| -Boycotting BP. Come ON, folks. |
trof |
Jun-28-10 06:14 PM |
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Most don't actually care about the workers |
stray cat |
Jun-28-10 06:16 PM |
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Goddamn people! Withholding their money from oil companies! What's next!? |
villager |
Jun-28-10 06:18 PM |
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Yeah, What's Up? |
Dinger |
Jun-29-10 09:30 AM |
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The problem is you are probably going to a station.... |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Jun-29-10 12:15 AM |
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it's funny, i though these self-styled comrades were for "the workers". |
dionysus |
Jun-29-10 09:30 AM |
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Every day you vote with your dollars. |
WHEN CRABS ROAR |
Jun-28-10 06:16 PM |
#2 |
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As I said earlier |
rpannier |
Jun-28-10 06:18 PM |
#4 |
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of course |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-28-10 11:35 PM |
#70 |
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Innocents are always hurt in boycotts. Many South Africans who ... |
GodlessBiker |
Jun-28-10 06:19 PM |
#5 |
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Yeah I thought that was pretty well understood about boycotts |
spoony |
Jun-28-10 06:46 PM |
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Indeed. To make an omelet, you've got to break eggs. AND I WANT THIS OMELET. n/t |
backscatter712 |
Jun-28-10 08:19 PM |
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It's pretty easy to say that when it's not your eggs being broken |
petronius |
Jun-29-10 01:37 AM |
#185 |
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Fuck the guy who owns the station. |
arcadian |
Jun-28-10 06:19 PM |
#6 |
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+1 |
proud2BlibKansan |
Jun-28-10 06:41 PM |
#14 |
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Really? |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 08:22 PM |
#36 |
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He's an owner, not a worker |
Bluenorthwest |
Jun-28-10 08:32 PM |
#42 |
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I guess you havent actually known many franchise owners. |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 08:35 PM |
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Jun-28-10 08:32 PM |
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So by your logic, |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 08:38 PM |
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Tough shit. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-28-10 08:43 PM |
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So all the innocent low level workers at Three Mile Island |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 11:34 PM |
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You're equating being a cog @3 Mile Island with being the owner of a BP fueling facility? |
Maru Kitteh |
Jun-29-10 01:03 AM |
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The point is the same. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:05 AM |
#156 |
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Why the fuck are you defending a corporation? |
arcadian |
Jun-28-10 08:46 PM |
#57 |
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I'm defending individual workers who had nothing to do with a spill |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 11:31 PM |
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Jun-28-10 11:48 PM |
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Calling me an ass won't advance your case, lolo. |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 11:55 PM |
#78 |
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I really don't care about anybody who works at BP |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:03 AM |
#84 |
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So you know every BP station owner? Wow, you must have a hell of a social network. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:05 AM |
#88 |
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didn't you know gas station owners are all gazillionaires? |
dionysus |
Jun-29-10 09:37 AM |
#210 |
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And of course, Exxon doesn't exist any more. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jun-29-10 01:24 AM |
#171 |
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LOL |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:31 AM |
#177 |
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I like how he consistently uses anecdotal evidence. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jun-29-10 01:33 AM |
#179 |
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The flailing hysterics of the ego-driven. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:34 AM |
#181 |
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You mean like your anecdotal evidence about hurting American workers? |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 01:53 AM |
#189 |
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fuck em! they're run by them damned indians and muslins!!! |
dionysus |
Jun-29-10 09:59 AM |
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Jun-29-10 02:37 PM |
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this coming from mister "rules violation!111!!!!11" |
dionysus |
Jun-29-10 02:38 PM |
#236 |
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Just speaking truth |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 02:42 PM |
#238 |
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And what is a "non-American immigrant"? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jun-29-10 03:20 PM |
#244 |
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those sneaky brown immigrants that own gas stations, didn't you know they're rollin' in Benzes, |
dionysus |
Jun-29-10 04:05 PM |
#246 |
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no, you're defending a corporation. by your logic, nothing can be done about anything, because |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 12:42 AM |
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Incorrect. I say go after the guilty instead of the innocent. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:45 AM |
#132 |
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consumer boycotts are a way for ordinary people to go after the guilty. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 01:27 AM |
#173 |
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By hitting the innocent? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:31 AM |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Mon Jun-28-10 10:45 PM |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 01:38 AM |
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Ouch |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Jun-29-10 01:53 AM |
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There are things called franchise contracts and they usually are 10-20 years. |
Statistical |
Jun-29-10 10:18 AM |
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This is from the Arco website |
Bluenorthwest |
Jun-28-10 08:36 PM |
#47 |
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Ever heard of a business loan? |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 08:40 PM |
#52 |
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Did you read what is posted there? |
Bluenorthwest |
Jun-28-10 08:53 PM |
#59 |
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You still avoid the question...where does it say that you cannot get a loan for the franch license? |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 11:37 PM |
#72 |
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yea, they give million dollar loans to "little guys" all the time. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 01:28 AM |
#175 |
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It happens more than you think. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:32 AM |
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i have. and i can tell you there is no way an average joe is getting a loan for $750k. |
nyc 4 Biden |
Jun-29-10 02:41 PM |
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In a capitalist society, it is not my responsibility to prop up failing businesses |
arcadian |
Jun-28-10 08:54 PM |
#60 |
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Make sure you don't include yourself in that group. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jun-28-10 11:30 PM |
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Jun-28-10 11:36 PM |
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Jun-28-10 11:43 PM |
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Hey, if you can manage to ferret out all the ways you pay into BP |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 11:57 PM |
#81 |
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They work under the banner of BP. Fuck them. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:03 AM |
#86 |
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How very conservative of you. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:06 AM |
#90 |
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Rules violation |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:08 AM |
#93 |
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Rules violation |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:04 AM |
#87 |
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. |
dionysus |
Jun-29-10 09:40 AM |
#211 |
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Your post is bullshit. |
arcadian |
Jun-28-10 08:45 PM |
#56 |
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And these owners frequently work at their stations. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jun-28-10 11:23 PM |
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and just as frequently, they don't. especially when they own 32 & are an investment firm. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 02:04 AM |
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owners can't be workers? I better tell my IWW GMB. |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 11:33 PM |
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Jun-28-10 11:51 PM |
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I can see that. I accept your failure. |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 11:58 PM |
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Jun-29-10 12:05 AM |
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Which makes your rush to damage innocent people even stranger. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:08 AM |
#92 |
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so... |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:00 AM |
#83 |
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Trapped by your own logic, William. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:03 AM |
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Do you not understand the concept of freedom of choice. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:07 AM |
#91 |
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You can choose what you wish. But I'm free to criticize your attempt to punish the innocent. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:09 AM |
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Why you defend corporations and owners over the environment is the real question. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:11 AM |
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I defend individuals who own franchises and have no involvement in the spill |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:14 AM |
#99 |
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actually they are highly involved in the Gulf of Mexico disaster |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:20 AM |
#105 |
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No, the owners are complying with demand. Not creating or exploiting it. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:31 AM |
#112 |
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they made money |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:21 AM |
#107 |
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And there may well be plenty of them who are now having a problem with BP. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:33 AM |
#115 |
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once again, I have no idea what you are trying to do |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:48 AM |
#140 |
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Yeah, I'm done here too |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:50 AM |
#141 |
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the argument keeps shifting |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 01:01 AM |
#150 |
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How so, William? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:03 AM |
#155 |
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Here is a timely article for you. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 01:15 AM |
#163 |
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Do you think that boycott will be sustained long enough to make a difference? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:18 AM |
#166 |
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One sentence you say boycotts hurt the little workers |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 01:24 AM |
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Ineffective against the people in charge, but also hurts the little workers. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jun-29-10 01:25 AM |
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Jun-29-10 01:34 AM |
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Rules violation |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 01:44 AM |
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That article seems to say that the boycott is having exactly the effect that those |
petronius |
Jun-29-10 01:47 AM |
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like the nacs spokesperson is going to say something different? |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 02:11 AM |
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You didn't on your own thread, either. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:52 AM |
#143 |
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punish? |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:18 AM |
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And how are they responsible for the spill, again? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:19 AM |
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If there wasn't such a demand for oil the disaster would not have happened |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:23 AM |
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then go after the demand. Not those who cater to the demand. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:34 AM |
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BP made them money |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:26 AM |
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So you want to throw innocents under the bus because of what the head company did? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:35 AM |
#118 |
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You just said boycotts weren't effective. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:36 AM |
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for the most part, they arent. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:38 AM |
#121 |
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Yeah that bus boycott in Alabama had little effect on history |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:40 AM |
#124 |
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Read the "for the most part" again. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:42 AM |
#127 |
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LOL I countered your argument and shot it down. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:46 AM |
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You are free to think that. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:46 AM |
#136 |
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this is hilarious |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:43 AM |
#129 |
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I meant everything I said. Boycotts are largely ineffective. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:46 AM |
#134 |
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Lets see some numbers for that. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:47 AM |
#138 |
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Here is a compelling article on why the BP boycott would be ineffective... |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:50 AM |
#142 |
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That article is a fucking joke. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 01:00 AM |
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These people? That was one person. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:03 AM |
#154 |
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he's a little mom & poppy guy, everyone can buy 32 stations at $700K a pop in down-payments. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 01:59 AM |
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LOL!!!! Here is an article about the BP owner being so hurt by the botcott |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 01:10 AM |
#159 |
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Again, one person out of all the franchise owners? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:13 AM |
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it's from your article. the article you posted that was so compelling. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 02:05 AM |
#193 |
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If you buy any oil product at all... |
SidDithers |
Jun-29-10 09:11 AM |
#203 |
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so was cotton |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 02:19 PM |
#232 |
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understood |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:13 AM |
#98 |
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Where did I say you couldn't boycott, William? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:16 AM |
#101 |
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What KonaKeiki doesn't understand is that a boycott is a market decision. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:16 AM |
#102 |
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Sure you are free to do that. As misguided and ineffective as it will be. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:20 AM |
#106 |
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FAIL -Boycotts are very effective |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:25 AM |
#109 |
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they are actually rarely effective. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:29 AM |
#111 |
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Yeah right. Like I'm sure you have. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:31 AM |
#114 |
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You can boycott to your heart's content. And it will affect little. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:38 AM |
#120 |
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Kick BP to the curb? |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:39 AM |
#122 |
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Not if they have options because of new technologies. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:40 AM |
#123 |
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That doesn't even make any sense. |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:43 AM |
#130 |
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why? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:47 AM |
#137 |
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they profit for the same reasons the parent does, & they lose for the same reasons. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 01:35 AM |
#182 |
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That's the weirdest retardation of logic I have ever witnessed. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:37 AM |
#184 |
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Pretty much. n/t |
Fire1 |
Jun-28-10 08:35 PM |
#46 |
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By shopping at BP I'm hurting the guy who owns the other station. And the people who work there. |
fishwax |
Jun-28-10 06:21 PM |
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! |
City Lights |
Jun-28-10 07:10 PM |
#21 |
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bingo |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:03 AM |
#85 |
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Your post, and fishwax's, WIN the thread. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jun-29-10 12:41 PM |
#227 |
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Oh snap! |
Lucian |
Jun-29-10 12:42 AM |
#126 |
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I've tried to point this out to people. |
Critters2 |
Jun-29-10 10:42 AM |
#220 |
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Well, you're the one on the ground down there. |
KamaAina |
Jun-28-10 06:22 PM |
#8 |
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I don't think there's much any ONE can do. |
trof |
Jun-28-10 06:37 PM |
#12 |
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Didn't god start it in the first place? |
KamaAina |
Jun-28-10 06:43 PM |
#16 |
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Well, it's not like anybody's buying less gas. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Jun-28-10 06:22 PM |
#9 |
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I will not boycott. |
emilyg |
Jun-28-10 06:25 PM |
#10 |
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If people really wanted to hurt BP, they would stop driving cars for 24 hours. |
Selatius |
Jun-28-10 06:26 PM |
#11 |
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As long as they didn't replace that day's trips with increased travel on another day |
petronius |
Jun-28-10 06:44 PM |
#17 |
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The problem is it would have to be a sustained drop for a period of more then one day |
davidpdx |
Jun-29-10 02:25 AM |
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+1 |
marions ghost |
Jun-29-10 10:49 AM |
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You can't tell me that BP isn't making a cent off of it somewhere |
XemaSab |
Jun-28-10 06:40 PM |
#13 |
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of course they are: |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 02:28 AM |
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DING-DING-DING!!! That's a big part of why this boycott is working! |
backscatter712 |
Jun-29-10 02:49 AM |
#197 |
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i forsee lawsuits from owners. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 02:56 AM |
#199 |
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And some of those "mom & pop" owners are big corporations who have big lawyers. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-29-10 09:02 AM |
#202 |
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Yes, boycott BP. If you don't understand why, take some time to find out. |
TexasObserver |
Jun-28-10 06:42 PM |
#15 |
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for me it's not a boycott -- i just can't do it. |
nashville_brook |
Jun-28-10 06:46 PM |
#18 |
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And who wants to cause financial harm to BP, they need to have |
merh |
Jun-28-10 06:49 PM |
#20 |
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there we go |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:10 PM |
#225 |
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Sometimes a statement of intent or a declaration of belief are just that |
LanternWaste |
Jun-28-10 07:19 PM |
#22 |
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Which is why I NEVER boycott, it's the little guy who gets hurt. eom |
lynne |
Jun-28-10 07:31 PM |
#23 |
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If people really wanted to make a difference, |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:11 AM |
#160 |
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I boycotted Exxon after the Valdez disaster. |
classof56 |
Jun-28-10 07:41 PM |
#24 |
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I still do |
Swamp Rat |
Jun-28-10 08:11 PM |
#30 |
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Yet, Exxon posted the biggest profits in their history just recently. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:19 AM |
#167 |
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And, I did not contribute to those "biggest profits in their history just recently." |
Swamp Rat |
Jun-29-10 03:07 AM |
#201 |
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Sorry, but this is just the way it has to be. However, I would also |
Curmudgeoness |
Jun-28-10 07:46 PM |
#25 |
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Start with the station brands that have deals with BP. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-28-10 08:24 PM |
#37 |
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Thanks for the info on other BP gas sources. nt |
Curmudgeoness |
Jun-28-10 08:38 PM |
#50 |
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Oh, Safeway grocery stores with attached gas stations also use BP gas. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-28-10 08:50 PM |
#58 |
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Go even further back... |
SidDithers |
Jun-29-10 09:23 AM |
#204 |
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Fuck that. I will never buy anything from fucking BP ever again. |
L0oniX |
Jun-28-10 07:56 PM |
#26 |
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+1 ! |
Maru Kitteh |
Jun-29-10 12:08 AM |
#95 |
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X 20 billion |
fatbuckel |
Jun-29-10 02:47 PM |
#241 |
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The BP near me seems to be doing just fine. |
City Lights |
Jun-28-10 08:02 PM |
#27 |
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Boycotting BP is sort of like what Bush did with Iraq |
KonaKane |
Jun-28-10 08:03 PM |
#28 |
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LOL that's the most idiotic thing I've ever heard. |
arcadian |
Jun-28-10 11:53 PM |
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Looks like it |
arcadian |
Jun-29-10 12:34 AM |
#117 |
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Rules violation. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:55 AM |
#146 |
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Must've touched a nerve... |
backscatter712 |
Jun-29-10 01:14 AM |
#162 |
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Just playing the same game. Good for the goose, and all that |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:16 AM |
#164 |
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You mean more like the truth. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:41 AM |
#125 |
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Finding alternatives to oil is idiotic? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jun-29-10 12:46 AM |
#135 |
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Amazing how these same people end up taking BP's side, isnt it. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:48 AM |
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Jun-29-10 12:52 AM |
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Jun-29-10 01:01 AM |
#151 |
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Jun-29-10 01:07 AM |
#158 |
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KILL BP!!! |
Swamp Rat |
Jun-28-10 08:09 PM |
#29 |
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Not true. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-28-10 08:16 PM |
#31 |
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I think it's closer to 10%, actually |
fishwax |
Jun-28-10 08:22 PM |
#35 |
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Doesn't matter: like Exxon, it's emotional. If you want to go gas up there |
JanMichael |
Jun-28-10 08:21 PM |
#33 |
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So, 0% of the sales of BP gas stations actually go to BP? |
Canuckistanian |
Jun-28-10 08:21 PM |
#34 |
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A station owner said that he only makes a few cents a gallon. |
Curmudgeoness |
Jun-28-10 08:27 PM |
#38 |
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I know. They make their money on the auxilliary sales |
Canuckistanian |
Jun-28-10 08:44 PM |
#55 |
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Dont tell the pitchfork and torch crowd here that, they want blood. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:44 AM |
#131 |
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yes. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-29-10 03:02 AM |
#200 |
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Luckily, this is one small choice I don't have to make |
last_texas_dem |
Jun-28-10 08:29 PM |
#39 |
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So why is BP taking out ads criticizing the boycott? |
taterguy |
Jun-28-10 08:29 PM |
#40 |
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Indeed. Ads aren't cheap - an advertising campaign costs millions of dollars. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-28-10 08:34 PM |
#44 |
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yes |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 12:31 AM |
#113 |
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I have to help some owner. I choose to help the non-BP station. |
KansasVoter |
Jun-28-10 08:30 PM |
#41 |
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+! nt |
Critters2 |
Jun-29-10 10:45 AM |
#221 |
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If you want to help stations, without profit to BP, stop and buy coffee |
Curmudgeoness |
Jun-28-10 08:36 PM |
#48 |
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BP does make money from all sales at such centers. |
TexasObserver |
Jun-28-10 09:44 PM |
#61 |
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BP gets a piece of the convenience store sales. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-28-10 11:30 PM |
#64 |
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Wrong. |
Canuckistanian |
Jun-29-10 12:54 AM |
#145 |
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Since its all bought on an international market... |
HipChick |
Jun-28-10 08:36 PM |
#49 |
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BP makes more money selling their gas at BP stations. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-29-10 01:17 AM |
#165 |
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Respectfully disagree. |
H2O Man |
Jun-28-10 08:43 PM |
#53 |
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This boycott will only hurt the little guy... |
Colonel Bat Guano |
Jun-28-10 11:14 PM |
#62 |
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that argument |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-28-10 11:56 PM |
#79 |
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That is bullshit |
arcadian |
Jun-28-10 11:56 PM |
#80 |
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Punishing someone who bought into a business is sensible? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 12:58 AM |
#147 |
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the BP brand |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-28-10 11:31 PM |
#66 |
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don't boycott the buses in Montgomery! |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-28-10 11:53 PM |
#77 |
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Don't post a pertinent analogy! |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:00 AM |
#149 |
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now this is controversial? |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 01:02 AM |
#152 |
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Not controversial. Wildly irrelevent. |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:06 AM |
#157 |
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+1 n/t |
Catherina |
Jun-29-10 09:31 AM |
#209 |
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Wow, the astroturf's coming on thick now. n/t |
backscatter712 |
Jun-29-10 01:20 AM |
#168 |
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Anyone who disagrees with you is "astroturfing"? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:22 AM |
#169 |
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Also, anybody who says anything remotely positive about Obama is a paid DLC shill. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jun-29-10 01:27 AM |
#174 |
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*face palm* shit! Why didn't anyone tell me?? |
KonaKane |
Jun-29-10 01:36 AM |
#183 |
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+1. Yeah, it makes no sense. It solves nothing, helps nothing, a waste of time. n/t |
time_has_come |
Jun-29-10 02:53 AM |
#198 |
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give up, roll over, die |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 01:16 PM |
#231 |
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What? All of a sudden the invisible hand of the free market isn't the coolest thing ever created? |
tjwash |
Jun-29-10 09:23 AM |
#205 |
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Agreed. Zero sympathy for them. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-29-10 09:29 AM |
#206 |
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"Don't sweat the collateral damage." |
Statistical |
Jun-29-10 10:56 AM |
#223 |
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If that's the case... |
MellowDem |
Jun-29-10 09:53 AM |
#212 |
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The boycott is for their own peace of mind I guess... |
MellowDem |
Jun-29-10 09:56 AM |
#213 |
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No, it's effective. BP's been taking a hit. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-29-10 10:39 AM |
#219 |
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Taking a hit from a bong perhaps... |
MellowDem |
Jun-29-10 12:34 PM |
#226 |
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if you really want to hurt oil companies |
semillama |
Jun-29-10 10:08 AM |
#215 |
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+1 |
dionysus |
Jun-29-10 10:38 AM |
#218 |
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This is no different than when people where boycotting the |
madmom |
Jun-29-10 10:24 AM |
#217 |
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trickle down |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 02:34 PM |
#234 |
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I totally agree! |
madmom |
Jun-29-10 03:13 PM |
#242 |
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This is DU. We always have to be boycotting something. All capitalists pigs are targets. |
tranche |
Jun-29-10 10:59 AM |
#224 |
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backward |
William Z. Foster |
Jun-29-10 02:31 PM |
#233 |
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The boycott is working...and it's affecting BP. |
Critters2 |
Jun-29-10 12:42 PM |
#228 |
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Yep, and BP's now airing anti-boycott ads. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-29-10 12:49 PM |
#229 |
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$50 million to $70 million of direct fiscal pain to BP itself. |
backscatter712 |
Jun-29-10 01:15 PM |
#230 |
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UNREC! |
nyc 4 Biden |
Jun-29-10 02:43 PM |
#239 |
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I haven`t bought BP gas for years because it`s junk gas. |
fatbuckel |
Jun-29-10 02:46 PM |
#240 |
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Since gas consumers cannot boycott BP directly, they put pressure on those who buy from BP |
Duer 157099 |
Jun-29-10 03:19 PM |
#243 |
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Don't think of it as boycotting BP; think of it as supporting not-BP n/t |
Duer 157099 |
Jun-29-10 03:21 PM |
#245 |
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+++ |
L0oniX |
Jun-29-10 07:23 PM |
#247 |
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