the i dont care about politics anymore thread

[Reiwa]

Originally Posted by robayon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I certainly hope so. If a dozen authors can write Conan the Barbarian over the last century, Middle-Earth has room for black Dwarves.

After all, Star Trek deciding Sulu was gay all along in 2015 or so didn't dissuade the franchise from continuing and even George Takei thought that was going against Gene Roddenberry's wishes

I guess we already had red dwarves so that's not really a big deal.

[Reiwa]

chik fil a takes a goddamn hour to get through the line.

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by robayon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Do you conservative dudes actually boycott these brands you disapprove of?

I have a few I tend to avoid based on this or that. Not always perfectly. Telling a group of southerners at work that you prefer not to give Chik-fil-A money is a good conversation starter.

To my knowledge Chik-fil-A years ago stopped donating to the “anti-lgbt” agencies it had been like I believe one was save the family or something, there’s many news articles about it

They seem to be doing more than fine. Their lines in my state wrap around the parking lot, they are absolutely slammed most of the day like In and Out Burger. I personally refuse to go there only because it’s too long of a wait and I think their food is overpriced

I think boycotts work or don’t work depending on how much extra business the “negative publicity” brought. The problem is, the progressive Twitter sphere is not as large as people think it is, they are basing their idea of its size on its political influence which is actually really large. If changes to LOTR come up on Twitter and causes every progressive Twitter user to go “hey I gotta check that show out now” to counter-act every GOP or moderate fan who has decided they won’t watch it, that might not be enough

I’m a little more open minded. I might still watch or buy something if the product is super quality even if they have gotten political

[robayon]

I just avoid them because they repeatedly lie about funding gay ‘conversion therapy’ and the people who own them are no allies to workers

Also limiting expenses, exposure to strangers, and limiting meat consumption all play a part. It was originally ideological.

[robayon]

I’m not broke or anti-social. I just spend a lot of time in and out of hospitals lately, the last six weeks and probably at least into October now. The bills have begun to arrive [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[robayon]

When you delete comments it makes me look like a psycho

[Reiwa]

We all triple-post down here. 🎈

[Jibartik]

Originally Posted by robayon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The bills have begun to arrive [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You can spend that 10k they gave unemployed 20 year old students on them!

[robayon]

I have no student loans. Paid mine off years ago. 10k is a half-measure, it’s weak like the ACA always was. Doesn’t go far enough.

Wife just got denied a drug she needs in five days because the insurance company doctor says they know more about the drug than the oncologists here. The workaround is to get readmitted for inpatient rather than doing it outpatient so they can give whatever drugs are needed. What a magical system the free market has created. Whatever. As long as she gets the treatment.

[Kaveh]

Originally Posted by Reiwa [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

chik fil a takes a goddamn hour to get through the line.

Order ahead you pleb