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TexasTowelie

(116,301 posts)
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 02:16 AM Jul 2024

Shady Right Wing Billionaire Funded Bud Lite Boycott - Waldorf Nation



A watchdog group has uncovered tax filings linking rightwing lawyer and Federalist Society funder Leonard Leo to the Bud Light boycott campaign, last year’s rightwing backlash against the beer brand sponsoring a 50-second video by trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
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Shady Right Wing Billionaire Funded Bud Lite Boycott - Waldorf Nation (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2024 OP
i've thought that this is more about insider trading and rampartc Jul 2024 #1
It definitely was successful in causing pain to the company jimfields33 Jul 2024 #2
i haven't boycotted them, or target rampartc Jul 2024 #3
Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #4

rampartc

(5,835 posts)
1. i've thought that this is more about insider trading and
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 02:59 AM
Jul 2024

stock market manipulation than any actual culture war.

because, seriously? they want me to be mad about some budwiser ad? screw them.

jimfields33

(18,423 posts)
2. It definitely was successful in causing pain to the company
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 06:17 AM
Jul 2024

I thought it’d recover, but it’s still suffering to get back on top. Boycotts rarely work. This one did to some extent.

Obviously, I don’t approve of the boycott.

rampartc

(5,835 posts)
3. i haven't boycotted them, or target
Tue Jul 23, 2024, 06:42 AM
Jul 2024

but i didn't go much business with them anyway.

the culture war is hitting us very close to home.

jon bel edwards has been protecting us from the worst of these maga barbarians, but the new gov, landry is full blown red tie psychophant.

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