I found a cute sticker I liked on Etsy and added it to my cart... THEN...

[NurseJackie]

... I took a quick glance at that seller's other items. They were 99% ALL ANTI-BIDEN and PRO-TRUMP crap. Vile and offensive. Tacky and tasteless.

I looked further to see if he was a "both sides" political swag seller. Nope. Just pro-Trump.

I immediately removed the item I'd put in my cart. Yuk! I'm not buying from THAT seller.

How about you: Do you avoid pro-Trump businesses? Or pro "Jesus-Fish" businesses?

[3catwoman3]

1. I absolutely do.

I vote with my wallet - 💵

[Phoenix61]

2. Everyday. nt

[alphafemale]

3. I immediately distrust anyone using a fish in an ad

Or or making a point to tell you they are a Christian.

The trumpanzee stuff goes without saying that I will avoid them.

Or right wing anything.

Those cult prone types were just as loco about bush2 and raygun.

They never seemed to go as nuts for bush the elder for some reason.

[keithbvadu2]

26. 'I'm a Christian' he said over and over.

In my volunteer work, one of our patients came into the office to complain about another volunteer. He prattled on and on and every third statement was 'I'm a Christian'. The more he said it, the less I believed it. His neighbor told us that he got fired from a government job for theft.

[Maeve]

45. As a general rule, I see those who use religion in ads

As people violating the rule against taking the Lord's name in vain. I have felt that way since seeing a large "Jesus is Lord" sign at a pawn shop in OKC in the 1980's.
Profiting from religious claims seems...tacky at best.

[madamesilverspurs]

4. I confess

I confess that I vandalized a trumpster's effort. At the gas station someone had placed a sticker on the gas pump right next to the window that shows the customer's purchase price; the sticker was a picture of Biden pointing to that price window with the caption "That's all mine." Happily, the sticker's adhesive was poor and I was able to remove the thing with one hand while pumping gas with the other. Such a rebel I am!


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[genxlib]

6. Nonsense

You were cleaning up vandalism.

You have nothing to confess. You were doing a public service and should be pleased with yourself.

I just hope you washed your hands after.

[Otto_Harper]

5. Indeed. In fact I subscribe to

a fair number of channels on YouTube. While the material presented in these channels is primarily non-political (like music and mechanical repair and maintenance), some posters have been unable to resist the temptation to insert political comments, usually of a Pro-TFG, anti Liberal . It has been my personal policy to immediately un-subscribe and never return to that channel again.

I have lost some interesting and informative channels, but I will not support anyone who seeks to undermine and overthrow this country. Period. End. Full stop.

[Midnight Writer]

9. I saw a video about the Beverly Hillbillies that said Jed was forced off his land by the government,

The thing was about a half hour long going into the casting and writing of the series, pretty interesting, and then went off on a tangent about how government agents had come in and forced the Clampett family off their ancestral land and took their oil.

This makes no sense. The point of the show is that the Clampetts were rich from selling their oil.

Just for the record, in the pilot episode, Mr. Brewster from an oil company paid them millions for their land, gave them royalties for the oil that was pumped from the swamp, and helped them move to California. The government had nothing to do with it.

[dawg]

28. It was actually the kinfolks who said "Jed, move away from there!"

They said California was the place he ought to be. You know the rest.

[lagomorph777]

50. Same here. I've un-liked and un-subscribed to a couple of channels after they

let some RW bullshit slip out.

[leftstreet]

7. Why would you even ask that here? n/t

[NurseJackie]

20. To promote discussion, I guess.

It's always interesting to hear others sharing their experiences.

[samplegirl]

8. Yes I cant even buy a pizza from

a place I loved but they are so pro trump I cant give them my money.

[jrthin]

10. I absolutely vote with my dollars.

[vapor2]

11. I sell on ebay and sell items of both parties

but I disclose this in my description mainly because someone wrote republican trash once.

[justhanginon]

12. I avoid them like the plague they are.

[paleotn]

13. I've avoided "fish" businesses for decades now....

Religion, or lack there of, is a personal issue and should never be used to drum up biz. Doing so shows a distinct lack of character, so I trust them about as far as I can hurl their asses.

Being pro Trump shows an even greater lack of character and decency. So, I made a list of local pro Trumpers in 2016 and 2020. Yes, even in VT we have a few, but not a single, solitary one of them will get a dime of my business. And I'm not alone here. Actions have consequences.

[PhylliPretzel]

17. I agree . . .

I have found in my craft hobby/business, the only folks who have tried to cheat me are the ones proclaiming to be "Christians."

[NurseJackie]

35. Yes. It's bait.

[paleotn]

46. And it's not Christians in general. Just those who use it as a marking ploy.

Makes you wonder if they're actually Christians or not.

[KT2000]

14. Long time "fish" avoider

and frump avoider.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. Starve the beast

Do it every day. But I'm sure some slip by unbeknownst to me.

[Fla Dem]

16. I avoid Trump anything as much as I can.

[hatrack]

18. The Jesus Fish functions as a Me Repellent . . . .

Wouldn't dream of patronizing any such business. Grew up in a small largely Southern Baptist town, and it was open season for fuckery of anyone who wasn't MOT.

[lagomorph777]

51. What's MOT?

Made Of Turds?

[hatrack]

52. Member Of Tribe

(Though your interpretation isn't wrong).

[Bluethroughu]

19. If I know they are a rump supporter...

They nothing, zero zilch from me, this goes for most religious organizations.

[Dukkha]

21. Like the plaque

I will be a rotting corpse in the ground before I'll ever set foot in a Chick-fil-A-holes or Hobby Lobby. I don't care if a business is a bit conservative leaning behind the scenes, but when they wear it on their sleeve like that, it is just tacky and tasteless. Especially the Jesus freaks using their alleged sacred beliefs as cheap publicity to hawk their wares. Same with ones always flying the thin blue police flag or Gadsden flag.

[haele]

22. Avoid both.

Very few Jesus Fish businesses are professional towards the general public; they tend to treat their businesses as personal ATMs, make deals for their buddies and screw everyone else at will. Same with pro-T**** businesses.

When I do business with anyone, I expect them to be professional and non-partisan, even if I am their friend or a regular.

Haele

[marie999]

23. I do not put all Christians together.

Many of our churches have people who belong to groups that repair homes for people who can not afford to have it done. There is enough food donated that no one in our town needs to go hungry in fact there is sometimes so much food that they let anyone come and take food. When our daughter was dying at our house we were never alone, besides family, there were always neighbors 24 hours a day in our house for two weeks and another week after she died.

[keithbvadu2]

32. Political Christians or Christians of faith.

[Sugarmaggie]

38. There are true Christians

And Christians who are only using it for worldly gain. They will be judged not by us here on earth. People of faith walk as servants to their families and communities around them. They are the missionaries serving outside their community. There are good people doing great things. I’m so sorry for your loss and you had that support in your time of need.

[mcar]

24. I try, Jackie

Here in red FL, it's not always possible. In fact, our Democratic Women's Club just ordered new polo shirts for our members. Only embroidery place in the entire region was a big R business.

But hey, they'd do business with us. We've had other businesses who aren't interested in our money.

[Trueblue1968]

25. i will avoid Trumpers. If i see a craft person or whatever seller I won't shop

ebay, etsy other places. they don't get my money

[Totally Tunsie]

27. tRump avoider, FISH avoider, and avoider of a certain salesman

who tends to wear his crucifix outside his blue shirt collar. If I'm in a location to do business with someone, I don't wish to be needlessly inflicted with their beliefs as a prerequisite.

There used to be a ski shop nearby that had some pretty good pricing and the owner was great at prepping equipment. His business was ruined by his religi-nut wife who kept a bible on the store's benchseat and would proceed to quote from it regularly. It's hard to run away with one ski boot on and one off so customers were trapped...until they stopped coming into the store. Buh-bye business!

[Roy Rolling]

29. The Christian angle

Needs to be a separate OP. It detracts from your legitimate outrage by including an unrelated pet peeve.

Of course I avoid Trumpist businesses, let them survive on the crumbs from the deplorables. They won’t get a penny of my money.

However, I also give money away to a Christian church in the area that sends 15 people every Wednesday night to feed the homeless at an urban homeless shelter. I can’t go, but I support the mission of feeding the homeless with my earnings

It’s complicated. 😂🤣

[kimbutgar]

30. I used to buy from this catalog collections etc.

It had these religious items (which they never had before ) and a miss me yet TFG t shirt and an anti Biden with Sleepy Joe put down and TFG 2024 and pro gun t shirts.

That was it for me. I will never buy from them again!

So you did the right thing not buying from them because your money could go to the TFG indirectly. So no way frigign way.

[LakeArenal]

31. The Jesbus fish always confuses me.

If one follows Jebus why is the fish on the back. It should be one the front.
But lo, they place Jebus by the tailpipe. A place of honor on the car’s butt hole.

[lambchopp59]

33. Surely Trumpeters know by posting TFG propaganda on their brick/mortar businesses

That they have cut their potential customer base in half or more.
I recently have a suspicious experience this whole anger syndrome Trumpers have become so militant with became hazardous:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=15896238

Since then, I received a reply from Jiffy Lube corporate that indicated I should be hearing from the local franchisee on the matter within 3 business days. That would be today..
But nothing more since. I get the distinct impression the owners may be Trumpers who couldn't care less.
Although it was all circumstantial, connect-the-dots assumption, I sure don't know how else this incident could have happened.
I'm completing vacation time here, working on getting my hypertension under control. I won't pursue this further.
But just FYI, DU'ers-- Jiffy Lube Canon City, Colorado is forever off my list.

[secondwind]

34. DEFINITELY!!!

[Mr. Evil]

36. Absolutely!

Like. The. Plague.

[relayerbob]

37. Yep, will not give them my money

[alphafemale]

39. I doubt they make the sticker themselves you can maybe find it somewhere else.

If you describe it, maybe another DU'er has seen it someplace else.

[NurseJackie]

44. I found it elsewhere. Thanks.

With free shipping too.

[SouthernDem4ever]

40. I do the same, avoid them at all costs

I would rather go buy from someone else with common sense.

[NoMoreRepugs]

41. Count me as a YES.

[FoxNewsSucks]

42. I'd leave as soon as I saw signs of tRump support.

Same with the annoying phony christians. Actually, I avoid any republicon-sympathizing business whenever possible. If the Fox "news" Sewer is on the tv, it gets changed or I leave. If it's on because management or the owner insists, I leave. Although if I get the chance, I use the universal remote dongle I got for my phone to put a parent-block on Fox. Then I leave.

[MurrayDelph]

43. I absolutely avoid businesses that display

The Holy Mackerel.

[Maraya1969]

47. The only thing I would have done differently is I would have added a message to her

explaining why I didn't buy her things. But that's just me.

[NurseJackie]

49. You know, I'd considered it...

... but then I figured "why bother?" It would likely serve as something that would bring the seller joy or a sense of pride and accomplishment in knowing that she had "triggered a lib".