We’ve seen companies going all-in on the Democratic talking points trying to attack election reform laws in places like Georgia.
They want to play “woke” as their reasoning without being held responsible for supporting false Democratic talking points against such laws.
We’re seeing this more and more. Companies used to do all they could to avoid politics, but now they are going all-in with pushing politics, while at the same time having all kinds of problems with their own actions.
But they’re now being held to account for their hypocrisy in a series of ads being put out Consumers’ Research, a consumer advocacy group, as Townhall reports.
There was Nike, who fully embraced Colin Kapernick despite his anti-police stance, but as Consumers’ Research observes, has been accused of using slave labor in China.
Why is @Nike constantly political?
To give them cover while they exploit foreign labor in communist China.
We’re putting them on notice: https://t.co/L3M3MCYMyk pic.twitter.com/SPbRZiNtUF
— Consumers’ Research (@ConsumersFirst) May 18, 2021
The group says American Airlines is attacking Texas’ voter ID law despite passengers being required to show ID in order to be able to fly.
Why is @AmericanAir appeasing radical politicians?
To distract from their CEO’s $10M+ payday, despite laying off thousands of workers & receiving a multi-billion-dollar bailout from the taxpayers the same year.
We’re putting them on notice: https://t.co/L3M3MCYMyk pic.twitter.com/p73M42fRZO
— Consumers’ Research (@ConsumersFirst) May 18, 2021
They hit Coca-Cola on accusations of forced labor. On top of that, they hit obesity and allegedly putting money into “misinformation campaigns.”
Why is @CocaColaCo attacking Georgia’s voting law?
To distract from the fact that their products are poisoning America’s youth and worsening the obesity epidemic.
We’re putting them on notice: https://t.co/L3M3MCYMyk pic.twitter.com/gSYeexWMk5
— Consumers’ Research (@ConsumersFirst) May 18, 2021
“America Airlines shrunk legroom for passengers and laid off thousands of employees during the COVID pandemic while receiving billions in taxpayer bailouts. Coca-Cola and Nike have both been exploiting foreign, potentially forced, labor in China while American workers suffer. It is time these corporate giants were called to task. We are giving consumers a voice. These companies should be putting their energy and focus on serving their customers not woke politicians,” Executive Director of Consumers’ Research Will Hild said about the new campaign.
This campaign makes these companies see that if they go woke, they’re not going to do it without being called out and that they may suffer consequences for failing to listen to the consumers, not to mention clean up their own acts. Go woke, go broke. They’re going to see that pushing politics is not going over well with Americans. We’ve seen this before when sports teams start becoming very political. Americans don’t want it and when they’re asked about it, they make it very clear.
Do you support or oppose American companies using their public role, position, or events to influence political, cultural, or social change?
Support 36%
Oppose 57%@maristpoll/@NPR/@NewsHour, Adults, 4/7-13https://t.co/pCcCsYWagR— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) April 15, 2021
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