goods moving from American port to American port must be done by American flag vessels that follow our safety standards.

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Dry_Presence7112 t1_iylzo0j wrote

OK, so union steward flossy, all you saw was the union part of my statement. Read the rest, don't assume I'm right wing or full of shit, and understand that you have no say in who gets elected. It's already decided for you. Read the card you sign when you join the teamsters and tell me again they don't throw money at Democrats. We should be pissed that they spend billions on elections, they being everyone behind the scenes, and yet we still have hungry, homeless, overly taxed citizens. That's the bullshit. It just bothers me that you are arguing unions when you should take a look at the political machine that is about to crush you.

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FairyFlossPanda t1_iymsm00 wrote

If you dont want to come across as a rightwinger, dont parrot their talking points.

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Dry_Presence7112 t1_iynjig0 wrote

And if you don't want to come off as a dick quit spitting whenever someone rubs you the wrong way.

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SmasherOfAjumma t1_iyjof35 wrote

Yep. And if these union guys are ever at a strike or rally that gets ugly, Fox News will label them as "liberal thugs". Really, like how many union workers do you know who identify as liberal?

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muricaball76 t1_iyjxwnm wrote

Union household voters consistently support democratic candidates more than republicans usually by around 15 points every election season

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SmasherOfAjumma t1_iyk18fx wrote

Of course they do, it’s in their self interest. I hope you don’t think this means they consider themselves “liberals”.

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muricaball76 t1_iys49dl wrote

Union workers aren’t all rugged white construction working male stereotypes we see in the media. While they make a good portion of labor, you’re forgetting how many are teachers, librarians, postal workers, nurses, etc.

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DarkApp33 t1_iyjhtpw wrote

But it's *not* cult-like behavior. All politics aside it's not healthy for any human to be celebrated quite like this.

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VeeTheBee86 t1_iyknn35 wrote

I have no idea why people think that stuff's appropriate in places like the office. There should just be places that are political neutral spaces for everybody's peace of mind.

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