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In reply to the discussion: Boycott McDonalds! [View all]

Fiendish Thingy

(23,423 posts)
24. Are you boycotting Coca-cola too?
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 07:22 PM
Yesterday

I don’t see the food choices of politicians we don’t like as a useful target for boycotts.

Boycotts are effectively used to change practices: bus boycotts, Target boycotts when they remove pride merch, MAGA boycotting Disney because it’s too woke, had “Gay Days”, etc.

What do you hope to achieve from boycotting McDonald’s (who, IMO, have done nothing to warrant a boycott)?

Do you expect them to refuse to sell food to Trump?

Do you think their stock will drop in value?

If you’re drawing a line in the sand and making a moral choice for yourself, for whatever reasons, that’s your choice, but don’t be shocked when others balk at your call for a boycott.

Like I said, there are plenty of bad corporations who have harmed society, their employees, and supported the Trump administration directly, and who deserve our scorn, and the withholding of our business.

McDonald’s isn’t one of them.

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Boycott McDonalds! [View all] clevergrrrl Yesterday OP
Food is crap H to HE Yesterday #1
No worries. I have not eaten there in probably 40 years!! beaglelover Yesterday #2
Me neither. 👍 sheshe2 Yesterday #6
Awful stuff, can't call food snowybirdie Yesterday #3
My crappy fast food of choice is Burger King Bluestocking Yesterday #4
Jack in the box once a year treat for corporate junk food for me! kimbutgar Yesterday #18
Going on 20 years of abstinence here at this household. magicarpet Yesterday #5
I haven't been to McDonald's since college. Coventina Yesterday #7
Haven't been in one in years. Nothing there for a vegetarian. Ritabert Yesterday #8
My only fast food indulgence moonscape Yesterday #9
"Donald Trump eating a Big Mac is Donald Trump eating himself, or another facet of himself betsuni Yesterday #10
Nope Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #11
Don't be going all sensible... GJGCA Yesterday #12
I can't help it Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #13
How is a boycott not "reality based" clevergrrrl Yesterday #19
I would argue that any PR McDonalds got MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #21
Are you boycotting Coca-cola too? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #24
Yeah I agree most of those "accusations" are silly, yes he bought food there, anybody can nt EX500rider Yesterday #14
+1 Takket Yesterday #16
Whether the company had B.See Yesterday #15
i can't remember the last time i ate a McDonald's burger ! kimbutgar Yesterday #17
I haven't been to McDonalds in over 25 years. Emile Yesterday #20
I'm a vegetarian, l don't ever eat that crap. 🤢🤮nt Raine Yesterday #22
Indeed, when they were announced as donating funds to the Felon rogue emissary Yesterday #23
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