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In reply to the discussion: Why You Should Shop Starbucks on Valentine's Day [View all]TPaine7
(4,286 posts)84. I just left Starbucks
The place was packed.
I told the manager that I was there to fight the boycott. "What boycott," he asked sincerely.
I started to tell him, but he rolled his eyes in recognition as he realized I was talking about the Second Amendment opponents. "It's legal" he said.
He thanked me for my support, and as I left for the adjacent bookstore, I heard him explaining to the younger workers.
Those 14 million members are really taking a toll in my area.
Second Amendment opponents have almost as little power as they deserve.
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But if gun owners "different values and different attitudes" don't represent a direct threat
hack89
Jan 2012
#31
Well, as pointed out their 14,000,000 "supporters" make their numbers suspect right off the bat...
virginia mountainman
Jan 2012
#13
Elliot Fineman started this group in 2006 out of his grief of his murdered son.
aikoaiko
Jan 2012
#14
Not quite -- a paranoid schizophrenic who got gun LEGALLY. Happens every day because of gun culture.
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#34
Quite. If people did more to help treat mental illness instead of ranting againt gun culture...
aikoaiko
Jan 2012
#39
Let's assume that a thousand "RKBA militants" show up at Starbucks on Valentine's Day.
Jean V. Dubois
Jan 2012
#23
Whatever Wins You've Got Are Due To An Obsessive, Single-Issue Political Focus.....
Paladin
Jan 2012
#27
"An Obsessive, Single-Issue Political Focus." - like Elliot Fineman's?
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#28
"What percentage of your DU posts are gun-related? 90%? 98%? That's not "diligence,"
Simo 1939_1940
Jan 2012
#37
Some members of the "buycott" are suggesting tipping/spending with 2 dollar bills.*
Simo 1939_1940
Jan 2012
#47
Unfortunately, some gun owners are dragging Starbucks into this as well:
Simo 1939_1940
Jan 2012
#56