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634-5789

(4,175 posts)
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 07:04 AM Apr 2021

Republicans Are Screwed As Pepsi Has Signaled Support For LGBTQ And Voting Rights

The problem for Republicans is that Pepsi also has a history of not being in line with several unpopular Republican policies.

NPR reported on Pepsi and Coke leaving ALEC in 2012, “PepsiCo, another soft drink giant, belonged to ALEC for 10 years. In January, a company vice president told ColorOfChange that it wouldn’t renew for 2012. He didn’t say it was because of ALEC’s stance on voter ID laws. But in an email to ColorOfChange, he said that issue would be considered if PepsiCo ever weighs rejoining ALEC.”

That doesn’t sound like a company that is going to be cool with the GOP’s racist voter suppression campaign.

On their website, Pepsi outlines their support for LGBTQ+ rights, and notes, “In March 2019, the Human Rights Campaign awarded PepsiCo a perfect score for our LGBT+ workplace initiatives and designated us the Best Place to Work for LGBTQ equality.”

The Republican boycotts and threats to corporate America have gone hilariously wrong. Apparently, Republicans decided to lead a mass defection to Pepsi without checking to see what Pepsi’s positions are.

Republicans can no longer fly on American or Delta. They refuse to drink Coke, and when they buy Pepsi, their money could go to support LGBT rights.

Republicans are screwing themselves over because they don’t want African-Americans to be able to vote. Corporate America is surely trembling (with laughter) when faced with the self-destructive power of the Republican Party.

https://www.politicususa.com/2021/04/05/republicans-pepsi.html

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Republicans Are Screwed As Pepsi Has Signaled Support For LGBTQ And Voting Rights (Original Post) 634-5789 Apr 2021 OP
Republicans can no longer fly on American or Delta. ALSO UNITED! CurtEastPoint Apr 2021 #1
Fine with me! we can do it Apr 2021 #2
Fine with me too! Towlie Apr 2021 #30
MAGATS now furiously Googling to see if RC Cola still exists! bullwinkle428 Apr 2021 #3
there's always the Walmart house brand (Sam's Choice) cola eShirl Apr 2021 #12
I believe "Moon Pies" won't go well with water. MAGATS' heads will exploded. usaf-vet Apr 2021 #22
Well, there's always Yoohoo William Seger Apr 2021 #27
YooHoo is more than they deserve. Afrocat Apr 2021 #29
Too bad it happened this way... I'd rather Rethugs be forced Croney Apr 2021 #4
There is no way they are going to give up soda . JI7 Apr 2021 #5
Companies are in a tough position because their employees want to be proud of where they work. Renew Deal Apr 2021 #6
No matter 'cause they only drink orange Kool-Aid. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2021 #7
you made me look it up. it's owned by kraft heinz. mopinko Apr 2021 #15
"Screwed?" Another absurd headline ... Auggie Apr 2021 #8
Anyone on a flight on American or Delta with a republican needs to post a picture. blueinredohio Apr 2021 #9
No more Mountain Dew!! (Made by Pepsi) windje Apr 2021 #10
The repugs can drink Dr. Pepper LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #11
That would support both Coke and Pepsi Silent3 Apr 2021 #13
Do Coke and Pepsi own EVERYTHING? HUAJIAO Apr 2021 #20
Keurig Dr. Pepper bottles it in the US IronLionZion Apr 2021 #31
Carbonated prune juice. So appropriate. niyad Apr 2021 #33
There's always Great Value Twist Up and Dr. Thunder at Walmart. tanyev Apr 2021 #14
quick, someone remind them of alllllll the brands these 2 companies own. they cant go mopinko Apr 2021 #16
And who is behind Kraft-Heinz? Oh yeah, that "communist" John Kerry. They can't win, can they? George II Apr 2021 #19
So lefty socialists are behind big corporations? IronLionZion Apr 2021 #32
Who woulda thunk it, eh? George II Apr 2021 #34
isnt it delicious. mopinko Apr 2021 #37
Is RC Cola still in business? That may be their last option. George II Apr 2021 #17
Soda newdayneeded Apr 2021 #18
George Soros needs to buy up all the Moon Pies. Stay one step ahead. dameatball Apr 2021 #21
Whatever will a proper white supremacist coup-monger drink? zaj Apr 2021 #23
Pressure prodem65 Apr 2021 #24
Welcome to our DU family. niyad Apr 2021 #35
Thank you prodem65 Apr 2021 #40
Pepsi is much bigger than Coca Cola Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #25
there was a question on rc cola. here you go AllaN01Bear Apr 2021 #26
I've found the perfect beverage..... brooklynite Apr 2021 #28
They can always drink Vernors or Dr. Pepper. sarcasmo Apr 2021 #36
I guess they'll have to resort to Shasta sodas. FlyingPiggy Apr 2021 #38
Maybe they will take after ICP fans and start drinking Faygo Cola? Initech Apr 2021 #39

eShirl

(18,503 posts)
12. there's always the Walmart house brand (Sam's Choice) cola
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 08:24 AM
Apr 2021

which is disgusting as well as undercaffeinated

Croney

(4,670 posts)
4. Too bad it happened this way... I'd rather Rethugs be forced
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 07:26 AM
Apr 2021

to drink sodas, and boycott healthy drinks like water. Oh well, they're all bluster and no follow-through anyway.

Renew Deal

(81,873 posts)
6. Companies are in a tough position because their employees want to be proud of where they work.
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 07:30 AM
Apr 2021

Younger workers are more mission oriented, meaning that they want their work to mean something. They don’t want to be seen working for a company that is known for discrimination.

Auggie

(31,191 posts)
8. "Screwed?" Another absurd headline ...
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 08:05 AM
Apr 2021

Maybe alarming to the select few conservative poll watchers and trendologists. The rest will continue to gorge naively on Pepsi's vast collection of junk food and carbonated drinks.

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)
9. Anyone on a flight on American or Delta with a republican needs to post a picture.
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 08:06 AM
Apr 2021

Shame them as hypocrites.

Silent3

(15,273 posts)
13. That would support both Coke and Pepsi
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 08:40 AM
Apr 2021

Both companies bottle Dr. Pepper, although in the US, it's a Coke product.

IronLionZion

(45,534 posts)
31. Keurig Dr. Pepper bottles it in the US
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 09:56 AM
Apr 2021

Coke has Europe and South Korea. Pepsi has Canada and Oceana.

Coke and Pepsi have some of the US bottling contracts but it would be fun to make conservatives figure out which.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Pepper

mopinko

(70,225 posts)
16. quick, someone remind them of alllllll the brands these 2 companies own. they cant go
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 08:49 AM
Apr 2021

to a vending machine anywhere and get a drink of anything.

and, btw, as posted above. koolaid is owned by kraft heinz.
https://ir.kraftheinzcompany.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kraft-heinz-earns-perfect-score-lgbtq-inclusion

IronLionZion

(45,534 posts)
32. So lefty socialists are behind big corporations?
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 10:04 AM
Apr 2021

True patriots should boycott every corporation and make stuff at home like in the olden days.

 

zaj

(3,433 posts)
23. Whatever will a proper white supremacist coup-monger drink?
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 09:16 AM
Apr 2021

(spoken in my best impression of Jon Stewart doing an impression of Lindsay Graham on "the vapors,".)

 

prodem65

(14 posts)
24. Pressure
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 09:17 AM
Apr 2021

We need to keep the pressure on members of ALEC in all states. It is nothing more than a group of lobbyists who write bills for their own benefit. It eliminates the need for repubs to put anyone of substance up for office who actually understand what they are doing.

Johnny2X2X

(19,114 posts)
25. Pepsi is much bigger than Coca Cola
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 09:26 AM
Apr 2021

Pepsi basically has the snack/junk food market cornered. They own nearly all of the junk food brands.

AllaN01Bear

(18,423 posts)
26. there was a question on rc cola. here you go
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 09:33 AM
Apr 2021
https://www.rccolainternational.com/
im porud of these brands doing the right thing. to u rs. if u dont want them to play in politics , dont make laws like these .
updaate , update . today, none of the top-ten-selling soft drinks are Royal Crown products. RC Cola was bought in October 2000 by the British company Cadbury Schweppes. Its U.S. operations continue under Cadbury Schweppes's largest beverage subsidiary, while its international operations are handled by Canada's Cott Corporation but one of the posters is correct, they are owned by kraft. this is why i always say you cant tell whom is whom any more .
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