Bank of America took a stand....unfreakinbelievable.

[pbmus]

Link to tweet

[BigmanPigman]

1. Now let's see which other companies boycott these prison camps.

Thank you Bank of America...you may be doing this as a promotional thing but I am still glad to see it!

[lagomorph777]

37. I've never trusted any big bank, but I congratulate BoA on this position.

When I first read Cornyn's Twit post, I assumed he meant he'd switch TO BoA. Now I see it's the opposite. What an asshole.

[DrToast]

2. LOL...make sure to read the tweets replying to Cornyn

[democratisphere]

3. Cornyn needs to be removed from office as he is an unfit scumbag.

[Control-Z]

4. Finally I can say something good about BofA. n/t

[a kennedy]

5. This does not change my mind of ALL THE SHIT THEY'VE DONE........

[TruckFump]

7. +1 EOM

[CaptYossarian]

9. It took a lot of effort for Wells Fargo to surpass them

as most evil bank in America. (Deutsche Bank is still tops in the world.)

[spike jones]

11. I remember being in some demonstrations against Bank of America

near the U of C Santa Barbara campus in 1970 for their racial hiring practices and war profiteering. Several clashes with the police with tear gas and rock throwing. Later one of the branch offices was burnt.

After it was over a local radio station advertised the bank with, “Bank Of America has a branch office just a stone’s throw from where you live.”

[McKim]

20. Thank You

Thank you for posting this historic event. This was an important moment.

I do hope that other corporations will follow Bank of America and stop doing business with the concentration camps. Which congresspersons have these corporate prisons in their investment portfolios.

[roamer65]

6. Cornyn is a piece of fucking shit.

[Initech]

15. [phone]

Remember this is the piece of shit who compared gay sex to a guy having sex with a turtle.

[Kaiserguy]

18. Sex with Mitch ?

That is disgusting. But then Cornyn is a real POS

[lunatica]

21. LOL!

My first reaction too!

[Doreen]

26. OMG!!!

I am so glad I did not have any food or drink in my mouth. I laughed so hard.

[Ace Rothstein]

25. I'm sure he'll have an epiphany once Trump is out of office.

Why are we supposed to compromise with these scumbags again?

[CloudWatcher]

8. And a good move on guns too!?

This was last year, and they're still basically evil, but perhaps there's hope?

Behind Bank of America's Decision to End Business With Some Gun Makers

State won't do business with Bank of America, Citi over their gun policies

[rurallib]

10. I hope Cornyn's opponent beats him senseless with this issue

why would you want him as your senator when his ideals are so bizarre?

[Iggo]

34. The people who smiled when they saw the picture of the dead dad and daughter love this guy.

That's the problem.

[In It to Win It]

12. Mr. Cornyn, I hope you lose )

[Initech]

13. Excellent!!! Hit 'em where it hurts!!!!

Good for Bank Of America!!!

[oldsoftie]

14. Sounds great, but this is setting a bad precedent.

So we're going to be ok with a business just picking and choosing who they'll do business with? Didnt we just see this in court?

[Initech]

17. Well hey, if they can deny gay couples wedding cakes...

Then I think we can deny them concentration camps.

[In It to Win It]

19. ...yes, as long as they're not discriminating against individuals...

because of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

If I can choose which business I conduct business with, I don't see why BofA can't.

[eggplant]

24. For-profit prisons are not a protected class.

Or at least they shouldn't be.

[oldsoftie]

32. But you shouldnt have to be in a "protected class" to not be discriminated against.

Wait till banks or other businesses start refusing to do business with Planned Parenthood, MoveOn, MAAD, etc. The list is long. What if no bank will let a clinic that provides abortions open an account? They're not "protected".
If you open a business to the public, you should serve the public as a whole.

[eggplant]

35. For-profit prisons are not "open to the public".

They exclusively contract with government, not the public as a whole.

[oldsoftie]

38. Its still a business

[Bradical79]

41. So?

[apkhgp]

16. A bank with a social conscience

Let that carry over to the Election when we kick that asshole out of OUR White House.

[alfredo]

22. Maybe they have caught wind of the UN and international

courts taking a good look at the state sponsored kidnapping and incarceration of children, and caging them in inhuman conditions

[DFW]

23. Texas may have to change Senators, so that's fine

I'm sure his Democratic opponents would not object to whatever large sums of money BoA had previously funneled into his campaign going to them instead.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

27. Sad day in America when Bank of America is made to look like a hero.

I guess Exxon and Koch Industries will be next......

[Kind of Blue]

28. Well done AOC for getting that hearing

in March to grill bankers. JP Morgan, Wayfair, now BofA. Who's next?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-26/bank-of-america-will-stop-lending-to-private-prison-companies

[Midnight Writer]

29. Corporations are not people. They have no emotion. They feel no pain. And they never, ever stop.

[LudwigPastorius]

30. BoA is one of the worst companies in the world.

It would take a lot to convince me that their stance is more than a marketing ploy.

[Get Me Outta Here]

31. Companies, No/Governments, Yes

"Bank of America has a contract with the DOD to operate the Community Banks on overseas military installations...."

[CCExile]

33. Sometimes even evil people screw up

and do something good. Nobody's perfect.

[Oppaloopa]

36. I am not at all surprised by this

I bank at BOA always see the tellers helping low income Hispanics and the homeless I live in Florida.

[matt819]

39. It's a start

I think Wayfair would be wise to donate the proceeds of their sale to the concentration camps to programs supporting asylees and refugees on the southern border, and create a fund to encourage other like-minded businesses, and their employees, to contibute.

[Hekate]

40. Good. I wonder if any public pressure was brought to bear, or shareholders, or ...

Who pricked their conscience? Can this be replicated?

[Blue_true]

42. In my city, Bank America is the only bank that has it's employees

Heavily protected from a mass shooter. That shows some vision.

[Honeycombe8]

43. BOA also no longer does business w/assault weapons distributors or something.

Someone running BOA has definitely decided to take a stand. This is very unusual. Historical? Brave.