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

Fiendish Thingy

(23,455 posts)
24. Are you boycotting Coca-cola too?
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 07:22 PM
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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 Tuesday OP
Food is crap H to HE Tuesday #1
and not much cheaper than sit down restaurants pstokely Thursday #25
No worries. I have not eaten there in probably 40 years!! beaglelover Tuesday #2
Me neither. 👍 sheshe2 Tuesday #6
Awful stuff, can't call food snowybirdie Tuesday #3
My crappy fast food of choice is Burger King Bluestocking Tuesday #4
Jack in the box once a year treat for corporate junk food for me! kimbutgar Tuesday #18
Going on 20 years of abstinence here at this household. magicarpet Tuesday #5
I haven't been to McDonald's since college. Coventina Tuesday #7
Haven't been in one in years. Nothing there for a vegetarian. Ritabert Tuesday #8
My only fast food indulgence moonscape Tuesday #9
"Donald Trump eating a Big Mac is Donald Trump eating himself, or another facet of himself betsuni Tuesday #10
Nope Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #11
Don't be going all sensible... GJGCA Tuesday #12
I can't help it Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #13
How is a boycott not "reality based" clevergrrrl Tuesday #19
I would argue that any PR McDonalds got MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #21
Are you boycotting Coca-cola too? Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #24
Yeah I agree most of those "accusations" are silly, yes he bought food there, anybody can nt EX500rider Tuesday #14
+1 Takket Tuesday #16
Whether the company had B.See Tuesday #15
i can't remember the last time i ate a McDonald's burger ! kimbutgar Tuesday #17
I haven't been to McDonalds in over 25 years. Emile Tuesday #20
I'm a vegetarian, l don't ever eat that crap. 🤢🤮nt Raine Tuesday #22
Indeed, when they were announced as donating funds to the Felon rogue emissary Tuesday #23
I have stopped going there decades ago when mucifer Thursday #26
McDonalds' only saving grace was the food used to be cheap, now it's way too expensive and it's mostly crap. sop Thursday #27
People should boycott McDonalds because Trump likes McDonalds? Renew Deal Thursday #28
;-{) Ballroom Build On Hold Goonch Thursday #29
Can't really blame McDonald's, they've always had a clown as a mascot. dem4decades Thursday #30
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