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Whether to boycott a business or not is a personal decision with a lot of variables. But sometimes I just don't get people's choices. There's a Christian cult in my town (they're in lots of places – called the 12 Tribes) that believes being gay or trans is an abomination, think women (cont).
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are inferior & subservient to men, are racist, & physically abuse their children from the youngest of ages (& make them work starting at like 10). They're supposedly reopening their restaurant in town this summer (as they've been saying for 17 years, so we'll see...), & so many people are
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excited because they like the food. I used to eat there too, 17+ years ago...but knowing all I do about them now, knowing buying their food directly supports an extremely bigoted organization, I won't do so. It's hard not to be disappointed in the people I know who just don't seem to care. Many of
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the same people happy that Taproot flies a pride flag every day; who rushed to defend our library's attempt to host a drag queen story hour; who were appalled at the nearby town's select board member's anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry – are now, like, ooh, I love their Reuben! Yum!
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Stewart Tan
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Agree 💯

Reminds me of a story Maria Ressa told about her conversation with Zuck:

Ressa - "97% of Filipinos are on FB!"
Zuck - "What are the 3% doing?"

Link to Vox article:
https://tinyurl.com/5n6p89...
In response to Carla Reid + Chilla.
10:43 PM - Apr 09, 2024
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Carla Reid + Chilla
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In response to Stewart Tan.
Bookmarked to read tomorrow. Thank you.🙂
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