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In reply to the discussion: Whole Foods CEO: Obamacare Is ‘Like Fascism’ [View all]SpankMe
(2,957 posts)I like the place - they have a lot of pretty good stuff there. I like the vibe, the other customers, the organics in the produce section and bulk bins. Their meat is top notch. Their deli and bakery stuff is really good. It's all pricey. But, I don't live by Whole Foods alone.
But, it turns out that the company is run not by a green-minded progressive team who's mission is to promote the environment, enable healthy food choices and provide jobs while making a little profit. Rather, it's run by a fucking neo-conservative, greedy Obama hater who designed a facade that shamelessly makes money (a lot of it) from a demographic that's really interested in their health and the environment - even as this leadership shares NONE of those progressive values.
I'd like to say I'll never shop in Whole Foods again. But, I'll probably cave at some point. Boycotts just don't work unless you really have leverage over the buying public and can really put the financial bite on them.
The thing to do is buy Whole Foods stock and change the corporate management as a voting shareholder. That's a tall order, but it stands a better chance of working than a boycott.